The Little People’s Ipiage

New Zealand Tablet, Volume L, Issue 36, 13 September 1923, Page 39

The Little People’s Ipiage

Conducted by Anne

My dear Little Folk, We.'are into a new month again and our birthdays for

September are: Eileen Young, Irma Stanton, Kitty Bradshaw, Margaret O’Laughlin, Kathleen Daly. “Many Happy Returns” to them all! Now Children, about our letters. For a while I shall print only “first” letters as there are so many waiting, and after that we’ll see how we get on.

The Orphanage Fund is growing but the children in the North Island are not helping as much as they might. Neither do they write as much to me. I wonder do they think “Anne” is more for the South than the North.? Now , my little Northerners buck up and let me see what you’re made of.—Anne. Already acknowledged, £7 12s 6d. Nancy Burke, 4s; Margaret McGrath, ss; Jim and Jack Williamson, 10s; Pat McGrath, 2s 6d ; Rachel Egan, 2s; Eileen F. Beaumont, 2s 6d; Mrs. J. Boyle, 2s 6d. Total, £9 2s Od. Dear Anne, —May I be one of your little friends. I sent you a letter when you first opened your page, perhaps it never reached you. My name is Margaret McGrath. I am eight years past, my birthday sth February. I live seven miles from Queenstown near the Lake. We have soin very tall gum trees growing near the house. I have one lamb and four goats and one calf. I am sending you five . shillings for the Orphanage Fund. Good bye Dear Anne with love from Margaret McGrath, Queenstown. (Thank you Margaret for your donation. Did you never see your letter in the Tablet, not even your name in one of my long lists? I mentioned every letter 1 have received, but perhaps your was lost. —Anne.) Dear Ann, —This, is my first letter to your page and I hope it will not be the last. I have an auntie called Ann. I have two brothers and two sisters. I am ten years old, and I go to the convent school at Wrev’s Bush. I am glad the winter is over, are you Ann,? We live quite close to the Jacobs river. In the summer time we go for picnics on Sundays afternoon. If you ever come to Wrey’s Bush we will take you to the river, but be sure and bring your bathing trunks as we would like to see you swim. I am sending two shillings for the boys orphanage fund. This is all I have to say this time. I hope two see my letter in the Tablet. With love from your little friend, Rachel Egan, Wrey’s Bush. (Thank you, Rachel, for your donation. You should just see me swim. I believe we would have a fine holiday together.—Anne.) Dear Anne, —This is mv first letter to you and I hope it will not be my last. I am eight years of age and I am in std. one at school. I go to a state school just now as it is to -far to walk to the Convent school. I have two sisters and one brother. Mv birthday is on the 22nd of may. I have two dogs and I go rabbiting in the holidays and I f catch a good number of rabbits sometimes I catch some black rabbits and some white ones. I will close now with love. Alphy Crowe, Forest Hill, Winton. (Do you think you could catch enough black rabbits to make me a “Coney Seal” coat, Alphy? I wish vou would try. Anne.) Dear Anne, — would like to be one of your little friends. I am 9 years of age and am in the II std. My sister goes to the New Plymouth Convent. We some times .motor up to see her. ‘ I have a little brother who is three years old. We live on a farm 5 miles from Manaia. There are two boys, coming to our school who once lived in Dunedin. I have a pony her name is Trixie and every Saturday when its nob wet I go for a ride. I also have a pet lamb called Tiby who is very cheeky. I go to the public school for the nearest convent is in Manaia. I am sending 4 shillings for the Orphanage Fund. I must say good-bye now from your new' friend, Nancy Burke, Otakeho, Taranaki. (Thank you Nancy for the 4s, which arrived safely some days later than this letter. How are Trixie and Tibby Anne.) Dear Anne, —This is my second letter to you. I was pleased to see my letter ( in the Tablet. I like reading the little Folks page I will be 8 years old on the 28 of November I was home from school for a fortnight with the ’Flu we all had it we are all better now it is very wet and cold here for the last week. I am sending you 2s 6d for the Orphanage fund -and my Grannie gave, me" 2s 6d to send for her name is Mrs. J. Boyle, Nightcaps. I will conclude with fond love from Eileen Finn, Beaumont. (Thank you Eileen, also your dear Grannie for helping. Hope you are quite well again now. —Anne.) Dear Anne, — is my fi,rst letter to you. I am eleven years of age and I a min Standard three at school. . I . go to a state school just now, but I hope to be going to the Convent school shortly. I have two brothers and one

