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My Letter Bag.
Parade-street, Albany.
? Dear Auntie Nell,— I have written. R
?fairy story to'-wnd you. It Is called
'Tho Fairy Who Lived In a Shell/!
Hoping you are quite well,— From your
'.ovlng nioce,
EDITH LAWRENCE, used 9.' ''
THE FAIRY WHO LIVED IN A .
SH-BLL.
f'.r. There was once a fairy who llvo.6 Q'l
the (beach In a, shell.. When.. It rained
'«he used'to {jo in and shut the doors'
Vnd windows. One day there came .
ft terrible storm, Jt lightened and it'
'Vftihed/lt thundered and it hallo'd and
Iho. poor fairy inside her shell was
dreadfully frightened. Then the sea
uhook and It turned upside down and
pll the, other ways that It oouM turn,
.^t-'lntf it was quite -tu\'S.. The falvy
hunC hersolf at the hn'.tc.ii of the utQ,
when she came out. It w^» all rllrn,
fi)'w-n, Btill twilight, and «.:ier»: was a
wcvlng forest of brown pouweid.
F!«hcf swam all around hnr; sharks
and dogfish and herrings and plaice
same and looked at her, and crabs scut
tled about all over tho bottom of tho
Hi'ii. 'Jhe fairy waMied mvl walko.T till
she came to a white coral cliff; and In
' tho. cliff was a. cave. It was all lit
up by sea-Jewels and anemones and
shoals of shining little .fish. In tho
centre of It wa& a shining white stone,
and on the stone sat a mermaid, who
was combing her i:alr with a golden
comb. Then the miry said, 'On, mer
maid, please, please, please take mo
to the upper nlr.' Th« mermaid aald,
''No; It's so damp down here that I
have a bad aore throat. If I went up
to tho upper air I must Ring, and the
gulls would all laugh, because I am so
hoarse.' »Sho went on combing her
hair. ? Then the fairy said, 'I have
something that I think will cure you,M
So she put her hand In her pocket and
found the- little rot^of honey, which
is what the fairies all live on. The
mermaid swallowed the honey, and
after a little time she »atd, 'Now I
think I shall be ablfc to sing quite
Bloely.' Then the fairy went Into her
shell again; The -.mermaid took K shall
and fairy and all into her hand and
flawed, up, up, up, through tho greon
. ws.ter till sha came to a broad .vhlte
rock in the middle of the sea,. She
.put the shell down In the sunlight and
biipar. to comb her hair and slnff very
.uwKtly. ' AH the porpoises and dol
phins and all the sun and star fishes
swum about in the blue wa, and all.
tht gulls. and sea swallows and all;the
?albatrosses dew round her in tho blue
ftky, listening to her singing. Then tho
mermaid said to. the largest of the 'gulls,
'Now, you must' take this shell and
the fairy In it back to th« beach It
beltings to.' So tnti gull took the shell
in its beak and flew with It, up, up,
up. through the blue air (111 it came
to the beach. Then tho fairy was very
glad to be back home. But all the
other shell fairies were fo astonished
that they began to whisper about this.
They arc still whis-perlng. And, if you
take a shell and hold it to your ear,
you can hear the fairy tn&ide it talk
ing about this very thing.
Dear Edit!), — I hope you received
your prize safely and enjoyed reading
it. Your poor little fairy must have
keen frightened when she found hes«
self at the bottom of tho sea, and I
expect she found It rather cold, after
the nice sunny .beach where she lived
T am quite woll, thank 'you, dear, and
enjoying the nice cool change. Lots
of love,— Frua* yours lovingly, Auntie
Nell. '
,,'Glen Alvie,' 121 Glyde-st.,
East Frehiantle.
:, Dear Auntie Nell,— I was pleased to
lee tny letter In print last week, and
1 was mostly pleased to see that 1
had gained a prizo for the jumbled
animal competition. I am writing a
fairy story this week. .Weil, I think this
is all I have to say, so I will dose—
1 remain, your loving1 niece,
RUTH D.BVL1NG Uvged 10 years).
'Nina and tho Fairies' New Yonf
R8V0l6.'
Nina was a good little girl, and she
was very fond of reading: about elvea
and 'fairies. One day— the. 31st De
cember— she was reading jitfdut a lit
tle .boy gblng to Fairyland, when she
heard her name being pronounced 'by « j
sweot 'little voice, She looked roumi
and saw a 'dear, little wJnged fair}1 by
her side. As sho stared at the pretty
little maiden she said, ''Please tell me
your name?' The maiden, with a
merry laugh, said: —
'My name Is known as Bluebell,
I come from Fairyland;
And my good queen would have you
Join her most happy band.'
'Oh,' exclaimed Nina, 'I should love
to join 'Her Majesty's band.'
'Then we will start now,' said Blue*
bell.. And she put her nrm round
Nina's waist and flew right up In the
air. They went on and on until they
saw a .band of winged fairies flying to
wards the earth. 'There go some of
her Majesty's subjects,' spoke up
Bluebell. 'Wo will descend to eartn
now. Below Is Fairyland.' On com
ing'1 to earth they wero surrounded by
a host of little fairies and elves, whfa
conducted Nina and Bluebell to a
most magnificent palace, which was
built of gold and silver. They found
the queen sitting In her room of state
upon a lovely Ivory throne, studded
with diamonds of the first water.
