Butternut Lake, Wisconsin.
My sister Kate and I send you some yellow violets which we picked this afternoon while we were out walking. Is that not good for so far north? We are about fifty-three miles from Lake Superior. I love Young People very much, and I like the Post-office Box best.
Kate B. and Fannie T. M.
Brave little violets, and bright eyes that found them! Thank you, Kate and Fannie, for sending the pretty flower to me.
New York City.
I have taken Young People from the first number, and enjoy it very much. I returned from the sea-shore not long ago, and brought with me many pretty shells. I also brought a piece of sea-weed, which is a very good weather guide. When it is soft you may know it will be clear, and when it is hard it will be stormy.
Lulu L.
I suppose you will ask your sea-weed to tell you in the morning whether or not to wear your water-proof and overshoes to school. If it is doubtful, and papa says the wind is in the east, the safest way will be to wear them in New York.