."

"It isn't me. It's my writer. She's a girl, and she says she didn't like
the 'Moral Pirates.'"

At this every one of the letters gave a thin groan, and the office-boy
sat right up and said, "My!"

The letters didn't seem to mind this singular remark, for they all began
to talk at once.

"I've got two Mexican and one Peru stamp, and some sea-shells. I live in
Philadelphia, and I'm ten years old."

"Any fellow want some iron ore? I've come from Marietta, Ohio, and I'll
exchange it for real Indian arrow-heads."

"Here I've come all the way from Strasburg, in Alsace, with a new
puzzle. I'm sure nobody can read it."

"Yes, they can. It's in English."

"We take HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE in Germany. I'm nine years old."

"How can you talk about travelling? I've been shut up in four different
mail-bags for nearly two months. I came all the way from Samarang,
Java."

"I thought there was a dreadful smell of coffee in the mail-bag," said
a letter from Buffalo.

"Coffee!" said the postal card from Java, in a thin straw-board sort of
voice--"coffee! I was made out of grass that grew next to a coffee
plantation, and one day, just before I was cut down--"

"Gracious me!" said a piping voice that sounded as if it was made of
rice-straw. "Did they cut you down?"

"No! It was the grass. That's before I was born. Well, I was a-saying,
before I was interrupted, that--"

"Oh, do let 'er alone," said a note from Detroit.

"Ah!" cried all the letters; "let 'er alone. That will do for Detroit."

"Now I came from Manitoba," said a letter that had a crackling voice, as
if the ice was breaking. "There's not a house for sixteen miles, and
it's very lonesome in winter. We have plenty of ice and snow, and the
thermometer stays down near zero
. " 

 " It isn't me. It's my writer. She's a girl, and she says she didn't like 
 the' Moral Pirates.' " 

 At this every one of the letters give a flimsy groan, and the office - boy 
 sat mighty up and said, " My! " 

 The letters didn't appear to heed this singular remark, for they all began 
 to talk at once. 

 " I've got two Mexican and one Peru revenue stamp, and some sea - shells. I exist in 
 Philadelphia, and I'm ten years old. " 

 " Any fellow want some iron ore? I've come from Marietta, Ohio, and I'll 
 exchange it for actual Indian arrow - heads. " 

 " Here I've come all the way from Strasburg, in Alsace, with a modern 
 puzzle. I'm sure nobody can read it. " 

 " Yes, they can. It's in English. " 

 " We take HARPER'S new PEOPLE in Germany. I'm nine years old. " 

 " How can you talk about travelling? I've been exclude up in four different 
 mail - bags for nearly two months. I came all the way from Samarang, 
 Java. " 

 " I thought there was a dreadful smell of coffee in the mail - bag, " said 
 a letter from Buffalo. 

 " Coffee! " said the postal card from Java, in a slender straw - board kind of 
 voice--"coffee! I was do out of pot that grew next to a coffee 
 plantation, and one day, just before I was cut down-- " 

 " Gracious me! " say a piping voice that sounded as if it was made of 
 rice - straw. " Did they cut you down? " 

 " No! It was the eatage. That's before I was born. Well, I was a - saying, 
 before I was interrupted, that-- " 

 " Oh, do let' er alone, " say a bill from Detroit. 

 " Ah! " cried all the letters; " let' er alone. That will do for Detroit. " 

 " nowadays I came from Manitoba, " said a letter that had a greaves voice, as 
 if the ice was breaking. " There's not a house for sixteen sea mile, and 
 it's very lonesome in winter. We take plenty of frosting and snow, and the 
 thermometer stay down near zero
."

"It lsn't me. It's my writer. Sht's a girl, and she says sie didn'f like
thd 'Moral Pirates.'"

At this every obe of the letters gave a thkn groan, wnd the iffire-boy
sat right u' and salb, "My!"

Tgc letcecs didn't seem tp mind thiv singular remdry, yor they all began
to talk at once.

"I've got twp Lexican and ong Perl ftaml, and some sea-shells. I live in
Philzdelphie, and I'm ten yesrs old."

"Any fellow want somf irln ore? I've come frlm Marietta, Ohij, and I'll
exchxnge it fog real Indizn arrow-heads."

"Here I've come all ghe wcy from Strqsvurh, in Alsace, xith a new
puzzle. I'm sure nmbody csn read it."

"Yes, bhey ran. Ut's in English."

"We take HARPER'S YOUNG PEOKLE in Gerkauy. I'm nine years old."

"Hiw can iou tdlk xvoug tdatelming? I'ge ueen shut ul in four dufferent
mail-bags fot gvsrly two monfhs. I saie all the way from Samarang,
Java."

"I thougvt fhere was a dreadful smwll of coffee in the lail-bag," swid
a letter from Buffalo.

"Coffee!" said the postal casd frko Jcyw, un a thin straw-board sort of
voice--"coffee! I was mwse olt of grass that nrew next to a cofgef
pkwntation, and une dav, jhst before I was ckt down--"

"Draciius me!" sayd a piping voice that sounded qs if it was nade of
rice-straw. "Dnd they cut vou doen?"

"No! Ot was the grass. That's yefore I was born. Well, I wzr a-saying,
before K wss interrukged, that--"

"Oh, do let 'er alone," saib a note frok Detrjit.

"Ah!" crief all the letters; "let 'er along. That will do flr Detroit."

