W. S. D.
Red Oak, Iowa.
I live in the western part of Iowa. My brother Herbert has taken Harper's Young People ever since it was first published. I did not seem to care for it at first, but now I like the stories very much indeed. I have just been reading "The Talking Leaves," and can hardly wait for the rest of it to come. I have learned two pieces from Young People to speak at school.
We have a great many pets, but those I like best are a pair of ducks. They were given to me when very small. They eat so cunningly out of my hand, and follow me all about the yard; and it is the funniest thing to see them swim in a pond that was made for them. We have a very handsome horse named Kit, and she is so gentle that I drive her down town sometimes to bring papa home, though I am only a little girl nine years old.
When I learn to write better I will write again if you want me to. I like the other children's letters very much.
Nora L.
Your writing is very plain, and we will compare your next letter with this one, and see what improvement you shall have made a few months from now.
Bridgeport, Connecticut.
I am a little boy ten years old, and have taken Harper's Young People ever since it was first published, and enjoy it very much. Papa buys it of the news-dealer. I think the pictures very nice indeed. How very pretty is the one of M. De Lesseps and children! How cunning they look perched up in their village cart, and what jolly times they must have together! I attend the Kindergarten School. I study geography, arithmetic, read in the Third Reader, and also study German. My teacher is, besides being thorough and efficient, a real Christian lady, and we all love her very much. Should you chance to be in Bridgeport some Friday morning, come in and see us. There are a great many who take Harper's Young People among our scholars, and they would be delighted to see the editor. Papa and mamma take me occasionally to your beautiful city, and next time I go papa says he will show me where Young People is published; but I will not write more, for fear my letter may be too long.
Clinton T. P.