884 Madison Avenue, Albany, New York.
We have a bird and a dog (ay, and a dog Yobbie, says Lida). The bird's name is Dixie, and he is not home. I have a little sister and brother (ay, and two boyers, says Lida). We had a real nice little kitten, but she died or ran away. She could box with her paws. Freddy tried to box with a visitor cat, but she would not, and Freddy was disgusted.
Wouldn't somebody send some tree leaves, for postage stamps? Papa has a lot of old foreign stamps, and we are making a leaf collection. I am nearly six, and I tell papa what to write for me.
Elbertie Laura Bramhall.
Santa Clara, California.
We have a big Artesian well which flows over the pipe almost six inches, and is five hundred feet deep.
Not long ago we went to San Francisco on the cars, visited Woodward's Garden, and had a very nice time. I enjoyed the many sights, but was most delighted with the sea-lions and the monkeys. There is a place in the bay near San Francisco where the rocks are covered with sea-lions.
"Tim and Tip" is a splendid story.
Elbert G. A.
Needham, Massachusetts.