LETTERS CONDENSED.

Otago Witness, Issue 2667, 26 April 1905, Page 72

LETTERS CONDENSED.

- Jubilee tells me about the change that is taking place in the school she attends. "We have lost our teacher, Miss Mitchell. She taught us all kinds of work. She had a social, and the people gave her a dressing-case, and the children gave her a desk for keeping writing paper and pen in, with two little inks Lands, and it had a drawer in it. We were all very sorry to lose her. She was in Coal Creek Flat three years, and not one of her pupils iailed 'a.ll the time she was there." Mealie I went to three mysterious places, ■which she describes as P., G., and 0., for her holidays," and" as she" says "she "always enjoys herself when she- goes for a holiday, she evidently had a good time. "When I reached home again, to- my great delight mother told xne that our ischool picnic was to take place in tyro days. Wasn't I lucky to come home as soon as I did, for I would not miss it for >ill the world." Snowdeop has been to a church bazaar, and had an enjoyable time. "It is rather dry up here, and everyone is singing out for rain. Harvest is pretty well over up here, but the threshing is not done yet." Shadzah expects her little niece from

Oamaru, and she is looking forward to a lively time. "We are having very bad harvest weather. The roads about here are terribly muddy. We had an auntie staying with us lately. We have always a number of visitors at Easter time. Our minister is going away, and I sup±>ose we shall be giving him a social." Nina finds the timo go very quickly now. "It seems only a short time since Christmas was here, and now it is nearly Easter. About 50 children go to the school here. When we came I was surprised at such a small school, because the one I was at before was very large, nearly 400 children attending it." Geumbler is coming to Dunedin for a trip, and will try to attend a meeting of the L. and D. Club. "We have been having horrible weather up here lately — nothing but rain. You cannot go outside unless you bring in mud all over your boots. Grunipy and I had grand fun the other night on a -swing we made. Oh, Dot, you should have heard the screams. I am sure you must have heard us a mile away."'