LETTERS FROM WOMEN.

Otago Witness, Issue 3098, 30 July 1913, Page 71

LETTERS FROM WOMEN.

From Mrs. G. Oldham, Church-street, Wickham, Newcastle, N.S.W., 30lh October, 1911. “I suffered for a long while frori. chronic pain in the head and back. My liver was torpid, I had a very poor appetite, and what I did eat would give me indigestion. Quito frequently, when working about the house, a fainting sensation would come over me, and l I was in danger of falling down. I tried various treatments and medicine* which failed to effect a cure. A friend of mine, hearing of my condition, recommended a trial of Warner’s Safa Cure, as she had heard the medicine highly spoken of in every direction. The advice so kindly given was adopted. l After taking a few bottles of Warner’s Safe Cure a change for the better developed itself. I continued to get! better and stronger each day until all* my troubles left me. I am now able to j work, can eat and sleep well, and enjoy j myself generally, which 1 had been un-1 able to do for a long time previously. J 1 can highly recommend Warner’s Safe Cure to all women.” From Mrs. C. Smith, 12. Belfast streefc, Wellington, New Zealand, 30tli November, 1911. “For some years I was troubled with liver complaint and indigestion, accompanied by headaches of the most ex-j crucialing kind. At times 1 was af- ; fluted with violent pain in the bowels, j which would make me quite sick. These j periodical and violent pains seemed to take root in the pit of the stomach, and: from there extend to the whole of my , system. After trying a variety of-medi-cines—to no benefit —I was induced to try Warner’s Safe Cure. The first bottle of the medicine improved my condition considerably, and after taking the contents of a few bottles, the pains ail left me. I could eat well and digest my food with ease and comfort. The medicine has given me an excellent appetite, and has most thoroughly renovated my digestive organs.” From Mrs, Ann Sullivan, Murray street, Wagga, N.S.W., 10th August, 1911. ‘‘Some years ago my kidneys gave me a great deal of trouble and I was steadily losing my health. 1 went to a doctor and he gave me some medicine, but it. did not relieve me. I was in the hospital for about three weeks, but got no better. 1 had to get a woman in to do my housework as I was utterly unable to work myself. I had headaches continuously and pains all over my body. A neighbour gave mo a bottle of Wartier's Safe Cure to try. 1 noticed art improvement after the first few doses i took altogether five boltiesful and waa restored to health.” From Mrs. T. Brown, 3 Thomas-street, Ceeloug West, Victoria, 18th August, 1911. “Some years ago I began to experience a dull, miserable faint feeling and loss of appetite. 1 had hardly any strength left. A friend told me to try Warner’s Safe Cure, and, after taking a few bottles, 1 was quite cured and have ever since been free from all troubt# of that nature.” From Mrs. M. MTnerney, Shipter’sroad, Kensington, Adelaide, S.A., 22nd September, 1911. “About two years ago I was very much run down and was troubled with sleeplessness. 1 used to feel very tired and was quite unable to do my work on account of giddiness. I had lost, all appetite and suffered at times from pain in the chest. In the mornings 1 was totally unfit for my day’s work, having passed the nights with hardly any sleep. As a friend of mine had taken Warner's Safe Cure with great benefit to herself, I decided to try that medicine also. Having taken the contents of three bottles, i was completely restored to my former state of health, i regained my appetite, could sleep well at night a.nd arose in the morning feeling fit lor my day’s work.” From Mrs. C. Manley, Castle-street, North Dunedin, New Zealand, 2154 December, 1911. “For some years I suffered as many women have suffered before me. 5 could not toll the nature of the complaint, but the symptoms were extreme nervousness, loss of appetite, chronic pains in the back and head, giddy ssn?Alions, weakness and depression of spirits. My household work became a burden to me. I had to sit and rest after the slightest exertion. I tried many advertised remedies. Some would give me relief for a little while, then I would bo as ill as ever. I had almost given up hope of being cured when i was advised to try Warner’s Safe Cure After taking only a few bottles I was completely restored to health. 1 can eat and sleep well and all bodily pain has left me. I have had no return of the complaint since that time.” 'Warner’s Safo Cura is r,..i , ay chemists and ctorekeepers everywhere. in the original (5r.) bottles, and is tlio cheaper (2s 6d) "CcacentraUnJ,” featr alcoholic form.

