LETTERS FROM LITTLE FOLKS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1893, 2 March 1888, Page 34

LETTERS FROM LITTLE FOLKS.

Dear Dot, — I hope you will forgive me for not describing the bee. I have been watching for the nest, and I have found it at last. It is under the floor of tho chaff-house. The chaff-house is made of sun-dried bricks, and the bee mado a hive in the floor of it. It is a round hole like a sparrow's nest. Ido not see the big one, but I think she is working inside, and the little ones are carrying the honey, and they are very biif-y flying backward and forward. The big bee is black, like velvet with yellow stripes, and the little ones are the same, only smaller. — Yours truly, Mahy Ann. Kyeburn Diggings. Dear Dot, — We used to take the Otago Witness, but New South Wales is so far away that we don't do so now, so I have not an opportunity of reading your stories, but what I have read of them I like. We had a dear little bear not long ago, and when we were moving we put it on the shelf in the pantry, and it fell off and got killed, and we were all very sorry, because we liked this littlo bear very much. I will write you a longer letter next time, as this is the first letter you must excuse the shortness of it.— Yours truly. May. Purakanui, Glebe, Sydney. Dear Dot,— Our holidays aro nearly over now. The prizes were given out the day we broke up. but \v« had very bad weather, there being a <lreai!ful thunderntorm with hail. We did uot play in.ivy gHtuef, bub there werea lot of races, aud I won two shillings. I have got a humble bee aud a trapdoor spider's nest wbich lam going to send to you. There are a lot of humble bees flying about our garden awl \a th.Q

paddocks. I see by the papers that there are ! aotinanyin Dunedin. Our horse Nancy can I open the (school gate between the horse paddock ' A nd the play ground. There is only a wire put over the top of the gate to keep it shut, and she pushes the wire up with her cose and then poshes it open. She is very cunning although quiet. — Yours truly, Mary Cleland Sutherland. X,ondoun, Timaru, February 18. Dear Dot, — I have read a lot of the lifctle -folks' letters in the Witness, so I thought I would write one too. I have six sisters and three brothers. We milk three cows every night and morning ; their names are Mary, Blossom, and Viole*..— Yours truly, Nellie (aged 10 years). February 20, Dear Dot,— l live in Gore. There are four ■teachers in our school. lam in the Second Standard. We had two rabbits, but our dog killed them. Our dog's name is Barney. I have one brother and two sisters. Our dog ■killed a pretty bird on Thursday. I was up at Gbatfcon daring the holidays. lam going to Dunedin, and if I knew where you lived I should caJi and see you. — Yours truly, Alexander Gdnn Henderson. i 1 'Gore, February 18. Dear Dot,— l go to school every day, and I ram in the Third Standard. I sit beside my sister Lilly. When I was in Dunedin auntie (bought me a big doll. It is dressed in iblue satin, bub ifc has not; got a name yet. It is such a beauty. If all your names are not gone out; will you please give me one for ifc ? My sister and I have a nice flower garden, and I will send you some the next time I write. — Yours truly, Violet (aged 9 years). Orepuki, February 22. Dear Dot,— lt is very fine weather up here just now. I go to school with my sister Violet. lam in the Third Standard. My mamma is going to get me a nice doll and some pink satin. I have a nice flower garden ; I wish I could send you ;i bunch. I have some verbena in ifc. The nexfc time I write I will send you some leaves if you would like' them. — Yours truly, Lilly (aged 8£ years). Orepuk February 22.