COUSINS’ CORRESPONDENCE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 21, 25 May 1910, Page 58

COUSINS’ CORRESPONDENCE.

Paeioa. EAR COUSIN KATE, I am very I B sorry for having (o keep you waitI ■ ing for a letter so long, but I > could not find my badge. I have not found it yet. Wil! I hav« v '-—to stop writing to you until I find It? The other morning I got. up and saw the eonie’t. Have you seen it yet? 1 am twelve, and am in the sixth standard. I am trying to gain a proficiency pass. You can tel) Cousin Rore that i have read “Martin Rattler,’’ and that 1 enjoyed it very much. I am very fond of reading. Have you ever read •Queen of the Daffodils.” It is a story of school life. I will conclude now, with love to you ami all the cousins.—From your cousin, MARJORIE. |Dear Cousin Marjorie, I am sorry you have lost your badge, but please don’t slop writing on that account; if yoi> do not find !t, I will send you another. Yes, 1 have seen the comet, but the sky was not very clear. I have not read “Queen of the Daffodils,” but will do so if I have the time. I hope you will gain your proficiency pass: you must have worked well to bo in the sixth. With love.--Cousin Kate.) £ * * Denniston. Dear Cousin Kato. 1 have been reading the cousins’ letters in the “Weekly Graphic,” and I thought 1 would very much like you to receive me as a cousin. I am twelve years old, ami am in the fifth standard. It is raining awful up here, so I thought I would write you a letter. Wil! you please Rend mo a blue badge, as my brother Jack is going to write, and he wants a red one. He is not very well, and he is going to write next week. I have a pet cat; it is black and white. Wo are having a week’s holiday after every term exainina'tion. I have six brothers and two sis'ters, not counting myself. 1 enjoyed my holiday very much, and I hope you ami all your cousins enjoyed your holidays. I think 'this Is all this time I remain your loving cousin, DAISY. * * ♦ Dear Cousin Kate, I am six. and in the •ocond standard. Daisy Is writing this for re. Will you please send ino a red badge? would like to become your cousin. With Jove from RUBY.

Dear Cousin Daisy,— We arc pleased to have you for a new cousin, and hope you will write nice letters to us. You are well off having six brothers, and I suppose you have some very gopd times with them, and some grand games. I will send ‘the two badges together. I hope your brother will be better soon, and that he will write for his badge. I like the boy cousins very much. With love. —Cousin Kate.j * i i Palmerston North. Dear Cousin Kate, —We are going to begin our term holidays next week. Freda ami 1 have very bad colds, and Freda did not come to school to-day or yesterday, and last Saturday L was going to some moving pictures with her, but my cold was too bad. Freda was going to a party to-day, and her cold was too bad, so I had a half holiday, and spent it. with her. We were alone and enjoyed ourselves very much. Dad has gone away for a week, ami I will be glad when he comes back. I was looking at. my badge today, and the printing has all worn off. My doll Cherry has a new white dress. It is such a pretty one.— Your loving Cousin, DAKYNS. I Dear Cousin Dakyns,— I can feel for you both very much. I am just getting over a most horrid cold, so I know just what it feels like, and I, like you, had to stay at home and give up lots of jolly things, but it is the only way to get well quickly. Freda and you seem to be real good chums; that is so jolly, I think, and so nice to always have your chum at hand to play with, or do things together. Write soon again, and I will send you a new badge.—With love, Cousin Kate.j * * * Rongokokako. Dear Cousin Kato, —May I become one of your cousins? 1 am 12 years of age, so I suppose 1 will be called a junior cousin. 1 have four sisters and only one brother. Hnve, you hoard the sad news about the King/ Please, would you send me a blue badge, as I would like one very much? Our Sunday school social is to be held some time this month. 1 have not missed ryunday-school once for two years. We have holidays from school the last week of tins month. I have two sisters left school, *ll • ain 111 s^an< * a, ’d V. Have you seen llalley s comet yet? I have several times. \\e are having pleasant weather for this time of the year. 1 must now bring my letJFS'SIF elOS °’ W ‘ th b ° St love —Froin Cousin

[Dear Cousin Jessie, We are always pleased to welcome now cousins, and we hope you will be a good correspondent. It is only when you arc fourteen and over that yon become a senior cousin. Yes, we al! felt sad indeed when the news came on Saturday morning that the King was dead. Do you attend your day school, as well as you do the Sunday-school? 1 hope you will have lots of fun at the social. With love, Cousin Kate.j 4* 4* 4* Central Mouterp. Dear Cousin Kate,—Would you please accept me as one of your cousins? W<» take ihe “Graphic.” ami I always like to read the cousins’ letters. I am eleven and a half years of ago, and I will be a junior cousin. My birthday is on the 28th of November. 1 have a pet cat, and four pet pigeons. When they see me they settle on my shoulder. We have one row, and I milk her. 1 have throe sisters ami one brother. My youngest sister is a little crybaby. Then* was a fire down here on Sunday night at I<l p.m. lam sending you an addressed envelope for a blue badge. I must close, with much love, from Cousin JACK. [Dear Cousin Jack. Yes, 1 am pleased to have you for a cousin, and to know that you like reading the cousins’ letters. Yes, you will be a junior cousin. It seems rather funny for a boy to have a pet eat. 1 wish you could get a little dog. it would be much better fun, don’t you think so? The pigeons must be tame. I suppose you always feed them, so now they know you. Girls are rather cry-babies sometimes, I am afraid; but then boys are rather bullies sometimes; don’t forget that, Jack. Write again soon. With love, Cousin Kate.j £4 4? Karepo. Dear Cousin Kate, 1 am sorry the post cards will be late for your birthday, but it. was raining so hard that no one could go to post them. Wo thought you would like to have them. We have four little kitten*. Two are black and two are black and white. I will have to stop now, as Daddy is going to Taparoa in a few minutes, and ho will have to poat thia.—l remain your loving cousin, NANCY,

[Dear IGousiu Nancy,—Thank you so very much for the pretty post card. I think it was very sweet of you to remember my birthday. Though it arrived late, I fee) Just as pleased. I suppose that is one of your new kittens you have in your lap, and you are giving it a nice gentle swing, which I hope she enjoyed. You should teach the kitten to sit up and beg. With love, Cousin Kate.j 4? 4* 4* Ka repo. Dear Cousin Kate, —I hope you like my nice barrow in the photo. It is painted, red. We have four new little kittens, named Sut, Smut, Spring, and Pinknose. I am busy making a gun in time for tho shooting season. If I shoot any pheasants I will send you one. Please excuse a short, letter—With love and from Cousin ALLEN. P.S.—Tho little girl in the barrow is my sister Bunny, with her doll Violet. [Dear Cousin Allen, —Thank you very much for your pretty post card. I only wish 1 could show it to all the cousins. The barrow looks fine, I think. 1 wonder if you ever tip Runny and her dolly Violet out. I expect you <l*o, just for fun.- 1 do hope your gun will be all right, for if there is one thing I am fond of it is pheasants. So good luck to you. With love, Cousin Kate.]