Peter PaN'S

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18342, 30 May 1931, Page 16 (Supplement)

Peter PaN'S

“ Humming Bird,” W»itetuna. —We were so g-lad to hear from you again “ Humming Bird,” and hope that your m'other Is home from the hospital, well and strong again. Haven’t the days been cold? Write again soon.—Peter pan. “Wild Wfcvea,” Franktop. —What ages since we last had a letter, “Wild Waves.” It does seem a shame having all the animals on show caged for so long.—Peter Pan. “ Queen of the May,” Morrlnsvllle You have six points towards an Honours Board card, now x “ Queen of the May.” We hope, too, that, you will manage a day. at the Show.—Peter Pan. “ Masked Bandit,” Morrinsville. —Have you been In to. the Show, “ Masked-Ban-dit ” ? You must have some strenuous times at football. It's huge run, isn’t it? —Peter; Pan; v Dorothea de, Montalk, Frankton. —Auckland Is a Jolly place Tor a holiday, Isn’t It, Dorothea?- Peter Pan loves the bustlo of Queen Street. Wnlto aganl soon.— Pan. “ Country Bluebell.” Pirongia.— What fun you’ll have with the rootball, “ Country Bluebell.” What a mess after It had been covered with mud!—peter Pan. ,“Wamba,” Tirau.— Such a. long time It is since we last-heard from you “ Wamba.” Baby will be walking any day now I should say.- Have you been In to the Show?— Peter Pan. .... “ Peter Piper,” Claudelande.— -We wore very glad to have another letter from you “Peter Piper.” How Is the boat going? Is it finished yet?' Write again soon..— Peter Pan, ~ “Mignonette,” Frankton, —You must use only o/j side of your paper , for your letters, “ Mignonette.” How nice to .have hot cocoa at lunch time at school.—Peter Pan. - “ Autumn Leaf,” Frankton. —Such an untidy letter, “.Autumn Leaf.” Next time you must see If. you can’t be neater. Do you like ydur new borne better than the last?—-Peter Pan. -v • ‘ Grace Johnson; Waharoa,—-The Zoo In Auckland is a marvellousp' lace, Grace, isn’t It? Ono . doesn’t realise ' until one visits a Zoo, what hundreds of different animals we have in this world or ours.-r Peter-Pan; - - - - - . “Pollyanna,” Puketaha.— Hoy jolly to get a letter from you, .again “ Pollyanna ”I There are never so many letters In the Page in summertime, but now that winter is here ..the letters', increase tremendously.I think there must be more time for writing In winter.—Peter Pan. “Annlo Laurie,” Oraupo.— You certainly had. a Jolly holiday In Hamilton, “ Annie Laurie.” it is. a very pretty plaee, Isn’t It? Yes, Peter, has been to mo Show often. We hop 6 your rather has-recovered from his operatlon.—Peter Pan. . T “ Moka-papa,” Elatow.—Did you go ceH ing, “-Moko-papa ”? We hope that -It wasn’t the morning with the 12 degrees of frost.—Peter Pan. - . : , ' I'. “Silver Lining,” Rotokaurl.— Thanks very much Tor the verse, “ Sllyer Lining.” Yes we have had really wintry days lately. How are the rabbits?— Pan, Helen Catley, Tauplrl. —Welcome to the Circle, Helen. We’re glad to hear that you enjoy reading our Page and mope that soon we will be printing some letters or .yours hi: It.- We're sorry, "but “Autumn Lear” has already been chosen. Is [here another you would like?—Peter Pan. “Drooping Willow,” Tamahero.—-Thanks for- the- versps, .“Drooping ..willow.” We will use them’. You seem to have had a jolly' stay *in Hamilton.—Peter Pan:’ ; * Thora Barnes, Tamahera.— yes, you may have “Princess Marigold” fof a pen-name. Have you ever been up In an aeroplane? Peter Pan always enjoys a visit to the aerodrome.—Peter. Pap. Kathleen Smlllle, Ohaupo.- —Welcome to the Circle, Kathleen. Yes, you may have “Highland Mary” for a pen-name. When is your birthday?—Peter Pan. > . , OUR HUT. Dear Peter Pan, —I am quite a good Rod Indian now. My friend, iver, /and I have built a hut made of scrim with a bam* boo thatched roof, which Is really serviceable, as it shelters us from the heavy dews.- We have made bows or cherrywood, and we use bamboos for arrows, as they fly well and are very light and easy to procure. The hut is situated betwoen two small plum trees.—“ Skipper,” Hamilton. • - • We can Imagine the great times you have in your hut,' “Skipper.” Peter can remember • liow he used to wish for one Just like yours!—Peter Pan.

