THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 59, 23 March 1945, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FO R YOUNG READERS ONLY

What- ho what ho, ma hearties. Weil we are almost on to Easter now aren't we. I hope the weather holds fine as a wet Easter always strikes, me a.s toeing so depressing. I took the three pets out fishing with me on Wednesday and we all had quite a good time except Butinsky who had an argument with a crab I hauled up and as a result has rather a sore nose. Well, about the gold diggers. Old Saltwater was over the other day and finished the story for me so I will be able to tell you what happened in the end. I believe I had reached the part where Gus i had fallen into the hole and Old Salty -• water and William had decided to snatch forty winks apiece before setting about getting him out. When they awoke they were amazed to find that Gus was wor'king away furiously with a shovel which had fallen down with him and Avas making the hole larger. They asked him what he was, doing ? and he replied that he lilted the hole so much that he had decided to stay there permanently. He did not want to be helped out and was making the hole bigger so that he would have a living room as Avell as a bedroom t j Accordingly ( Old Saltwater and William said goods-bye to Gus and set off further in search of gold ? leaving him to lead the life of a hermit. They had not gone very far when they eame to a town; and in the town there was a circus which happened to be there at. the time. "William had always been crazy about circuses and this one was no exception. He spent nearly all the money the two of them had between them in going' to watch it } and in the end could stand it no longer and went and applied to the manager for a job. The manager promptly took one look at him and said '"You're hired!" And so now William travels round with the circus in a cage as a 'Genuine Gorilla.' That left only Old Saltwater who did not want to become a hermit and live in 'a hole., or join a circus and live in a cage so he decided to be an old age pensioner and live at home. And that completes the tale of the Gold Diggers. Well, I must get on with the rest of the page or I will be running out of space. Cheerio for this week, P.T.W.

DAILY ANECDOTE

Thomas gifted with a remarkable memory, frequently attended the sessions of the Commit, tee of Sequestration sitting at Waltham, ill 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 wili-t ingly agreed. "You want a specimen of my memory he said "and you shall j ' have it. You have seen fit to sequester a poor b'ut 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 kindnes.s while f live." The parson was immediately released.

VIOLETS

I have a hunch of violets A lady gave to me. With pretty smiling faces ? As sweet as sweet could be. I put my pretty posy ? Into a little vase. So it could spread its perfume. To everyone who passed. Those thirsty little violets, Dran-iv water clay by day, Until they faded . . . But their perfume still will stay

DO YOU KNOW?

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for the Goodwill Cruise

=- PETER the whaler L- of WHALE JSLAND

P.N. CORNER

THE FAIRY

I am a iittle I'airy A silver wand have f, I'm always gay and merry^ When children I do .spy. [ love the little children, I love the pretty flowers, I love the world of beauty^ That God has made all ours. When brightly shines the moon i I 11 3' about and peep, And kiss the little While peaceful!j' they sleep. When tiie sun is slowly rising I saj" goOd-bj'e to all, And fly right back to To my l'aiiy house so small.

LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION

NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION

Well I have two new members to welcome aboard this week. They are Sylvia Downing and Derek Adam. Welcome aboard sailors. Glad to have you with us. Your certificates have been posted. This week's winners are Joy Robinson and Derek Adam. Congratulations. Tt was n very hard job to decide the winners as all the jokes were very good. In fact I have decided to print them all. P'T.W. Bill: "I can stop a train Avith my right arm." Jim: "Well you must be Samson." Bill: "No I am an engine* driver." "I paid five pounds for my dog." "What kind?" "Part, bull and part collie.'" "What part is bull?" "The part about paying five pounds for him." "Half the City Council are crooks" ran a glaring headline. A retraction in full was. demanded of the Editor, Next afternoon the headline read: "Half the City Council are not crooks." "What are you crying for little boy." Boy: "Father thrashed me for doing a crossword puzzle." "Good gracious! Why?" Well ore ciue was a word of three letters meaning what is drunk in the afternoon—and - L put Dad." Doctor: "How's N the patient this morning?" Nurse: T think he's regaining consciousness. This morning he tried to blow the foam off lii.s medicine."

Shiver mj' timbers ) I received a lot more entries, to last week's competition than I rcall3~ expected. I think 3*oll must all take a great delight in tlying' to trip me up. I was veiy careful when I opened each one to hide the answers and endeavour to work them out for ni3 rself but scuttle 1113* dinghy .some of them were so hard that thej* put me to sleep. Well, this weeks' tickets go to — Pam Johnston Catherine! Ward! aw Esther Barker Robert Kirk. Congratulations shipmates. Call and collect j-our tickets - from the Beacon Office with mj r best compliments. P.T.W.

Now we Jiave a competition with letters. Below arc printed a series of letter*. They are all well known and what you have to do is to tell me what, the letters stand for. For instance the first P.T.O. means Please Turn Over, l-tighto go ahead find lour Tree tickets awaiting the winners. P.T.W. 1. P.T.O. 2. M.R.S.T. R.S.P.C.A. 4. P.P. » f>. M. A. (i. M.I). 7. L.T. 8. C.0.1). J). B.C. 10. O.T-I.jM.S. 11. P.T. W. 12. G.F..L. 13. F.O.iJ. 14. U.N.R.R.A. 15. 0.8. E.