COUSINS’ CORRESPONDENCE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVLI, Issue 13, 27 September 1911, Page 57

COUSINS’ CORRESPONDENCE.

Porirua. /f A EAR COUSIN KATE,—May I beI \ come one of your senior cousins! I ■ I will be sixteen years of age f next month. I have four brof/ thers and two sisters. I have ■*’' one married brother and one married sister. Do you save postcards, Cousin Kate? I do, and have about one hundred and fifty. It is raining very hard here to-day; it is also very windy. I do not go to school; I have left about two years and a-half. 1 have only one kitten for a pet, and 1 love it very much. Would you please give me a name for it? Will you please send me a blue badge, as that is my favourite colour? lam enclosing one of the '•Graphic” cousin’s letters. She says she would like to exchange postcards with any of the "Graphic” cousins. If you send me her full name and address I will forward her some postcards, as I would like to exchange very much. Well, dear Cousin Kate, as niy letter is pretty long, I will close now. With love, from Cousin ELLEN. [bear Cousin Ellen,—l am delighted to welcome you as a senior cousin, and hope you will be a good correspondent. I have never collected anything, but postcards are most interesting. How would “Huia’ do for the kitten?—With love, Cousin Kate.] 4? 4* 4* Sale, Victoria. I> A ar Cousin Kate, —No doubt you will think your Australian cousin has forgotten you, but I lost your address. My friend who was so kind as to 'give ‘me the “Graphic” told me they do not get it now. «nd it Is a great disappointment. as 1 cannot read your answers. I am sending 9 view I promised a long time ago.—Your Loving Cousin VERA. [Dear Cousin Vera, —I was delighted to near from you again. 1 aiu sorry to. hear about the pepper, but perhaps something can •he arranged. Thank you for the view; it beautiful. Is it anywhere near where .V'U live? I don’t know Victoria well, >ugh I mice stayed in Melbourne for nine an mi Uh*. With love.—Cousin Kate ] 4? 4* 4» Palmerston North. Dear Cousin Kate, —You will think me a hi ay cousin, but better hade than never. ’ »'U cannot imagine how flensed I wag ;•» see my first letter in. the “Grtvphlr.” you ever lieen to PaCmecshHi Nm'th? me beve sneh pretty gardens Ln the Mqtiare* wlUh. a lake and a rustic bridge dividbitf it Into half, with fb*h on one aide n-nd “EJ 1 dtlkereaH kinds otf ducks on frho nther r They had some kiwis and a» albatross. feat tihey died. We h»l some very Hih morning, and ft ftomted J*® r . ali thf * drains on the fooOpafiha. I kiS? i l * l for the present. With Coull l i OWK.L 0 WK.LU y ‘* U cou,linB —

[Dear Cousin Nell,. —I am always forgiving some of you for being lazy, but I think on the whole you are all pretty good. Yes, I have 'been to your town, but there was no pretty garden in ithe 'Square then, only grass. The gardens you describe must be charming. Wirth love.—'Cousin Kate. J 4> 4k * ■Palmerston North. Dear Cousin Ka»te,_ —I got your letter and pretty ixadge. and like it very much. We are having a week’s holiday. I learn music. We have got two turkeys and 30 fowls. I went to a wedding the other day. We have got a lot of Jonquils out now. Have you ever been do -Palmerston ? I like school, and my best subjects are reading and sums. I must close now. With love to you and all your cousins.—From -Cousin MAGGHE. 6 Dear Cousin Maggie.—l am glad you like the badge. -I suppose you help to feed the fowls and gather the eggs. You are a good wee cousin to like school ; most people don’t. With love.—Cousin Kate.] i £ 3 'Palmerston North,. Dear Cousin. Kate,. —I was very pleased to see my letter published in last week’s “Graphic.” I hope it is fine on Thursday, as i want to go and see the new way of cooking in paper bags. We have finished our examination at school, and I think I passed. We have a week’s holiday from school at present. We are going to have the prize-givings at Sunday school at the end of this month. I will close now. With sincere love to both you and all the other cousins.—From VI'ODET. Violet, —I iwonder wha t von will think of the paper-bag cooking. ‘ It seems so odd to me; I have not seen it yet. 1 hope you are getting a prize. It is nice ‘to go up and get something. With love.— Cousin Kate.] i * dt

