Fort Concho, Texas.
I wish that every boy and girl would read Harper's Young People, for I like it very much. I like the puzzle part best of all. I have read Bertie Brown's letter. I live at an army post too, but there are no Indians here. We have prairie-dogs, all kinds of cactus, and mesquite-trees. I have seen some big tarantulas, too. I go to the post school every day. We have good times out here. I am a little over ten years old.
Arthur W. Dunbar.
New York City.
I would like to inquire if the pupils of a big school, of which I am one, each send a short story, essay, poem, or a drawing to Young People, if the one the editors think the best would be published, with the name of the author.
B.
We will publish such contributions, giving full name and address of author. But before being sent, the stories, poems, essays, and drawings must be submitted to your teacher, and only those forwarded to us which the teacher considers the best. We will ourselves make the final decision. The copy must be neatly written, and on one side of the paper only.