At the Taylor Orphan Asylum, where I live, I have very nice times.
Christmas we had a lovely tree, all lit up with candles, and a
great many presents on it. I got a very large bag of candy and a
book. My brother and sister gave me something too.
We have a new little baby here, a little boy. He is a very brave
little boy. When he falls down he begins to laugh as hard as he
can. He is so funny! He was brought here a week ago, and seems very
happy to be here. When he comes down to his meals he begins to
scream out and laugh.
I am getting along nicely in school studying Long Division, and can
do the examples very well. I have learned all of the United States
and Mexico, and most all of British America.
There is a very large pond out here, and we have so much fun on it!
Sometimes we chase each other all over. By-and-by we take off our
skates, and run around and play. We enjoy ourselves ever so much.
They are all very kind to me here. We have not had any snow this
winter. When snow is on the ground they take us out sleighing in a
big sleigh. Some of us have little sleds, and we coast down hill on
them. In summer we play house out-of-doors, and we go out riding
too in a big wagon with a seat all round it. Sometimes we go
nutting, and we get the old lumber wagon full of nuts, and then
coming home we put the horse-blanket over the nuts and some large
boards across, and we all sit on the top. When the horses go up
hill, we all get off and run behind. Last winter we had ninety
bushels of nuts.
I learned the States of Central America in school to-day by heart;
then I had three columns of spelling. This afternoon I worked my
examples; then I began this letter to you.
We have HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE every week, and at night some of the
large girls read to us out of it. We like the paper very much, and
hope we shall always have it. I think the big girls are very kind
to read to us. I hope you will like my letter.