'Nina, my dear,' spoke up her Ma
jesty, 'as you are such a good Httlu
girl, I thought it would be nice to In
vite you to our new year revels to
night,' 'Oh. thank you* your Ma
jesty,' replied Nina, gratefully. 'Qiui
what would my dear parents say to
me for staying out Into at night.?' 'Oh,
that will ;be all right,' responded her
'Majesty, 'You see, night time In
Fairyland is day time in the land of
mortals. 'As the sun sank In tho west,
and fair Luna made her appearance,
the fairies conducted Nina to the
fairy wishing w«ll. 'Now, Nina,'
spoke up Bluebell, 'you can have two
wishes, and when you have maa*
them you can have another to conduct
you home safely,' Nina thanked
Bluebell, then wished that all mortals
and fairies would have happiness and
prosperity In the future, and that she
would be allowed to often vlsrlt Fairy
land. Then she wished for a safs
Journey home. Nina often visited
Fairyland after that. She had only
to wish, and the chariot appeared.
' Dear Ruth,— ThanJ? you for your
pretty fdtry story- What a lovely
time Nina must have had with the
fairies at their new . year revel, No
wonder she often visited Fairyland
again. I hope, dear, you have re
ceived your prize safely, find that
you wlli enjoy reading It. 'Much love,
—From yours lovingly. Auntie Noll.
Ewart-street, Midland Junction.
©ear Auntie Nell,— I am taking plea
sure In, writing to you to thank you
for the, prize you' sent, me.1 I like It'
very, much, and havo wad a chaptor
of It. I don't think that I. will try
this week's puaslo competition, but' I
will try .next week's.— Your loving
niece, . ..
;.....', ''. IN A ' DALZEEL.
P.S.— I am sending 'Od. In for the cot.
Dear Ina,— Thank you for tho six
pence you -saved up for the Sunshine
Cot for tho poor little sick children.
I am glad to hear that you liked your
prize, and that you are entering for
this ?week's competition. With lots
of lovo, dear.— From yours lovingly,
Auntio Nell'. ,?'''?
______ ^
Nungarin, W.A.
Dear Auntie -Nell,— Thank . you . very,
vory much for the nice prlzo you sent
mo. I am not trying In this week's
competition, --*» T have not learnt any
thing about William Gladstone yet, It
is very windy here to-day. With love
from your loving nephew,
WILLIE M'OREOOR.
Dear Willie,— When you are btg
uer you will learn all about William
Gladstone and other great men, and I
hope you will grow up a good, useful
man like them and help your coun
try.' I am glad you like your prlzci,
dear, and hope you will soon win an
other. Perhaps you could do the tree
competition? Lots of love— Prom
yours lovingly/ Auntio Nell.
. , Brassey-Btreet' Osborne.
Dear Auntie Nell,— Tho reason why
I did not go In for tho Jumbled animals
Was because I had a- long esaay about
the Trans-Australian railway towritn.
My slstor Berenice writes to you now,
nnd I have found another niece for
you, she lives opposite us, Her name
Is DorDothy Bailey. . I am going In for
the fairy story competition, and for
tho trees which I have found crut, — I
remain, your loving niece,
BILBKN HIOGB, aged 3.
FAIRY STORY.
(By Elloon Hlogi.)
Bffle was the only child of a rich
merchant. One day eho sent out In
vitations asking all the poor children
shocouud find to go to her place on
tho following Saturday, On tho op
pointed day 00 children came and *o
Mrs. Carter had to look after- 100 child
ren. TTfay played all kinds of games
till tea tlmo. For tea they had all
kinds of nice things that they could I
tlrlnk of. After tea they played games
for a while, and they ' had a con
cert. . All spent a very happy day, 'but
the haflpleat child of all was Effle, who,
having done a kind action to so many
poor children felt weir repaid when she
saw their groat pleasure.
Dear Eileen,— It will be very nice to
have another littlo niece, and I hope
Dorothy will write to mo eoon, when I
will give her a warm wolcome to our
?Sunshine League. I am glad, too, that
Berenice has nlso become a little Sun
shlher. No wonder you had not tlmo
to do the puzzle last week when you
?were writing about &uch a big subject
(i& the- Trans-Continental railway.
ThanWng you dear, for your story, and
with much love,— Yours ' lovingly,
Auntie Nell.
30 Barnott-street, (Fremantle. .
' Dear Auntio Nell,— I a'hi sending In
my , fairy story, and I think you will
see' that It Is quite original, I do wish
we had more space, but I quite under
stand that we only have one big page
.per week, and that many other com
petitors .'wish to see their stories print,
od. I entered for tho essay on 'Wil-
liam Gladstone,' but 'I wns not suc
cessful. 1 am IB years of nge. ' Iaai
sending threo stamps for the Sunshine
Cot.— I am, your loving niece,
MIL'LIK THORNTON.
P.S,— 4 hope you are having as nice
weather In IPerth as we ure down here.
These lost few days have been lovely,
MOONA, OR, THE GODDESS OF
THE MOON.
(By M, A, Thornton,)
i Chapter I.
Moona Jooked at the mighty Phoebus
with a troubled countenunce. Moona,
Ue Goddess of the Moon, was a maiden
of surpassing buauty. Dark eyes, rod
lips and cheeks, with long flowing
hair of deep black, she was indeed a
most 'beautiful maiden in her graceful
drass of shimmering and scintillating
fold. F'hoebua wished Moona to be
come his bride, and reign with him
over tho universe-. Moona had many
lo'very, Mars, Amphlon, tho Kings of
thts different Btars and Neptune, the
God of the, Sea, all loved the beautiful
goddess, but tho only liked Neptun*.
Ho was flitting by her side, looking
comely and manly in a -Jr«sa of bright
sea green.
'Phoebu?,' said Moona, '1 cannot
marry you. I love Noptune, the King
of the Sea,'
Phoebus wa* fearfully angry.
