THE HOLLOW TREE.

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 922, 15 March 1930, Page 29

THE HOLLOW TREE.

I ?AessAces for sunbeams.

! The Llolloxo Tree closes each j week on Wednesday at & p.m.

' Letters to the Dawn Dady are anai we red as follow: June Gladding. Mew Lynn: Your letter was just too late to be answered last week, June, and now I have two to answer. I am so glad you have become a Girl Guide. Are you going to the Guide swimming sports at the Tepid Baths next Monday? T am sorry you have not been well. Take good care of yourself. Please give my love to Jack and tell him I have not forgotten him. Marie Carroll, Te Aroha: lour birthday lette • was full of excitements, Marie. Has the bicycle arrived? Many happy returns I was glad to see your limerick ancl those tricks, and the Woodpecker is looking after jour love for Patsy Sheridan. ~r , Irene Duck. Rotokauri: Welcome, Irene. Your prancing horse is very good. Are you a horse woman?'l like that motto very much. Your birthday is very near Kathleen Allington, Mount Eden: Yes,

New members are reminded that it is necessary to fill in and forward the enrolment form which appears at the foot of the page. Otherwise their names are likely to be overlooked.

thank you, Kathleen, I had a very happy holiday. I enjoyed your story. Ihe little white kitten was responsible for many interesting tales. . Rona Whitman, Auckland: lour tribute to the young armadillo has come safely to hand, Kona. My be.st love and thanks. Brenda Hellaby, Remuera: A stoiy and a limerick from Brenda Joan. Ail the Happy Town people send their love to this faithful one. .... Ruth Undcrwocd. Arapohue: The Little Thought would like to play hide and seek with those wee grey kittens, Ruth. Yes, vou are too young to be called • Auntie Ruth." Thank you very much for sending a story. Neville Pountney. Remuera: The onb pets I have are my Sunbeams, and. of course, the Woodpecker and the Little Thought. Not a bird m a cage sings for me. and not a cat comes scratching at the door. Gwen T: mere cl used to go to your school, but I ud i nox know if there ‘are any Sunbeams now. Thank you very much ior youi story. ~ . Rowena Asher, Tokaanu: The smallest Pixie Postman was delighted to hear from you. Rowena, and the Little Thought has put those sketches among his treasures. They are very good. Oh, yes, I found plenty of fairies. Are mere any at Tokaanu? . , Naera Mackie. Kingsland: That bold, bad Adolphus has won a prize for you. Naera. I am glad he reformed. I heeP all the best pointings, and the stories arc published. Sometimes I keep the “very particular" letters, too. 1 nae your limerick, and the tallest Pixie Postman was delighted with that thistledown kiss. Everyone contrived to make the smallest Pixie Postman win that competition. - Joyce Gamble. Devonport: * nm T you like your prize. Joyce. The Little Thought said you would. I have left your love wii h the Woodpecker tor Mar> Waters and Marjorie Butler, and all the Happy Town people send their best wishes to you. , Shirley Houston. Frankton Junction. Ami you went to a fancy-dress ball as a bride and won a cup and saucei “trimmed with gold" and decorated witn little cats? You will have to keep it for ever and ever. Shirley. I loved youi letter this week. Tlli c Jean Maclennan, Devonport: lms little girl has arrived in Ilapp.v Town. How long have you been acquainted vun our page? Your roses make a pren> Picture. . Daphne Brown. Onehunga: T am Vour mother has been ill. Daphne, and 1 hope her holiday will soon make her Perfectly strong. 1 am sure you Wl . u l> ® a good little housekeeper while »w*v. And you would like to send me some grapes and passion fruit . . ' 2?»st have .. partv under the Happiness Tree. Thank vou for your interesting story. , Roy Neely, Herne Bay: You have been busy. Roy. I like that story, and your limericks are very amusing. My best love to this laddie. _ Lionel Stevens. Sandringham: In your envelope there was just a wee slip of marked "Note," and inside .Lionel Stevens, aged 10." And how little Lionel Stevens these days* L

