Under the Totem-Pole

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 315, 28 March 1928, Page 8

Under the Totem-Pole

Chiefs and Braves ■

V ;’.r : I . ~ frwci my K—ridwZr-rc. - tie pretty y*er_-num- and tt rest tiat —eefc-esd hike. Tie Solly - Patrol mlffct like tt take 'To live sasd Gre u= a moac. S ert Warrior; Tie arrow >£ tie =iert ore bag tabes at tie W.pt= doer. Merry thanks for your poem. T c> ur in ysrteriotis cessages aivrtv; Si —e v-ttt are for. of aS my Chiefs, yon - are stare2y tie ere who lives up tt- its t-arre. ire picnic wag wonderfuL Warrtcr. Lid yon win anv of the races ? L;tt e Footprint:. Sir' Someone avries. --- lime new fcotprint ra» oi : Tt ever attention. Greetings asd welcome to tils Gisborne maid who i now a Child of tie Wigwapt I hope will speed rrar.y arrows to Redj fearrer from your tepee. Fi y; ?t 5 -V ; ccas. r.: Welc-t-me to r v • = wtrt has sped down tie a well-written report- lam cesigbted that you have been chosen ag tie mouthpiece of tie Otahuhu rcop. o j.d yon please thank your Scotitmasrter for his letter and give ' n-m greetings from tie Wigwam 1' — : lt e Lore Pine: Manv tiatis for > ' Intereating letter and'your poems . wnca I have entered in the competitiitn. Flying Cloud and Little Swift Canoe called on me last Thursday and •vere much interested in that photograph of you and Harvest Moon. Tes. one o: these days you are cure to meet 2216 » L.tt.e Lone Pne but I know you very well already. Nov that is crrlo--. isn't it? Canoe Hunter: Greetings and welcome to our scribe in the Or.ehunga * own troop and many thanks for your interesting report. I shall look forward each month to reading about the Or.er.unsra activities. I hope your seal na* reached you and that you like your pen-name. Blazing Arrow: Greetings to this new Chief who is now- a Child of Redfeather. X snail watch for your arrows speeding comet-wise across the $ ; ver 'Water?a! ; I was lelighted to: ' have your letter and to find that vou ru. ve been appointed scribe for ft* First Otalmiru Company. Tour repo»~ ■ ssr ; Whispering Night: I/a. a rustic a r £ iOTl ? ’ ifaTes ar.d graphs 3 >' ,• Whispering Might Is again with u= L ; too. died Harvest Moan’s drawing What an exciting time ypa had mov- : In* Topey to her n«n- quarters. I should uave liked to have been peering ov* - the fence so that I could see ’ us: how a calf sho il be cajoled into another paddock. Best wishes to this Te A r.emaw Brave. Gold-tipsed Feather: A warm w.;. come to this new member who has been appointed scribe for the AraV Company. I shall always look forward : to reading your reports. Greetings ani best wishes from all the Children of Redfeather. Red Dawn: I think you dinned ypur

- gSearrmg like a n the dark breast of ut? ihoaea she bad her bead -~ir. veil= vbea I Lfebeii ■ - wnicL 1 Lave read with interest. It 1= 2. pleading f-tcy. Tour work bag improved since yen wrote ir. I cc-ngkrer. - shah be locking forward tu reeeimg yeur temt*etiteen entry Greeutt: to title maid of many L. tt . Swift Ca-te: So you etjoya: year trow; round tie nirvut li-t kir z • treasures That . fat book whuti. . found w. .stereot-k-2 us a source of great worry to rr - us its farr.e has st reed far a tick! tt I people often bom w it. X have . er seen another copy have you? Did Masse hear ary surging drifting aerr-ss the water? Redfeather was on board keeping the Wig-van dag - and ' C uts council with several Chris and 3raves_ it was a wonderCrC outittg. D start Must: I an delighted to welcome this new Te Puke member into our friendly circle and hope that >ou will speed nary arrows to the Wigwam. When next you write rv -. haps you would like to tell me sonsthing about yourself, so that I nay fee. I ready knov you. Every gecd wash from all the Children of the Wigwam. Harvest Moon: . Greetings to mv faithful one of the Sying quili a r > many thanks for your poems. I ear always depend on Harvest Moon. Captain paid us a Sying visit, but her mc-i-casins were surely winged tha" r day. X-'xt time I nope she will have ' ‘ it it i tern :-. t it • i Tea. harvest Moon. I can see your mountains and the gum trees. When ‘ I was about vour age I used to watch the moon rising behind a belt of those same stately trees, and now a gum tree never seems complete without - moon Please speed a th- tt fron the Chief to Silver w : - Red Star: The arrow of the little lauthfu: one has reached me safely arc I am delighted that you have an entry for the poetry competition. So far I nave not managed that joumev - Hamilton- but I shall be lifting the £ap of your tepee at the first available opportunity. If Silver Hippie is scanning me totem Pole she will find vour greetings and congratulations. I have seen numbers of my Braves la tel v rted Star, anc every one asks me tspeed a message to you. Eyes of the Morning: Many thunks tj r yc "- r letter with its joyous news , Her haps you would like to call in a-d £ w= ZEj2 bn Thursday. It is very fitting that an arrow from my first Bravsnould have reached me on the Wigwams birthday. It takes me bank a whole year. Eyes of the Miming. I »*-- - -2 - ve your f.r=t letter. Spees cf tre W.rd: Grtriira'i : thi> ne%v Chief and congratulations »-■*- your success in the fields of sport. The task of choosing- a pen-name for you --as beer, no ea=ry one. I. have raked the lists many times -over. F.’eetirg Rainbow: The rd of fellowship to this new Brave. who«e name is now inscribed on the Totem

Pole. I L y;; c : rrag the txaul with. £yrs tf tif -L :rt_pg S.okk M:*:tu The Grsfct i» «•- S »e- V 2 -., e - 're-rtir-rs d: ~e *:r»» for St Air.tr ; rrx-p. I ? >T. Iscc fe?t: re-: e-vuug- ytmar r-pen 'fi&c fer yotir new? the sec*i eeteME. riest tr-rrr tb~ i* fssr^ Plying Clo—d: araVMp . = the .-ur? Many sussfcizr »?? tome bef-tre the ■ liter -wtrsd* IJhrx »the leave* frost the tree* £3d feathered cresxures uaurt tte d»rsteps urid of their feißßfci rrurui. Gay bon WlgwEir Little Swift Cease tns tfaused under the Tr-tera P:4« 1 vee k. S _e F -e: I vis gild :r have *3ttiier irtter from my j *r» is Quite aafi I sure you nriL m>ry :u Tci are mi:tts fyr ygur First Chas■ Bad£*t. I What a keen little Lady yo« are. Ever 2c->d wish to otEr 1e 3iW Beat Ffeefrom this HunUy Brave is qui I■■ E the terch tree and tied to its shift vtw;- pxns fer the c-mpefit3«a. MF-. thanks. Waving I hope I soon hear from yen an.t