HOLIDAYING IN AUCKLAND. Dear Peter Pan, —We went to Auckland, ror our* holidays. Otte day we went to Parnell Park; another day we went to the Museum. The Museum was interesting. From there we went to the glasshouses and the fernery, and then had arternoon tea at thd ; klosk. Wo went to iCheltenham Beach too, and had our lunch round' North Head.' One afternoon we went to Point Chovaller and climber round the rocks and-up the cliff. Then my new 1 football bounced into the sea. But we 'got It again. The Monowai, tyhlch used to-be the Razmak, was open for visitors one afternoon and we went all over her. Another day we had a lovely drive along the waterfront road, The next day we came home. How many, points have I got towards an Honours Board,.,Card? —“Green Star’’ (7), Claudelands. ,*, ': 1 iThe.- Museum is wonderful, . Isn’t It, “Green Star”? . Peter has often spent an hour there. And of-course-the Waterfront drive is perfectly loVely. You have twelve points towards a Write again soon.—Peter Pan. ; ■ - AUTUMN. •Dear Peter Pan.—Autumn ts slowly giving way to her cold friend Winter. I love a garden itn autumn, don’t you, Peter Pan? Transparent frost crystals with varied putterns completely cover the window In a .-cloak of pure white on a" autumn morning. Then slowly under the sun’s dull gleam tho crystals . melt. Tho window is i soon clear again, and outside the trees sWay gently to and fro, rocked by a whispering breeze. The trees present a sombre. appearance with their scanty foliage. Leaves float gently down to the brilliant lear-coloured ground. Here . and there peeping modestly through tho velvet-llke carpet of/leaves,, ,are'.patches or blue and yellow. These coloured patches represent the violets and the primroses, the emblems or autumn, Snowdrops; too, hang delicate heads to watch the slow travels of, the snail as he leaves a thin, silver trail behind him. Lacey cobwebs hang loosely between the bushes like delicate silver threads. Only a few birds chirp cheerily as they gather bits or bread rrom the ground, I like the following words about autumn, by Carl Reber:— “The bright green hues of summer change to autumn’s golden- brown, And rrom the trees the fading leaves are railing slowly, down. And as the landscape drear proclaims that winter’s reign' is nigh, We sadly think or hopes deferred and days now long gone by.” I think the winter is a sad time, don’t you, Peter Pan?—“Cherry” (ib), Hamilton. ? Your pen-picture of autumn was very good, “Cherry”—-I suppose It. was original? Peter thinks winter is often a very Jolly season: it depends a lot on the country, of course.—Peter Pan.

A NEW BROTHER. - Dear Peter Pan/ —I have not written to you for a long time, so I will have a lot to tell you about. ' 1 bave a new baby brotber. He is Just six weeks old. He has nice blue eyes. Sometimes' I push him to sleep In tho pram, sometimes I help to nurse him for a little while. . Last Saturday my little .sister and I went to the hospital, and had our adenoids taken out. I had four teeth taken out too. That night when I came home I put tho teeth’ under the mat. The fairies came when I was asleep and left Tour threepenny pieces. I left some paper and a pencil and the Fairy Queen wrote me a letter. Wasn't she good?—Geraldine Roach (6), Hamilton East. How jolly having a new little brother! What is his name? Wo hope that you and your sister recovered well from your operations. Yes, tho fairies were very good to you, weren’t they?—Peter Fan. SIX WEEKS IN HOSPITAL. Dear Peter Pan, —I am sure you will ba 'thinking that I have forgotten you. But since my last letter I have been In hospital- for six weeks, and am now quite well again. My hunny is still alive, and has got vory l'at. 1 have a weo calf called,Beauty; It Is only three weeks old, and likes milk. —“Jack-ln-the-Box” (7), Frankton. • - , , - Wo were very sorry to hear that you had been 111, “Jack-ln-the-BOx.” it does seem a long time since your last letter came, so this one was very welcome. Thanks for the verse.—Peter Pan. OUR BIRTHDAY PARTY. Dear; Peter Pan,—Our two weeks’ holiday are' up and we have to go to school to-morrow, hut I think I have enjoyed mine well. My brother and I had our birthday Kon Saturday, and had Jolly fun. We . paper chase, and put the paper down too thick, so that we soon haa none left. The hounds soon caught us up, and we had to fly towards home, so as not to bo caught. Having finished our paper-chase we had tea, after which we played leapfrog. The otlier day we climbed to the top of a tree, and crossed on the tops for a long way till we came to a tree much smaller than tho rest. Somehow we got on to It, /but to get on to the next tree seemed Impossible. The branches were very thin, so we could not stand too long on ofte. I titled to get across, but it was all- in vain. I stetched my arms out, till my hands touched tho thick branches or the next tree, got a good grip, then let my feet fall from the branch Into space. l struggled, but could not pull myseir up, so I lot go my grip and fell crashing through tho branches till I reached the ground, where I landed on my feet.— “White Cloud” (10), Matangi. The birthday party sounds a great success, “White Cloud.” Peter Pan always did enjoy a good paper-chase.—Peter Pan.