THE IRISH SONGS ARE LOVELY

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 44, 22 February 1936, Page 16

THE IRISH SONGS ARE LOVELY

Woodville. Dear Hub, —Here I am again as happy as can be. I have just be playing one of the sweetest Irish songs on the piano, called “Where the River Shannon Flows.” I bought the book of "Irish songs,” last Saturday and I took a fancy to "Where the River Shannon flows,” and have been playing it ever since, so now I know it. Some of the Irish songs are lovely. Have you heard the one I mentioned? Another in same book, also very pretty is the "Londonerry Air,” (My Gentle Harp.) The same tune but different words were sung at the farwell evening we gave to Mr. Stewart, our minister w'lio has left us. It was sung by one of the choir ladies.- I also bought "The Mountains O’ Mourne,” which is rather nice. In last Saturday’s paper, Hub, you had my letter in, but at tho bottom you put Bonnie Dell, instead of Bonnie Bluebell, or was it Mr. Printerman who did it? I am so glad you liked the bouquet I left you last Monday. We would not have been in so early in tho morning but the little bluebells were drooping, so I had to go early. Did you see the photo I left for tho Album of Happy Days. (I'm wearing the coat). We w r ere at a parade of scouts and guides yesterday and after church tho scouts entertained the guides and brownies and the Pahiatua scouts to lunch in the half We had a very good dinner. Fancy no Skilltests last week; We have two wee turkey chicks now. They are growing very well too. Aren't they queer when they’re small. Bonnie Bluebell. I just cannot understand that mistake Bonnie Bluebell, we will have to be more careful nest time, won't we. Yes! I saw the photo and thought it very good indeed. I am fond of nearly all the Irish melodies.

been a large shoal of mullet not far out, for we saw hundreds of gulls settling diving. That beastly old shark has quite spoiled my love for sea-bath-ing now; the very thought of that triangular black fin gives me the shudders. ' Have you seen Titania’s palace, Hub? I suppose you have, as you said all the Cogs ought to. We saw it last night and thought it wonderful. Wo were lucky enough to hear the chimes wdiieh were very sweet and played quite a tune too. Oh! I must say that I went to the circus—l was staying in town with friends at the time, and was lucky enough to see it. The scats were very hard and I was afraid to lean back for there was a considerable space between our seat and tho one behind —I didn’t want to fall down because we were very near the top! The pigmy elephants and tho performing geese were the novelties this time—the geese were especially comical, and I have never seen pigmy elephants before, though I have heard of them. My little lamb, the one which was so badly hurt by it’s careless mother, and which 1 told you about before, is progressing wonderfully. It’s feet are quite well now and it looks like any ordinary lamb except that it cannot see out of one eye. Such a little imp 1 never saw. It is a fairly late lamb and of course, because it was so sick, we are still feeding it. You could hardly believe, had you seen it when it was so very crippled, that it is the same lamb. However, being a lamb, and not. thinking of anything much but food, it show's me no gratitude, even if I did save its - life. The real reason that 1 managed to save it wms because Uncle John kept saying "Oh I don’t think it will live, it looks very bad.” I felt sorry for it, and wanting to show I could make it live, I worked hard and it did! I could have whooped for joy when Uncle John said one day, much surprised, “Why, that little lamb tried to skip this morning, and cantered too? Instead I merely said, "I told you it would live all along” with great satisfaction. It is lovely when you are able to save lambs'lives, even if they are pets afterwards. When it is extra badly behaved however, Mummy says, "Well you saved it’s life, so its your fault it is such a nuisance,” which isn’t quite so agreeable. - Mountain Lily.

■Well, I did enjoy your long interesting letter, Mountain Lily. What a nasty fright that shark would give you. Yes! I have seen Titania’s palace and it’s beauty really amazed me. I am glad the lamb is so well, you were well rewarded for your trouble.