THE ‘GRAPHIC’ COUSINS' COT FUND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 16 June 1900, Page 1150

THE ‘GRAPHIC’ COUSINS' COT FUND.

1 l.i- fund is for the purpose of maintain ing a i»oor, sick child in the Auckland Hospital, and is contributed to by the • (iraphic ’ cousins—readers of the children s page. The cot has been already bought bv their kind collection of money, and now £25 a year is needed to pay for the nursing, food ami medical attendance of the child in it. Any contributions will be received by Cousin Kate, care of the Lady Editor, i New Zealand Graphic,' Short land street, or collecting card 3 will be sent on app’>alion. PHOTOGRAPHS OF COUSINS. Cousin Kate will be delighted to have photographs of “Graphic” cousins for reproduction on the Children’s Page. Parents and guardians are invited to forward pictures. The full names of children need not be published if objected to. Pictures can be inserted with the Christian name only for title. The photographs will be returned if desired. © O ® COUSINS’ CORRESPONDENCE. Dear Cousin Kate, —1 wrote l > you about a month ago. ashmg you ii I might become one of yom cou-ins. I have lieen reading the •’(iraphic” regularly, but have not noticed \our answer to my letter yet. i h .ve i een wondering if you t ver lece ved it. What a lot of rejoicing there is about the relief of Mafeking, is there not? On the night of tne relief we had grand fun; our school bell was ringing for about two hours, and in the evening we went up to the school, and had a large bonfire, and after the fireworks were let off we went into the school building and had dances ami other amus meats. I am twelve years old. ami am in the Fifth Standard. I go to the Maung.itawhiri Valley School. If you will accept inc as a cousin, will \on |.I as * -eml me a badge and a col ecting card, and I will try and collect for the Chihlren’s (’nt. I must close now. with love to all me cousins.—l remain. your affectionate cousin. Hertha. Maimgataw hiri » alley. (Dear (busin Hertha. 1 am sorry your I tier got lost. I am very pb*:i-t*<l to welcome you for a c usin. •ml have sent you your badge and a card. Thank you \er\ much for

Dear Cousin Kate, —'lhauk you »ery much for the ’‘highly eommeudtd’ card which you so Kindiy sent me. 1 was rather surprised to get it. as 1 did not think that my map would lie worth anything. 1 am going in for tne “Atafekiug Competition." but 1 do not expect to win a prize. 1 have only written two sentences, which I daresay will be eclipsed by many of the other cousins. 1 was going in for the Story Competition, but 1 thought I would wait and see what kind of stories the other cousins would write. Perhaps more would have gone in for the competition had the numb, r of words for the story been more than 500. which. I think, is rather short for a good story. Do you not think so? " hat a lot of new cousins we are having, are we not? The mo:e the merrier. It is very nice to have such a lot of relations. Now. dear Cousin Kate. 1 must conclude. With love to all the cousins.—l remain, your affectionate cousin. Adelaide. Whangarei. [Dear Cousin Adelaide.—l am sorrv you did not go in for the story competition. as I should think you would write a very good one. Your handwriting is very neat. too. I can only give very short answers this week*: 1 fear, as I am more than usuallv busy.—Cousin Kate.] Dear Cousin Kate. —I have not written to you before, but think I should like to. I take a great interest in stamps, and have now- t.iirteen hundred. 1 went down town on Saturday. with a friend, to see them celebrating the relief of Mafeking. I thought the fireworks and the skyrockets were very pretty, and there was such a crowd in town. Will you have any more competitions? I will try some of them. Mother savs there is nothing like trying. Hope I have not angered you in writing th’s little note, and trust I shall seee it in print. 1 remain, your loving cousin. Mabel. [Dear Cousin Mabel, —How could you think I should be angrv w-ith yo.t for writing such a nice little letter. Of course. I am delighted to have you as a cousin. Wri e again soon, and I will send a longer answer.—Cousin Kate, j (S ® ® Dear Cousins Walter and Norman. NNhirinaki. will you please send me your full names so that I may send yon your cards and badges?