LETTERS FROM LITTLE FOLKS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1945, 4 June 1891, Page 39

LETTERS FROM LITTLE FOLKS.

Deab Dot,— l go to Bchool, and am in the Third Standard. Mr W. Ferguson is the teaoher, and I like him very well. I do not go to school on cold days, as I can only see with one eye. I got the other one hurt with a bow and arrow when I was five years of age. I have a pretty wbite-and- black cat: please would you give me a name for her. I got a present from my Uncle James of £1, and my mother bought a pretty suit of clothes with it. Dear Dot, I am going to give you a riddle '• — Under the water and on the water and it does not touch the water. — Yours truly, Thomas Broadway (aged 13 years). Berwiok, May 25, [As yon wrote on the day after the Queen's Birthday, call the oat Queenie. — Dot.] Dijae Dot,— lt is a long time Bince I wrote to you, ao I have a lot to tell you, but I cannot tell it to you all Just now. We have lost our teacher, and we were all very sorry for it. Our new taaoher is Mr Robert Learmouth, but he has not come yet. Mr Kelly went Home to Scotland to see his old home, Edinburgh. Yesterday was kept as the Queen's Birthday, and we had a holiday from 'school. ' I have a little terrier pup : he is buff colour and has four paws and a white top to his tail. Would you please give me a name for him. — Yours truly, Patrick Joseph Mulquin

(aged 11 years and 3 months). Longridge, May 26. [Call him Victor— Vio for short.— Dot.]

Deae Dot, — As I am not at school to day as it is wet, I thought that I would write to you. I went out rabbiting with my brother, and my big eisfcer was quite shocked at me ; but I do not mind that, as I quite enjoyed myself seeing the dogs chasing the rabbits. Do you think that it is very rude for a little girl to go out rabbiting ? I will soon have to atop, as it is near dinner time. — Yours truly, May 12, Little Nyndia,

[Well, yes, Nyndia, rabbiting is scarcely a fit form of amusement for a little girl. Your big sißter had reason to be shocked. — Dot.]

Dear Dot, — I live at Addison's, eight miles from Westport. Igo to sohool, and am in the First Standard. I had a nice ride to Westport in the sulky. I have five goatiand a nice pat oalf, named Lily. I have also a pretty little kitten. Please give me a name for it. I read the little folks' letters every week, and I like them very mnoh. — Yours truly, Evelines Barclay (aged 74 years). Addison's Flat, May 23. [Suppose you oall the kitten after the month in which you wrote your letter — May ?— Dot.]

Dear Dot, — I have been out to see a baby to-day. She is sueb a dear little girl. Her name is Vera. I often go to nurse her. I often read the little folks' letters ; I think they are very nice. I have three oats : we oall one of them Jaok, and another ona Toodles, and another one Topsy. I think they are pretty names ; don't you ? We have a dog, and we oall it Bushman. I have got three pet birds — two parrots and one thrush. We keep a lot of fowls.— l will write a longer letter next time. — Yours truly, Matoh Howxlls. Invercargill, May 25. Dkar Dot, — I live at Roxburgh, and am in the Third Standard. I have three sisters and one brother. Their names are Rosey, Daisy, Lily, and James. I have no pets aa most boys and girls have. I went to the football matoh on the Queen's Birthday, and enjoyed myself very muoh. The match was between Crom- j well and Roxburgh, and the Roxburgh Olub won it by 10 points to nothing. — "Xjours truly, A. G. Henderson (aged l9| years). Roxburgh, May 27.