their brother; but I may be wrong, for I don’t even know if you are there at all, comrades. Y'e are milking nine cows at present, and make butter. Ours is tho Flott separator. Take notice. Little Cupid. Every morning my two uncles and father cart turnips and straw for the calves. _ My word, they ought to be fat! Sometimes Beautiful ’Mona and I go with them; and don’t wo keep them lively. It’s decent lying on top of a load of straw teasing uncles, and talking away at the rate of 90 knots an hour. Y'e have our two rooms built now, and are getting things a bit ship-shape. wonder if you will see this letter, Bonnie Mary. B.’ M. told you my N.D.P.. you know; she didn't tell her own. though. I hike up to the township every Tuesday and Thursday for tho mail, a distance cf three miles; so if anyone sees a badge between here and there they can know it's mo. Tho roads are a bit muddy for cycling; however, I get there. The principal paper we get is the AVitness. There is always a rush and scramble for it, and uncle says, “Oh. yes, i get Dot; it’s nothing but Dot, Dot,” and 1 then he mentions some cf my correspondents’ names. But I notice ho turns to Dot, too, end reads tho letters on the quiet. I re- ! ceivcd a souvenir view album and another I little book of views of Auckland from AVelah | Boy. isn’t Auckland a lovely place. Dot? I Now, dear Dot, us lam getting on with i my sixth page, and have about exhausted all the news (if you can call it that), I must conclude. Best love to AA'innetou, AVclsh Boy, Little Cupid, A Country Maid, Shining Sunbeam 11. Terra Nova, Silver 8011, Sweet Innocence, A Cottage Girl, Possum, and, last, htu iiut least, your own dear self. Hoping my letter is not too long and uninteresting, I shall sign myself,— j A'ours truly, TYNE LASS. fl quite agree with you, Tyne Lass, that all D.L.F. should make themselves known to one another. How interesting to find that old AVitness with th© letters <n byegone children who arc now men and women. Yes, dear, 1 am with the group of D.L.F. in the photo.—DOT.] Dear Dot, —It has been snowing for an hour and a-lialf, and there is Sin of snow on the ground already, and it is still snowing hard. AVe boys’ hold curling matches hero, and use flat irons. It is good sport. Curling, skating, and sledging are in full swing here at present. 1 went to Dunedin to see the battleship, and had a good time. On Saturday last the Naseby football team defeated Gimmerburn by 8 points to 6. This was the last match of tho season, and entitles Naseby to the Maniototo County Banner. They also hold th© Richard Young Banner. Y'e are having our holidays now, but. worse luck, have to go back next month. AVell, dear Dot, I must stop now. With love to Lollie’s Darling. Pollie’s Pet, and Beautiful Mona, and not forgetting yourself,—Yours truly, CAPTAIN SCOTT. [What grand times you must have during tho winter months, Captain Scott. Pleased to hear that Naseby football team has won tho banner for the season. —DOT.] Dear Dot—lt is nearly six years,since I last took up the pen to write those two dear familiar words. Oh, Dot, what changes lime has wrought in our once happy family. About six yours ago my second youngest brother, aged 11, died. A few months after this my mother was called away. Eight months ago my father, too, died. Let us pass from the past to the present. It has been raining ail day to-day, and, indeed, one might say it has been raining all the year. I go to school still. I am now 13 years and one mouth old. This is. the second year I have been in the Sixth Standard. Owing to inv father’s ill-health, I had to leavo°the, school I was going to and go up to Tiniaru, thus losing a lot of schooling. Every week I look for the D.L.F. letters, to seo if there is any writer I know. I know one D.L.F. going to our school. AVe have a library at our school, and every Monday wo arc allowed to go and change our hooks. Soma of the books I have read are “Christmas Stories.” “Silas Muruer.” “Grimm’s Fairv Tales,” “AVestward Ho,” “The Woman in AVhito,” “Tho Little Minister,” and others. The flowers are beginning to bloom now, and Hi© little leaves to come out on the trees. 