up and grabbed hold of it, and was trying to pull the poor puppy
through the knot-hole.

We had a yellow cat named Moses. He would let us dress him and put
him to bed like a baby, and when my little sister sat down on the
floor, he would come and put his paws around her neck. He died
last spring, and we had a funeral. My brother Manta made a
head-stone for him, and painted it white, and put poor Moses's
name and age on it.

LAURA M.

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WINONA, MINNESOTA.

I have just returned home from Maiden Rock, a little town in
Wisconsin. It is a funny name for a town, and I will tell you why
it is called so. There was once an Indian maiden who wanted to
marry a young brave, but the other Indians were not willing. One
day she went to the top of a high rock, as high as the bluffs on
the shore of Lake Pepin. The Indians called to her to come down,
and they would give her permission to marry her lover; but she
knew very well that if she went down they would kill her, so she
jumped from the rock and killed herself. I am eleven years old.

BELLA M.

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SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA.

I got HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE for a birthday present, and I like to
read the Post-office Box.

In August I went on a mountain trip. We slept in tents. The roads
over the mountains are very rough, but we thought it splendid fun
to ride in the baggage-wagon.

I have a small museum. Last year when my father came home from
Europe he brought me some stones from Rome and from the Alps, and
also some pressed flowers.

H. E. R.

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CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK.

I am nine years old. I have a twin sister Ina, and a little
brother Herbert, who is very cunning and full of mischief. We have
only two pets besides Herbert--a dog named Dick and a cat named
Jack. We have lots of fun. We have a croquet set in the yard, and
sometimes we have a tent too. Every time Dick comes into the house
Herbert calls out, "Dit, here, Dit."

Papa owns a share in a cabin, and every summer we all go up to the
lake, and stay about two weeks. Herbert likes to play in the
water, and throw stones in it. One day he crawled right in, and
got all wet. He does not like to ride in the boat, because he