ISABEL SEATON'S LETTER. (Aged 9)

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 281, 18 October 1889, Page 2

ISABEL SEATON'S LETTER. (Aged 9)

My little sister and I went a few nights ago to the Magic Lantea^iifch \MrPatten had for all 'the little children in Foxton. I first saw a large ship where all the pePfif* were getting on board for London. The next, picture was wefce they/ wenp jpn their journey some in a sailing and pilfers in a steamer. The next was were they arrived iii, London showing isome of the streets where thejre waaii lot-. of tranisand -V' •Mr Patten also showed us the view of the * Niagara falls, which was a very beautiful picture, and than he. -showed us many things about the north pole, wjiieh is a very "■cold region. 'Vfe saw were they were pulling- the ship throngh. the ice, rtfad were they* had, a lot of dogs to pull -a sledge over the icehnrg. Dogs are foiind very, useful there to pull the sledges. ; I ' saw' a great many things from the Zoolbgieatsawfena a lot of the animals are not Been .jcittt' here. But I have, read of them in my 1 school boolw. 'Intei'val 6t !fhJ& minutes. Thenif came an elephant, drinking, at' a;. <stream. A man threw a spear at him. Thinking he would have the felfephsiht, bo* the elephant hnd him ; the elephant ran ■• alter ifre man y when he threw the spear at .him And ' caught him arid/gave 'Yfmv'a I ; 'bath in the sea and' - after wards' ! gave- ' him ift > shower bath and caught himwjain -and he was juai going to drop him m 'a' tiroeddiles jaws but thbnght he'wolild nbt v ße>'teo briiel so he gently dropped him into a gcoich: ihistle, and he . came out, all .in pridcles. Mr fatten did riot shb'w us affithl 1 pictures as . he snid the boys were too .wrißyli'l hope he wiy show, iin the rest, of ip& pictures 'some Other ; day. ' ' "'"' '• : . , ESTHER HtiWAN*3 t&tT&k.