'What!' he crlrd. 'Would 'you rather
marry a' puny King,' whom I command,
than the Kins of the- Universe him
Mlf?'
. Xeptunn was overjoyed at Moona's
answer, und challenged Phoobua to do
Jilt! worst, Neptune was brave; but he
did not know the great power of the
Sun, else hn would not have been so
ras-h. ' ;
'Moona, you shall never marry this
f«eb!e King.' said Phoebus 'wrathfully,
'I will s-»e him doad first.'
Now. 'Neptune Imd a charmed life, so
ho only laughed defiantly. Phoebus
stormed nnd raved, but finally took his
leave, Noptune also went, and Moona
was left' with her subjects.
Suddenly there was a great commo*
tloii on the moon,
'Moona, oh, Moona,' gasped one of
her fairy subjects. 'Phoebus has re
fused to give u» light, and to-night we
simll (be qu:ii! dark.'
This was dreadful now*, for Moona
saw Mini it wrs Phoebus'» revenge,,
Without th« moon there would be no
tide,1 and without the tide Neptune wan
forced to reme'n In the water.
' 'Phoebus said he will give you no
more light till you are his bride,'1 con
tinued the fasry. . , ?
Moona determined to go to Neptune
right away, a;:i putting on a pair of
fairy wings she flow to hl.i palnoe un
der thi» Bea. . . . ; , ' ? ? ?
? .. . Chapter II. -, ? ,
.'|Oh, whfci n. hu:ip,y life were mine
,* -, Under the. Hollow hung^ocean ?green! ?'?'
??,-'?? ' ??-? ? .'????? ? ...— Tennyson. ? ?
-'Neptune Meiiivict Moona's' announce,
mont with consternation.
'You must marry me right away,'
he said, and t'.io willingly agreed.
It was beautiful under tlie flea.
Vivid colored ar.d graceful trailing sea
weed festooned tho rocks. The floor |
was of glittering silver, nveri which
pearls and ?pink coral were scattered.
Sea-nymphs combed 'Moona's dusky
hair, while ntherH were ensased In
making: u beautiful wedding gown. Tho
triton* (Hying ;ish) and dolphins sworn
gracofully pasi. But suddenly Moona
notlcea the b;iio depths of tho irea be
coming lighter and lighter. Tho sea
nymphs were frightened, and Neptune
wan horrlfleu.
'Thu sun's rays are drawlug up all
the ocean,' hri xnld, and sure enough
that was tho case. 'I 'shall iborrow
your fairy wings and go and beg Phoe
bus to »pav..\ my RUbJecta, for they
cannot live without the ocean,' he said
to Moona. _ ' ' ? .
Moona ccula rise without the wings,
so together they rose and flew to,
Phoebu?. ' ..?.-..
'Phoebuh,' said' Neptune, .'my ocean
Is nearly all evaporated, . My subjects
are gaapln&i eoon they will die,' Have,
you no ,plt-?'
Phoefouh laughed, 'What care 11'
he said. II ? .' , -He suddenly 'stop-
ped, for befovo him waa the most beau
tiful being ho had ever fceon.
It was VenuB who had decided to help
the lovers; and aa she appeared beior.i
him In all her wonderful beauty, he
thought no more of Moona.
'Tou may 'have your Moona,' he sold
to 'Neptune, 'tour ocean will soon 'be
as It used. Venus shall be my Queen.'
Neptune and Moona hurried Joyfully
away. ? ? ,
Thftt evening when tho deep gold of
the ct'ttlnff sun had turned the «ky tn
om. bswllderlng mass of glorious col
or, Moona married Neptune. t
iHer dark hair wna trimmed with
coral, and very lovely she looked.
All the little fairies from the moon
celebrated the occasion by coming
down and lighting up with a soft mel
low light -the deep blue of the sea.
People say that this was tho reflected
light of the bud, 'but .what' do ' they
know about It? Every evening, Just
ufter »unset. tho«e fairies iplay under
the water, and It Is to them we owe
Urn gkirtouH golden tints of the sea
After sunset. '
(Tho End,)
Dear Millie,— You will get a plea
sant surprise whan you receive your
prize for tho essay on Wm. Gladstone,
tt woh through en error in printing
that the names of the puzzle prize win
ners were put In place of those who
gained* essay prizes. Thank you, dear,
for the four penny stamps you sent 'for
tho eot. Every little toel'ps. I am
glad you are having such nice weather,
Perth also haa Improved vory much.
Much love, from yours lovingly, Auntie
Nell, ?
388 iHay-street, 'Sublaco.
Dear Auntie Nell,— I was very glad
to got' your nice letter, -which I read
to my.1 friend. I am waiting for col
lection day to eottie so that-we. can
help the poor little;. children In the
hospital. 1 am goln-g to do my fairy
story competition this week. I must
close my, letter now and write my
story.— I am your affectionate niece, «
' ?.?','. VSA!DIE JO'HNSO.N.
A Fairy Bnll.
One day a*.i Ellen was walking. In
the garden she fell asleep. She was
awakened by the sound of mimic. Soon
a tiny fairy lady came up to ner ana
a»ked li.' sho would like to Bee the fairy
ball, 'I would vory much like to,'
aald Ellen. 'Well Jump Into my car
riage.' 'When Ellen got In she found
horse If flying through the air. Soon
they stopped, and Ellen saw a beau
tiful palace of white marble, (i The
fairy, Sllverbell, took Ellen Into the
ball-room, and sho enjoyed herself
very much, - When It was over Ellen
went and had a lovely party, Ellen
heard some one call her, and when
she woke up she was In her own bed.
