I live in Cambridge, very near the famous Washington Elm, of which you gave an illustration in Vol. I., No. 25, page 340. It does not look very much like that now, but resembles any other large old tree, and has an iron fence around it, and an upright slab, with an inscription, saying,
Under This Tree
Washington
First Took Command
of the
American Army.
July 3d. 1775.
It is on Garden Street. On the north side is the Common, on the southwest is the Shepard Congregational Church. Near to this, though on another street, is Longfellow's house. I had Miss Anna Longfellow for my Sunday-school teacher last Sunday. I very much liked the picture in Young People entitled "Little Dreamer." I have had the two volumes of Harper's Young People bound in your handsome cover. I am glad to have Tuesday come, because I get my paper on that day.
Arthur M. M.
Washington, D. C.
My name is Eugenia A. I am nine years old, and my sister Bessie is five. Every summer we go to visit our Aunt Ella in Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Last summer we made the journey alone, changing cars at Cumberland. The conductor helped us, and a gentleman was at the last station to help us off, and take care of us. We had a trunk and a lunch basket. When mamma was packing, papa said she might as well take the trunk for our lunch and the basket for our clothes. Aunt Ella came down for us, and bought me a large doll, which I named Mignonette, and a set of dishes, and Bessie two dolls and a rocking-chair. We hunted eggs, and tried to milk, and had a good time. Aunt Ella sends me Young People, and Bessie Our Little Folks.
Chicago, Illinois.
I am going to tell Young People about my great fishing last summer. I went to Milwaukee on an excursion, and staid there a few days. While there I thought I would go a-fishing. So I went one morning early, and staid on the pier until noon, but did not catch a single fish, missed a half-day's pleasure while there (because there were other places I could have gone to), spent nearly all my money for car fare, lost my fishing-tackle, and, besides, broke my fishing-pole, and since that time I have not been fishing.
F. E. K.
You had quite a day of disappointment. But we have no doubt other fishermen have at times had equally bad luck, and the only way to do is to take such misfortunes philosophically.