sister. We are getting our holidays at the end of this > week and I am going to go down for a few days to stay: with my Grandma in Invercargill. My birthday is on the 7th of March. I will close now as this is my first; letter. With best love to you and all the little folk, Kathleen Crowe, Forest Hill, Winton. (How are you enjoying yourself in Invercargill?. I hope your Grannie is —Anne.) Dear Anne,This is my first letter to you. I am nine years old. I go to St. Joseph school. I have a pet goat. We call it Chink because when it was born it was like a chinaman and I have got three white fan-tail pigeons and four hens and a dog and two cats named Trixie and the other Jacko. The mission Priests from China are here. The weather here is very bad, but we have had no floods like poor Dunedin. I enjoy reading the little people’s page in the Tablet every week. I am enclosing 2s 6d for Orphanage fund, and hope your scheme will be a big success. Your little friend, Pat McGrath, Wanganui. (Good for you Pat, thank you. Are there many children in Wanganui?Anne.) Dear Anne,—This is my first letter to you and I think the first from this district. I intended to write long ago. I like reading the little people’s page. I live on a farm. We milk a lot of cows in the summer we only milk 3 just now. Jack milks them every morning. I must tell you about our dogs Anne. We have 2 dogs and a pup. The pup is such a nice little fellow. And is better mannered than Tom McCarthy’s dog, he don’t stick his snout into every pot, only his own. He, follow Jack to the byre every morning and gets his pot full of new milk. He do lap it up. He then goes back and if the hens or a cat wants to get a drop he pounces at them. He is real brittishgreedy, and the other dog is a black and white greyhound. I go rabbiting on Sundays with him. Have you seen the Strasburg Clock Anne. I have, it is really wonderful. I think the Orphans fund is dead slow not because 1 am sending my mite. I enclose IDs, five shillings from Jack and five shillings from myself, I should feel for the orphans as I am one - myself. My mother died when I was a week old. Jack is also an orphan and we still have a good joke and a laugh about Tom McCarthy’s letter. rite again Tom.. I like my pleasant home and my mate Jack is good to me. I have not, seen mv father for' isx months. He is coming to see me soon. He is a good old dad. lours sincerely, James Williamson, Seaward Downs. (Ihank you boys, Jim and Jack, for your donation. our letter is a real fine one and you are better sports than Tom McCarthy, who hasn’t sent anything to our fund yet. Yes, I saw the Strasburg Clock, years ago though. Anne.) Dear Anne,—This is my first letter to you. lam twelve years old and I am in Std. 4. The Inspector has.been at our school, and I hope to pass. We will be getting our terra holidays next week and I think I will be going to stay at my grandma’s in Invercargill for a while. I have two brothers and one sister. My birthday is on July 17 On Saturday we all have a race to get the Tablet to read the letters. I will close now. your new friend, Vera Crowe, Winton. (Glad to hear from you Vera. Would you like to know Mol he McCormack whose birthday is same day as yours —Anne.) Dear Anne, I wrote to you about three months ago but my letter got mislaid, therefore I could not send it. I am nine years old and I am in the third standard. We are having our examinations in about five or six weeks’ time and I hope to pass. I have four other sisters. Our little baby sister Marieis not yet three and she is such a darling we make a great pet of her. The four eldest of us go to the State School, as we have no Convent, there is only twenty on the roll. We have a little Shetland pony and her name is Bess, but she is very cunning sometimes and will not let us catch her unless we have a piece of bread and sugar for her. I hope dear Anne you do not get the ’Flu as it seems it leaves everybody so weak. My mother is just getting better. I hope please Anno you will put my letter in the Tablet as I was very disappointed about my last one. Your loving friend, Joan Abbott, Pahautanui. ; , (You will not be disappointed this time Joan and you will see your letter on our page. It must be getting near the exam, now, hope you will pass.—Anne.) -Si Dear Anne, —I have been reading the Little People’s letters and I found them very interesting, and so I hope you will have' me for one of your friends. I liked “Pansy Popcorn’s” suggestion about the letter club very much and I think it would be a good idea to make your Ititle people feel friendly toward, on© another. Mv birthday is on July 11, and I am 12 years old. I must close now Anne wishing the L.P.P. every success, “Lucy Strebor,” Palmerston •North. _ ■” ' (Glad, you like “Pansy Popcorn’s” suggestion and think you should write to one another. But how will the postman ever find you if you use strange names. Another of my little friends has a birthday, same, day as yours. Her name is Ena Fogden, but I do not know her address. Anne.)' ' • V-.