I am a little girl twelve years old, and have taken HARPER'S YOUNG
PEOPLE nearly a year, and I enjoy it so much! Papa has a beautiful
orange grove, ten miles from Tampa, and we do enjoy the oranges,
for they are so sweet. Tampa is beautifully situated on Tampa Bay.
We have a splendid view of the Gulf of Mexico. I have eighteen
dolls, and a cat named Baby, who eats raw cabbage and turnips, and
talks for his dinner. He will let me dress him up in my dolls'
clothes, and put him in my dolls' carriage, and take him to ride. I
had a nice dog named Spot, but some one poisoned him, and he died.
I have only one sister, and she is older than myself. We are the
only children. I have tried a great many of your candy receipts,
and they have proved to be splendid. I fear my letter will weary
you. Much love to the Postmistress.