1 once hud two little white pet rabbits. Their names were Peter and Belinda. One day one began to get drowsy, and at night when I came home from school, it was dead. I dug _a hole in tho garden, and Peter, in a box for a coffin, was carried to his grave. The funeral consisted of my little niece and nephew, aged three and one respectively, who waik.'d along behind, a.s solemn as judges, as if they know everything about funerals. AAeil. Dot, I will close this uninteresting letter. AVilh love to all the L F., not forgetting yourself.— Yours truly. COY.SJ,IPS PLI. [Very pleaased to hear from you once again, Cowslip’s Pet, after your long silence. 1° shall hope to hear from you more frequently now. Accept deepest sympathy in your recent loss. —DOT’.] Dear Dot, —May 1 join your happy band? I am 10 years old, and am in the 'Third Standard. Y’e are just milking two cows. I have two sisters and one brother. .Aly brother and I ride to school, three miles. Thor© are !2 children going to our school. As Wednesday coming is Arbor Day, it is a holiday from school. Y'e are going for a picnic to our other farm. Some of our schoolmates and their mothers are coming with us. AVe are going to take the sledge and two horses, so I think they will pull us through tho mud. As this is my first letter I will now close. Love to the D.L.F., and yourself, —A'ours trulv, MOKORETA BIRDIE. [I am very pleased to have you join our circle. Mokoreta Birdie. I hope you had a good time at your picnic, dear.—DOT.] Dear Dot. —I suppose you have forgotten by this tune that I am one of your L.F. ; but I think you will forgive in© this time for being so long in writing. AVe are having very unsettled weather her© just now, and the hills have their winter coat of snow on. The trappers are having a hard time of it with the hard frosts. They got Id apiece for the rabbits that Hiey send away, and it is four years since th© price was n« high as that. I did not go down to the AVinter Show this year. A farmer living not very far from here got third prize for the farmer’s | table. My brother has a. horse going to t.i o ; Wellington races, and he is going to run in the Hurdles. I secs bv White Iris’s letter | that she has a pet opossum, which, I think, j would make a good one.--A'ours truly. REINDEER. [I am glad you have written to the page after vour long silence. Reindeer. Tiro trappers should bo making plenty o; money this vear. owing to tho high price of skins.— DOT.] Dear Dot, —I regret that I have not written to your page for a long time, so to-night I thought I would writ© you a few lines. AVe are having some very cold weather, and I suppose you are having the same. I soo there aro quit© a number of new writers in th© column now. I went to see 11.M.5. Now Zealand on her visit to Bluff, hut J wa.s very disappointed, a.s I could not get aboard any of the boats that were running out to th© Heads, where site was anchored. The bachelors of this district aro holding

their annual hall on the 11th of this month. I hope the night will be fine, as I am looking forward to being there. I have not seen a letter from Echo for a long time. I am wondering what has become of her. The dairy factory has closed down for this season,Mant it won’t be long before it starts again. have not very many flowers out just now, only a few primroses and violets. I have not r,ead many books lately. We get books from the school library to read. The ono I have at present is called “Wild Advent liras Round tho Pole,” by Gordon Stables. Have you ever read it, Dot? There are a good few » molts in the library. I think it will take a long time to read them all. I did not go to the Show this year, a.s I got enough of town on Juno 3. Tho train is going to start and run every day to this district in a week or two. It will bo a help to this district if it docs. I think I will stop now, as there is no news. Kindest regards to all the D.L.F., not forgetting yourself,—Yours truly. CORDYLYN. [I do hope tho night will be fine, Cordylyn, and that you will thoroughly enjoy yourself at the ball.