Extracts from Letters . . .

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 22 February 1941, Page 8

Extracts from Letters . . .

I went to stay with my cousin for my ljolidays and had a lovely time. Now we are back at school, and every I day we go for a swim.— Lester Thorn. 1 Motupiko. ¥ rf V I My sister Madge has gone to the j ! North Island and perhaps may go all j over it. Isn’t she lucky? We had a pretty little white and black kitten. | but after a little while the poor little thing died because it used to eat I moths and beetles. It tried to eat my ! budgies too, and meowed at them all day long.— Tui Best. Appleby. * * * I I have been ill all the holidays and I won’t be able to start school for some time. Mummy is taking me away ; for a holiday at the end of the month. ; —Meriyn Harris, Nelson. | At Christmas time we went over to • Dovedale for a week, and while we were there we went to Tapawera for the day. One day we went to Nelson for the day and went up to the Reserj voir for dinner. The dam was not overflowing while we were there.— Ruth Carter, Blenheim. At home we have cows, pigeons, calves, cats, fowls, kittens, budgies I and chickens, and a lamb. We were down at Kaiteriteri staying for two [ weeks but Mum didn't feel very well jso we came home on Thursday. It j was nice when it didn’t rain or blow. ; and I went for about 20 swims al- , together, and Mum went in once or ! twice. It was fun swimming ip the channel when the tide was nearly out. We have had two meals of mush- ' rooms, and one blackberry pie, but have not collected enough to make jam yet. Our hen hatched out five chickens, but one was suffocated in the straw and last night three were ; killed and eaten, and when I fed them ! this morning there was only one.— Natalie Goodall, Riwaka. •¥» One of the things I did in the holidays was to go to Pohara. On the way j we went to the Pu Pu Springs. When ' we got there it was like bubbling water, and the big stones in the pool were bright colours.— Vera Carter, Bainham. * * * We have been pea and bean picking with Mother, and will be starting school again soon. Our kitten has grown big now, and he is called Nigger. He likes to sleep on the sofa or in our dolls’ prams. We have had lots of swims lately.— Shirley Hollis, Wakefield. We have just about got all our harvest in now. We have only got the clover to get in. On Monday I helped Uncle and Cliff to get a paddock of oats in. We had two sledges going, and Uncle and I were on one while Dad and Cliff were on the other. Cliff and I loaded the sledges while Dad and Uncle pitched. .To-day it is raining, and I am glad it didn’t rain when they were carting the oats.— Winnie Nisbett, 88 Valley. * ¥ * * I have been raspberry picking for ; nearly three weeks, and I earned £ 1 0s 4d. I am staying at my Grandmother’s, but am going home soon. Dad has a dear wee pup whose name is Bruce. He bites your fingers and gets up to all sorts of tricks. At the Correspondence School there are 120 teachers. The pupils don’t go to school itself, but the teachers send the work round to the children all over New Zealand. Altogether 3031 children belong to the school. My sewing teacher is Miss Dickson, and my drawing teacher’s name is Mr Reed, and my other teacher is Miss Thomson. Last year a correspondence teacher came to see me, and her name was Miss Dennehy. For jewing I made a knitting bag and book cover. At the place where I was picking rasp-

berries there was a horse and I used to ride her. She was nicknamed Dobbin, but her proper name was Wyn. We have sixteen ducks and ten fowls. — Norma Baigent, Atapo. * * * * This year for my birthday I am having an iced chocolate cake with nine candles on it. If I pay attention to my lessons this year Gran is going to give me some football boots. I am in the third Standard pow, and this term we are going to have lots of j fun: I can nearly swim now.— Robin ' McGrath, Hau. * * * Y I have a little bantam called Andy, and he is such a pretty little thing. I We have three other white chicks I and a hen called Tippertygop. My j little bantam hops up on to my ' shoulder and is very friendly.— Lynn Daly, Nelson.