After going through this
process, they are bunched into bunches of fifty each. Then they are
ready for shipment. They are made of hickory, white oak, and birch.
It is very pleasant to take a boat-ride on a summer eve, with the
banks on either side of you covered with long green grass, and
flowers of nearly all descriptions bending down into the water,
while in the woods all kinds of birds are cluttering and
chattering, and the ducks are quacking around you, all of which
makes it very pleasant.--Your constant reader,
H.R.
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Baltimore, Md.
DEAR ST. NICHOLAS: I would like to know why it is that the wife of
General George Washington is called Lady Washington? I do not think
that we have ever had any lords or ladies in our country; so if you
know the reason why, I would like to know.
E.M.
Can any of our boys and girls answer this question?
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Somerville, N.J.
DEAR ST. NICHOLAS: As I wish to contribute a little to the
"Letter-Box," I will send you a little poem written by my sister
Allie when she was nine years old.
OUR BABY.
Little Bertha is my sister,
And she is two years old,--
A cunning little darling,
Whom I love to hold.
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