—DOT.] Dear Dot,—May I become a member of your happy band? I am six years old, and 1 go to school. I have three sisters writing to your page, and I would like, by your permission, to make a fourth. lam the youngest of our family. Tho L.F. I know are Pores t Hill, Shining Sunbeam, Mnk Can, Brown Eyes, and a few more. Toy, can’t geess who I am, M. C. or I’OTcat Hill, can you? Wo are milking* six cows now, so wo sell some of the butter. I like reading iho Lillie Folk’s letters in your page. Dot. You must have a large number of L.F.; how many hundreds have you ? "V* o have no flowers out at present. Ye live about a mile from tho school; quit© far enough, Dot, isn’t it? I shall close now. Love to all tho L.F, and dear Dot. Yours truly, DAISY A I. [You are welcome to our page, dear. AA ill you nlease send mo vour name and address. —DOT.] Dear Dot, —It is raining very heavily just at present, and I hope it will soon stop, an lam housekeeping ail on my own. I have to go to do the mail, and I have about 1.0 minutes’ walk to the post office. I like house-keeping all right. 'My sister is away for a holiday, go 1 have just to do the work whether I want to or not. It is a terrible thing to be lazy, isn’t it. Dot? Ye have one wee lamb, and, Saturday night being such a rough night, wo had to put it in the shearing shed. It was no fun running about in the mud at 8 o'clock at night after it; but it would have shivered to death with the cold if we had left it outside, so it was kindness to put it under shelter. I simply do hate wet weather; but I suppose many others are the same way. I always like to so© the sun shining. There is going to be an extended night of a quadrille in the school Shed on Friday night, and I intend going it all goes well. We have cut down some of the trees in our garden, as they were killing the hollies. I do like reading comic books, such as “Bob Johnston and “Wee MacGregor.” I think they are grand, though the adventures of the first one are tho lunnier. Some of the Little I'oik write really interesting letters, which is more than I can do. I shall now close.—Yours truly, POSTMISTRESS. [You will l>e having a busy time at present, Postmistress, attending to the mail an’d doing the housework also. Hope you enjoy your evening, dear.—DOT.] Dear Dot, —This is my first letter to your page, and I hope you will let me join your happy band. I am H years old, and in the Fifth Standard. The weather has been very bad down here lately. My sister to your page, and her name is 11.M.5. New Zealand. I have four sisters and three brothers. AVc arc milking two cows now and feeding one calf. The girls are practising for the competitions at our school, but I am not going in for anything. There are five going in for drawing, six going in for poetry, three for ear-training, five for writing. 1 think this is ail for my first letter. Best wishes to the L.F. and yourself.— Yours truly, NONA. 11 am very pleased to have you join ns, Nona. I hope your school will be successful in the competitions, dear. —DOT.] Dear Dot,—As I haven’t written to the page since last time I wrote, 1 must pen von a. few lines to-day. That sentence is rather Irish, isn’t it. Dot? It reminds mo of the story of the Irishman who went to try a new pair of boots. The shopman asked Pat what size ho wanted. “Oh,” said Pat. “the biggest I can get for the money.” The boots were rather on the small side, and Pat was unable to put them on; hut Pat said complacently, “After I’ve worn them a few times I'll ho able to get them on qnife easy. I received your post-card safely. Little Boy, and was pleased to get it. Lamplighter’s Niece, when arc you going to write to tho page again? It's a long time since a. letter appeared over your N.U.P. I shall answer your letter shortly, comrade. I think. Dot, that some of the D.L.F. have gone to sleep. Wild Rose, are you still in existence, and all these other L.h. up your way who should be writing to Hie page? Have you retired. Pathfinder? Tough Rag and mvself are going out to Y’aianakarua to-morrow if the weather is favourable. It is a four miles’ walk, so we shall he pretty tired by Hie time we reach home again after doing eight miles in an afternoon. However, I think walking is splendid exercise. especially when the air is sharp and cold. 1 wrote a short paper for the club last niglit. for open night, entitled “Tobaccosmoking.” AA'e are having an idea! winter here, Dot—sunshiny days and clear, frosty nights. Y'e start ploughing operations tomorrow. Most of the potatoes are out of the ground, and the ground must he ploughed up again ready for another crop. Well, dear Dot, time is flying, so T must conclude with love to W. W. 1... Hardens© Harry, Po.-sum, Tough Rig, and "Woodland Lassie, nor forgetting your.-elf. Best wishes i-> the club and its members from-—Yours truly, DKY'DI’OP. (The clear, frosty days are just the days for long walks, especially if the roads are wood. I hone von will enjoy your walk, T): wdrop.