Happy New Year! In reading the letters published in YOUNG PEOPLE I
have never seen one from here. May not one of the girls write? Our
little town nestles at the very feet of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Those who live near the mountains can imagine how lovely a view
they present. Last night it snowed, and they look prettier than
ever. We have two very good colleges here, male and female. I go to
the one, and brother to the other. I love our dear president, Dr.
S. Tell Marie Louise Usher I wish I had something to offer in
exchange for her deer horns; also, to write again, for I enjoy her
letters. Have the girls and boys many pets? I have four. I love
dogs, but not cats. As this is my first time, I will write no more.