Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
BOYS AND GIRLg LETTERs An English Boy sceufs Holiday. i

! This year I went for my holiday with the school camp. to Holt Fleet near Worcester. Although wet, we had splendid time. Every day the tent on duty prepared the meals, with the help of the master. We washed ourselves in the river Severn which flowed near the camp. Once or twice during the night we had friendly raids from the villagers, but our sentries were always on the alert, and we, easily repulsed them. On fine days we arranged cricket or football match es with the villagers, but cur first team proved too strong for them We sometimes had concerts at night. when the boys gave songs. reci1attons. con- turing tricks. and gramophone seisc- had sports which included . tug-cf war; and a relay race between the different tentS- When it rained we stayed in the marquee and had games, namely: and '.and the thimble, etc" We were often visited by our parents; some stayed for two or three days. During the last week we had so much rain that the Severn rose considerably and covered ths landing stages at Holt Fleet; tk11 prevented us from swimming. Around
 
 | as Ombersley, . small village near the camp. It is a pretty place, and the houses are old -faahioned. There are also Holt Castle, Holt Church, and the Weir, which are all interesting places. We stayed ct Holt Fleet for | fortnight. On the day before leav- ing we took the tents down and % we had to sleep in the barns or stables. It was very pleasant holi- | day and did us a lot of good; we all came home quite sun burnt ana hap py.-Alex F. Smith in the Birn1ing- ham Post. -
 4 Little English cirFs Vacation 1 spent my holidays in the North of Staffordshire, at my aupt's farm, in the little village of Knightley. 1t can
 boast of about six farm houses, and
 q few small cottages dotted here and
 there. The first day was fine and I
 explored the grounds. The orchard
 an enjoyable afternoon sitting h the
 shade of the fruit trees, not forgetting
 to help myself to the fruit. The next day turned out to be wet, and day after day it still continued to pour. Thick boots and coats, however, kept out the rain and my cousin and CT plored the country to our hearts con- tent. A fine day came at last, end
 taking advantage of it we walked tA
 Ranton Abbey, which is about four
 miles from the farm. The abbey ia situated in the center of . heaufiful-
 ly-kept park which is many acres in
 thoroughly look over the grounds, .
 severe thund6rstcrm came on and
 forced us to return home Thursday
 was my Gunt's churning day, and
 was eager to watch the creamy but ter made up Into large rolls. Friday
 was market day. and enjoyed the four mile ride in the trap to that ex- tent that I wished it was market day \ oftener, but sorry to say my aunt did not. If it was wet there was afwayi something to do. The dcg and cat
 to feed the fowl, chickcns snt pigeons corn to mix, or the noisy pigi
 meal. As am vary fond of dumt
 animals. you will gusss 1 spent mos |, of my time with the dog and cats. [ was very Dnrry when the time caxn' [ for me to return to Harborne Wher II I left the farm, the drive was twt lfnces in water and the garden pafhi , were flooded so that some parts of th' , garden could not be reached. vii i conclude with saying we had -f1nl : journey home--Olive Cooper in Birm - ingham Post. An Oklahoma oiris Summer Trip Fl just got back from my summel r visit in Joplin, Mo, so I will tell yo, $ about my trip. I left Cheeotah at s.4 1 | in the evening and got into Parsons
 Kansas, at 1so in the morning. an. r found the depot beautifully lighted up al l he'd to stay in Parsons until s.3 { before I could get train out. ar | rived in Joplin ct about ten o'clocl
 to find no one there to meet me, a1 had arrived ahead of the card sayinI 3 l would come, 30 I took street ca D to my sisters home. There founi . four little nieces and one little nephey
 with arms stcetched out to meet nn< a and I began to think was going t E be eaten up alive. couldn't answe : questions fast enough.
 hi After I had been there about thre t weeks. my sister fixed up q nice din
 ner and my two brothers-in-law m e sister and we children went out to tn c falls to fish. We all went out in
 big wagon. When we got there W
 were all tired, hot and thirsty, an
 one of my nieces got stung by be-
 As I was kneelins over the spring on
 of my brothers-i law pushed me 1T a It was funny for all but me.
 . Not a fish was caught, but my sis 1 ter caught "crawnsh."
 al On our way back we stopped in tn V middle of the falls to let the horse drink and my little four-y r-ol " nephew fell in and would have drown v ed had not one of my brothers-in in -la' jumped in after him. Then my tw oldest nieces and myself wanted to ge 4 out and learn to swim. So we dis V and when he had played in the wats "a a while we started home, as 1t va growing late. We were all 90 tire V that night that we slept two rows 2 7 a time After visiting another siste | and school friends l returned home
 Miss R. A. Shelton, age ls. in omah |. Bee.
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