PETER PAN'S

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19893, 23 May 1936, Page 20 (Supplement)

PETER PAN'S

“The Way to be Happy Oneself is to Make POST BOX Others Happy." ~.

Groul, ot°rohnnfin.—Yes. it IS \‘l’l‘b’ chilly these mornings and evenings» 3‘9”" minus, Greta]. and he did enjoy reading your letter: you are (tulle a stranzvh l'oor Tex, Peter was so sorry to hear about hlm.—Peter l‘an. Lady Apple Blouom, Hnmllwn.—How lovely to have the \‘eranuah massed in, Lady Apple Blossom; it is lovely to wake up in the morning and 'aee the :‘un smnling. The seesaw must he run. Aren‘t you looking forward to the Sho\\'?——Petet‘ t Pan. i lluo Wlwh, Ellww.—'The Weather Man must have seen your letter, Peter thinks, Blue \\'ltch; we have been having some really sunny days lately. haven't we? What a darling the kitten must be. and what a splendid help the parcel will he. Thank you so much.—Peter Pan. sllv» Girl, To Uku—What a splendid concert it must have been, Silver Lilrl. Peter enjoyed hearing all about it. and the singing must have been lovely. lt was so Jolly to hear front you after a lions silence. Do write again soon.— 1 Peter Pan. Jun WIH'OII, Humilton.—Yes, Jenn, Lavender is taken; Peter is sorry; would you like any other name? \Vhat lots of pets there are at Okuroire; Peter is sure you hurt it Jolly time; it is such a pretty place, isn‘t it? Did you have a hot bath? —Peter Pair . King Neptune, Hlmllton.—-Petcr is sure the 13:! week or the holidays Just new by, King Neptunr, but they were very Jolly, wrrent they. and what lovely weather you hall for them. The pictures sound lovely. llow wild the wind “as to blow the wireless pole tlowu.—l'etcr Pair Queen 0' the May, Morrlnavlllo.——ch, Princess Elizabeth was very lucky indeed, wasn‘t it. queen of the .\lay, and what it \\’onderi'ul birthday she must have nfid. The shootlni; season is very Keen this year, isn’t it? Your hockey matches sound so muting. How pretty nml say the hats ‘\\'lll tun—Peter Pan. Pnncy ouun, Hamilm.—what n lurky little person you were to have a party on your birthday, Pansy Queen. l’elul' would have loved to be there for the lolly scramble and the treasure. hunt, they lllllaL have been such fun. anti whut lovely gifts they were. Will you send in your birthtiny dute:’—l‘cter l'an.

sandboy, Ta Puhu.—-No wondfir nnw-r‘ was proud. Sanrlhm': Pfizer thinks you must have Upon proud of hhn mo. How quaint hr} must have looked \\'lth the has-1‘ km, Thank you for the Beaulyseekcr.—v Peter Pan. 1 Flanders Poppy, Koromatum—Feter sent your letter on to 1131196, Flanders Poppy, and 15 looking forward to the letter you have promised us. It seems such a long time since “*0 have had one.-—Peler Pun.