Una Kelly, Epsom: Your garden will look very pretty, Una. Did you have a happy birthday yesterday? And little sister has a toy dog that she takes to bed? Now, isn’t she lucky! Tim chased that unwelcome visitor away very cleverly. Thank you for sending a limerick. Joy Hill, Mount Albert: Patty sounds like a little dream girl, Joy. It will he splendid if she comes with you down Tiptoe Street. Thistledown for the smallest Pixie Postman has been arriving all the week, so, of course, he has won the prize. Thank you for your limerick, Joy. Olga Meyer, Thelma Burling, Zoo Harden and Elizabeth will be glad you have remembered them. D. Colgate, St. Heliers Bay: Welcome, little Miss D. What is your Christian name? You managed your painting veiy cleverly. Enid Paris, Mount Eden: A limerick from Enid. Thank you very much, little lady. llonka Erdman, Mangere: And you are reading “Alice Through the Book-ing-Glass”? Didn’t she have some strange adventures? Yes, 1 know * J lie Little White Bird. ' You have just the books I would have chosen for you. My best love to this little Sunbeam. Gloria Rawlirison. Parnell: The Sunbeams have been asking- if you are ill, Gloria, because they have not seen a message for you for two weeks. It was that nasty cold that was the trouble, wasn’t it? I hope it has vanished. I love your- “Thought Fairies” and your limerick. That one from Mummy has a laugh tucked away in the last line Your painting is very good. Some Happy Town love for Gloria. Olga Meyer, Hikurangi: Pho smallest

Pixie Postman is going to be loife friend, Olga. You wil l see why if ' read the “gi*' “ SSo’r mnand the ’woodpecker will be glad to- have ’ °IHs K Elkington. Papakura : What a fine collection of riddles and jo«.es, lil>. 1 ha £uhSen d O’cfllaghan. Oneralii: , love those photographs, Kathleen. hate ?£ f^:; d wdi Vt erest hop? you il,^ iI To b tv e n a^w t L!lue P M? s7n£ hl Dagmar°King, ; H d What adven-

tu res you havfc been having, Daginar That evening picnic must have been great fun, and I could almost smell those onions roasting for supper. It is a. pity people have to grow up, isn’t it? Thank you for your quaint little poem. Harry Parker, Cheltenham: What have you done to your wrist, Harry? I do hope it will soon be well. Have you had plenty of swims this season? No Name, Auckland: Some trusting little person lias sent an unsigned painting, dropped into the post-box with no stamp on the envelope. Pass me my thinking cap, please, Little Thought. Iris Park, Mount Eden: And you were going to press some maidenhair fern for the Little Thought, but it died? Never mind, he will be glad to have a flower from your garden. Thank you for your painting, little lady. Molly Bedford, Epsom: It was kind of vou to want to send some thistledown. Mol lie. Oh, yes, the Little Thought loved your gift. I was so glad to have your happy letter. Irene Better, Mount Eden: "Why, you Irene! * .It took six Pixie Postmen to carry it. Now I know all about everything. I think the fairies must give some people magic powder to keep them young because I know plenty of little old grannies with hearts as young as those of my Sunbeams. The magic powder is made of simplicity, kindness and cheerful thoughts, so now you know the secret. Jean Mclndoe, Nancy Waller and Meryla Webb will find your love messages with the Woodpecker. Betty Mabey, Maramarua: I had plenty of fun with those match tricks, Betty, but they puzzled the Doorkeeper. And you are going to call the next new cow “Belinda” after the one in Gloria’s poem?

! Gloria's two little legs have forgotten ! how to walk, but she is much stronger now. Before very long I think she will j be walking again. No. I do not know i where to put my right hand so that my ! left cannot touch it unless it is into a I glove. Cathleen Fletcher, Glen Eden: Th« ; Little Thought says he has been to the ! circus, Cathleen. He says he hid in a ! flower in a Sunbeam’s buttonhole. Your : painting is very good, and 1 was glad k Margot Hogben. Parnell: What an ! adventure you had with that donkey, j Margot! Your letter almost took my i breath away. Your writing is very neat, i Have you been upon the washhouse roof ! lately? Patricia Sheridan, Te Aroha: Here's a j ladybird for you to chase, Little Thought j It lias flown out of a poem sent by Pats y

