COUSINS’ CORRESPONDENCE

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 1, 5 July 1911, Page 57

COUSINS’ CORRESPONDENCE

Plcton. ZfX ear COUSIN KATE,—I have often I W read the letters written to you by I ■ other “Graphic" cousins, and I 1 F have decided to write and nsk if (J*. / I may join. lam 15 years of age, and in the sixth standard at school. I live at the south end of the town of Picton. I ride to school on my bike, a little over a mile. Our football team is practising now, as we will have to defend the champion cup this year. The weather Is very cold now. I will close now, hoping you will have me as a “Graphic" cousin.— Love, from FRANK. [Dear Cousin Frank,—We are so pleased to have a big boy cousin, and I do hope you will show a good example to the other hoys who forget to write. You must tell me how the football team gets on. Don t you play? With love.—Cousin Kate.] 4 4: 4: Masterton. Dear Cousin Kate, —I should like to become one of your cousins, if you are willing to accept me as one. I am eleven years old, and in the fifth standard. I go to the District High School. It is the largest school in the Walrarapa. Wears going to break up for a fortnight's holiday. One week is for the Coronation, and one for our winter holidays. I have two sisters whose names arc Effie and Emmie. I have a pretty garden and it looks very nice when the flowers are out. We are going to have our term examination this week. With love.—Cousin DOROTHY. [Dear Cousin Dorothy,—l am pleased to welcome a cousin who can write such a nice letter, and so well written and neac 1 hope the weather will be good at Coronation time, and that you will have lots of fuu during your holidays. W Ith love. - Cousin Kate.] 4 4 4Dear Cousin Kate,—May I become one of vour cousins? I am eight years old and in the second standard. My mother and father and my little sister have gone to Sydney to live and we are going later on. My brother has gone to St. John s College, and mv big sister goes to school, and is in the sixth standard. Please send me a blue badge.—Love from BERYL. [Dear Cousin Beryl,—l shall be glad to receive you as a cousin, but you have forgolten to semi your full name and address. Do this and I will send you a budge. With love. —Cousin Kate ] 4 + 4 De von port. Dear Cousin Kate.—Thank you for the pretty badge. We go back to school on Tuesday. We have a dog named Bully. ’t Is a Chow, and it has three puppies. 1 hoy are a fortnight old to-day, and they all have black tongue* like Bully. I am going to write next thue about mjr other pe!> With love from LETTICSL

[Dear Cousin Lett ice,—Thank you for the nice little letter. Do all Chow dogs have black tongues? I think they are such dear little things. The puppies must be dears. With love. —Cousin Kate.] * & & Midhirst. Dear Cousin Kate, —I have been a long time writing, for I have put it off again and again. I am sorry to. tell you that my grandfather died on the 7th of May. lie was 80 years old, and had been 40 years in New Zealand. I like the cousins’ letters, also Uncle Mun pages. I will always keep my badge as a book-marker, and will keep the pretty picture cards and “Graphics.” We will be able to spend many a pleasant time in winter looking at them.—l remain, your little cousin FLORENCE. [Dear Cousin Florence, —I am glad to hear from you again. What a tine old age vour grandfather lived to be.—Cousin Kate.] •k 4’ Masterton. Dear Cousin Kate,—l have read the letters on the children’s page in the “Graph-

lc,” and would like to become a cousin, if you would accept me. I am fifteen years of age, and I have been attending a High •School for a year and four months, but I am leaving at the end of the two years. I am going to join the hockey team this year, I think. I played for a year, but then I left off, but I mean to take it. up again. Do you like tennis, Cousin Kate? I tried several times, but I found the count’ng a bit hard. They are going to hold a Hospital Ball here on July 6th. They have deckled to have a big ball on the first night, and a children’s fancy dress ou the second. Now dear cousin, I will have to close a» it is getting late. With love and best wishes. —From Cousin EILEEN. [Dear Cousin Eileen,—l am pleased to welcome you as a senior cousin, and shall expect interesting letters from you. Hockey is a grand game for school girls. You must tell me about the children’s dan23. With love. —Cousin Kate.] 4 i i Masterton. Dear Cousin Kate, —I should be pleased to become one of your cousins if you will

Accept me. I am twelve yeans of age. Mini I go to the District High School. It ’4 the largest school in the W:i‘rarapn. I have been attending this school for ncnr’y four years, and am now In the fifth stand ard. About a month ago mother went into the hospital, and she is to be there for two more months. We break up for a fortinight’s holiday on the 16th of June. The mid-winter and the Coronation holidays are put together. We are having the first term examination this week, and I hope very much to pass. Well, I will close now, with love to the cousins and yourself. From Cousin LILIAN. [Dear Cousin Lilian, —I will very willingly give you a welcome to our circle. Surely you have got on very well at school to be in the fifth at twelve years old. How very sad for you to have your mother 111. Vu must miss her In the home so much. With love. —Cousin Kate ] 1 i * Koro Koto, South, retone. My Dear Cousin Kate. —May I become one of your cousins? I should very much like to. I am ten years old and am in the fourth standard at school. I have three pet puppies. One of them is just like a little opossum, so I call it Possle. Do you learn music? I do. In September I am going up for the preparatory examination. I have one sister who is going up for the teachers’ examination in music, she teaches me. Is Auckland a pretty place? My father has a sheep farm, and I do like the little lambs. Please send me a blue badge. I will write a long letter next time. With love. —DONALD. [Dear Cousin Donald,-—I am so pleased to have boy cuslns, only I must say they are rather lazy, and soon get tired of writing. I used to learn music once, but I am sorry to say that I was lazy, and I can t play very well now. Auckland is a lovely place, I‘think. With love.—Cousin Kate.] £ tfc 3 Gisborne* Dear Cousin Kate, —May I become one of your cousins? I am ten years old, and am in the fourth standard at school. Cousin Nellie and Elsie live a little way from me. Cousin Nellie slept at our place on Easter

Sunday, and on Easter Monday It was very wi-l and she wrote letters to you. When we hail finished we put them up on the mantlepiece to be posted, and somebody must have put them in the tire. I know cousin Nellie and Elsie have written to you and said that I would write. 1 have a bicycle, which my father gave me for a birthday present three months ago, and Cousin Nellie or Elsie often come for rides •with me. I often think what a lot of. answers yon have to write. We had a week’s holiday two weeks ago, and we have anotiier one to-morrow, as yesterday, was Klug George’s birthday, and we are going to have the holiday to-morrow. I hope all the cousins are well and happy.—’ Your loving cousin. MVKIEL.

(Dear Cousin Muriel, — Of course you can be a comsin, and we are very pleased to have you. The moral of the fate of the letters, “Don’t put them on the mantleshelf, put them Id the post-box.” What a lovely present. I hop e you keep your bicycle clean and bright. Yes, indeed, I have lots of letters. With love.—Cousin Kate]