Between Ourselves

Southland Times, Issue 23374, 4 December 1937, Page 4 (Supplement)

Between Ourselves

Cousin Anne of Green Gables: There will be many picnics for you in the bush once the holidays begin. Do you take your lunch and walk along tracks among the trees until you find a suitable place? What an exciting time you will have exploring. Cousin Nan: I hope that you will come to the hospital with us and see the other prizes presented. It is quite an important day for my Little Southlanders. Will you have enough marks to win a degree this year? If you have not, you may carry them over to next year, and count them towards a degree then. Cousin Bluebells of Scotland: I think the name is a good one for a puppy belonging to my Scottish cousin. Of course you will pass in your examinations again this year. I know that you have been working hard and doing everything that you can for your teacher. Are you going away for the holidays. Cousin Windsor Lass: Did -ou whisper to Santa Claus and tell him what you would like to have from his bag on Christmas Eve? I must look at the photograph and see if I can find you. Have you read the book that was your first present of the season? Cousin Wee Man: Did you go to the party last week with Margaret? Are you having a concert at school at the end of the term? If your sister cannot go, you will be able to tell her all about it when you come home. You are not a very wee man now, are you? Cousin Rosalie: I hope to see your new pen-name in the columns of Between Ourselves often, cousin of mine. Do you like writing letters? Does Ruth sleep in the doll’s pram every night? If you are kind to her, I am sure that Father Christmas will visit you. i. Cousin Coronation Lassie: Mr Sun must have been shining on your garden to ripen the strawberries so early in the season. Have you eaten any of them yet? Do you have a Sunday School break-up too? Cousin Flower-of-the-lily: You will soon know the final results for the year. I wonder who will come top of your class. Do you think that it will be one of my Little Southlanders? What excitement there must have been when you found that there were 10 chickens from the 10 eggs. Cousin Bruno-the-Bear: I can see that you will find plenty to do on the farm during the holidays. What a busy cougin you are. I hope that you did not disturb the nests containing the young birds. What would the parents do if they came back and found the nest empty? Did you see any rabbits in the henhouse? Cousin Red Wings: Will you send me the list of your marks? Then I will post the prize to you, and you will be a Very Able Contributor. I hope the others gave you a vote of thanks for cleaning their shoes for them. Were they still shining when you returned home?

Cousin Sweet Briar: What an important night that will be, and whai, a lot of excited cousins I will have. I should like to see the concert too. as it sounds interesting. The examinations will be over then, and you will be able to enjoy yourselves. I hope the day of the picnic is fine. Cousin Honey Bee: Welcome to

The Little Southlanders’ Chronicle, my new cousin. Are you going to send entries as often as your sisters do? Your writing is very good for such a small cousin, and I know that you will be able to write long letters telling me all about yourself and your pets. Are you looking forward to our Birthday Chronicle? Cousin Laughing Waters: No one else has the name you chose, so you may have it for your own. I think your letter must have been lost in the post, as it did not reach me. The visiting day for girls is Tuesday, and there are only two more days before the end of the year. You must have fifty story or poem marks before you win a prize, but if you enter for the competitions regularly you will soon have that total. Are any of the pets your very own?

Cousin White Iris: So you are home again, my cousin. Were you very .tired after the long ride in the car? The birthday of the page is

really December 6, but we are celebrating it on the first Saturday after that date. My cousins are working to make it a very special Chronicle this year. Was the examination easy? Cousin Queen Elizabeth: Yes, Christmas will soon be here, and we will all be busy preparing pleasant surprises for our friends and families. You will need to send the parcel to your correspondent soon, or it will not reach her in time for Christmas. Have you chosen a card for her yet? Cousin Brown Eyes: The result of the competition for the neatest marks book will be announced in the Birthday Chronicle on December 11, and the books will be returned about that date. You will have time to add the extra marks, and send the list in before the end of the year. I should like to have all the lists by December 15. I wonder where you are going for the mystery ride today?