THE ‘GRAPHIC’ COUSINS' COT FUND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXI, Issue XII, 17 September 1898, Page 387

THE ‘GRAPHIC’ COUSINS' COT FUND.

This fund is for the purpose of maintain ing a poor, sick child in the Auckland Hospital, and is contributed to by the * Graphic ’ cousins—readers of the children’s page. The cot has been already bought by their kind collection of money, and now £25 a year is needed to pay for the nursing, food and medical attendance of the child in it. Any contributions will be gladly received by Cousin Kate, care of the Lady Editor, ‘ New Zealand Graphic," Sliortlandstreet, or collecting can’ . will be sent on application.

Dear Cousin Kate. —I hope you do not think I have forgotten you, but it is quite correct what Cousin Anna said, for I have been very lazy lately. I think it is a very good idea of Cousin Monica’s to collect all of the Cousins’ photos, and paste them on cardboard. She may see a Cousin some day and would know her by the photo. Dear Cousin Kate, you ought to put your own photo, in the ‘Graphic.’ What, do you think of the Exhibition which is to be held at Auckland in December? Do you think it will be a distress to the town and country? I think I have said all for this time. With love to all Cousins.

[You have quite forgotten to put your name at the end of your letter, but as I know you will at once recognise your own letter in the ‘Graphic’ I have put it in all the same. What a wet July and August we have had in Auckland, have we not? Though just at the end of August and the beginning of September we had some lovely days that gave us a glimpse of real spring weather. I don’t think the Exhibition will do much harm to Auckland. It is sure to make things very brisk and lively in the town while it is on, and. by contrast, things may seem dull when it is over; but 1 think that that may be more in appearance than in reality.—Cousin Kate.]

Dear Cousin Kate.—There are two cats, one named Mick and the other Tom. We have got some chickens and fowls. A friend of ours has a dog that is eight years old. It is my birthday on Monday, and father might buy me a pony. How are all the Cousins? We had a concert at our school, and I said a bit of poetry. We are going to buy a new dog. I had my photo, taken. Our fowls are laying very well; we get ten eggs a day. 1 was glad to see my letter in the ‘Graphic.’—From Cousin Tom Konayne, Wellington. [You certainly make one of my most regular little correspondents, and find a lot to tell me in your letter. 1 hope your cats are nice, well-behaved animals that would never dream of stealing chickens in the fowlyard when no one was looking. Some cats are so terribly fond of chickens that, they quite forget that it is wrong to steal. W’hat a very lucky little boy you will be if your father buys you a pony.

You must write and tell me all about your pony, if you get one. and about your new dog too. Is the photo, which you have just had taken a good one of you? If it is, I should be pleased, if you send me one, to put it in the ‘Graphic.’—Cousin Kate.]