Happy Cogs

Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 222, 22 September 1934, Page 15

Happy Cogs

Haleombc. Dear Hub, —I am writing a few lines to let you know that I haven’t forgotten you. During the holidays I had the flu. At home my sister and I have six lambs between us. One of them has a sore just above the hoof. Last Wednesday we had Arbor Day v'hieh I onjoyed very much. Many of tho childrens parents and also some friends came during the afternoon. At home we have seven calves which go for their lives around and around tho. paddock when they are let out of their pen. At school the girls from Stds. 4, 5 and C are playing rounders to use their playtime. Do we have a Summer Pago, as well as a Spring Page, Hub? Our two plum trees have lost tho white petals now and are growing their new foliage. Mr. Puz. is keeping up to the mark with spring cleaning, isn’t he? Sometime this term our school is going to have a concert. We are going to start practising for it after the inspector's visit. lam looking forward to it. The school concert we had last term was a great success. This year Halcombe won tho hockey challenge cup. The hockey team also won several other things. The Halcombo school football team won the medals over at Kimbolton this year. Each boy received a medal each. The school basketball team has played three games this year. They have lost one, won one, ana drawn one. How is Mr, Puz. feeling after being cut up for the Cogs to put together again? As I cannot think of any more news I will close. I remain, your loving Cog Dusky Bell. No, we do not have a Summer Page, but we are having a special Wide 'World .Page, which will be ever so interesting. Mr. Puz says he’s feeling very lit, and wants to thank all the Cogs who put him together so nicely. Feilding. Dear Hub, —Seeing I have not written for a long time, I thought I would write you a few lines. Tho Spring Page was very interesting, don’t you think, Hub? We have live pet lambs and one calf, and they are little rascals. Whenever we go out in the paddock where they are they run after us and jump upon us. The calf runs all round the paddock and kicks up his heels. Last Thursday when we played Kiwitea in basketball we won by a good many goals. Well, Hub, as their is no more news I will say cheerio for now' with lots of love to you and all my fellow Cogs. Penny Plain. I was pleased to hear from you again, Penny Plain. I liked hearing about the “little rascals.” Ivopularoa. Dear Hub, —Here I am again after my holiday at the beach. While I was out there I saw the two coastal steamers come in and go out. We were staying at the W.T. Rest Home. It is a lovely place. On Saturday when we were going along in the train to Palmerston North we saw two dear little black lambs, also a lot of white ones. I think they are lovely little things. It is so nice, to seo them just about dusk of evening frolicking by tho side 6f their mothers under the trees or on little green hillocks. Have you or any of the Cogs ever seen Belgium potatoes? We have planted some. They are little pink things about three inches long. Our tug-o-war boys went down to Wellington the other night, and they won tho Light Weight Cham•pionship. They are a great team. Well, Hub, as news is scarce, I will close now' with lovo to you and all the Cogs from your loving Cog, Flax Flower. I suppose you feel fresh and' cheerful after your holiday, Flax Flower. No, I have not seen Belgium potatoes. Your letter arrived just a little too late to appear last week. Ohakea. Dear Hub, —I have lately been very interested in your page, so please may I join? May I have Mountain Rose for my pen-name? I am Ring Dove’s sister. Enclosed is the Membership Coupon and threepence for a badge. Everything seems to be touched by spring’s magic wand for everywhere 1 go there arc new buds peeping out. Well, dear Hub. I will close now, with love to you and all tho Cogs from Nora Hammou. Welcome to our ever-growing family, “Mountain Rose!” I like the idea of "spring’s magic wand”—it has brought gladness everywhere.

