ara'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
world.

Just think, in the summer time, how animals suffer, poor things.
But I cannot do a thing. I just have to see and hear about it.

Now there goes a horse-car driver whipping his horse, and here's
a man pulling the reins so the poor creature's head is bent way
back and his lip bleeding. I do beg you to write something in
your paper about it, but don't say who told you to, for all the
children whom I know that get your paper would laugh at me; but
if you don't tell them they will think it all right. I'll tell
you what to write: just something to ask them to be good to
animals; and tell them some of the sufferings of animals.

I don't know what to say now, so good-by.

Your friend,

DEAR LITTLE FRIEND:

We could not resist the temptation to publish your letter, though we have
not put your name to it, and so no one will guess that it comes from you.
Dear child, your gentle plea for dumb animals will do far more to make
thoughtless people care for them than any words of ours.

But we will do our best to help you, and will try to have the article you
ask for written.

There is a Society in New York for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
and it publishes a lot of little books and papers telling people how to
take care of animals. You should ask your mamma to let you go to the
Society's rooms at No. 10 East 22d Street, and get Mr. Haines to give some
of these books to you.

When you grow up you should join the Society, and then you would be able
to do a great deal for animals. They will love you for your kind little
heart as much as we do.

You might do something to help your favorites now, by getting all the boys
and girls you know to join you in forming Bands of Mercy. These are clubs
of young people who pledge themselves to be kind and helpful to all
animals.

Write to Mr. J.L. Stevens, the Secretary of the American Humane Education
Society, Milk Street, Boston