COUSINS’ CORRESPONDENCE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 20, 17 November 1909, Page 58

COUSINS’ CORRESPONDENCE.

Ngatimoti. EAR--COUSIN KATE, —l*tease may B W 1 be one of your cousins, and I ■ have a red badge? 1 have got a ’■fr J >h*w dolly; she has got a red dress, and her name is Rosie. I As *—have got four others; their names are Nancy, Nan. Fairy Queen, and Jackie. 4Ve have got a little rejl and white., calf; ptease will you give me a name for it? 1 am nearly four years o'd. ami I can not write yet, so Jean wrote this for me. —With Jove from Cousin EDITH. [Dear Cousin Edith, —I am very pleased to welcome such a very little cousin. llo.v kind it was of Cousin Jean* to write for you. Cali your calf Bright Eyes. Its eyes are pretty, I know.—Cousin Kate.]

T Marsden Point. Pear Cousin Kate, —I am delighted to tee my letter in print. I have sent the first letter which was in print to my grandma in England. I have passed into Standard VI. 1 have just been to see my friend Sh'iela. and we made a big sand castle and a said bridge over a little stream. The tide was in when wo wanted to cross it to go to Sheila's house, so we jumped into a little rowing-boat. I tried for the first t rue to row. The oars would go right into ‘the water or not at all. II was very funny to the onlookers. I am collecting stamps, and I have got quite a collection. Yes. I draw from nature. Well. 1 must close.—With love from Cousin WINNIE. I Dear Cousin Winnie, —I hope you will tell us when you hear from your grandma. I am pleased that you have passed. That is just how oars do serve one, if one do“s not quite know how to use them. Doesn't it make one feel ridiculous?—-Cousin Kate.]

Rockville. •Dear Cousin Kate, —May 1 become one of your cousins? I go to the Rockville school, ami am in Standard IV. I like reading the cousins* letters. I am thirteen years old. I have only one brother, named Bertrude, who Im in the same standard as 1 am. My brother and I have a little Shetland pony named Chummy, a pet goat, and a parrot that aays nearly everything. My father has a shop and four factories. I am Fending you an addressed envelope to ge‘t you to give me a blue badge. My mother has a flower garden; nearly all the things are out now. We have about eleven horses, ami I have ridden them all. The goat is a white one.—Cousin MADGE. | Dear Cousin Madge,—l am very pleased fo welcome you as a cousin. How nice for you to have a brother in the same standard with yourself. Wo have a lo’t of red roses out, have you? Cousin Kate.]

Upper Moutere. Dear Cotudn Kate.—l think Ft Is about time I wrote you another letter. Thank you very much for the badge you sewt me. My fnvourtte game is tennis. We have Birch a nice court jit. «<-hool, and the boys play cricket. They have played two ■hi token this season, aml have won both.

and are playing another next Saturday. The schoolgirls get afternoon tea for them. You said I be lonely being the only one in the ela-ss. but I am the only one in the family as well. Since I 'Fast wrote I have • had a week’s holiday at The Glen. It is close by the sea, so I enjoyed it very much. Have you ever been there? It is about nine miles the other side of Nelson, branching off the Blenheim road. With love to all the other cousins, not forgetting yourself. Cousin GLADYS. [Dear Cousin Gladys,—l quite agree with you. I hope when you have Tennyson (tennis on) you won’t forget Cousin Kate altogether. What does it cost for sugar? I suppose the boys take about a tablespoonful in each cup. Tell me if they won the last match. I have not been to The Glen. —(’ousin Kate. ] £ * £ Ma puna. Dear Cousin Kate, —I have not forgotten you yet. We had our examination on October G. We all passed except the two S-tandard VI. boys. They did not have their examination, but are going to Tangiteroria to have it about a week before the Christmas holidays. Another one of the boys who go to our school cut his foot the other day. The boys who go to this school must be rather careless, because that is the fourth one who has cut his foot within the last two months. I have a garden of my own. which is doing very well. Mother’s garden is all coming into bloom. We have two new cows in. I will close now. wit]) love to. all the cousins. Cousin ALLISON. [Dear CAusin Allison.—l am glad to hear that your school did very well. One maimed foot per fortnight is a high average. Your boys are evidently rather reckless. Your mother’s garden must look very pretty.—Cousin Kate.]

± ± ± Ma puna. Dear Cousin Kate, —I am sorry I didn’t write before. We are having line weather up here, and our roads to school are getting very hard. It is my birthday to-day, and I am T 1 years old. Last Saturday our old horse Traveller died. I am now in Standard IV. . When our holidays come we are going Yo stay with an aunt. The game we play at school is rounders, and we have a good time. This is all I have to say. It is now bedtime. Good-night. With love to all the cousins and yourself. From Cousin ENA.. [Dear Cousin Ena. —If you are “twite” sorry, I must let you off this time. And so rt has been your birthday. That makes me wish 1 had time to write you a little set of verses—but where would the other cousins’ letters come in? Many very happy and useful years to you, little woman.— Cousin Kate.] r.-S.—Poor old Traveller! 4* 4* 4’ Sentry Hill. Dear Cousin Kate, —Thank you very much for the pretty badge you sent me. I did not go to school to-day, as it w«« too wet. I have a flower garden, and I have pansies, forget-me-nots, daisies, and cowslips. With love to you and all the cousins. From Cousin RUTH. [Dear Cousin Ruth, —I am pleased that you liked the badge. I should like to see your dear little garden.—Cousin Kate.] i i ± Palmerston N. Dear Cousin Kate..—We have three dear little kittens, and baby calls them little black doggies. But we are not going to keep them all. We are all going to Rotorua at Christinas for six weeks, and don’t you think it will be very nice. Last night mother got such a fright. She heard the piano playing, and when she went down to look she found it was only the eat. Next, week we are having the Palmerston Spring Show, and we shall ’have two days holiday from school to go to it. Next time I shall toll you more about the show.—Your loving Cousin FREDA. [Dear Cousin Freda, —My own little cousin told her father that she knew her pussy was a pussy because it said “mew.” I am sure it will bp lovely to go to Rotorua for a holiday. What a musical rat yours must be. He sure to tell me about th 1 ? show. I know it is a very fine one.—Cousin Kate.] 4* 4* 4* Palmerston N. Dear Cousin Kato,—l had a bail cold, and I had to stay In the house eight days, and I did not like it nt all. and now 1 have another enie. My brown hen has twelve dear little chickens.. W? had thirteen, but one died. We have such fun getting worms for them. We pick them up in our flntrers. A little girl is going to give mo a nice little black cat. whpn 4ft is big enough to leave Its mother. Youb loVlng Cousin DAKYNB. r.S. The broken bridge near our bouse

is being built at last. The new one will be concrete.—D. W. [Dear Cousin Dakyns,—l’m so sorry you’ve managed to get another cold. I hope you'll soon lose it altogether. I suppose your chicks like the .worms as much as though they were whitebait. What are you going to call the pussy?—Cousin Kate.] 4* 4* 4» , Wanganui. Dear Cousin Kate, —Hope you are quite well. Just, a little while ago Mr McGrath’s fowls made a flutter with their wings, and frightened his Persian cat, and it was under the house in three seconds. It is only 30 more school days before the holidays. Now, dear Cousin Kate, I must close.—Love from Cousin LESLIE. [Dear Cousin Leslie, —Our cat is just as easily scared, and yet he will thrash another, cat to within an inch of its life. Yes, the holidays are near. I hope you will semi us some ideas on the subject, as we invite the cousins to do. —Cousin Kate.]