- DOT.r D,.,ar Dot. — It is a long time since I last wrote to tho page. I have mot with an accident, as 1 cut my foot clean through with an axe. It is raining here to-night, and I do not know what the, farmers will do if it does not stop raining, as they are getting a rough time of it.at present. There was a.° dance here on June ‘2O, but I was not there, as I stopued at home and kept house. There is to ho a concert and dance Lere soon, and 1 expect to ho a( it. Kiss-Me-Quick lias Loon in town for about three weeks, but is homo now. I do not think she is sorry to bo homo again. The factory has closed down now, and it is not. very nioo milking cows this weather. The cheesemaker has the factory another year. I suppose you were clown to see H.M.S. New Zealand when it was in Dunedin. I did not get to Bluff to qeo her, and it is just as well, as I would not have seen her. Nobody got on board, as it was too rough. The farmers about hero have started ploughing. Hurry up. Flower Vase, and write to tho pa go. Surely you are not going to sleep

for ever. I will close now. With love to I*lower Vase, Snow Crystal, Greengage, Maid ot Jnn, Creamy, Tough Rag, and nil the Waikawa Valley L.F., not forgetting yourself,—Yours trulv, LITTLE BOY. [I am sorry to hear of your serious accident, Little Boy, and trust your foot is healing well, and that you will soon bo about again.—DOT.] Dear Dot, —I am writing almost as a beginner, After I wrote my first letter someone took my name, so I thought I would stop. A lot of my friends are writing this week. _ I have been reading some very interesting books lately. Two I liked very much were ‘‘Little Wives and Little Women," and “Seven Little Australians.” As this is only my second letter I will close. With love to the D.L.F., —Y r ours trulv ROSEMOUXT. [I am sorry that your X.D.P. was taken by someone else, dear, but you should not have left off writing on that account. With our huge and ever-increasing baud it is almost impossible not to duplicate names. — DOT.] Dear Dot, —I am writing to you for the first time. I hope you will let me join your happy band. I have been taking an interest in the page for some time, but have not had pluck enough to write to you. Two or throe of my schoolmates write to the page. Their X.D.P.’s are King Horota and William the Conqueror. The latter is in the same standard as I am in at school. There are only lie and I in the standard. I am 11 years of ago, and am in the Sixth Standard. We have been having very unsettled weather lately. What kind of weather are you having, Dot? I must close now. With best wishes to all the L.E., and not forgetting yourself.— Yours truly, KING COLE. [Glad to have you as a member of our family, King Cole. The weather here is very wretched at present.—DOT.] Dear Dot, —I thought I would send you a few more lines, to let you know I am still alive. I suppose I will not bo able to write very often now. as the cows are starting to calve, and, of course, this means a lot more work. Dear Dot, I had a very exciting time with my horse the other clay. I was driving her past the Keefton eton-e------crusher and she stood on her hind legs and shied and in the finish she bolted. My sister, who was driving with me, thought this a great joke. Well, Dot. this is enough for this time, so I will close. With love to you and the L.E., —Yours truly, SAUCY JOE. [You were fortunate that nothing of a more serious nature happened, Saucy Joe. Your autos have been posted to you.—DOT.] Dear Dot, —May I join your ever-increasing band? There are 14 chidren going to our school. I am 10 years old, and in the Fourth Standard at school. We arc milking two cows. We have between ‘250 and 300 sheep, and three white pigs. There are an enormous lot of rabbits in the hedges and burrows There is a sawmill in the next farm, and I have only seen it working once. There is going to be a ilaxmill hero soon. There is a good quantity of flax in the district. We have not a great lot of flax. I shall have to close now. Love to all the L.F., not forgetting yourself.—Yours truly, TWILIGHT. [Certainly you may join ns. Twilight. Your district must bo quite busy with so much milling going on round about.