LETTERS AND REPLIES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7, 14 August 1912, Page 57

LETTERS AND REPLIES.

Te Arolia. EAR COUSIN' KATE.—I meant to I \ have . written before thia. Since | ■ niv last letter poor little Nipper rl / has died. He (lied of distemper. It has been so cold up here lately, f but by the time I get Io school < am quite warm. I am watohing for the first bud to come.oll our willow trees. D> you watch for it? —Cousin RITA. [Dear Cousin Itita, —1 am sorry to hear vour wee doggie is dead; perhaps someone will give von another one. lam very tired of this winter, there has been so much rain. I saw a .peach tree in blossom, .Hut I guess the Howers will be nipped off with the cold. —Cousin Kate.] •fr -t- -fc Otahtibu. Dear Cousin Kate, —Will you please accept me as vine of your junior cousins? 1 would very much like to become one of your cousins. I will write to you. Cousin Kate. As this is my first tetter, I will close now. I will have plenty of news next time. —Cousin GLADYS. [Dear Cousin Gladys,—l am very pleased to enrol you as a member of our society. I hope you will be a good correspondent.— Cousin Kate.] 4- -1- 4Waikanae. Dear Cousin Kate,—l have been very disappointed this last week or two, looking lu the “Graphic," and I have never seen my letter which I sent you. I have, also been looking for my badge. We are having very bad weather. I have had toothache. I have a little niece called Ellen, and she likes me very much. I will be pleased to hear from you.—Cousin MABEL. [Dear Cousin Mabel,—l am sorry th‘re was some delay over your letter, 'but I expect you have got the badge ere this, and your letter will be in soon. lam sorry about the toothache. I hope it is better.--Cousin Kate.] t 4- i Outrhm, Otago Dear Cousin Kate, —I lilive been reading the letters Sent to you from other cousins, and I think that I should like very much to join. My age, at present, is eleven years. I go to the Gutram school, and aiu in the fifth standard. Our township i< la the Taierl Plain, whlc.li is a noted agrutiltural district. Near by nuts the Tiileri River. Last week a large quantity of rain fell, and the river rose to a great-height. The people begun -to fear il would oversow its banks; luckily the weather cleared up. and all danger pnssed away. I have en closed a stamped and addressed envelope, and would feel honoured if yon wou <1 kindly send me it badge. I forgot to tell vwu that father .has been a siihsci liter 1‘ ilte “Graphic" for fully three years now. We all look forward to the paper arriving on Salurday morning by the post. Cousin SYDNEY. ' [Dear Cousin Sydney, I am delighted t > enrol 11 Irnv cousin who can write such a splendid letter, and only 11 years old I do hope you won't quickly tire of writing like the other boys. We are having dread ful weather, and colder time it Ims ever 'been.—Cousin Kate.l *•*•■*■ Blenheim. Dear Cousin Kate, -I would very wu-li like to become oue of the cousins. I am thirteen years old, and I am in the fourth standard. 1 have a bicycle, ami cycle four miles to school every morning. I have

