LINA.

Papa takes HARPER'S MAGAZINE and WEEKLY, the BAZAR for mamma, and
YOUNG PEOPLE for my brothers and sister and myself. I like to read
the stories, and the letters in the Post-office Box.

We live right in the woods. Buffalo Creek runs around our house,
almost forming an island. I do not go to school. Mamma teaches us
at home. We say our lessons every evening.

I have a pet hen. She is black, and so tame that she comes in the
house every evening for me to put her to roost. Then we have lots
of pigs, goats, calves, chickens, and pigeons, and each of my five
brothers has a colt.

MARY T.

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WARSAW, INDIANA.

I have no father nor mother. I live with my uncle and aunt, who
are very good to me. In vacation I work in uncle's
printing-office, and when there is school I go.

My uncle takes HARPER'S WEEKLY, and my aunt takes the BAZAR, and I
take YOUNG PEOPLE. I think it is one of the best papers published.

I have a pet chicken named Mary. She will walk a rope, and swing
in a little swing I made for her.

ALFRED J. H.

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PAXTON, ILLINOIS.

I take YOUNG PEOPLE, and I like to read the letters from the
little folks. I am ten years old, and am in the fourth room and
"A" class at school.

I had a velocipede, but it is broken. I have a horse and a saddle
and bridle, and I ride a good deal.

My little sister is three years old, and I am making a play-house
for her. She bit my ear so hard I had to cry. Mamma asked her what
made her bite brother's ear. She said, "Brother hurt his ear on my
teeth."

RITCHEY M. K.

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ARROW ROCK, MISSOURI.

In the hot weather we keep our doors open at night, and one night
a little opossum got in, and in the morning we found it curled up
in papa's hat. I kept it for a few days, but once when I went away
it ran off. I am seven years old.

RIDLEY MCL.

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

YOUNG PEOPLE comes every week, and I assure you it receives a warm
welcome.

We have two little pets. Their names are Roly and Poly. Roly is a
little Skye terrier, and Poly is a kitten, which travelled here
from "down East." They eat, drink, sleep, and, I a