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OUT OF THE LETTER BAG.
Parties and New Members.
I had an interesting little letter from a new
member named John Lister, this week. John
lives at Yandanooka, Juniors. This is what he
writes. "We had over three Inches of rain up
here, last week, and the crèeiks were running
a banker. We could not go to school because
the roads were too muddy. One of our neigh-
bour's dams'overflowed and washed away the
bank which held the water in. Dad's dam was
nearly washed away, too. The water rose right
to the top of it. The green grass has come
on well, and the crop is also going ahead. Dad
put the front wheels off the car on the sulky
and it ls much easier for the horse to pull.n
Do you drive the sulky, John?
A Pet Kangaroo.
Prom Bullaring this week came an interesting
letter from Joan Baker. Joan has a pet kan-
garoo called Joey. "This morning we were going
to school," she writes, "and along came Joey.
We thought we would be late for school, so we
decided not to turn back. Joey followed us right
down to the school. Mr. Lay, the teacher, said
we could put her in the fowl yard. We put her
in the yard and plucked some grass for her. We
put plenty of water in there.' so she did not
starve. She hopped all the way home tonight
and she was very puffed." Will you have to lock
Joey up in future, when you go to school. Joan?
A Letter from a Brownie.
Merle Drage is a brownie belonging to the
Northampton Pack. She came down to Perth for
the Coronation celebrations. "I was disap-
pointed at not seeing any brownies in uniform
on this great day," she writes. "We have some
lovely times at our meetings, which we hold
every Thursday afternoon. Last Friday night we
attended a children's fancy dress ball and had
a marvellous time. The costumes were wonder-
ful. X went as Miss England. We all took part
in either the May Pole or country dance and
when the judging of costumes was over, we
enjoyed ourselves dancing." Did you see the
naval and military revue on Coronation day?
I think X saw guides and brownies there.
Another Fancy Dress'Ball.
I had a very cheerful letter from Dorothy
Wagner this week, which you might like to hear.
"It is very cold up here at Beria." she writes.
"I don't like getting out of bed in the mornings.
Nearly every Sunday, two teams from different
places, play football at Beria. Last Sunday
Beria won. Two weeks ago a fancy dress ball
was held at Laverton, five miles from Beria. I
went as an Egyptian lady. Two boys dressed
as blackfellows, won first prize. Two sets of
eight children went from Beria, one set as
magpies, and the other as coloured butterflies.
Laverton had a set of children dressed up to
represent the Coronation." What fun you must
have had. Dorothy!
Another New Member.
Nancy Muir's first letter to me was a very
interesting one, Juniors. Would you like to hear
it? Nancy ls twelve years old, she tells me,
and she lives on a farm. "We are milking 22
cows," she writes, "but they don't give much.
We have two horses, which we call Dolly and
Nugget, two pigs and 20 fowls. We have bought
a truck to go about In, instead of the cart we
used to have. My sister and I bicycle two miles
to school. We went down to see the Cape
Leeuwin lighthouse the other day. First of all,
though, we visited an old water wheel which
had been going for 43 years, and only stopped
nine months ago. When we started to climb the
lighthouse stair. I had to stop at the first flight,
as I felt sick, but Mum and Dad went up. and
they told me all about it." Thank you very much
for your letter. Nancy.
A Geraldton Farm.
The new members were a very interesting lot,
this week, Juniors, as I expect you have
gathered. Here is yet another one. Harold
Cream lives on a farm, five miles out of Gerald-
ton. "We have had three Inches of rain down
here," he writes, "and the crops look very pro-
mising. We have two dogs. Nigger and Lassie,
who are always fighting with the cats. We
have 20 horses, including five foals, which have
not yet been named. My young brother and I
often go out trapping rabbits. Last night we
caught three, but the dogs got one of them,**
Bad luck, Harold*
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