I am ten years old, and have taken HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE ever since
the first number came out. I have every one except No. 142, and
that papa left in the ferry-boat. In winter we live in Brooklyn,
but in summer we come to my grandpa's farm. It is very pleasant
here; it is thirty-six miles from Brooklyn. I have two sisters and
one brother, all younger than myself. One of my sisters is a baby,
and I am her godmother. She is so cunning! We had four squirrels,
but my brother's and baby sister's died, and I gave mine to
brother, so that I have no pets now. We have four cats. The largest
one is Solomon Isaac Moses Levy Marcus Antonio, the next is Lizzie,
the next is Fannie Smith, and the fourth is Jumbo Peter.