LITTLE WOLF."

From Mrs. Tinknor's answer we extract the following:

"As we had not heard from Daddy for some time, I persuaded
Tom to go down and see how they were getting along. He has
just returned and stands ready to relieve your anxiety. I
will leave him to give an account of affairs in his own
language."

"I am requested to give my testimony which is this: The house
was in apple-pie order. Not a fly had the temerity to
approach the parlor. Miss Fanny had learned to knit, and had
constructed a pair of stockings. Mrs. Recta says if she
_lives_ she will make a good housekeeper. I shall marry her
when she is old enough. The old folks are sure she will die
'afore the year is out, 'cause a bird flew in at her winder.'
I told them the bird was after Daddy, and the superstitious
old man was instantly seized with a violent pain in his big
toe. I am afraid he will feel it is his duty to die. He and
Recta bill and coo like two old fools.

I am ready to swear to the above testimony. T. T.

P. S. Daddy saw six ghosts last evening in the pasture where
half a dozen sheep were grazing. TOM."

"I am afraid, my dear, that Tom's nonsense has illy prepared
your mind for the sad news I have to communicate concerning
your friends the Shermans. The elder and the younger Mrs.
Sherman are both dead. The elder died last week; it is said
of a broken heart. The other accidently put an end to her own
life several weeks ago. She had parted from her husband, he
having returned home several times intoxicated. Being in
a very unhappy frame of mind in her father's house, she
resorted to morphine to induce sleep, and, unaccustomed
to its effects, swallowed an over dose. The mistake was
discovered when too late to save her. It is said that
Edward's remorse is fearful, and he has solemly sworn never
to taste another drop of intoxicating drink. His home is
now with Dr. Goodrich and his sister, who have commenced
house-keeping in a nice little cottage."

Extract from Little Wolf's reply.

"Many thanks to Tom for his share of the letter. I hope he
will frequently repeat his visits to Chimney Rock, and
acquaint me with the results. It will discipline him for the
work I shall assign him in my orphan asylum, and moreover I
f