I don't know how to write, so mamma is writing this for me. I have
all the HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLEs for last year, and all for this
year. I keep my books and papers in a trunk, and once a week I dust
them all. The colored Odd-Fellows had a procession last week. They
wore black broadcloth suits and tall beaver hats. Some rode on
horseback, and they had on sashes, and looked so nice. They had
some beautiful flags and banners, and one of them had the biggest
axe over his shoulder I ever saw. I like to read the children's
letters in the Post-office Box. We have two pets--a Maltese cat
named Charley, and a big horse named Rex. Good-by.