(Aged 13.)

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

(Aged 13.)

'■"■ As I went toisee Mr, Fatteri's show of the "Magic Lantern" and he j« going; to give a prize to the best writer of vr'.iat we saw I thought that I would try ; the first scenes !tbat\fe» saw foire in <the. BolaY^ Ngions, which were vejylpretty ; then we taw anotljer pictoiie whece >>ome. people; had been going to the Polai- region's, and, the steamer had got blocked in by Ice,' arid* they could not-ra^out, and these pep^e had to go over the ice" on sledges drawn by a large number of dogs ; after that we saw some !PJJsußfi£,of ojd.^mftfipfl^Bj^n/^je river s?ile: then #r we. iiiy some pictures/ with "steimeVs on' the water 1 r 'wnT(?h' w&r'e veiy bahdsome; -but the children "Were - most pleased' with 1 thex animals, especially the elephant with the boyjwhq , had beeft teasing hirai ,tt»en, there were pictures of-J*unch ■ arid Judy which were Very'amakiftg ;' there was anothieV one with a 'b^y bn-a* little . donkey's back, and every minute 5 it would l rear up and seild the boy almost over his head ;• the IbbI; sctme .NvflSj ftejyj pretty which was a lot_of colours turning in and out according fo*£Ee music ; we enjoyed his show, very miicb.' 'aiid-i t|ie>'ev6ni*g /passed away very pleasantly Ul fK>. . wia|ijpg him many thanks for his pleasant show.