LETTERS FROM LITTLE FOLKS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1899, 26 June 1890, Page 39

LETTERS FROM LITTLE FOLKS.

Deab Dot, — It ia near the examination, ami lam trying to past the Third Standard. Wi have four goldfinches, three canaries, a parrot, three guinea piga, and a monkey, whose name ia Jean. When our oat was a kitten she used to sleep in the monkey's house. At night she used to cry for tbe kitten to come to her. She goes over tbe fence to the hens, and pulls the feathers out of their tails. This morning she opened tbe door of the guinea pigs' hutch, and wtnfc in and took out the dish and ate all their food. Igo to Mrs Dawson's dancing claps every Saturday afternoon, and like it very much, and my two sisters go also, Our garden is not looking very nice just now. There are not many flowers out. — Yours truly, J. W. B. Eockyaide, June 12. [Here is a lucky little girl, and I am afraid many others will envy her bo many pets. The monkey alone must be a source of great plessure, not to mention fche canaries, goldfinches, guinea pigs, and parrot. I hope we shall hear more about the monkey's doings. — Dot.] Deab Dot,— l have a pretty silver-grey kitten. Will you kindly give me a name for it. I have five brothers and one sister. Two of my brothers and myself walk to school j every day. It is three miles away, and is \ mostly ap hill coming home, My fathor haß a lot of sheep and cattle.— Yours truly, CHABLIE DunOAN. Billhead Farm, Dunback, June 17. [A silver-grey kitten will be very pretty J when it grows up, so it should have a nice name. How would you like to call ifc Siriua, which is the name of a very bright star whose position in the heavens waa described in last week'B Witness ?— -Dot.] Dhab Dot,— l have five wax dolls and a litle china doll ; will you please give me & name for the china one. Igo to school, and am in the First Standard. We are getting ready for the examination, and I hopa I shall pass. I like my teacher very much. I often go to see my grandpapa, who has been very ill. He ia 82 years old. The weather is very cold for him, but he ia getting better now, which I am very glad of. — Yours truly, Mabt Jane Violet Obawfobd (aged 0 years). [Oall the doll Juno.— Dot.] Deab Dot, — I have a torfcoiseshell kitten and a dog called Nellie. Please would you give me a name for my kitten. I read the Tittle folka' letters every week. We are milking four cowa just now. lam in the Fourth Standard at school. I was down at tbe Exhibition, and thought it very nice.— Yours truly, JESJIE SUTHEBLAND. Pernie Knowe, Goodwood, June 15. [Call the kitten Spring, as we are all looking forward to that time coming. Yes, certainly, write again. — Dot,] Majob,— Please send <M the story of "The Butterfly's Wooing," and then I shall start printing ifc. — Dot.] Bessie. — Many thanks for your interesting description of the panorama. It will appear next week.— Dot. DR BARNARDO'S HOMES. Deab Dot,— l ara going to tell you what I did with all the pennies I ever got. I kept them all in a little tin box, on which was such a pretty little dog with a chain. When I bad 4s 3d father gave me 9et more, and then I had s*. I sent it all to Dr Barnardo for his poor children. Have you heard about them, Dot? They have no homes, and cold, frosty nights they have no beds, and their clothes are only jusfc rags, and in fche morning they have go nice warm breakfast. Will you tell your little folks to send them some pennies ? — Yours truly, GrXBALrj (aged 8 years) [Yes, Gerald, I have heard a great deal about them, and I think Dr Barnardo and his fellow workers are deserving of very great credit, and! the assistance of all right-thinking people, for the good they are doing. If all little boys and girls would act as you have done the work of those good men would be made very much easier than it is. I hope your example will be followed by many of the little fo ka. — Dot.] Gerald's mother writes as follows in reference to the above letter :— Deab Dot,— With my little boy's note to y-u I enclose a letter we have just received from Dr Barnardo. I think that If you will kindly publish it, it may do something towards helping a truly worthy cause. A word from you, too, Dot, would be of great advantage, as your influence with the little folks is considerable. What would you think of forming a juvenile club to raise subscriptions? The young people's hearts will be sure to feel kindly towards the wretched little sufferers, and thty will be glad to help in their own small way, Leaving the matter with entire confidence ia your hands, and with best wishes. — I am, • yours truly, Gerald's Mother. [What dp the Witness little folks think about forming a oub like that proposed by Gerald's mother ? I Bhall be glad to hear from them their opinions on the proposal. In the meantime I subjoin Dr Barnardo's letter] :— Dear Madam, — I am greatly encouraged and cheered by the receipt of the helpful and opportune gift which you Bend me in the namn of your little boy towards the needs of my work amongst poor children. Fray receive for him the enclosed receipt with my very hearty " thank you." lam delighted to fcbink that my work here has suob a warm corner in fche heart of your young son. As I write I have under my oare in our institutions more than 3400 boys and girls, who have been admitted without any other olaira than that of destitution, and daily others are being added to this large army of needy ones. With the return of spring our emigration department begins as usaal its operations. On the 27th ult. 150 of my boys and lads left to begin a new career in Canada, far from the miserable surroundings of their earlier days. In this way favourable openings have been found for between 4000 and 5000 of my trained youngsters. With best Christian regardß, and many thanks to.your little boy and yourself ,-— Believe mo to be, dear madam, faithfully yours in Christ's service, Thos. J. Baenabdo. London, E., April 8, 1890. LITTLE FOLKS' EIDDLEB. 399. By J. W. :— Why it a poet like a rope maker F 400. By Charlie Duncan :— A hopper of ditches, a topper of corn, a tight little fellow with two leather horns. 401. By Jessie Sutherland! — As I came over fche bridge o{ Brechin I met a laddie standing gree! ing ; I speered nfc him what niled him. and hesaid|my father dyed seven years before I was born.

ANSWERS TO LASH WEEK'S KIDDLES. 397. By J. W. :— A sheep pen. , 398. By Alice X:—WhenK :— When he's aboard. I CORRECT ANSWERS. . Jessie Sutherland, Goodwood, 393, 394, 396. J