John W. S.
Hanover, Germany.
I thought perhaps some of the boys and girls who read the Post-office Box would like to know what I have been doing this summer. Part of the time I have been travelling with papa and mamma in Switzerland.
We went to a little village named Chamounix. It is at the very foot of Mont Blanc. The people there ride on donkeys when they are going up the mountains, the paths being too steep for horses. The mountains were covered with snow, but down in the valley, where the village is, it was very warm indeed.
We are now tarrying in Germany for a few weeks to study the German language. It is very quiet here, but we have seen the ten horses belonging to the ex-King of Hanover. They are white as driven snow, and very beautiful. There are also to be seen the carriages and harness which he formerly used. These harnesses are dark blue and dark red, with rosettes to match. They were taken from the King by the Prussian government, and will not be restored until he renounces his right to be King of Hanover, which the people say he will never do.
We hope to return in the fall to our home in New York, which is the best place in the world, if a little girl of twelve years may form an opinion.
Jessie C. S.
Kensico, New York.
I live on a farm in New York State. "The Cruise of the 'Ghost'" was splendid. I am very sorry that our President was shot, and I hope he will get well again. This is the second year I have taken Young People, and I hope to take it next year.
Frank R.