Dear Sadie,— I am glad you llkeu
your letter, and If your littlo friend Is
not already a member of our League
I hope you will persuade her to be
come one. I was pleased to recelW
your fairy Btory, dear, and glad to
know that you are not forgetting the
little tflck children. Lots of love,—
From yours lovingly, Auntio Nell.
40 Cowle-street, West Perth.
Duar Auntie .Nell,— I have never'
written to you before, but I would vei-
much like to Join tho Longue, I wa»
successful in gaining the qualifying
certificate for entrance to a central
school, and am thirteen yearn old. I
havo entered for the story competi
tion, and hope It 1$ right. — I remain
your sincere niece, , .
DAISY STOCKDILL,
The. Friendly Rabbit, . .
Once upon a time In a dark wood
lived a woman and her two children,
They were very happy and often play
;ed with a little rabbit which would
come and jump, and play with them
when they wer'n sitting out. on* the
grass. One day the rabbit did not
oome, so Dora determined to go and
see where It was, Running Inside sha
put on her coat and cap and set out on
the search. She passed through many
dark plaoes until she reached the end
of the wood, where stood a little brown
house, Now In this hoiiBo' lived a fox,
and ho would hide behind the trees till
Bomcono came along, then he would
spring on them and kill them. Now
Dora did not soo;tho -fox, and before
sho knew where she was she wan
dragged into the houjse, When she aat
up the 'fox raid, 'Would you like some
thing to eat?' ''Ten, plfiase,' said Dora.
Now this fox had put some poison In
the food and meant to kill Dora that
way, but when he was out getting it,
up sprang the rabbit, Quick as llgnt
nlng Dora snatched up the rabbit and
Jumping through tho window ran h»
fast as her feet would carry her, un
til aho reached home, where her
niflthflr and brother Fred were anxious
ly awaiting hr. Until the little girl
died the rabbit lived with them. Then
it dle.d a few»veoks after with fretting
for its friend who had saved It from
the cruel fox.
Dear Daisy,— I am glad. to hear you
have become Interested in our ? Sun
shine League, because I think all boys
nnd girls should bring sunshine. Intu
other lives, and this Is one of the' ob-
jects of our League, -I wtll be de
lighted to claim you as one of' my
nieces, I was pleased to learn' that
you have gained your certificate.' and
hope you will like your now school
very much. Thanking you for fairy
story which will appear this week, and
with lots of love.— From yours loving
ly, Auntie Nell. ' ;
'Oceana,' Forreet-st., Cottesloe,—
Dear Auntie Nell,— T am sending you
the Jumbled animal puzzle. I think It
is correct, dt Is very late, but I have
been In for a swim, or I would havo
written It earlier than this. The light
has just fused in the kitchen. It. gave
me such a fright. I feel quite. shaky,
so will say good-night, dear Auntie.—
IJYom your loving nephew,.
ALAN DAECY SMITH, aged 8.
PukIg: (1) Rhinoceros, (2) porpoise,
(3) elephant, (4) squirrel.
Dear Alan,— Yours answer*? to , the
Jumbled animal puajsle were quite
right, but I am sorry to pay theyvreach.
«d me .too late 'for. ihls. peek's ? paper.
Always let. . me have,. your letters ? by
Wednesday, dj?ar, as I have to. let/Mr,
Printer have,, them .early. . I-. hope ...you
enjoyed .your fnvlm; It mupt have. been
lovely In the cool water on.Bueh ;ty hot
day., I am not surprised that tho light
fusing, grave -you a fright; It makes
jigger people jump sometimes.— Lots
if love, dear, from youre lovingly, Aun- '
tie Nell. * :- ? ? j ':
.... ? .'.,-. Johnston-street,; ' Collie..
Dear ; Auntie. jN'ell,— Just a few lines
In answer to the little note that was
meant for me In the reply to Gladys1
'ettcr, Well, dear Auntie, I am sending
'he littlo 'Fared at last. I don't know
:c It will be In time for the last' day of
tl'.e Fayre, but I ljiope it is.. I have
'seen waiting until I had time to make
.i few- more little, things, s?' that's why
I am eo lite. In, forwarding jit. If it
won't be in. time for; the 'Fayre, I sup
pose they could be U9ed some way.
Are you having it vory hot down there?
It hns been tunny .weather up here,
first hot one day and then wet tho
next. Dear Auntje, ,ds this is about
all I can think of.'ib tell you this time,
I must bring my short letter to a close.
—From your loving niece,
DOROTHEA FELL.
Five kisses.
Dear Dorothea,— Thank you very
much for tho parcel of dolls' clothes
which you sent for the Olde Englys-hs
Payro. I received It last Saturday In
time to send to the iFayre in the even
Ing. You must have spent a lot of
time and trouble In making such a nice
lot, of things, dear, and I am sure you
enjoyed doing It to help the poor little
nick children, Hoping, to hear from
you soon again, and with much love,—
From youre lovingly, Auntie Nell.
-1 South-street, South Fremantle,
©ear Auntio. Noll',— Just a few lines
to let you know that I am trying for
this week's puzzle. I havo just been
for a lovely bathe. Wa live 'quite near
the beach. We often go down when
It Is warm. With lots of love/ and
kisses.— I remain your loving niece.
IRENE KING.SWO0D.
xsxxxxx.
(1) Rhinoceros; (2) porpoise; ,.(3)
elephant; (4) squirrel.
. Dear Irene,— Your puasile is quite
correct, but was not in 'time to Je
printed last week, lam sure, you
enjoy those lovely bathe» you have so
often. I wonder If you can swim as'
well as the porpoise In the puzzle.
