except a small patch on
top. Hundreds of small butterflies were flitting about on the
mountain-side and alighting on the rocks. As there is no
vegetation, except a few hardy plants scattered among the ledges,
I wonder what they find to live on. A lake which could be seen
from the top of the peak had the appearance of being frozen. In
the valley below there are hot boiling springs.

LOU R. K.

Yes, it is too bad to take so many birds' eggs. But if our
correspondents are careful to take only one or two from each nest, and
to always leave more than half, as we have already begged them to do,
the mother-bird will not suffer. If we could believe for a moment that
our little friends would be so cruel as to disturb the brooding mother,
and rob her nest of all its eggs, we would never publish another letter
requesting an exchange of these pretty natural curiosities. The nesting
season is now over in all the Northern States, but when it returns, we
trust the young egg collectors will never allow their eagerness to
secure the coveted treasure to overcome their sense of honor and their
kindness of heart.

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CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

I am ten years old. I take HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, and I like it
very much. I am always glad when Wednesday comes, for that is the
day I get it. I think it is a very nice paper for boys and girls.
I have a pet dog whose name is Lion.

SAMUEL P.

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BELLEVILLE, TEXAS.

I am ten years old. I have no pets except a Maltese cat and a dog.
I was very much interested in the dog and cat of Madelaine, the
little French girl. I like "The Moral Pirates" and "Who was Paul
Grayson?" best of all the stories. My father gave me a piano for
my birthday present; and when I was seven years old he gave me a
pony, and I named him Button. I dearly love to gallop over the
hills.

I went to New Hampshire in 1875 to see my grandfather, and we
visited the White Mountains.

I think YOUNG PEOPLE is the nicest paper I ever saw, and I intend
to take it until I grow up.

JOSIE C.

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NEW YORK CITY.

B. I., of Radnor, Ohio, asks how to feather arrows. Choose goose
or turkey feathers of a suitable size. Cut them carefully from the
quill; put on hot glue, and fasten