A BOY'S LETTER.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 841, 6 November 1877, Page 3

A BOY'S LETTER.

'iN.fct'6 following specimen of a ; boy's 'letiel' 'tli'ere iis such' truth of character — so much pT^thgt spirit of drollery mixed with mischief, which o f teq [prevails; m (the young, human., being of the male. Rex— that/ With him, we declare it to be " capibal fun." The leiiier proceeds from l a cduntry ;boy (tOjliis, v friend m town -"rrr, , , •.•■'• ' "rKow, Bob, I'll' tell fou what I waiit.i I-.want you to come down . here for the hollo wdays. Dou't be • a£raids ; Ask your sister- to ask your mother to ask your father to let you come. "It's only 90 miles, The two 'prentices,^ George and Will are to be made farmers of; and brother Nickisfookhome from school to help the' a^Hcultrire. -We like farming /veisy, much> it's capital fun. Us f our have got a gun, and go out shooting ; •it's a famous good one, .and sure to giJ off if : you don't full cock it. .^ige^istp be our shooting dog, as soon as ho" leaves off killing shedp. He's "savage and: worries /the sheep beautiful, ~" ~ Before . lather comes :^ledix tbybait our fcull with )iiini.i.. J ,^ne / r's plenty ,pf new- rivers: .round^-here, ,andi we're; going out 'fisbirig^aS'SOori as We, have mended the top joint;.. Werv'e'.'a 'pony too,* ..^nd^'pn^w^e^^w^'cah^catch him ; but he'Siioos nbw^and. has neither main ndP'tail to signify. to>lay hold l '6f. > "isn't ib prime Bob? sou must cpme.. H lf ; yobr .^ribther; won't give .tyjoWifathjeVi "leaye^. to allow you, run 'away* -i Remember, you. turn up fiaswell Street to goto Lincolnshire a : nd-a!sk for Micldle-fen Hall. There's a^pohd .full of frogs but we won't pelt them; till you come, but let it be befoi'6' Sunday, as ther's our own "b'rbh'ard'to rob, and the fruit's to be gathered' 6n'';H6ndayi If you like gucking ;raw eggs,: . >ye know where ailL the hens lay- and mother don't; and I'm. bound there's lots of birdj 'nestj*.. l ibq come, Bob, and I'll show you the wosp's! nest and anything that can comfort you. I daresay you can borrow yonr father's volunteer -musket off him without his knowing Japy thing about it j but be sureany'now to bring the ramrod *s we misslaid ours by firing it off. '(^Od^Bob." ;'"