Thank you for all your nlco kisses,
dear. Much love.—Krem yours lov-1
Ingly, AuntlG- Nell, :
??? l ; ?' '
19 Loukee-street, Fremantle.
Dear Auntie Nell.—Thls is the first
time I have written to you, but It will,
not bo tho last, It would be a pleasure
for me to enter your competitions, and
the flr&t will be a 'fairy story, I hope
thin will find you In good health, aa It
leaves me at present. My brother has
alho wlttcn to you. He started his
last night, ''and la not well to-night.
My »tory .Is galled—
'THE BOY ON THE FAIRY
ISLAND,1'*
,' One day a little boy was strolllns
along the banks of a lake near Mi
home. He found a boat without any
oar's there, and' he got' Into it and
drifted down the calm lake until he
came to an iciand, whore he got out,
and walked ahead until he came to a
small house, where lay before him on a
tray a lot of delicious pastries. He
longed to touch them, but he ownea
honor, and wouldn't dare to touch them
without permission. Afterwards V.e
went towardsi the boat, but something
called him, and seemed to say 'Do eat
some, they are lovely.' But still he
kept -his will, and' said that the people
might be holding a party, and It
wouldn't be fair to take them, He had
another Interruption by an old witch,
who ..said, 'You- are a good boy, for not
touching the tarti?, Cor IV you had
eaten any you would bo under my
&pell, and I would have sent one of
my fairtes to take your place at home.'
She then took him to her place fo tea,
where he had a great time, He then
got into the boat and sailed home Joy
fully.— t am your wbutd-be niece,
bcmOTHT LOUKBS, aged 10. .
P,S,— I will be 11 on the ssth of
March.— D.L.
Kisses.
Dear Dorothy,— I shall be delighted
to have another little, niece, and was
very pleased to receive your letter and
fairy story, I am , sorry your 'b'rother
was not well. when. you wrote, .'but hope
he;'.-.,wUl toe, well iri't'imo to finish hi*
Btory for competition. I also hope,
dear, that you will have a very happy
birthday next w'eek. You must tell me
allabout it when you write again. Lots
of love, and wishing you many happy
?roturns of your birthday,— Yours lov
ingly, Auntio Nell. '
01 .South-Ht. South Fremantle..
Dear Auntie Nell,— I am again -vvrlt-
Ir.g to you. I Was very pleased; to see
my letter In tho paper.- I have just
been for a 'bathe. We llv© quite near
tho 'bfiaeh, and . often when It :i» warm
go down.— I .renmlh, ypur.'lovlntr niece,
jcxxx ► ? f- V HAZRL KING'SWOOD.
(l\ . RhlnoceroH, (2) Porpoise, (3)
.?Ejjjpiiant. .('^/.Squirrel. :...''
, v'De^r^.Haael,— You arc a vye,;y for
tunate ? little girl to ltvo bo near tJio
beach, tuid be able to -go for a bathe
on these hot days, and I quite envy
you. Your solution to the puzzle Is
quite right, dear,' but it did not reach
me early enough. Heaps of love and
kisse», from yours lovingly, Auntie
Nell. ' V
Helena-street, Guildford.
Dear. Auntie ,N ell.— Thank you so
much for the prizes, we received them'
safely, and they are very nlco bo,oks.
We have begun school again, and 1
had an essay to write, so have not
had time to do . the .one on William
Gladstone. I also took part In some
tableaux laat nltfht, so r have been
quite busy, Mavis sends her love,!
and thanks you for her prize. She
hap, not been very well and. cannot go
to school on hot days. With love
from your loving niece. ,
, DAPHNE 'GILL.
Dear Daphne,— I am glad to hear
that you .and 'your' sister received
your prizes safely and liked them so
much. You havo evldenly been a
very busy iglrl : this week, and some
time -1 hopo you will tell me all about
the tableaux, and what part you took
In them. Give Mavis my love, dear,
and tell her I am 'very sorry to hear
she has not been well, but hope she
will soon be better. Hoping to hear
from you again' soon, and with much
love.— From yours lovingly, Auntie
iNell. -; -.!
'Rothesay,'
Claremont-avenue, Claremont.
' Dear Auntie Neil,— I have solved the
jumbled words as follows:— (1)
Rhinoceros, a very 'powerful animal
that lives in Africa: (2) Porpoise, la a
Hoa animal found in nearly all oceans;
(3) elephant, a very clrcng animal that
lives !n Africa, it can kill a man by
pouncing Its foot on him; (4) squirrel,
a lively little animal of England,— I re
main, dear auntie,
M'AniAN (SMITH.
Dear Marian,— You have solved the
Jumbled animal puzzle' rightly, but sent
it too late for competition. Always- re
member that your letters must reach
me by Wednesday of each week, and
do not forget to state your age. I hope,
dear, you will enter for the tree com
petition next week. Lote of love, from
youw lovingly, 'Auntie Nell. ? ? .. .
'Vewbury,' West Guildford.
Dear Auntie. N*ll,—T am enclosing a
fairy rtory entitled 'A Visit to. Fairy:
.land' and hope that you will llko It.1
I am afraid that I wroto rather. small,
but I thousht 1 woutd not get It all' In
the three pages. *)Ut I just managed
It. I am glad the debt on the cot is
dccreaslaj;. and 'hope it will soon be
nil paid off. Since I wrote last, there
hus a been a. great 'Swim Thr.ouph
GulWford,' and as I Just live In front
of^ the river. I was able to see If. all.
