THE POSTIE'S BAG

Evening Star, Issue 23379, 23 September 1939, Page 6

THE POSTIE'S BAG

Prince Edward Convalescent Home, , : : Kew, Dunedin. Dear Big Brother;Bill, —I am one’of your bairns, and enjoy it. I am sending in this week’s competition, _ and hope to be successful. I am sending a story, too. I am 10 years old and will be 11 in December. We have school every morning. , I am in Standard 111. We are not allowed to use ink, so we use pencil fdr our letters. T have one brother, and he is 19. , My friend, Gladys Roberts, is writing to you, too. I must close now.—With love from your bairn, Joan Bartley. „ r . , This is the story: ‘ Sprite, the Wish Fairy Oncd there was a dear little

Bill would certainly try, and very hard, too, if Peter belonged to him. Write agcfin soon.] 42 ; Meadow street, Moruington, Dunedin. Dear Big Brother Bill, —As I am going in. for this week’s competition, I thought that i would write a friendly letter to you. In the time of the snow, we had’ great fun on sledges and skis. One Saturday afternoon, daddy took us and some friends up to Flagstaff. There we had greater fun than ever on our sledges, although there was a cold wind blowing. As time goes quickly, it was soon time to go home, where we had some hot soup, which warmed our hands and feet. I am nine, and I had my birthday on May 13.—From Pamela Guy. [Thank you for your letter, Pamela Guy. It was very kind of you to think of writing a friendly letter to Big Brother Bill. A friendly letter is much better than any other kind. Brother Bill didn’t, manage to get to Flagstaff, but has been told of the fun had there. You will have happy memories until the next big snow. Write again soon.]