Gertrude P.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
I am so much obliged to Young People for all the stories and poems.
I wish all the children could see my parrot. She is the wonder of the age. Every one that comes to our house is convulsed with laughter at her laughing, crying, singing, and talking. She is very impudent; and after imitating any one, which she does capitally, she will roar with laughter, and cry out, "Oh, Polly, how funny!" Sometimes she swears. Then she laughs again, and cries, "Oh, you bad Polly!"
Will you tell me of some books of fairy tales for older children? I think the story of "Photogen and Nycteris" was lovely.
May.
There are a great many books of fairy tales which even grown-up children enjoy very much. The Rose and the Ring, by Thackeray, is delightful. Miss Johnson's Catskill Fairies, relating how they amused a little boy who was blocked in by a snow-storm, is a very fascinating book. Then there are the fairy-books of Laboulaye and Macé, Puss-Cat Mew, Queer Folks, Tales at Tea-Time, and other books by Knatchbull-Hugessen. Alice in Wonderland is also very entertaining; for although it is the most absurd nonsense ever written, we pity the person too old to enjoy it. The Snow-Queen, and other fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, are charming books for readers of any age.
Accord, New York.
The Post-office is a mile and a half away from where I live, but I get Young People every Tuesday, and I can hardly wait for it. I learn ever so much from it.
I have a little brother Henry, four years old, and a little sister Eleanor, who is ten months. She is a great pet. My papa has two mills here, and he is very busy, but he devotes a great deal of time to our comfort and enjoyment.
Molly C. D.