Farmington, New York.
I am a boy ten years old. I go to school, and read in the Fourth Reader, and study arithmetic and geography. I take Young People, and hope I can have it always.
I have a cat. His name is Dick. He will follow me over to grandpa's, and stay with me until I come home.
This is the first letter I ever wrote.
Sidney J. C.
Aroya Station, Colorado.
I take much pleasure in reading all the letters and stories. I hope all the readers enjoy Young People as much as I do.
Since my letter requesting exchange was published I have received many pretty things. I wish to inform the correspondents that I have no more specimens now, except enough to pay what I owe for favors I have received. I would request the correspondents not to send me anything more, as I could not make any return.
Clara F. R. Swift.
Barranquilla, United States of Colombia.
A happy time it is for me when the steamer from New York for South America arrives, and brings Young People. I pity the little correspondent who wrote in the Post-office Box about four feet of snow, for I believe it must be very cold there, although I have never seen snow yet. Here even now we have many blooming plants in our garden at Oasis, our beautiful country-seat, near Barranquilla.
I am nine years old. I have my own horse, a deer, and a little circus.
We have all tropic plants, and I should like to exchange some Southern, German, and French postage stamps, or dried flowers and leaves from the tropic zone, for all kinds of minerals. Letters and packages may be sent to my uncle in New York city, whose address is at the end of my letter, and who will forward them to me. He will also be kind enough to receive and forward my answers to correspondents.
If any young readers would like to know more of my country, I will send another letter.