Sheridan. Jean Mclndoe, Jean Buckley | and Cathleen Fletcher -will be glad to j have your kind wishes. Paula Erdman, Mangere: And do you i and Honk a exchange smiles across the schoolroom, Paula? It is splendid having the same teacher. All little girls like dogs and monkeys. Have you found me in the morning sky yet? Diana Mosse, Milford: I don't know how Creina’s name came to be spelt with an M. The Woodpecker must have been dozing that day. Oh, yes, numbers of new Sunbeams have come down Tiptoe Street this year. I was glad to see your painting, Diana. Betty Joy Taylor, Epsom: Another little girl with a happy name. The Joyshop man says he is going to call you by your second name. 1 like your roses, little one. Margaret Withey, Birkenhead: Your painting has arrived,. Margaret. I hope I ‘shall have a letter from you soon. Harold Smith, Sandringham: Yes, you have a fine name for your district now, Harold. Don’t you find it strange writing “Sandringham” instead of “Eden'dale” ? I, too, hope you will be able to go to the beach at Easter. Stffella Waters, Ngaruawahia: That beautiful fern arrived quite safely, Stella, and the Tittle Thought will love to have those pressed flowers. Thank you also for your limerick and those riddles. We are all glad you have become a Sunbeam. Lorraine Crompton. Grey Lynn: I have entered your painting* in the competition, Lorraine. The Woodpecker sends his kind regards. June Smith, Sandringham: I hope your friend will soon recover, June. How long has she been in hospital? You and Harold are very faithful Sunbeams. Sylvia Woodhouse, Devonport: “From Sylvia,” said the middle-sized Pixie Postman bowing low over a story and a limerick. “And ask her to give my regards to ‘Boudie,’ ” called the Woodpecker. Lawrence McClean, Pukekohe: Thank you, laddie. I am glad you were able to answer the Competition Bell. Constance Cole, Parnell: And are there any roses in your garden, Constance? Dorothy McMurtrie, Takapuna: Your

limerick has arrived, Dorothy. My best I love and thanks. Rutland Aubrey Ball. Mount Eden: Tap, | tap, tap. Come in, laddie. And by which ! of those two fine names shall we call Arthur Brabent, Devonport: This eight- ; year-old ; s now a Sunbeam of Happy | Town. Your limerick is very good for I such a wee boy. John Donald Rae. Remuera: Your name is familiar, John Donald, i am glad you were able to send a painting. Jessie Clothier, Hamilton: The weather : clerk was very naughty to spoil your ! picnic, Jessie. That was a great dis- • appointment. I am glad you are now 1 in the "big school.” Ailsa Stuart, Dargaville: Thank you for vour fine long letter, Ailsa. lam so Iglad you are going to be a Lone Guide. What a strange costume you wore at ;

