LETTERS PROM LITTLE FOLKS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2201, 7 May 1896, Page 51

LETTERS PROM LITTLE FOLKS.

Dear Dot,— lt is a long time since you last heard from me. It has been very wet to-day. I have no pets to tell you about except three cats, whose names are Nigger, Antony, and Tommy. Nigger is all black except the tip of bis nose, his paws, and his breast, wh ; ci are white. Antony is vory pwtty, his coat being yellow and white. And Tonrny is grey, black, and white. Winter is coming on, and we shall have many wet and cold days, and perhaps some snow. ' It is fine fun to pUy in the saow. Don't you think so, Djt ? lam sending you a, piece of poetry entitled

rosb's secret. I've got a secret," said Rose to Belle, 1 And if you'll promise mo, honest and true, That you never, never, never will tell, My se-ret I will tell to you." " I'llprorni.je to keep it," said Bslle to Rose, " I'll jnpmtse never, never to tell." "That's right,— remember, nobody knows : Not even your motlier," said Rose to Belle. "Not even my mother ! " The little maid Looked puzzled, her lip waa quivering. " I cannot promise you that," she said, " I tell my mother everything 1 " It is no* gettiug late, so let me s*y " Goodnight." — Youru tmly, Dunedin, April 25. A Schoolgirl. [A very nice little piece of poafcry it is, and I hope all little girls will act as Bslle does, and tell their mothers ev*rythiog. No harm can come to them if they will only do this —Dot ] Dear Dot, — I saw a letter in the Witness frcm my cousiu Donald, and I thought I should like to wrifca oae boo. We hare » dog named Spring. lam abayiog ab my grandra*'a just now. Oi.e day I was plajiag with my brother Catlton, when Spring came running up the path after jumping the gate. He had come all the way from Morningtoa to see us. — Yours truly, Charlie (aged 8). .Dunedin, April 26. [It was very cunning of Spring to find oub where you were, Cdarlie, and I have no doubfc you and Carlton were just as plo»S8d to see him as he was you.— Dot. j

Dear Dot,— l am iv the Infant Reader. I have oae brother and two sisters. Their names are Johnnie, H(un»h, and Clara. I luve a schco'mafce named Dot. I wonder if you are any fcieud of hers ? Will you be so kind a3 to give me names for two white calves. I am sending you four peony stamps for tha Kindergarten Fund. Mies Dunlop is my teacher. I like her very much. Sha girea us nice oarda. — Yours truly, Mikian Burns (aged 7 years). Wangaloa, April 26.

(.Perhaps Dob and J are forty-eighth cousins, Miri&n ; what does she think herself ? Two white calves— l think Snowdrop and Suowball "will be the most appropriate names for them. It is. very kind of your teacher to give you cwds, and I hope you give her as little trouble as possible iv return". Think you for the stamps. -Dot ] KINDERGA.UTES FUND. Stamps received : Miriam Burns, Wangaloa, 4 LITTLE FOLKfc' EIODLEB. 630. By a Schoolgirl, Dunedin :— What is it gets bigger the more you take away from it?