Apiti. Dear Hub, —Here I am once more with the Skilltest solved. By the way, Mr. Puz, you shouldn't get so cut-up again. One of these times the Cogs won ’t bo able to piece you together, and then we wouldn’t have Mr. Puz. to make up our Skilltest; that would be awful, wouldn’t it, Cogs? Could we have jumbjed spring flowers, please, before they all go away? It has been a lovely day, Hub, really it was like the middle of summer. Well, Hub, as I have to post this tonight, I will say goodbye. Love to all the Cogs and your self, and to all the aunties and uncles from Mountain Maid. It would be too sad if one day Mr. Puz turned out like Humpty-Dumpty, Your request will be passed on. I distributed the kisses among the Page Personalities and they gloated over them greedily; we shall be spoiling them if we send them' too manyl

Palmerston North. Dear Hub, —We had a great time last Wednesday, as we “got off” school at 10.30 in tho morning and went in at 2.15 in the afternoon. Before “Romantic New Zealand” was shown, we were shown how Bournevillo cocoa products were made, and it was very interesting, though rather long. Tho main picture was lovely, and it made me wish I wero a millionaire, so I could travel and see our wonderful country. I think the Club Notes section is a great idea. At “High” Miss Hume takes us in the Field Club. We collect native ferns and i'carn the names and characteristics of them. We have separate books for the leaves and ferns. Wo have rambles, and as we are only a new club, wo haven’t gone far. We have done all the trees around “High,” the Esplanade and Bledisloe Park. This coming Saturday we are going to Anzac Park, and when daylight saving commences, we are going to Tiritea. The best outing was when wo went to Bledisloe Park. It was great, fun clambering up the slippery steps and along the bush-lined paths. At each tree we came to we all tried to name it first, for all sorts of names would come tumbling out, and though you knew tho tree quite well you often couldn’t name it. At the other sido of the park wo sat on the rustic, seats and, chewing peppermints, we wont over our specimens. Tho longest part is putting them into the books, finding out all we can about them, and painting seeds or flowers. I do hope it’s fine this Saturday. I ani looking forward to tho week-end, as I am staying at a friend’s place and we have planned great -things! Last week-end we went to see “The Thin Man" and I enjoyed it immensely. On Sunday, after tennis, we went down to the Esplanade, and oh Hub, the bulbs in the Botanical gardens were simply wonderful. I just felt like picking and picking and picking, and even then, I don’t think anyone would have noticed any had been taken. They did remind me of Wordsworth’s poem. There were such a number of different varieties. If you haven’t seen them I would strongly advise you to do so before they die. They’re ' simply gorgeous. Well, I mustn’t take up any more of your valuable space, so cheerio. Mavis.

A cheery and newsy letter as usual, Mavis. What a jolly club that must be! I havo secu the bulbs, and welt understand your enthusiasm. Woodville. Dear Hub, —Hero I am again. We have seven pe.t lambs now and they are all doing well. I wonder if Fido is as clever as. a dog I know, which takes home the paper every morning and has to go a long way for it. Ho also rides in the lorry by his master, or on the back, and if there is no room he stands on thet top of the cab. Well, Sir. Puz, I am sure your den was in a. mess by the time you had half-finished your spring-cleaning. I’m afraid the current was too strong for you or either yon are very weak your “kencl” will look like a room with the pictures of yourself on the walls, Fido. I’m sure you’ll have no wings, if they have not grown yet, Tiddleywinks. Well, I must close now. Yours truly, Bonnie Bluebell.

The dog you speak of must be very intelligent, Bonnie Bluebell. Ashhurst. Dear Hub, —Squeak, squeak! Here I came again! I hope there are no mousetraps waiting for me. Lucky has gone back to College now, but sho writes to me quite often. I have two pet lambs now, Hub. I got one to-day and one on Thursday. I am going to keep one for Lucky when she comes home. Yesterday I found Lucky’s duck sitting on a nest of eggs, so soon we’ll' have more than one duck. To-day I went to see how many eggs she had, but she started to peck and snap, so I could not see. My bantam is pitting somewhere I think, but I can’t find her nest. Well Hub, as there is no more news, I will go back into my hole. From your loving Cog, Brown Mouse.

I was so glad to find you. peeping out of your hole again, Brown Mouse. Are you very fond of cheese? —because if you don’t want to get trapped, you had better avoid it. Lucky will be pleased with her pet. Toil me about the ducklings, won’t you, and liavo you discovered your bantam’s hiding place?