your auntie’s farm. Didn’t you feel rather like a cowboy? How happy you will be now that you have your mother and brothers with you. Much love to this faithful one. Jennie Huddleston, Birkenhead: A warm welcome to this new Sunbeam, and many thanks for sending- a painting-. You found the hidden Sunbeam, but the puzzlers are not competitions. Mary Pratt, Thames: Mary is now one of my Sunbeams. I si 1 a 11 look forward to many letters from this new Thames member. Helen Clothier, Hamilton: Congratulations on being in a new class at Sunday School, Helen. That is good work. Did you manage to see the last Happy Town page? .. A uriel Humphreys, Mount Albert: otir painting has arrived safely, Auriel. Thank you very much. Ailsa Dovell, Thames: W elcome, Ailsa Dorothy. We are glad to greet, you under the Happiness Tree. You managed your roses very well. Phyllis Whaley, Auckland: You are still a Sunbeam, Phyllis. Fifteen and under is the membership age, so you may come down Tiptoe Street until your next birthday. Even when Sunbeams have turned sixteen 3 like them to keep in touch with me. It was good of you to write for Harry. Leo. Kelly. Ponsonby: Another new Sunbeam. A warm welcome and many thanks for your painting, Leo. Jean Norley, Whangarei: I am glad to hear that all the other “white horses are behaving well, Jean. Do you groom them every night and t meaning? And one clapped! 'You'have made wonderful progress, 1 think. Some Happy down , love for' this little girl. . ! Joan Petterson, Whangarei: And jou are much stronger? That is good news, joan. When you have taken that bottle of medicine you will feel as if you can jump over the moon. You found the bidden Sunbeam. Gloria has not been very , well, but there is a reply for her this " Meryla Webb, Sandringham: That was j a long walk, Meryla, and I am not stir- j prised that you were tired. Yes, beep up vour studies and read all the good books vou can I am sorrv that you have had to leave school. There is some good news for vou in the Happy Town page | this week. Yes, Jean Mclndoe is much stronger T have left your love for her in the Hollow Tree and also your Kind wishes for Irene Retter and Hilda Jar- | Lorraine Gribble. Mount Eden: Your i competition ] • • Wed, Lorraine., T A|ma 'GranwaTi, Hill: And you would like to become acquainted . i With Happy Town hefoi' e the grown-up world claims you? That is a wise idea. I I was glad to see your limerick, Alma. Justin Gillespie. Mount Eden: four i limerick is very good. Justin. The young armadillo feels very important just nov, Edwyna Stone, Maramarua: V* hat a familv of little pigs, Edwyna. They must be very interesting. I am sorry to hear that your cousins are ill. That is very unfortunate. I was so pleased to hear from you again. Violet Ward. Mount Albert: Another new i.np " murmurs the Little Thought. I was aiad to see your your limerick, little lady. Jean Mclndoe. Hamilton: That was a. i joke about that missing letter, Jean, but ! the Happy Town people have promised ! better. 1 One of these mornings you ! might see the Little Thought in your j sweet-pea garden choosing another pair Roie Peacocke. Epsom: A whole sun- ] set in a letter! You coloured it very ; cleverlv. Rni. % and I op n picture it quite i well. I like your limerick and poem, j too. What a wonderful holiday you had | ou the farm. I had a pet frog once, and • it used to give diving exhibitions in the

bath, with the soap dish as a springboard. Wilfred Walton, Avondale: Your poems show good promise, Wilfred, and before long they should be up to publication standard. Choose simple themes and let me see more of your work. Ivy Brooks, Parnell: Yes, you may send me some riddles. Ivy, and please will you let me know where they are I have not heard from Gladys lately, but I am glad she is enjoying her holiday. Esme Peacocke, Epsom: Poor Timothy Mouse! His own little house and his own sad little tomb. You illustrated that poem very cleverly. Esme. Tom Bassett, Kaikohe: Your limerick is very concise, Tom. I had a quiet chuckle over it. Sheila Hogben, Parnell: Many happy \ returns, Sheila. Did you have a wonder- ] ful day yesterday? And you ran seven ; times round the house? What energy! ! Weren’t you tired? I was glad to see j your painting. Margaret Norley, Whangarei: Up and j down on a willow-tree swing. I should ! like to bathe in your pool. Margaret. : What a pity the winter is drawing near. Make the most of the swimming days. Norma Bennett, Dargaville: Now. that i was a little trick I played on you! And 1 after all you discovered that the hidden Sunbeam's name was your own. I shall have to think of someUiing very', very puzzling. Your sketches are splendid, Norma, especially the one of the mermaid. Irene Hooks, Newton: Have you moved from Ponsonby. Irene? I was glad to see your competition painting. Herbert Wood, Morrinsville: You illustrated that story very well, Herbert. Trustv was a fine fellow. Thank you also for colouring the balloon picture. Lawrence Hogben. Parnell: Welcome home, Lawrence. Your limericks are very srood, and I like those sketches from the Happv Town heading. Isn’t the mouse with the top hat a polite little creature? Theim-a Ellis. Otahuhu: My love and thanks, Miss Otahuhu. It arrived quite Beryl Smither, Remuera: Welcome, Bervl When does vour birthday happen? i I was glad to see your rose painting. Jean Buckley, Mount Roskill: Y hat

wonderful souvenirs your mother brought back from Rotorua, and it was kind of Jean to send you that little trinket bro:. I have left your love for her with the Woodpecker and also your kind though is for Margaret Xorley and Val Matthews. I like your limerick, Jean. Thelma Hogan. Dargaville: X can see the printer man in the distance, but tiie smallest Pixie Postman is trying to distract his attention until I write this week’s final message. A warm welcome, Miss Dargaville. I like your competition entrv.