THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 224, 11 October 1940, Page 2

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

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What ho, what ho, ma hearties. Here we are "Rollin' down to Rio.' And, what a time we've had. Now its time to take stock of our surroundings and see where we've been during the week. After travelling down the coast past Florianapolis and over the Rio Grande du Sul, we have visited Uruguay the tiny republic north of the River Plate where the great naval battle was fought in the early part of the war.' The capital where we enjoyed a good feed of fried oysters was Monte Video. But now we have reached the great country of Argentina, where most of the beef for the great American cities and many of the European capitals comes from. Buenos Aires is the capital and it is trufly a lovely town. And it ought to be too for it is the centre of one of the richest agricultural lands in the world. There are tall buildings and lovely parks. Do you know that even Buenos Aires with all its mix,ed Spanish and Indian population can boast of a Caledonian Society and a Pipe Band. It's marvellous where you strike the Scots. Well let's take a stroll and I will tell you something of the wonderful land which you are now visiting. It stretches way across the continent till it reaches the slopes of the great range of mountains known as the Andes. There the topmost peaks mark the boundary between this country and Chile which we will be visiting next week. There are few big towns and most of the back country is used for cattle grazing. In the cold and freezing south-lies Patagonia where there are a few miserable descendents original natives. They are very low in intelligence and very poor and poverty stricken. We may catch a glimpse of theJm as we pass through. Yours till next week Peter the Whaler.

OUR STORY A PAIR OF BOOTS : On a cold rainy night a young minister sat before the fire reading, when the bell rang. At the door stood a poorly dressed man who asked, "Could you spare me something to eat?" ! "Come in," said the minister. "My housekeeper is out, but I'm a fair cook myself." , While the man enjoyed a hearty meal, his host's gaze was drawn to the guests's shoes—they were little more than remnants. "Wait a minute," the minister said, as the man, warmed and fed, prepared to depart. The minister looked over the shoes in his bed-< room, but found none fit to offer the man save the ones on his feet. After a slight hesitation he took off his shoes and gave them to the stranger. They fitted perfectly,, and* the man went away expressing; gratitude. j To the young minister the problem of a new pair of shoes loomed large. This was his first charge; and the parishioners, humble farmers, paid more often in the form of supplies than in cash. Stout walking boots were a need because the minister trudged many miles up hill and down dale in the sparsely 1 settled community. But thoughts of this nature were soon forgotten as he resumed his reading.

Presently the bell rang again, and the minister went to the door. There stood a man whom he had not seen for months. "I've got a good job now, andI've come to pay back the money you let me have," he told the minister. He handed him a five, dollar bill and two ones. The first player to obtain four of a kind takes a spoon, and the rest of the players immediately grab for a spoon—and the player failing to get a spoon drops out. This process is repeated, but each time one set of four of a kind is removed from the cards and one spoon is taken from the table. The game continues until all but two players have been eliminated, and these two are the winners. This game may be made even more hilarious when players are seated on chairs in a circle, and the spoons are placed on the floor.

LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION JUMBLEID TREES I have such a clever crew that of the fifteen answers sent in there were seven of them correct in every detail. Great work. But now my job is to find the winners. Well I will judge them for neatness and then it will help you with your school work. Here are the lucky ones:—• May Hanham Sylvia Sims Vera Harrison. The other correct answers were sent in by Charlie Armer, Janette McLeod, Martha Kelly and Des Brocket. FRIENDS OF THE BIRDS From a London paper comes a pleasant description of a service station proprietor who is called the "good Samaritan." The lanky ex-service man has earned the title because he feeds hundreds of birds daily. Mr Bagby estimates that he scatters out about 100 pounds of grain each month to his feathered friends. It is an interesting tei'urly to watch Mr Bagby talking to his bird friends each day on his corner in the centre of a downtown street. Usually during the morning, when business at the pumps is slack. Mr Bagby walks out on his service station lot with a big can under his arm. He whistles a long, shrill note. A lone pigeon darts down from the eaves of a building across the busy street. Others swoop after him, until the lot is covered with birds. Moreover, the service station owner trims the bills and claws of his charges when they grow too long. Asked how he was able to pick up the birds so easily, Mr Bagby smiled and said: "Oh, they'll come to you when they realise you are friendly. They know. Birds are smart all right— smarter than we give them credit for being."

DAILY ANECDOTE MEMORY Thomas Fuller, gifted with a remarkable memory, frequently attended the sessions of the Committee of Sequestration sitting at Waltham, in Essex, where he was often complimented upon his rare gift. On one occasion he offered to give the committee a specimen of his memory, and to this they very willingly agreed. "You want a specimen or my memory," he said, "and you shall have it. You have seen fit to sequester a poor but honest parson who is a near neighbour of mine. This man has a large family and his circumstances are poor. If you will have the goodness to release him out of prison, I pledge myself never to forget the kindness while I live." The parson was immediately released.

A GOOD GAME "SPOOF" This is a simple but effective icebreaker. With all players seated round a cleared table, place teaspoons in the centre of the table,, there being always one more player than there are spoons. Prepare a deck of playing cards sc- that Ihere is one set of "four-of-a-kind" for each player (four aces, four kings, four queens, etc.) Shuffle and deal four cards to each player. Each player then passes one card at a time to the one on his left, and receives one from the on his right, with the object of getting four of a kind. A player may not have four cards in his hand at one time.