“Any member who fails to comply with this rule, without a reasonable excuse, shall forfeit his right to take letters from the post office until his delinquency is made good.
“Each member shall divide his epistolary favors as equally among the others as possible.
“The utmost freedom as to matter and style will be allowed, but nothing must be written calculated to wound the feelings of another.
“Fictitious signatures, and a disguised hand, are allowable, when preferred.
“All letters to be sealed.
“The post office to be accessible to any member, at all times.”
CHAPTER VII.
THE RAIN POWER.
AFTER the children had gone to school, the next day, Marcus made a letter-box, and fastened it against the wall, in the entry. While he was at work upon it, a young lady from another part of the town called in to invite the family to a husking party. On learning the design of the box, she solicited the privilege of inaugurating it, which was readily granted. So, begging a sheet or two of paper, she sat down and wrote notes of invitation to Kate, Otis and Ronald, and dropped them into the box.
“Hurrah! here’s the post office box, and some letters in it!” exclaimed Ronald, when he came home from school in the afternoon.