cunning. She slept in a cigar-box up to the time that she was
six years old! The man that told about her said that there was
nothing she disliked more than to be called "dear little thing."

You asked us to tell you about any book that we like. "Timothy's
Quest" is one of my favorite stories, by Kate Douglas Wiggin.
All her stories end well, this one especially. It is very funny,
also.

Will you please send me a "Who? When? What?" chart?

Wishing success to your little paper, I remain,

Your true and constant reader,
WEST NEWTON, MASS., Feb. 20th, 1897. CLARA M.B.


Grace may perhaps find Clara's favorite story, "Timothy's Quest,"
interesting to her. We are much obliged to Clara for her nice letter.

EDITOR.


DEAR MR. EDITOR:

It's Washington's Birthday, and a very gloomy day, too. I
haven't anything to do, and mamma is in a great state of things,
so I thought I would write, which I never like to do.

Well, you know there is a lot of cruelty going on all around the