Trere were grent crowds of .people all
along1 the river banks, and a. series of.
moving nlnture-s were taken during tho
swim. Well, Auntio Neil, 'I must say
gooJ-bye now. With much love,' I
remain jour lovlnsr nlecn,
LSXA MORMBSKY (ajred 13.)
. 'AiVISIT TO FAIRYLAND.' '
'How ?hrJ.ahtly the moouir.hine3 to
nlyht,' (nlghed Rosle, as fflio peeped
Sjfhlnd tl'o' nursery blind for a moment'
before getting Into bod. 'How I'wl&h
I could go to ihfs wood Instead of going
to 'bed. 1 urn sure 1 should see sojnu
fairies to-night.' : , '.,
'Come, Miss Rosle. don't stand there
talking nonsense, you will catcm your
death of cold,' said Nurs.o .crppsly, for
aho wanted to go downstalra to her
supper. ? , .... .
Rasle roused Nurse's angor by pop
ping her head out of toe window, and
calling at the top of her voice, 'Falrlep,
fairies, come and fetch me,' before ahi-
got into bed. When Nurso had gone,
Rosie lay. for 'some time thinking of
the wood boyonoi the .garden, -only
separated theret'Tom by a raarraw lane,
nnd whlnh'ww her favorite haunt. No
royal prlncesH could have had a more
beautiful otiivground than 'Rosle's
wood,' as she aalled It, it was full of
delightful arid mysterlouo paths lead-,
ing to ferny dells and mossy gladea and.
through the middle of It flowed a little ;
brook. Rosio fancied she could 'hear
the volco of tho broo-k now, and she
pictured to hersolf the loveliness of the
wood by moonlight, Very likely the,
fairies would be willing In tiny boats,
on the brook;, they would certainly be,
dancing under every tree on a hUht
like this. Ohi how tlrosome It was to
be nnly Heven years old and have to,
stay In bed. ?
Now, as.it happenfd, that night was
Midsummer Eve -ind the fairies must
have, b«ip.n HstenVns (ill the time, fcr
Rosle h9d not boen asleep long before
she was awakened by a number of
soft taps on the focp. She opened her
eyes drowsily, and then sat un with a
ory of surprlKe and Joy. The room
was flooded with Ugh?., and an- exquis-
ite little, fairy- with silver wins*,, a
diamond crown, and very short pink
rose-leaf skirts was standing on her
bed, and tapping her face with a gilt
terlnsf wand. 'Wu.ke ur» and nomo
with us,' she cried. 'You asked us to
come and fetch you, and here we
are,' \ '
?Rosle looked round with wc/derlng
eyes, A tiny wannikln, a:so dressed
In rose leaver, waa perched at the foot
of tho bed, blowing a honeysuckle
horn, whilst two more fairies behind
Rosle'a head were poking flower stems
at her. ? When she saw that Rosle
,was really awake at )a.s\, tho fairy
with the crown. threw down her wand
with a sigh of relief. 'How soundly
you mortals sleep,' aald she. : .'The.
fall of (a dewdrop or the sound of a
rose-bud opening at dawn wakes me
up. Immediately, .but we have Jiad hard
work to -rouse you,* I am the queen ?
of the roses, and these are my attend
ants. You are named after me, and
that Is why I am 'here at your re
quest. Now, where do you want to
go?? ,
'I am very glad that I am named
after you.' cried Rosle. 'Mother never
told me that. 'Please take me to the
wood, and let me «ea the fairies danc
ing in a 'ring. I have wanted to see
that art,- my life.' '' Tho queen waved
her ,wand. and a shining gossamer web
floated through the window, and It
settled in front of .Rosls. It looked- as
if a breath of wind would blow it
a-way, but when Rosle. at a sign from
the -tu«en, stepped In sha found that it
supported her weight perfectly, and
made a very comfortable kind of ham
mock. - Tho queen then stepped In
and sat by Rosie, whilst the others
took the ondi of the hammock and flew
away with It through the window. It
was' such a delightful sensation, being
borh'o swiftly through the air in this
novel manner, that Rosle was quite
sorry when they reached the .wood, and
she found herself placed gently on, a
large mushroom In the mld»t of an
open glade surrounded by rose bushes.
More roac fairlw, clad in yellow, pink,
and white rose leaver, and more mati
nlStiM, In moss velvet coats, flew out
of -.the roses awd. flocked round the
mushroom to welcome their namesafo
to fain-land. Rosie was delighted and
thought -she had never seen euch a
pmty eight. Sho could have watched
them for ever: 'but at last the queen
observed that they must Mop, as It
was time to go to the wedding. 'Prin-
cess Marguerite Is to be married to
Prince . Pimpernel In 'Bluebell Dell
to-nisrht,' she explained to 'Rosie.
'Would you like to come and s& the .
presents?'
Roslo was about ? to say, 'Yes,
please,' when suddenly siio remem-i
bered that she was In her nightgown.
Sho looked down at her pink toes in
dismay. The queen, however, came to
?her assistance. '.Come,' she said, 'we
will take you to tho court dressmaker;
she lives In the big oak by the atUe.'