! Twinkling star. Frankton.—Such a little stranger you are, Twinkling Star. Peter loved hearing from you again. and we hope to have lots more news from you in Inture. Such a pretty little verse. Peter has changed your pen-Irame.—-Peter Pan. Philip Hambllng, Hlmilton.—Such a welcome we found in our welcome box for you, Philip; we are hoping you will have lots or run with us. Sheilo must have lots of fun huntng for rabbits. Yes. you may have Tigcr [or your pen-name.—Peter Pan. 'T‘HROUGM MY WINDOW. Dear Peter Pam—l have not written for lages, so I suppose you have forgotten rhe. \Ve have not gone away these holidays. Peter; we are Just spending our holidays at home. I hope the Wendy Person and yourself are quite well, and that you have not got any coughs or colds. My sister and myself are sleeping in our warm beds on the verandah. and on cold mornings the mist is on the panes of the windows and it looks so cold that you Wish you didn’t have to get up and. get dressed. Don’t you think It is cold on these mornings. Peter? In my garden I have little green shoots of Jonquils peeping up through the rich moist, brown earth in which they first made their beds. The border consists of small primroses. To-day [I planted some carnations. Then, when the bulbs cattle up what a pretty mass of golden heads there will be dancing sprightly in the breeze. The Winter Show is going to be opened soon; what a sight there will be to see all the dill‘erent entries belonging to dii‘lcrent people. Oi‘ course there will be a hustle and bustle to get in‘ and see everything I will close now.——-VVattla El! (12). liamilton. Such a stranger you are, \vattle Elf; it was lovely to hear from you again. Isn‘t it lovely sleeping on the verandah and peeping through the windows. \Vhat a. ralryland or gold your garden will be.— Peter Pan. CHILLV MORNINGB. Dear Peter Pam—Haven’t the morning's been terribly cold lately. Peter? The tog has been very thick the last two or three [mornings and has stopped the cars from speeding down the roads. Daddy took us Ito limit on Friday night, and we could hardly llnci our way home. Our cows are still giving a quantity ol‘ milk and secin us though they will be hard to dry oil. we have covered our four horses, and they are lovely and smooth when you take the covers all. Mother lit our urse winter tire on Sunday and it warmed up lthc house so easily. The shop windows Iluok very warm and cosy these wintry (lays, don‘t they. Peter? The children set-tn to he enjoying their holidays, but they will soon be over. Have you any tools or ducks, Peter? I have about so (lurks and mother has fourteen rowls, but neither ducks nor l‘uwls are laying. They have bet-n lnuulting. but have got their ’winter leathers no“: The \Vaikaio \Vlnler Show is anpruarhin’g very uulckly now, lisn‘t it, i'etcr'.’ Daddy said he would take lus to it. Well, I tnlnk this is all for Ilhis week, Peter. so I will close hoping Iytlm are very well.——Toss Up (H), Kara- ]; ro. How nice to see the first winter tire, Toss Up; the days are so cold now it is really lire time, isn‘t it? Won't the Show he fun? No, Peter has not any rowls or ducks Just now—Peter Pan. Mas ON A RAT HUNT. Dear Peter Pam—Hasn‘t it been cold lately, Peter? 1 hate the thick logs that ‘have settled over Hamilton lately. but I suppose each day brings us nearer to the ‘warm summer days. Yesterday I took our two dogs Into an old shed and I big rat ran under a box. I pulled the box away and it Just stood there and neither of the dogs saw it. At last my dog Rags saw it. and he bit at it but it gave such a loud squeal that he let it go. Floss, the other dog. was handy and killed it. Rags doesn’t know what to do with things that squeal like that, hilt he will learn some try. The gardens look very sorry for themselves now, don‘t they, Peter. but soon we will have the lovely dallodlls. The other day I found about a dozen little violets and they smelt so sweet. I found a few pale yellow primroses too. One or our dogs had a sore on her side. so father took her to the vet. and she had‘ to have an operation and have it cut out. She looks so funny now because she has to wear at sort or coat so she can‘t lick the cut. The‘ other day she pulled the coat at! and pulled out the stitches. W9ll. Peter, I must stop now to run about and get my poor feet warm, so Cheerio—From Elephant (15), Hamilton, Poor Rags must have got a {right when the rat squealed, Elephant; it is not a pleasant sound, is it? How lovely the giciets tand ptiimroses must be. Is the 015’ 39 n 8 aong well after . tion’l—Peter Pan. the opera I

‘ Beppo. HAmllton.~—Poter was so snrl'y \ In ham- \\‘s‘ are losing one or our oldest ’ and he‘s: nwmhm‘s. rmmm, and 1w 1: <0 v Had we arr not going to miss you alm- - Keillor. Please don‘t form! in “NW In Us when yull are in your m'w hump. HP has Sr‘nt your Card to Marshall Strop: mm L hopes it reaches you :urr‘ly. “Anyunw' , ss‘ntls his love. and thinks “Beauty" sounds L 11 Heat Best of luck In your new humc ' and love from Peter Pan. ‘

