I have been in Europe for a year and a half. I have been in England
and Holland much of the time. I can speak German, and often I play
with German children. When I was in Paris I often played with Mr.
De Lesseps's children, and I think the picture of them which
appeared in YOUNG PEOPLE is very good. Heidelberg is a very pretty
little town surrounded by mountains. I went up the Rhine in a
steamboat. It is a beautiful river, and has mountains on both
sides, and on these mountains I counted more than sixty castles. I
do not like Paris so well as I do New York city, which is my home.
The best treat I have every week is the coming of my YOUNG PEOPLE.
For my birthday, I got from mamma a lovely paint-box with eighteen
paints and black and white chalk. I am very busy making my
Christmas presents. I hope this will be printed, for I wrote once
before, and the letter was not published. Now I must say good-by,
wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.