a pet pigeon I had. I called it Lily, because it was so
white. I got it when it was a little bit of a thing, and I did not
keep it in a cage. I taught it to eat out of my hand, and when I
came from school and called Lily, it would come flying from the
barn-yard, where it was with the other pigeons, and light on my
shoulder, and put its bill up to my mouth. One day I called Lily,
and it did not come. I went to look for it in the barn-yard myself.
It was there, but it would not come to me, and always after that it
was wild. I think HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE is a very nice paper, and
mamma thinks she will take it for me. My papa has taken HARPER'S
WEEKLY and MONTHLY ever since they were in existence.

SARAH E. H.

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YONKERS, NEW YORK.

I was very glad when papa came home with a little paper for me, and
I took it from his hand and looked at it for about ten minutes, and
then asked him if he would take it for me. When he found out that I
read it all through, he asked which story I liked the best, and I
told him, "The Story of a Parrot." Papa takes HARPER'S MAGAZINE,
but I would rather have YOUNG PEOPLE. I have read all about the
"Brave Swiss Boy," and I hope he will become rich.

BELL H.

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WINCHESTER, INDIANA.

Cousin Orla and I were delighted when Uncle Will (he is Orla's
papa, and I live at his house) brought us YOUNG PEOPLE, and now we
eagerly watch its coming every week. I think Watty Hirzel was a
brave and noble boy to risk so much for his father.

A. H. A.

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WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

Your nice paper comes with mamma's. We have had lots of fun with
the "Wiggles." Won't you please answer this question: In our
dining-room there is a big looking-glass. In front of the glass
there is a table. When a lamp is set on the table, it looks as if
there were two lamps. Please tell me whether the lamp on the table
and the one reflected in the looking-glass will give as much light
as two lamps.

EDITH S.

The lamp and its reflection will not give as much light as two lamps,
and the intensity of light thrown from the mirror depends upon the
distance of the lamp from its surface, and also upon the nature and
thickness of the mirror itself.

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