Ohakea. Dear Hub,—My garden does, look cheerful, and what do you think 1 saw in it, the other day? Several dear little bulb buds. I did not think that they would bloom this year. In Mum’s garden there are two lovely flowering currant trees. They arc such a pretty pink colour. There are also some single daffodils in her garden. 1 have put another chrysanthemum plant in my garden. Dad has his peas and beans up now. I love gardening and am going to garden some time to-day. My sister is asking to join this week. I will closa now, with love to all the Cogs and yourself from Ring Dove. I was very interested to hear of the progress of your garden, and am glad you are finding gardening so interesting. Don’t the bees love the flowering currants?

Cogland. Dear Hub, —How do, Hub? Hello girls and hoysll I’m squeezing a few minutes’ spare time to drop a lino to .tho Pago, and I can safely say that the Pago is getting better each week. What a perfectly lovely drawing Mountain Lily did of Fido and Tiddleywinlcs. You can see by the look in Fido’s eyes that he may at any moment say or do something surprising. I think that’s a splendid idea, Hub, to put a short reply to each ietter there isn’t room to print. I’m sure the Cogs like that bettor than having nothing of their letters appearing, and you would surely need several pages to squeeze all tho letters in. Also, that’s a great plan to have a Wide World Page, and I must think back a few hundred years, and remember customs of early days in Timbucktoo, where I -once lived —no, I’m not quite as old as Miki Kuchi, but I’m sure I could tell you lots if my “tliinx box” wouldn’t get so muddled. Isn’t it goody having two children’s sessions a week from Radio Club 2ZO? I’m getting quite excited about Mickey in Uncle George’s story, and ho always seems to stop at a most thrilling part, so I think we will get Aunt Peggy to give him a good big buzzer and perhaps ho will read more to us next time. Well, they say spring is hero, but that sa,mc Missy doesn’t show up very often lately. Fancy having snow at this time of the year I I think Old Man Winter is trying hard not to Icavo us. I rather l'ike him myself. Our vegetable garden is looking quite nice, and its’ interesting to watch tho various seeds shoot up. My flower garden isn’t anything wonderful yet, as my job takes up a very big part of my time. Now, I think I had better say cheerio, and leave space on the Page for some other letters. With best wishes to everybody. Yours ever, Pretending. I enjoyed your breezy letter, Pretending. Glad you are • enthusiastic about Our Wide World Page, and hope you will send a contribution. Sanson. Dear Hub, —We are now back to school, working hard at our lessons and practising dancing for tho fancy dress ball'. We had another lamb brought to us the other night, that makes six. Aren’t they jolly wee things? I had a spill off my pony the other morning and he ran back towards home, but my brother caught him and brought him back to me, so it. wasn’t so far to walk after all. My whooping cough is quite better now; I hope all the Cogs who have had it are better also. Well, dear Hub, I will close now, with lots of lov-e to .you and the Cogs from Try-Again Jean.

Yes, lambs are jolly pets, and isn’t it fun feeding them! Hope the spill left no after effects. I am pleased you are better.

Cheltenham. Dear Hub,—Just a few lines to accompany the Skilltest. Mr. Puz. must be a duffer at spring-cleaning. The idea for a Wide AVorld Pago sounds very good, and shout'd be a great success. 1 am reading the series of “Little Women” and I am enjoying them very much. I am going to see the picture when it comes here so I hope I enjoy it as much as I did the book. 1 am going to read “Huckleberry Finn” next, as it is also a good book. The Feilding Basketball Association held its final day last Saturday. Cheltenham came second in points, so wo did well for a small country team. We havo started tennis, and I hope we can soon start swimming too, although our pool is over-run - with eels. We have had some lovely sunshine the- last, few days and it is pleasant after tho bleak southerly winds. We have seven cows in now, so we have to get busy again. My sister has a pet lamb which she calls Billy, and it is funny to sec him drinking out of a basin. He gets to the bottom and blows bubbles until he almost, chokes himself. Well, Hub, 1 must say goodnight, with love from Brambles.

Mr. Puz. says that spring-cleaning is a rather “topsy-turvyish” business, but lie’s quite offended at being called a “duffer” at it! I’m so glad you like the idea of this special Page. The books you are reading are excellent.