Under the Totem-Pole Chiefs and Braves

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 403, 11 July 1928, Page 6

Under the Totem-Pole Chiefs and Braves

Letters to Redfeatller are answered as follow: Silver Ripple: The wind bore your message, Silver Ripple, and I shall look forward to receiving your report after the date you suggest. Has the Great Secret been noised abroad yet? My greetings to this faithful Brave. Sighing Wind: Your essay was too late for the competition, Sighing Wind, but I enjoyed finding the trail with you and smelling the good smells of MotherEarth. I wonder if you are going to write me a story? Did you know that you forgot to sign your essay and that I had to resort to black magic to discover its author? Singing Arrow: He came, he saw, he

often seek the Chief in friendly powwow. The First Cambridge Company has now many representatives at the Camp of Redfeather. Yellow Feather: Again a faithful Brave hits found her way down the green and gold trail. Greetings, Yellow Feather. I shall look forward to seeing more of your work. You placed your finger on those hidden towns. Little New Leaf: Y'es, the Indian warrior made a striking picture, Little New Leaf. I am glad you liked him. Many thanks for the Kakamai report and your letter. The Chief sends greetings to all the members of your tribes. Sun-flecked Shadow: Hist! Someone comes! Ah, it is a new Brave, who shall be known in the Wigwam circle as Sun-flecked Shadow. I hope I shall often have news of this Royal Oak Guide. Sdent Warrior: Many thanks for your story. Silent Warrior. It is one of your good efforts. 1 am glad you have discovered the lair of Sitting Bull. The identity of this friend of the Children has long been known to me. Perhaps he still sits on the fallen log feathering arrows. I wonder if you remember his Notched Bow?” bittle Pool: Greetings to the maid from the bud-haunted forest, and many thanks l ol \^ he Tahutimai report. Yes, Redreather made the couplet at the head of the page. lam glad it gives you that leeiing of looking down on tile world from .the windy heights. Please congratulate White Wing on having won so many badges. She is a very keen Guide Young Poplar: The report of your tribe arrived in good season and I was F -A.* i have another arrow’ from this faithful scribe, who tells so many tales e? o °3 hunting. Greetings from the W igwam, Young Poplar. Dreamer: Redfeather is delighted to greet this new Brave, who has hovered for so long on the outer circle of the Wigwam lire. I have read your n, t .V; I L n i any tl ? les over - Which of my Braves do you know? Somehow, I think wwP Su ?.? s - The wet sparrow on the rfvnur fii 1 mu f- , : a ve envied the warmth Al :* 1 - r U Is a daily visitor? Snowflake: I could not have rU?, v-’i a more suitable name for this Sa'd the Scottish hills, and I am w,, o,i th io y . ou hk ® 11 Perhaps you would like to write to Young PoDlar d ; ! P ?. e ‘?a Feath - or w *>ite Bird. They U®, Guides and, if you enclose their ma> have the addresses of anv of the St. My best SS friendly

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FROM A GUIDE CAPTAIN’ ‘ I was so pleased to know that oc Sun Cloud visited you while she w in Auckland. You must have had • very happy time together, and I f*R that I must thank you for your to* terest in our patrol leader. She come home just brimful of Redfeathe: and her enthusiasm is fast spreading so I am sure you can expect otbr letters from Guides. Ueutect:' has written you, and now I ahou also like to Join the happy circle. “I wish you could see the rush t Wednesday night, before for The Sun. It would make you ft** glad.” —Clair# Richards. Captain First Cambridge Comp»r A GREEN GULLY The gully Is a riot of blossom, e*-* plant tries to hold the most grourc The ginger, with its sweet-acente: flowers, flaunts its green leave* in u wind’s face. The lilies lift their sno* blooms, and smile, while the ivy ere*!* over them all, and nestle* at the of the great oak' tree who scan o ' above. It is a wild, uncared-for ptoe* but I love it best of all. —Flying Cloud (Howtek)

pleased that you enjoyed his Every good wish from the Children r Redfeather to the little faithf*! one Evening Gold: Greetings, Evening*** I am delighted that you have found way to the Wigwam, for I have a* l ** heard much about you. Dancing is our representative in the First puna Company, or you might like to ' to Crooning Breeze, a. Waiuku ocic* Little Feather is also about yoor *#* She is the scribe of the All Salts' pany, and has long been a Brave « Wigwam. . Flying Cloud: These are surely„ storm, Flying Cloud, but the . can withstand all weather. Winter tainly delights to show her strength. * soon the maiden spring will ways of gentleness. So 4 Loraa is still one of your favourites? It to _ of those books that wil! always reading Please greet Little Canoe for me when next you see Waving Plume: I was glad to hear tty from Waving Plume, and to have Manurewa report. ft will appear j I hope the concert will be a great soetrand that the girls will win many those coveted badges. _ v 7 Sun Cloud: I have sped your arro , Eyes of the Morning, Sun Cloud. , hope it will not be long before sh« to you. I think you will find that . have much in common. Letters * the Cambridge postmark are a f*®, sight in the Wigwam these days ■^cam glad that so many girls V? Company are now in touch with feather. Your Captain I* one 01 latest to take the trail. Greeting* good hunting, Sun Cloud. h & Strong bow: Thank you very mU u roC * your report of the Devonptwt Strongbow. Did you see your print? Greetings from the to the members of your tribe.