—DOT.] Dear Dot, —I was pleased to see my first letter in print. My sister is writing to you. Would you give me a name for my pup? My eldest brother works on the engine. The roads up this way are very muddy just now. There have been a few frosty mornings. Wo have two miles and a-lialf to walk to school. I like reading the Little Folk’s letters. There are 14 girls in four families living near us, and only three boys. One of our neighbours, an old lady, died in the Dunedin Hospital. She was 78 vears old. Wo miss her very much, because she was very lively. I shall close now. Love fo.Aiuit Xell and Lady Moiineaux. not forgetting .yourself.—Yours truly, TEDDIE BEAR. [What is the sex of your dog, and what breed? Without this information one cannot suggest a name, dear.—DOT.] Dear Dot,—This is my first letter to your page, and I hope you will let mo join your happy band. I am nine years old, and am in the First Standard at school. I have four sisters and two brothers. I have very sore hands with broken chilblains, and so lias baby. 1 like reading the D.L.F. letters. Wo have fine- fun going to school, and we sometimes get a ride in the doctor’s motor car. J have ne.t missed :>• day from school this year. It is very cold just now. I shall close now, as it is bed tune. Love to Aunt Xell and Toddy Bear, not forgetting- yourself.—Yours truly, MAY BLOSSOM 11. [I trust your hands will soon bo better, May Blossom, and also baby's. Glad to have you for one of my L.F.—DOT.] Dear Dot,—This i". my first letter to you, and 1 hope you will let me bo one of your L.F. I am nine years old. I have a pony of my own, and my brother lias got one, too. I know a good many L.F. about hero, Mary is my sister. _Wo have an old pig with five young one# We have not far to go to school. I have to learn my lessons, so I will stop now. With love to Mary, Ate. and Daddio’s Lassie, not forgetting yourself Yours truly, CLIFDEX WATTLE*. [Ve.s, you may join our family, dear. Will expect more news next time.—DOT.J Dear Dot,—Tin's is my first letter to your page. I hope you will let me join your happy baud. I am very much interested in your page. The weather is very unsettled down here. 1 have three miles to- walk to school, and the roads are very muddy. I like reading story books very much. On reading the D.L.E. column 1 noticed a letter ot Snow-White’s, an old school companion of mine. How 1 wish I was with Snow-White again this winter for skating and snowballing. f have a lot of autos which my school friends gave me. 1 am saving them all to see how many I will get. As this is ray first letter I will come to a close. Lovo to Snow-White, and all the other D.L.F. iu that district, although I do not know them.— Yours truly, MAORI HEX. [Welcome. 'to the page, Maori Hen. I am sure vou’must have good sport in winter.—DOT.] Dear Dot,--I would like to join your happy band. 1 am eight years old. and am iu Standard 1. Daddy’s Lassie is my mate, and she is in the same class as I am. Wo are having very wet weather just now, and it is very cold. Mary’s Mate is helping me, as 1 cannot write letters very wei! yet. I hope you will excuse tin’s letter £his time, as it is the first one. I have over written. Well, dear Dot, 1 will stop now. With lovo to all the D.L.F., not forgetting yourself,—Yours truly, SPRIXG FLOWER. [Glad to receive your letter. Spring Fiowor, and I think it is a very good first attempt. Would you send mo your name next time you write, dear, as I do not appear to have it?- -DOi..] Dear Dot. —We are having dirty weather hero at present. We learn cooking. I liko it very much, as it ,'a so nice to bo abia

to cook. I know Waikaura Fern. Sbo goes to tho same school as I do. Ilavo you ever read “Pixie O’Shaughnessy, Dot? I Lav© been trying to procure it, but have not so far. I have rot tried the booksellers, but I fancy they do not stock it. We have had two weeks’ holidays. I generally go to Waimate, but did not this time. Well, ylear Dot, there is no news at present. —Yours truly, SHONA. _ [I should think “Pixie O’Sliauglinessy” is procurable at most booksellers, Shona, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and ro-read it many times.