Auckland. ,„P ear ‘?’ usiu Kate.—Just a few lines to now that I am sorry 1 have not written to you before, but I hope you will forgive me this time. Christmas will soon be round again; it is not loiqf now. I have taken a fancy for doing fancy work. I have done a good bit now. I have got a little cousin in the Wellington Hospital. He has been in there about three mouths. I hope he will soon get better. I hope you are all well. With best love to you and the cousins.—Your loving cousin, ETHEL. [Dear Cousin Ethel,—l am pleased to hear from you again. Yes, indeed, th > year Is flying. We will be having summer before long, if this weather continues. It is nice for girls to like needlework. Can you make a blouse yet? 1 think that it much more important than fancy work. — With Love, Cousin Kate.J 4? 4* 4* “Westvale,” Rotorua. Dear Cousin Kate,—l meant to write before this, but we have been busy practising fi>r our school concert, which takes place this month. I am a flower girl, and have to wear a red pinafore dress and a yellow blouse, and white shoes and red socks, besides carrying a basket of flowers. My •brother and 1 look for the ••Graphic” every Wednesday. I read the cousins’ letters and he tikes Uncle Mun. 1 will now close with love from Cousin MURIEL. P.S.—I must not forget to tell you that it was my birthday last Friday, but I did not have a party because baby was not well. [Dear Cousin Muriel, —I quite understand tluit school concerts take up a lot of spare time. You ought to look very gay in your flower girl’s frock. You must write and tell mo how the concert goes off. It was rather sad not to have a birthday party. I hope the bstby is better. With love.—Cousin Kate. I ♦ ♦ + Baittery-road, Napier. Dear Cousin Kate,— May I become? one of your Junior cousins? I am eleven years old, and am in standard three. Our term start next week, and I am looking forward to having plenty of fun. especially ns my cousin Is coming from Gisborne to stay with us for a while. I have a large model yacht that sails well, and also a pony, so llkit my cousin should enjoy his kolMay. I’m «ure he will. We will go plcnh kiug on the bench, and also fro West Shore. t am going to Wanganui fur my (’hjtlstttiuis holidays, and hope to have a go<n| time. Flense send me a blue badge. With much love to you and all the cousinw. - Ftfam Cousin JA€M. (Dear Cousin Tack,—l a in very pleased to enrol you an a junior member. 1 should just think yea would have a good time In your holidays. There Is always something to do by the sea: one can never be dull. Your letter is so well written, and nice and ueat. With love--■Coimlh Kate.]

Cheltenham. Dear Cousin Kate, —May I become one of your cousins? I am in the third standard, and am teu years old. I like the school very much. We have a maypole at schoo*. I have three slaters and nine brothers. We take the “Graphic” every week, and I like reading the cousins’ letters. We are going to have our examination next wek. and I hope I pass. Please will you send me a blue badge? With love to all the cousl’is and yourself.—From MAY. [Dear Cousin. May,—l am pleased to eared you as a cousin, and I hope you will send me nice little letters. I suppose you have lots of fun round the maypole if it hits ropes on it. I hope you will pass the examination. With love. —Cousin Kate] 4* 4* 4? Apitl. Dear Cousin Kate,—May I become one of ymr junior cousins? I am eight years old, and am in the first standard at school. We had our exam last week, and I am top of the class. I have four sisters and one brother. I will tell you the names of them. The oldest is Winnie, the second is Kathleen, the third is the fourth is Euphemia, and the fifth is me, the six is EMlerie. Please send me a light green badge. I will end up with a riddle. “What goes up a hill and down a hill, and yet it never moves?” I cannot think what the answer of Cousin Frank’s riddle is; will he please answer it. I must close now. With love to all the cousins, not forgetting yourself.—From JEAN. [Dear Cousin Jean,—l am very pleased to enrol you as a member of our circle. Well, that is nice to have come out top; how proud you must have felt. What a lot of pretty mimes you have in your family; fancy, five girls. With love.—Cousin Kate.] *4-4* Hast well. Dear Cousin Kate, —I have been reading your letters in the “Graphic,” and have been so interested in them that I wished to join your circle. I have four sisters and one brother. Tam nearly eleven years old, and lu the fourth standaid. Please, will you send me a blue badge? I will write you a louger letter next time, as this is only my first. —Your loving cousin, KATHLEEN. [Dear Cousin Kathleen., —I am delighted to welcome a cousin who writes such a nice neat little letter. When next you write tell me something about your home life, and your pets. With love.—Cousin Kate.] 4* 4r 4* Eltham. Dear Cousin Kate, —I would like a blue badge, and I should like to be a cousin, too. I read their letters whenever I can. I am seven years old, and am in the first standard. I am trying to learn as much as I can. I am going to be a girl scout, when I am a little older. My love to you and all the cousins.—From BERNICE. [Dear Cousin Bernice, — I am vt'-ry pleased to welcome you to our circle, and hope you will send me some nice little letters. I am glad you mean to be a girl scout. I think it is a very jolly idea. With love. — Cousin Kate.] 4? 4r 4? Utiku. Dear Cousin Kate, —I was very pleased to see my letter in the “Graphic. We had another examination to-day. I have a little nephew stopping with us, and he is such a dear little fellow. I would like to go to Auckland for a holiday. I must close now, with love to ail the cousins ami yourself. — From Cousin MARJORIE. [Dear Cousin Marjorie,—All the cousins like to see their letters in print. What is your little nephews’ name? Does h<» call you auntie; but perhaps he can’t talk yet. You are sure to come to Auckland some day, and I think you will like k. With Love. —Cousin Kate.]