ROt a pet cat. Will you please send me a name for it? riease. will you aeud me a bl 110 badge?—Cousin ItJUNICE. I‘Dear Cousin Eunice, —I got your tiny neat little letter, «nd nm pleased to add your name to our long lu*t of cousins. Your roads must be better than ours if you can cycle tn this weather. Cail the cat “Buster,”—Cousin Kate.] 4? 4? 4r Motuniaoho. Dear Cousin Kate, —Just a few lines lu answer to your last answer to my laat tetter, which I saw in the “ Graphic ” a few weeks ago. 1 would Tiare written sooner, but I have been iloo busy, Nellie came home about three weeks ago, and she is going away again tomorrow for a month. The weather lias ■been lovely here for the last four or live days, and I hope it will keep fine for a week or two yet, to dry the ground up a bit, as everything is so wet and sloppy. We are only milking eight cows in the morning, and seven at night; but we will have about thirty lu the end of next month. We have two tittle calves about. a month old, and they are such lively little things. The dances here are mostly for the young people. Our violets are flowering lovely how, and they look so pretty. Do you like violets, Cousin Kate? I like all kinds of flowers. The oats are looking green, and growing fine now. Well, as I must go and help get tea ready, I will bring this letter to a close, with love to all. —from Cousin LENA. Excuse scribble, as 1 am In a hurry. (Dear Cousin Lena; —It is always nice, to hear from you, your letters are bright and cheerful, and yet you seem to have lots of work lo do. I love violets; all the .spring flowers are lovely.—Cousin Kate.] 4- 4* 4Taw at a hi. Dear Cousin Kate, —It is a long time since I last wrote to you, but I have not had time for any letter-writing.. I have two sisters going to the High School in Eketahuna. They ’ have seven miles to ride, three of those are clay, and the mud is nearly up to the horses’ knees. Two of my sisters have got very bad colds, so I was the only one of our family going to school. We had two of our '‘Graphic” cousins staying with us about a fortnight ago. My sister is writing to you We have got the telephone on to our house, and soon I am going to talk to some friends. I have to go nearly four miles to school every day, but I cannot go fast, because the roads are so rough. 1 have a little sister about three months old, but she is very cross. My puny had a little foal, but it died before It was a day old. It has been very windy to-day, and it blew the top of the chimney off. We cannot light a fire in the kitchen now, and we might not have the chimney fixed on for a week. Have you got any violets coming out? We have a few, and they smell .so sweet. The games we play at school are rounders, and tagy-tagy-touch-wood. Several of my schoolmates are leaving our school shortly. Sometimes we have music and singing on the telephone. We are having some music to-night, and we can hear ft when we are a long way off. It H nice to have the telephone on because we can talk to our friends. I will close now, so .good-bye.—'From Cous-iin HILDA. [Dear Cousin Hilda, — I am so pleased to hear from you again, and such a nice long letter. I should think you must all be tired out when you get home over such awful roads. Telephones are a boon. We simply would be lost without one in town. Let us hope the baby sister will soon get over its crossness, then you will think it is a darling. The best music to hear through a telephone Is a gramophone.— Cousin Kate.] 4 4 1 Tawataia. Dear Cousin Kate, —Please may I join your circle of •cousins? 1 have read the letters in the “Graphic,” and think uieiti very interesting. It is raining very heavily to-day, and I think it is rather cold. 1

am eleven years old, and mu in the fourth standard. I have been ill. »<» I hnvr tmt being going to gchcM»J for the la*t week. We are milking six cows and feeding lw«» calves. I have a Hille sister about three mouths old. My brother is always teasii<«L us. We have to ride four miles to go school. It very ni.*? riding in tine weather, but horrid in wet weather. I will close with a riddle: ”A row of white horses stand on a rod hill; uow they go. now they go, stow -they stand still. From •MADGE. [Dear Cousin Madge,—New cousins are always welcome, especially if they are good currespoudeuts. I don’t 'wonder yuu gel bad colds, riding all that way In the rain.— Cousin Kate.] 4* 4* 4* Waipu. l»ear Cousin Kate, —May I be one of your cousins? I am eight years old, and 1 am iu the first standard. I have a lit tie dog called Nh>. We play marbles and hockey at school. I have two big brothers and three big sisters. My playmates’ names are I’>ddie and Willie Kerr. I go to *ee the “Graphic” at their house. Eddie and Willie have :i pony, and I learn to ride it every day. I hope you will let me write with a pencil because I make blot si with a pen. lam sending my letter with Eddie’s. —MURDOCH. I Dear Cousin Murdoch,—l am very pleased to enrol you as a cousin. Of. course, you can write in pencil. You write very nicely for such a small chap. How nice to have two chums. They must he good to you, 1 think, sharing their pony with you.—Cousin Kale.] ■ 4: 4 i Police Station, Waipu. Dear 'Cousin Kate,- It is a very long lime -since 1 wrote to you, *but I hope you wilt not think I have forgotten you. Willie and I have a lot of -practising to do. as we are learning music, and we have our homework to do. I like reading tlie ewslns’ letters. lam sorry we don’t hear anything about Ihicle Mun and .Duster. We have a little pony (a grey one), and would you please give me a name for him. The weather is very cold now. and for the last few days it was very windy. We have not many flowers out now, only violets ami jonquils.—Hoping you are quite well. I re main, with love, EDDLE. [■Dear Cousin Eddie, —Better late than never. I don’t expect lots of letters, just one now and again to show you have not forgotten us. How woufl it do to call your pony “Pepper.’’—Cousin Kato. I