—DOT.] Dear Dot, —There is one spring flower out in the garden—it is a pretty little blue flower called garden garlic. I have not been reading so much lately. Since my last letter I have only read one book. “About Peggi Saville;’’ also some stories from my sisters Girls’ Own Annual. I think it about time 1 set about finishing gome fancy work I have on hand. It takes one a long tune to write a letter when you have no news. I have been in ill-health, and am not allowed to go out at night, as it makes me too excited. Consequently, I have no evening s amusement to tell about like some of the other L.P. I think I shall have to close now. With love to yourself and all the other L.F., —Yours truly, PIXS. [Quite a number of my young people are not enjoying good health at present. 1 am eo sorrv. Pins, and trust you will soon oe quite better. —DOT.J Dear Dot,—This is my first letter to you, and I would like to join your happy band. I am in the First Standard at school. 1 live in 'Timam. Wo are going to have a concert on July 21. and I am going to it. We have three’ tickets to sell. I have not sold any yet, and don’t like selling them. Some ladies are going to buy some off me. 1 hope it is a nice night. I think I shall be disappointed if it is wet. I think I shall gtop now. Love from, —Yours truly, MAYFLOWER 111. [Certainly, you may join us, Mayflower 111. but in future, dear, will you please write your letters in ink? 1 didn’t want to disappoint vou by ict publishing your fust letter.— DOT.] Dear Dot, —This is my first letter to you, and I hope you will let me be a L.b. 1 am six years old, and in the Second Primer at school. 1 like going to school. My sister Ate is helping me to write, as I cannot do it very well myself. Only Ate and I know I am writing. My brother is making a dog kennel. I shall stop now. —lours truly, DADDY’S MAN. [Glad to number you among the L.F., Daddy’s Man. I hope the kennel is a success. —DOT.] Dear Dot —I was pleased to see my first letter in print. We are having very bad weather up here, and I suppose you are having the same in Dunedin. I was in Dunedin for a fortnight when we had our winter holidays. 1 had a very good time. 1 went to the Show, and 1 intended to go to the battleship. Inst missed the boat. I was veiy much disappointed, for I wanted to see it. Iwent to the pictures about three times, and thought them very good. On cutway home we stayed at Milton for two days, then we came on the rest of our journey home, and when we got half way the engine broke down', and we were detained for about three hours. I think I shall close now. Love to all the D.L.F.. net forgetting yourself.—Yours trulv/ AUNTIE'S GIRL. [Delighted to hear you enjoyed your visit to Dunedin at Show tune, Auntie’s Girl. What a long wait you had in the train! It must have been very wearisome.—DOT.] Dear Dot,—This is my first letter to your page, and 1 hope you will let me be one of vonr L.F. 1 am 10 years old. My two sisters and I each ride a pony to school. My mother is going to Invercargill soon. My eldest brother goes to the High School in Invercargill. We have an old cat ; he is 12 years old. When lie was quite young he was caught in a rabbit trap by his mouth, and got all his front teeth broken. With love to all the D.L.F. and yourself.—Yours trulv, RALPIT THE HUNTSMAN. [Welcome to our page, Ralph the Huntsman. 1 suppose you will go to the High School, too, when you are older. —DOT.] Dear Dot.—This is my first letter to the page, and I hope I can join your happy band. I am in Class I, and am six years old. 1 am going to school, and like my teacher very much. Love to the Little Folk, not forgetting yourself.—oura trulv, BLACK JACK. /] am very pleased to receive your first letter. Black Jack, and shall expect a longer one next time.—DOT.] Dear Dot,—This is my first letter to the page, and 1 nope 1 can join your happy band. I am in the Second Standard, and am nine years oid. We have had very hard frosts lately, and we have been skating. We have one cow. I have one brother, and he is writing to the page also. Love to all the Little Folk, not forget i mg yourself.—Yours truly, BOX BOX CKACKER. [Welcome to our happy band, dear. You must have verv eujovab’e times on the ice.