“PRINCESS MAGNOLIASPRINGS HER SURPRISE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 114, 16 May 1931, Page 5 (Supplement)

“PRINCESS MAGNOLIASPRINGS HER SURPRISE

My Dear Wendy,—lt. is only “Princess Magnolia.” Bo I hope you wont die of fright. My word, “Grandaddy” was a brick. I would have liked to see his face as he got into the aeroplane. Buch a lot has happened since L last wrote to you. It must be over six months ago. Well, better late than never. Mr. Short, the Greatford schoolmaster, has packed up and is leaving ou Thursday fur New Plymouth. He will be missed very much. How have you been keeping lately? Quite well, .1. hope. I am sending you some stamps which I hope will be of use. What do you think of this twopenny tax? Please do not think that is why 1 have not written, because that is not the reason. “Mick” is an Ite to be proud of. Give my love to “Gran” and tell her to hurry up and write to us again, as we miss her cheery letters. No, Wendy, any other Gran could not take her place. My word, those poor .Hastings and Napier people are still getting big shakes. 1 cut my leg on some barb wire, and it is not better yet. I broke out in several other places, so 1 have to go and see the chemist to-mor-row. 1 am sending you some coupons for the Ite who is saving them. The Greatford Ites have not Written for a long while. They must be poor letterwriters. Please excuse this writing as I am doing it between odd jobs, and also that the pen is not good. My mother and father were in Wanganui about a month ago for the day. My father used to work here before he was married. 1 must close now as it is dinner time. Love to all the Ites. and not forgetting vour twn dear self —From “PRINCESS MAGNOLIA,” Greatford. Goodness, but another surprise for me. 1 never expected to hear from you again, dear. I am pleased you have written. “Grandaddy” is a dear old chap, isn’t he? You will be sorry to lose your old schoolmaster, won’t you? I am keeping quite well, thank-you. Many thanks for those stamps. They arc always welcome. The new postal tax will, L think, cause a decrease in the number of letters written, although a good number formerly posted will now be delivered by other moans. Let us hope the injury to “Old Gran's” hand will not deprive us of those wonderful letters she used to write us. Take care of your leg, dear. Barbed wire is often very dangerous. L will forward the coupons to ‘ ‘ Ellen. ’ ’—Wendy.