I have written before to your paper, and shall be very much
disappointed if this goes into that dreadful waste-basket into
which my first letter must have gone, for I have heard nothing from
it. I have taken YOUNG PEOPLE for nearly a year, and think it is a
splendid paper. I spent my vacation this summer at Hempstead, Long
Island. I caught several turtles. I visited Garden City, and saw
the cathedral and other noted buildings. I am very fond of animals.
I have a black cat named Ned. I had a greyhound named Golden, but
he died in a fit while I was away this summer. I have also a
gold-fish. I read the account of President Garfield's boyhood in
YOUNG PEOPLE. I hope we boys will profit by his example.