— DOT. Dear Dot, —You will really think I have forgotten the page, as it is a long time since T wrote last. Clifdcn is one of my mates at school. I was down at Dunedin in May to see H.M.S. New Zealand; but wo did not see much of her. as we did not get on board. We only sailed round her once. The Hinemoa was the boat we went out t-> see tier in; it was one of the Government boats, and I though' it a ve-v r’c« There was no one sick on board. On Wednesday we visited the Show, Thomson's Cordial Factory, Hudson's Biscuit Factory, and the T. and P. Factory, which 1 thought was sometl ir.g lovely. On Monday I v.enl to the Roslyn Woollen Mills, and in the afternoon we went for free rides in the trams to St. Clair and Norman by. On Monday night I went to St. Kilda to hear the band playing, and then I wont t-o the pictures to finish the day up. Cottage Oirl is my cousin, and I was surprised to hear she had 1000 post-cards. I think this is nil at present. Love to Cottage Girl, Rata Blossom, and Clifden. not forgetting yourself.-— Yours truly WOODEN DOLL.' ’ [Yon had quite a round of sight-seeing during your visit to Dunedin. Wooden Doll, and it must have been very interesting as well as instructive. —DOT,] Dear Dot.—This is my first letter to your page, and I hope you will let me join your happy band. I am 10 years oid, and am in Standard II at school. I have a little bhie-and-whito pup, and I have groat fun playing with it and teaching it to jump. The weather up here has been very cold and wet ; but I think it is clearing up now. and ] hope it will. I shall close now. Love to all the D.L.F., not forgetting yourself.— Yours truly, KAUANA. [You are very welcome to our large and happy hand, Kauana. —DOT.] Dear Dot,- —I was looking at the Witness last night, and I saw that my cousin, Queen of the Fairies, had written to you 1 am keeping house to-night; my mother, father, and sister axe away to the English Church

social and danco. I am working at my grandmother’s, and I go home every night. It is about half-past 7 every night when I arrive home. It has been moonlight this last week, and when it is not moonlight I carry a lantern. We have been having frightful weather down this way lately, but it is a bit better to-day. I am reading a book called “The Next in Succession. ’ 1 am reading another that comes every month called “Listed in the Lancers.” It is a real good one. My grandmother has some violets out. I shall close now. Love to Everlasting Daisy, Queen of the Fairies, Dolly Dinks, and yourself,—Yours trulv, SNOWDROP 11. [Glad to hear- from you once more. Snowdrop 11. You will be kept quite busy now that vou are working away from homo. — DOT.] Dear Dot, —This is my second letter to the page. Wallace Grove will suit me for a nom de plume. I was at the Blcff on June 3 !o see H.M.S. New Zealand. When I was .waiting for a boat to take me out to ilia battlestiiy I met some of my schoolmates. When the Hinemoa came in w<? went on to her. The sea was too rough for us to go on the battleship, so we steamed right around her. and steamed back to the wharf again. I shall close now with a. puzzle: If a n an has £101), and lie wanted to buy 100 animals, how could he if one horse cost £5, one sheep £l, one hen Is?—Yours truly, WALLACE GROVE. [You were very fortunate in getting out to see the battleship, as there seemed to be a largo number who were disappointed.— DOT.] AUTOS. Kaka Beak (Eliza Henderson, care Jas. Henderson. Hunt’s road. Owaka) wishes to exchange autos with Silver Whip, Flag Lily, and any other L.F. willing. Broomstick (Natilcla M‘Al pine, Pukepouri P-0.) wishes to exchange autos with Tyne Lass, Pterdactyl, Billy’s Girl. Winnetou, W. W. L., and any other L.F. willing. Adeleve (Agnes E. Landrith, Bcrnbrao, Owaka) wishes to exchange post-cards with Motherless Girl, Princess Maggie, Golden Whip, Pink Cactus, Green Crass, Queen of the Roses, and any other L.F. willing. Little Boy (Fred Noble, sawmiiler, Waikawa, via Tokonui, Southland) would like to correspond with any D.L.F. willing. Rosemount (Mary Sim, Rosemount, Crookston) would like to exchange autos with anv D.L.F. willing. Saucy Joe (Arthur Pascoe. Landing Creek, Reefton) wishes to exchange autos with anv D.L.F. willing. Captain Blujtt (care J. Dawson, Nascby, Otago) wishes to exchange autos or postcards with any North Island L.F. Prompt replies. Captain Scott (Janies Marslin, Naseby) wishes to exchange antes with Tvne Lass, Beautiful Mona, and any L.F. willing. Reindeer (Archie Whyte, Clifden °P. 0.) wishes to exchange ados with White Iris and Stockman. Honesty (James M’Knight. Ida Valley) wishes to exchange autos with Jimmy Trigger. Saucy Joe. and Hardcase Harry. Fisher Girl wishes to exchange autos with URnledi, Blairdale, Crow eater, and anv D.L.F. willing.