I have a good many faults, but I want to overcome them. I think the
worst one is not to mind promptly. I mean to take for my motto: "Do
your duty promptly." I hope God will help me to keep it. Mamma found
some rules in a paper, which she said if I would learn and obey, would
please her very much. I am going to. I am nine years old; I love THE
PANSY very much. I want to be a Blossom in your garden. Please send me
a badge.
Your loving friend,
PAUL THOMPSON.