RosJe knew tho big oak tree well, tout
had never noticed ihe little door in the
trunk. Tho oueen 'knocked, and they
entered. Inside was a dear little room;
a littlo old woman dressed In brown
was sitting In the corner. Dresses
?were hanging from p«gs on the walls,
and the old woman took down a pretty
.white on*, with a red sash, and w.hitu
shoes and stockings, and proceeded
to dress 'Rosle In them. Rosier shoeij
mnde her feel as If she could float m
the air or danco on a moonbeam, Sao
almost flew downstairs and outside to
tho rose- fairies, who greeted her with
admiration and hurried her off, for tue
guest*'- 'were already going by on dra
gon-Hies, amd the air was full of blue
bell music, Soon 'the happy pair ar
rived in a mother-of-pearl coach, au-1
at once went up a ladder of moon-/
beams, where they wero married. When
they came down asnln all the guests
threw slippers at thorn for luek. Their
Rosie was taken to see the presents,
which weTe daintily arranged on a
large mushroom. Among thorn were
a handsome pair of dandelion clocks,
plenty of carved acorn ware, sown
gossamer lace, -so fine that you couki
hard'ly see It &t all. and a tiny goldtsn
bottle of purple heather sqent. Pre
sently the bell? left off rlns-lns, a»d
Bluebell Dell was quiet once more
Then Roslfs and the ro3e-falrle3 lia.fi
some grand games; they showed her
how 'to slide down moonbeams, and
play hide and seek among the flowers,
In the course of their wandering they
came to the brook, and Hosie was sur
prised to find that it was slnglnsr ft
win? In silvery tones, the words 4t
which she could distinguish clearly. '1 |
wish I could hear it singing llko. that
In the day-time.' she said, 'but i can't
understand what it says then, and 1
?rover sec any fairies ulther. Oh. how
lovely It hns been in the woods to
night. I have en-Joyed myself, but 1'.
Is horrid to think it will be just t-hc
same as before when to-morrow
«ime*.' .?.-'????? .
'Not so,' answered the queen. *Thc
child -who has once been 'in falryhuid
hears And sees .more. than others for
cv»r after, (Besides, ;aa you lay sleep
ing I .touched 'your -eyes and your
!:(art with my wand,, so that the two
greatest gifts' that the fairies' can.
offer,. Imagination and youth, will be
yours, little sister. .'But is that not ,\
cook erowln?1? We must take you
bpma now, Rosle.'
Down through tho ? trees floated the
silver web once more; and Rosle had
no time to mourn over leaving. iFalry
Und,,for -the moment sho .put her heaJ
on the purple velvet cuahlons, sho fell
aftleep1, and the fairies put her in her
own little bed. But when shfe flwoko
next morning, she knew she. had been
to Fairyland, for she understood the
sons of the 'brook quite well, and th-j
rosea wero far morf- beautiful than
they had ever been before.
Dear Lena,— What a' -fine view you
must have had of th,e swimming con
test at Guild ford, and what excitement
there must .have been. I expect tho
crowd ftlon? the river front made a
very pretty sight, and probably you wi'.l
«?-- the mov.'Hj?. pictures at one of tho
'??'ctwre shews '. ki ' ' town, .'sometlmo.
Thank you for the pretty fairy Btory
you sent me, d-ai*. Much love, rrwm
?j „ „. .' .- . uijji/,? Auntie: Nell. .. ..,' '
Parade-street, Albany.
Dear Auntie Nell.— I have enclosed
a falrv Btory-rcallcd.^Thev.fa^r.y who
Jived in a shoe.'1 '. - ? ?? -..???.. .
THE FAIRY W.H0 LIVED IN A
SHOE.
There was once a fairy who lived
hi the park in a shoe. It made her a
fine house; for In the part where tho
toes go she had her covered rooms,
and In the heel ehc had Tier* sarden.,
Ar\ r.pplo tree grew there, and in be
tween tho house and tree Fhs tied hvr
clothes-line. Now. one bright evening
she decided that sho would go to sea.
So she went to the fairy grocer (he
Is a rabbit, all black, with a ??whitv-
apron) and sho -bougftt some fairy
uaki'S and some -bottles of jd'ew-water.
Then she called to ;a crow who waa
flying no me in the dark. In a miu
ute the crow liad carried her shoe and
herself to the seashore; It was very
calm, and at tne end of the sea thero
was tin? moon just peeping: over the
edge. Slie spread a pockei handker
chief from the 'Doughs ol\ the appln
tr«e in tne bow of the shoo, which in
this way became a tine sail, and she
sailed away aa quickly aa a Hash of
lightning, and as smoothly as a swal
low flies, right through tho blue night
and over the bmo sea 'to the ' whu«
moon. But before she-.eould''5-eueli
the edge of tho xc& the^Tiioon was al
ready up in the air—it rises 'so f;tst
when It is near the earth. It went
away up like a kite, and at that 'mo-
ment a great whalo opened its mouth
to draw in water, and' tho tfaJry'si 'botat
went rushing down tho whale's Uiroat
without tho whale -knowing' it. Then
the fairy Trho -llv-ed in a shoo was
very unhappy; i'or there she was jail
ing about in the dark caverns whrru
the wawr gurgled and rushed. Hot
shoe would not sail bf^aiise there w?.s
no -wind, so she turned it into .vstcanv
er and made It' steam -up tne wha'x's
throat. But Just as they reamed his
mouth the whale gulped In more water,
and they were washed back furthe*
than ever 'among: tho caverns. This
happened three times, and then tho
fairy -who lived, in a fhoe found an
other fairy. This other fairy llvcu
In a tortoise's shell that Is in the. old
garden at Rye, and this fairy, tod, had
gone for a sail,' because It was such a
fine, smooth evening, and she, too.
had been swallowed by the whale. 3o
they bogan to talk, and when they had
talked they ate up the ra.kes a no drai-'.-
up the dew-water, that the fairy who
li-ved in a shoo had bought from the
rabbit-grocer. And when they bad
eaten the cakes they bncamo' po 'wlsa
that it was quite a simple matter, (ft
you or -I could cat fairy cakes we. too,
should become wise) The f.ilry wnu
lived in ashotvtiod the tortoise's- shell
to tho stern of her vessrl, and' thon
went steaming up tho whale's 'throat.
