it a tremendous blow on the head with my club, which stunned it,
and I soon beat it to death. My companions were awakened by the
noise; and when we replenished the fire and examined the beast, we
found it to be an immense wild-cat. It had a bullet-wound in its
shoulder, and was no doubt the same one my friend had shot at in
the morning."

J. BURNET R.

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MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

I am so interested in the pets which other children write about
that I thought I would tell about Peggy, my gray kitten. She plays
marbles with me; and when I spin my top, she makes believe it is a
mouse, and you ought to see her go for it. When the kitchen door
is shut, and she wants to come in, she springs up to the latch,
holds on with three paws, and presses the latch down with the
other paw, and so walks in. I could tell ever so many funny things
she does, but I am afraid my letter would be too long.

HARRY A. (10 years).

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FORT ASSINIBOINE, MONTANA TERRITORY.

The Indians I wrote you about have lived in their tepees all
winter during the very, very cold weather--too cold for me to go
coasting. It was often 49 deg. below zero. These Indians have a
large number of ugly dogs, and sometimes they hitch them to their
travois. The names of the Indians here are Pegans, Gros Ventre,
Crow, Assiniboines, Bloods, and Crees. The Sioux and Nez Perces do
not come very near to us, as they are afraid our soldiers will
fight them. They sent a knife and a pipe to make peace with the
soldiers. All the Indians here are very poor, and are killing
their dogs and horses to eat, as the buffalo have all gone away.

BERTIE BROWN.

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WEST BERN, NEW YORK.

I am eleven years old. I liked the music which was published in
YOUNG PEOPLE very much. My papa, who is teaching me music, taught
me to sing the sailor boy's song in No. 19. We had snow fall day
before yesterday to a depth of eight inches, and now (March 29)
the sleighs are passing on the road, although the spring birds are
hopping about on the trees in the orchard.

EUDORA S.

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PINEY POINT, MARYLAND.

I live in the country, and have two sisters and one brother. We
a