OUR LITTLE FOLKS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1974, 19 September 1889, Page 35

OUR LITTLE FOLKS.

By Dot.

Dot will be pleased to reoelre short letters from juvenile corrc fpondenW on any matteri of Interest to themselves— Bhorl storiei of pet nnlmfilx, descriptions of their favourite toys, their parties, amusements, io. The letter« to be written by the children themtelvon aoii nddrgned " Dot, owe of the Editor," and to ba pub Hihed in the p»go dOTOtcd to " Our Little Folks."

LETTERS FROM LITTLE FOLKS.

Deab Dot, — I have just finished reading .Alice's adventures in Wonderland. I will send you a little every .week for our little folks, Pleaßa tell me if it will be right. — Yours truly. B. Saohtler,

Stuart street, September 11. OHAPTEB I. DOWN THE BABBIT HOLE.

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do ; once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures in it. " And what's the use of a book," thought Alice, " without picture 3." She was considering in her own mind if the pleasure of making a daisy chair would be any good, whon suddenly a white rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her. 11 There was nothing so very remarkable," thought Alic°, " to hear the rabbit say to itself ; 'Oh dearl Oh dear I I shall be too late.'" But when the rabbit actually took a watch out of bis waistcoat pocket and looked at it and then hurried on, Alioa started to her feot, for it flashed across her mind that she had never ween a rabbit with a watch, and burning with curiosity she ran aoross the field after it, and was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit hole under the hedge.

(To be continued.)

[I am afraid the whole of it would take too long to print, but if you will copy a chapter or two I will tell when I think the little folks have had enough. I am sure a lot of little boys and girls would lika to be told something about the Marsh Hare and the Mock Turtle. — Dot,]

Dear Dot, — I have not written to you since last March, and I think it is time to write again. I have been getting letters from some of my cousins in Southland, and they say it is very cold weather down there, and that they can lift the milk all in a lump out of the basins. A lump of milk must look funny I should think. Uncle Robert took our pet calf away, but we have a pet lamb- now. It is very delicate, but wa are trying very hard to keep it alive, especially my Httl9 sister Bee ; she is so very anxious that it should live ; she never seema to get tired of waiting on it, warming milk for it, rubbing it with hot cloths, and making comfortable beds for it in the hay. We were going to ask you to give us a name for it, but ma saya it is no use until we see if he lives. We have only one cow ; her nama is Susy. We have three horses — Duke, Major, and Sally. We got a parcel of dolls from one <oJ our auntie?, but when we got them their heads were broken. When auntie found that out she sent us a parcel of very nice books — one " Chatterbox," one " Family Friend," one " Children's Friend," and "Our Little Dots." Wasn't that a kind aunty, Dot? — Youra truly, Charlotte: Campbell (aged 8J years). Braigh, Waipu, Auckland, August 30.

P.S.— lf you like I will tell you about the Waipu Gorge in my next letter, as we live near the end of it.— O. O.

[You are fortunate in having such a kind aunty. lam sure many little girls who read your letter will wish she was their aunt also. You write a very nice letter, ana I hope you will tell us a lot about the gorge. ""Dot.]

Deab Dot, — My name is Liizie Jane Keown, and please I want to know your other name besides Dot. I ride e^ery day to Longridge school, and its four miles. I have a pet calf ; its name is Violet. Mother has a garden with nice flowers in front. I have two dolls. Please, I want names for them. — Youra truly, Lizzik Jane Keown (aged 8 years). Seaford Farm, September 9.

[The calf is named after a spring flower, so suppose we choose two others for the dolls — Primrose and Hyacinth ?— Dot.]

Dkab Dot,— l live at Waipapapa Lightnouao. Have you beard of the wreck of the Tararua ? She was wrecked not far from the lighthouse. There is a diver down here who is going to try to get some of the silver off the wreok. He and some other men are camped near the lighthouse. The K.akanui towed their boat out of Fortrose yesterday. My birthday is on the 6th of January, and I am now 10 years old. I have four brothers and six sisters. One of my brothers is in Invercargill, another in Wyndham, another in Nelson, and the youngest is at home. — Youra truly, George W. Ebecson.

Waipapapa Point Lighthouse.

Dear Dot,— As you wish me to write a little more about the lake, I will do so. A few niiles further up there is another island called Pigeon Island, with a small lake at the top of it, which contains three small islands called Faith, Hope, and Charity. We have to climb a high hill covered with it ms and trees before we get to the lake. From the top of a high cliff on this island you get a splendid view of both lakes. They appear to be almost joined. I will tell you more about other parts of the lake next time I write. — Yourß truly,

May Russell,

Pembroke, September 12.