‘ lIMV Wl'l’ll PEGGY COUARII. { ‘ Dear Peter Pan,—l have been so busy lthese last two day that I have almost forgotten my week letter to you. Thu would have meant l had broken my good lresolution. and that would never do, would ‘itt My hands are very cold just now a's 'l have been outside in the garden. Havent the last days been cold. Peter Pan? Still. lit would be worse if the rest of the day iwas cold. As it is. the sun has graced lthe short hours. I am enjoying my holidays, iPeter. I have not had time to feel lonelw and 1 am having some friend each day lalmost. , Do you remember I told you about the =ahorthand examination I was going for? l jwas told by my mistress that she didn't ‘think I had passed! Not a very cheerful ‘thought, was it? But I can sit again at the end of next term, that’s one consola-1 tion. Thank you so much for telling me about the Peggy Squares. I have already made four and am on my fifth. The trouble is. when I started they were six inches. square. but when I pressed them they came to 69 inches square. However. I do: hope it doesn't matter. I have a very‘ bad cold already. Peter. Aren't I clever? I went to a ball at Cambridge on Thursday night. stayed with a girl friend and came to schocl with her on Friday. I enJoyed myself to the full. but I wish I hadn't wound up a very pleasant time by catching a cold. Well. Peter Pan. I had better close nova—Love from AUIOETIDD (H), Hamilton. Such a newsy letter. Autograph. Peter hopes the cold is quite well again now. The Peggy Squares will he quite splendid. Peter is sure. \Vhs; fun' the ball must have been. Have you heard about the exam. yet2~Peter Pan. ROUND noronua. Dear Peter Pan.—-I hove just arrived home from a very enjoyable holiday at llotorua. “'l3 had a. lovely trip down in the train, although it commenced to rain on the way. but it all cleared up at mid—day. We stayed ill Brent‘s and liked it very much. After lunch we caught a bus and .went to \thka. where we saw the boiling lgeysers. which were sending up lots of strain. and the mud holes which were ‘bubbllng fiercely. The Maori children .wet‘e swimming in a small creek. over‘ ‘Vil’lll‘ll “as a bridge. where the visitors istoori. and, as the Maoris called “Throw :a penny. nakeha,” they threw in pennies for which the Mnorls dived. bringing‘ them up in their mouths. The smaller children asked "a penny for the bake." at which they were very good. After we ihad seen most of the s ghts we went for a swim in the lovely warm Ward Baths. We had dinner and then went for a walk down to Ana Hato's Maori concert. It was very good and the until}! Wll marvellous. Before I went home I bought a pretty little bunch of pols which were made from flax ‘and native. After a good night's sleep ws ‘ had breakfast and then went to ohinemutu. where we saw some lovely Maori carvings and two very ancient canoes. In the afternoon my sister and i played ping-pong. clock golf and went for a walk down the town, where we bought some photos of Rmorua. After ten we went for another ‘lovely swim. which we enjoyed more than ‘ever. The next morning we had a nice ‘ walk in the Domain grounds. where we saw ‘the Sanatorlum building and a number of tame ducks. In the afternoon we again ‘vlsited \\'haka. This time we saw the old

Maori women mnkinx their skim OI“ 0l nu ma pois out of flu Ind rlupo. The! were very lmerestlmr to watch and so quick with their ringers. In the time wu near] due for our train to leave, we left the tgermu region end sitar nbout three hours‘ irnin Journey we nrrived in dear old Hamilton. “Chagrin (or now—Block Mumbo (i 3), nm on. Whnt I wonderfully interestinl‘ tune you had in weim Rotorus. Block Mambo. Peter loves it and there are so nanny slthtl to see. aren't there? You did I” l lot in l little whim—Peter Pen. ---—-———l I "nu-sol: CHILI.- ' Deu- Peter yam—one week or the ho!!dsys gone slresny Doesn't the tune Dill quickly? We will he stutlnl' hut-Iw]! exams. soon si‘ter we to back. so that will be something to look rorwud to. in Weather Man has favoured us with line weather so far, hasn‘t he? But In: word. isn‘t it cold and frosty when we lat up 111 the mornlng Last Mondny 1 url mum and I went for a “ssulsge sizzle." We walked down the river husk until we reached Just this side or the new brim It took us In hour and twenty minutes to lizht,a lire The round was dnrnp. and although the wood count several time. the names Just disappeared. one. nun the sausages end all or A sudden the mpl port she wss sitting on collapsed. deposik in: cook mu dinner Into the lire. Luckily we had more sausages. so the other] were not missed. We slso hsd some chips. which spnt all sorts of msty things at us while they were cooking. but nevertheless tiny were delicious—such lovely toiayobrown ones. After we hm put the are out we sat in the sun on e willow tree overhung--Ing the river. We went down to see the new bridge. and had a look at everything. it was late when we come home. rather grubby, and carrying in turns on man scribably black and smoky twink-pus. To-day 1 saw “Long Tank sun." Whiel I enjoyed very much. The horizontnl her work was wonderrul. and the heed to held balancingr was nut-venous. The boy who balaiumd on the hnmhoo pole must have had a great nerve. and so must the men who dived through the rrsme of knives. Long Tuck Sam hlmseli’ did some very clever conjuring. tho cleverest of which I thought was the one where the 311‘! came out or the dew: house. The til-pl“ or violin playing while doing conionions wu clever. and I liked Miss Noe Sa Long's singing. Weren't the Ln smu clover! It must have been dililcult to to}: me. on skates. The donning wns clever. but I liked Paul's and Leon's exhibition or MB in between stones but. The loop-the-loop by hlm-ms Ls lane was nth” breath-inking. Jenny the clown “and to he quite e musician—he could get mulls from his nnnr~tipl unmet-ts or an hoax-nu ne-toraht .mmtso halls. Aren't you looking ton“ to the Show, Peter? It is not nu m on new. and I’m sure it will be much there inter. esting than previously. The model lon-q planes and en'inearint section! should be good. There is not much new. this week. eter. so l mu close—Best wines from Renee (is). Hemilton. Long ’l'sclt Sam wu very brunt end in.‘ lei-esting. wasn't he. Rsnee; there was such 3 variety of turns. The “noun sizzle" was an eventful one, wasn't it? The new bridge is progressing now. Pele! thinks. Yes. Peter is quiie excited thou: the Shown—Peter Pan.