I, like Virginie C. B., am practicing a few of the gymnastics
mentioned in No. 118. We have a bar across one of our doorways a
foot from the top, which I catch hold of and swing by. I can not
draw my chin up to it yet, but can come very near it. After the
Postmistress has assured us she has seen Jimmy Brown, his stories
are much more interesting to me, for they must be the experiences
of a real boy. We always laugh at them, they are so funny.
My sister has been all over the establishment of Harper & Brothers,
and saw them printing YOUNG PEOPLE. I should like to see that, and
hope to some time. I think it was Augusta C. who did not like cats.
She would not change her mind if she saw our cat, for that lazy
animal is awake all night and asleep all day. We have had no less
than six cats during the past year. "The Talking Leaves" excited us
very much, and I think it was splendid. Toby Tyler is a very nice
little boy, I think, and when I first glanced at the picture of the
circus coming in, I thought they were taking him away again.
We have some flowers in our back yard, and we like them very much.
The seeds are just coming up, and I take great interest in watching
them. We have some very pretty pansies, roses, and bridal-wreaths.
They are blooming now. I brought some wild flowers from the woods,
and my sister brought some violets; they are growing very nicely.
We have but one geranium, and its blooms are shrivelled. I do not
know what to do to it.
I like to write stories very much, and I love dearly to draw
pictures. Last Tuesday was very warm, and you would have thought it
was summer if you had suddenly been transported to Washington.