Then, -before ever the water could
wash thorn back, she hud. pulled ono
of tho golden hairs from her head-anS
tied 1t round the dew-water -bottle. Slw
threw the bottle over-boai'd. anfl'whHot
It wan sin-kins' shc changed ft into ft
fine, strong anchor and her 'golden hair
Into a tough rope, and thi-re they wero
anchored in the very throat -of the
whale. Then It was' quite an easiy
matter, for she just out a branch rrom
her apple tree and changed it Int.*. a
toasting fort; ,Shti stuck the fork Into
the whale's throat several times*, until
the tickling mo.d« tho whale sh'e'czp. '
You know when a whaln snoozes It
throws up two fountains of wutpr, and
In that way both shoo and tortolso'u
shell were carried up with a rush oC
water 'Into the moonlight u.gain. Ono
fell on one side of the whale and tho
other on the other; but they both s'i li-
ed back home as Mat aa ever they
could. Since then, on pleasant nights,
tha falrv of the tortoise's shell cornea
over to'hwve cowslip tea with our fairy
who lives In a shoe. The fairies you
know have tea at four o'clock In the
'morning, except in the very middle of
summer, when it's already light . by
then Then they have, tea and supper
together and go to bed at once .for Uu.
day!— From your loving nltcc,
'SfcA^OBS. LAWRENCE (P-gcd 11).
? -Dear !FranceB,-What a1 -queer time
yourtwo little fairies must have hu&
sailing about with the whale. ,1 cx
nint'thnv wero very glad to .get safely
home again, and enjoyed their cowbHp
tea' very much. I wish we had souia
of the fairy cakes to make us as wise
as those little sprites. Much l-we,
?dear, from yours lovingly, Auntie Ncli,
? 'Pent Lyn,' BalkuUng
? via York.
Dear Auntie Nell,-*lother wrote to
tell you sho was sending .tho ,te»x of I
dolls' clothes, and put the same ad
dress on the envelope1 and box as I
always do on my letters to you; but
yesterday she had her letter returned
to her through the Dead Letter Office.
But I saw in the last 'Dally News'
that you received tho box safely. I was 1
ill that -week so mother finished of!
the clothes and- sent them to you. X
am sorry you did not get the letter,
but It does-: not matter much, so Ions
as you received the dolls' clothes. What
a pity the rain spoiled one dayls plea
eure at. Ye OHe Englyshe Fayre, wa3
It not? It wi:i bo a less to the Chil
dren's Hospital. I do hope, it will bo
.a. great success, and. according to tho
.papers It prcmlecs to be such.. This
cool change In the. weather, .is yer-y ce
joyable, don't you thin'.^? EapectaUy
after the intense. heat we .experienced
ia-st week. My littlo. new niece, .Jean,
Is coming, homo to-morrow. .1 havc.not
seen her.yot, as. she .was born in. York,
you know. &he Is two weeks. old now.
Maud is suffering very much with
toothache all this w'tk. Her face is
dreadfully twoillen, but is 'not much
easier. I t-hln-k s'fle must have an
abscess. f3ho has' had hardly any
sleep for the past three nights. (Mother
is going to take her into York If it doos
not. get easier soon. !WpllA-I will, closa
now.— With lovo ffdni.yiOtirs 'afjectfon
ately, ?' ??? ' ' .-' v
T0TTE3 M1NCHIX.
Dear Tottle,— I am so sorrj- to heai
that you have been ill, and hope that
you are quite, better again. It is znch
unpleasant weather to ? stay In - bed,
Isn't it? at. was very good of your
mother to 'finish the dalls' clothes when
sh« had a sick daughter to 'look after.
Please thanit her for me. I am -ruro
tlsey will give a great dtol'of .pleasure
to the -.little-ones -who,- Will' -dress and
undress their dollies. How delighted
you will be to see your little niece.
Joan, and what a pet you will make of
her. I expect. I am so sorry that pour
Maud had such a bad time, anil hop*
t'nat her toothache. Is quite u.ihln*.? r,f
the past lony or* thh.— T/it^ «f :-v»,
dear, from yours lovingly. .v.;nt!r :,'. il
THE SUNSHINE LEAGUE COT, UEODNTL INSTALLED IN THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. '' THE LEAGUE' IS STIIi'L RDSPONSIBLB FOR ? ?A (FURTHER £1-4 :-8s. Sd. TO COVEll'TSJS YEAR'S COST. Help
THE SUNSHINE LEAGUE COT, UEODNTL INSTALLED IN THE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. '' THE LEAGUE' IS STIIi'L RDSPONSIBLB FOR ?
?A (FURTHER £1-4 :-8s. Sd. TO COVEll'TSJS YEAR'S COST.

thread. should .be used, cso as to make
*hs place show as Jlttle as possible, and
th©; dtSBlga Bhould ibo tfoUowed out a»
much aa practicable. Table-cJoths at.
ways 'go' ju&t where they aro .folded
across near tho centre, and this .par
should bo watched. It la really better
to ma&e the rupalrs 'before the threads
actually break than to wait until there
is a real hole, yut the average, woman
feels that there is no object in. meeting1
trouiblo half- way, so that she rarely
bothers to look to tho table linen until
her attention is drawn to tho unsightly
tear. It is almost imposssiblo to patch
neatly so that both Eides will be a,llke.
.When a clot'h reaches this .stage than
it Id time it waa put to some other pur
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