THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 28, 26 November 1943, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

What ho, what ho. ma hearties. [ have be on burnt as brown as a berry during the last lew (.lays. The sun lias been so hot that the. pools nn tli<' rocks at hale |s.:m<! were just like a warm bath. I have been having lots of fun with little Peterkin.. who can stay under water for three whole minutes. Lsn the clever? He is the iiviie.st little chap and has turned out to be quite useful in catching fish. You see. he catches much more Hum lie can possibly eat himself and tlieve is usu.* ally plenty Ibft for me. liutinsky of course turns up his nose at iish, but tAoii. luilx ti'jviiii. iiij' J LIV C. i 1 O-Sjt lettuces. This morning 1 found a whole row of them eaten oil' Hal. Well I chased him for twenty minutes till he eiimbered. a steep rock and then 1. threw stones at him. Jie didn't seem to mind! Just went on chewing and wagging his head al ine. You wait until he conies down again and. thinks Ive lorgottcn. Well Mr ihitinsky i won't forget this time and you'll get' something >uQ lion I cApccl. Gheerio Liii iii-xt week.

STORIES OF THE SAINTS

Saint Patrick was liorn towards the end ol' the fourth century, probably at Dumbarton, in Scotland, and came ola-Christian laiuilj. A\ ben lie was uhoul sixteen he. with many others, was carried oft' by raiders to Ireland, which "was still a heathen country. There lie. was made a slave, and for six years he kept swine at Armagh. He escaped from captivity. and after a journey of two hundred miles found a ship wh'rch took liiin away to Gaul, and eventually hewas restored to his family. l>ut after a time, he t'clt that, he ought to go to Ireland as. a Christian missionary. He first spent many ycais in study and preparation, and having been consecrated as a bishop lie set out for Ireland; lie devoted himself to the conversion of the. heathen Irish, and built churches all over the country, lie had to face much opposition 8 and many dangers, but he triumphed over all. The;, pefiple came to love and reverence him. He used to te;l them of the love and power of Cod. lie taught, them about the Father AVho had made the world, of the Son AVho had died in order to save men Irom their sins, of the. Holy (ihost ho eame to direct and guide men s hearts and minds, and he tried le explain to Lhcm lhaL though these were three persons, yet they were not three Cods, but one Cod. lit is said that the peasant people uneducated and ignorant as thc\ were, could, not understand him, am St. Patrick was in despair as to hov he was to explain his meaning when suddenly, looking down, lr saw a little grcen-jeai'cd plant grow ing at his feet. "See." he cried plucking a spray ol il and holdin it lip before the. people, ■•llere ar three leaves, vet they form but on leaf. So are there three Cods, yt they arc but. one. Cod. 7 ' And tli people, seeing the shamrock, bega to understand St. Patrick's jncanin; In less than thirty years he nru Ireland a Christian instead of heathen country. THAT WHICH LASTS Softly the golden ray> of mornini Steal through an oriel window ol Showering with light a picture lov iy. HriglU in the glass stained wi .. crimson and gold. Slowly the sunlight palely glowii Touches the grey of the old stoj t walls; * Then dapping I lie roof with lea » shadows f Mellow 7 the. light through the. o; i trees falls', ft " r Still through long years the sun uawiang , Casts a wuim glow on the old I stone, 4 Still in sweet autumn oak lea\ yellow Whispering drift by the. ayh: winds blown. Down through the years sad heai have entered,

FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY i for the Goodwill Cruise

fflE WHALER of- WHALE ISLAND

Burdened with worries., both old and new ; 'Midst human cares for worthless riches ('.aim stands the church with its peace so true. HAVE YOU ? Have you ever seen a star Falling from the sky, Showering sparks and, pieees As it passes by ? Have you ever seen the. dew Sparkling on the grass? .Like a fairy's ilimsy cloak Cr.ystal clear as glass. Have you ever seen a moon. Slender, young and gold, Tender, sweet and beautiful, And yet so very old ?

Have you ever stopped to drink | From a bushland stream .' And played with baby water nymphs As .lovely as a dream. Oh ! Have you ever heard .V fairy, magic call, And when you tried to catch it Found nothing [here at all ? Why is G the sweetest letter in the alphabet?--Because it is always in the middle of sugar. "When is a sandle angry.' A\ hen il i.s p li;t out. What goes on and yet never moves? ■—A: road. What is always going yet never moves? —A clock. What has a lail and a head, but no body?—A penny. When is a pair not a pair? —W hen it is a pear. What goes up and down and sometimes breaks? A window.

RIDDLE POT

What i.s the difference between a new penny and an old shilling? Klevenpenee. PARTICULAR FRIEND BUNNY Out in the garden stands his house, lie isn't a dog: he isn't a mouse; He isn't a guinea pig. Try once more He's a bunny! I've never hail one before. 1 call him "Snowy.' because lies Avliile [lis coat's .so soft and his eyes so bright. And when I lake him his food each day He lifts his head in a knowing way ilc keeps as clean as clean can Though there's' no soap that you ear see. 1 think he must work half the nigh ' To get that lovely coat so white. : One morning, wl'cn my hands wen black, ; I hid them both behind my back, But Snowy sniffed, and seemed to sa l T'Wlm's hiding dirt? Oh me. oil m\ 1 Willi soap and brush, and water ho If won't take long to do the lot. L If you don't mind. Til make it elea ; Xo dirty people Avanted here!" e ii LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION ANAGRAMS I, The competition Avas i think l! '- hardest l! have ever set you. I re< ly didn't expect to Jind any '\vi h them all worked out but lo and b hold, there were five correct ans* ers and 1 congratulate the Avinne ig warmly because they must ha ie good sound brains. Here Ave re. t questions and answers: — [y Oil about me-—Automobile. A grim -era—Marriage. Ik Into my arm —Matrimony. I can hem —Machine. There we sat —Sweetheart. at The 'winners vrerc: — Charlie Pettit .mi Diana Cockbum Gaie Hamill e.s Barbara Wallace Pauline Stewart ni Your tickets await, you and t J very proud, of you, because c grown-up man told me he had tri ts for an hour to Avor'k them out a had to give it up. Says our liv<

Linen Stewardess Harbara TVQlla.ee, ''the lust one nearly had me beat until I thought of sweethearts sit-*■ ting by tlic river dreaming." P.TAV.

NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION

MOIIF. ANAGRAMS

This avill be the last ol the anagrams, because I consider t lie in tough, hut not too tough lor some of you. Here are another three. "Work out I lie. letters so that they form one word, the meaning ol which is hinted at in what the sentence says. Well all ready with your thinking caps? Here they are: — We all make his praise (a name). To run at men. Best o' Fare (two -words), £ eoukl give you some more Ini! I think the above will do. All the best P.T.W.