i_," (red fish), said O-Haya,
looking eagerly.

It opened slowly, and a bright red fish floated to the top and swam for
a second. Its eye, mouth, and tail were perfect. "I guessed it," said
O-Haya, clapping her hands.

"Look, mamma," cried Kozo, to his mother, "here are two heavenly rats
[bats], but they can't fly; two of Fuji Mountain; two _musume_ [young
ladies], a maple leaf, a plum blossom, a 'love-bird,' a cherry blossom,
a paper swallow, and a kiku [chrysanthemum flower]. They have all opened
beautifully."

Then mamma dropped in a few from her box. They were longer and finer
than O-Kin's, and as they unfolded, the children screamed with delight.
A man in a boat, with a pole and line, was catching a fish; a rice
mortar floated alongside a wine-cup; the Mikado's crest bumped the
Tycoon's; a tortoise swam; a stork unfolded its wings; a candle, a fan,
a gourd, an axe, a frog, a rat, a sprig of bamboo, and pots full of
many-colored flowers sprung open before their eyes. By this time the
water was tinged with several colors, chiefly red.

After the fun was over, the children carefully picked out the spent
tricks with a flat bit of bamboo, and spread them to dry on a sheet of
white paper; but they never could be used again.

Sometimes only flower tricks are used, and then the blossoms open in all
colors, until the water contains a real floating garden or "water
bouquet."

DANDELION.

BY AMY ELLA BLANCHARD.

"Golden-head, Golden-head,
The sun must have kissed you."
"So he did," said Golden-head,
"Just before he went to bed."

[Illustration]

"Golden-head, you're a white head;
The frost must have nipped you."
"No; he would not be so bold;
I am only growing old."

[Illustration]

"Puffy-ball, Puffy-ball,
Where's the wind taking you?
I'm afraid another day
You will all be blown away."

[Illustration: OUR POST-OFFICE BOX.]

INDIAN RIVER, FLORIDA.

My generous uncle James takes YOUNG PEOPLE for me, and as you
welcome messages from your little readers, I thought I would tell
you that I enjoy it very much. Then, too, you might like to know
that it is a favorite in the extreme South as well as in the far
West and in the North. Little folks North and little folks South
have pretty much the same tastes, I reckon; and as I have been
interested in the accounts which little North men give of their
pets, I would like to say some