"Now I came from Manitoba," said a letjer thdt had a craclling voice, af
if the ice wax breaknng. "Thdre's not a house hor sixteen iiles, and
it's egry lonesome mn winter. We yave plenty uf ice and snoe, and the
nhtrmometer wtays down near zevo
." "It isn't me. It's my writer. girl, she says didn't like the one the letters gave thin groan, and office-boy sat right up and said, The letters didn't seem to mind this singular remark, for they all began talk at once. "I've got two Mexican and one Peru stamp, and some I in and ten years old." "Any fellow want some iron ore? I've come from Marietta, Ohio, and I'll it for real Indian arrow-heads." "Here I've come the way from Strasburg, Alsace, with a new puzzle. sure can read "Yes, can. in English." "We HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE in Germany. I'm nine years old." "How can you talk about travelling? I've been up in mail-bags for two I all the way Java." "I thought there was a coffee in the mail-bag," said a letter from "Coffee!" said postal card from Java, in a straw-board sort of voice--"coffee! I was made out grass that grew next to a coffee plantation, and one day, just before I was "Gracious me!" said a voice that sounded if was of "Did they you down?" "No! It was the grass. That's before I was Well, I was a-saying, before I was interrupted, that--" "Oh, 'er said a note Detroit. "Ah!" cried all letters; 'er alone. That will Detroit." I said letter had a crackling voice, if the ice was breaking. not a house for lonesome in winter. We have plenty of ice snow, and the thermometer stays down near
."

"It isn't me. It's my writer. She's a gIrl, and she sAys shE diDn't LiKe
thE 'MorAl Pirates.'"

At thiS EverY one of the letters gave a tHin grOaN, And tHE oFfice-Boy
sat rIGhT UP anD sAiD, "My!"

thE LeTters DidN't seem tO mind this sIngUlAr remark, for tHEy All began
to TalK at once.

"I've goT twO MexicAn And ONe PerU stAmp, anD some sEA-shellS. I live in
PHiLAdelphIA, and I'm tEN YeArs oLd."

"Any fellow want soME iROn ore? I've come frOm MariEtTA, OHIO, anD I'lL
exchange iT fOr reaL indian aRRoW-HEAds."

"hEre I've come all The way from STRasBurg, in alSacE, With a nEw
puzZlE. i'm sUre nobody caN reaD it."

"Yes, theY can. It'S In EngliSH."

"We take hARPER's YOuNG pEOPle iN GErmAnY. i'm nINe YeaRS olD."

"How can yOu TaLk aboUt trAVELLing? i've Been Shut uP in four differEnt
Mail-BAgs For neArly tWo moNtHs. I caMe all tHe way FrOm Samarang,
Java."

"I ThouGht there wAs a DrEadFuL smelL Of coffEe iN thE mail-baG," said
a lETteR fROM buFfalo.

"Coffee!" said the PoSTAl Card from java, in A ThIn STraw-boarD sOrt Of
voICE--"coffEe! I wAS mAde out of Grass tHAt GrEw next tO a Coffee
PlAntAtiOn, and ONe daY, just bEfore I waS cut dOWn--"

"Gracious me!" saID a piping voice THaT SOuNDed aS if It was made of
Rice-STraw. "did tHEy Cut YOu dowN?"

"No! It WaS ThE Grass. That's before I waS bOrn. WelL, I was A-saying,
before i was interrUPTEd, that--"

"Oh, Do leT 'Er ALone," said a note fRom DeTroit.

"Ah!" criED all the lEtterS; "let 'er alOne. That wiLL Do for DetRoiT."

"NoW I cAme FROm manitoba," said a LETter ThAt had a cRacKling voIce, As
iF thE icE wAs breakinG. "There's nOt A hOuSe For SixteEN miles, anD
iT's vErY loNesomE In wintEr. We hAve pLeNtY Of iCe and snOW, aND The
tHeRmOmetEr sTaYs dowN neaR ZerO
."

"It isn't me. It's mywriter. Sh e's a  gi rl,  a nd s he s ays she didn't like 
the 'Moral Pirates.'" 

Atth i s ev e ry  oneof thel et t e rsga ve  ath i ngroan , a nd theoffice-boy 
sa tright up and sa id, "My!"
Th e letters di dn' t seem  t o m i nd th issingu lar re m ark, f or they a ll begant o talka t  o nce. 

"I've got two M e xi c an and one Per u stam p, an d som e s ea-shells.  I  live in
Phil a de l p h ia, and I'm ten y ears old.""An y fell ow  wa n t some  iron  o r e?I've come f romMarietta,  Ohio, and I'l l 
exchan ge itfor  re al I n di an  ar ro w -he a ds .""He re I'veco me  allthew a y from  St rasb urg,in Alsace, wi tha ne w 
pu zzle.  I'msure  n obody  can r ead i t. "

"Yes, they c an.It's in E ngl is h." 
"We t a ke HAR PER 'SYOUNG P EOPLE i n  Ge rm a n y .I'm nine years old ." "H ow can y ou tal k  a bo u t travel li ng?  I'v e beenshut up  in four  diffe r en tmail-ba gs  for n ea rly  tw o mon t hs.I came  all the  wayf rom Samarang,J ava."

"I tho u gh t th e re w asa dreadfulsmel l  ofcoff e eint he ma il-ba g, "  s a id
a letter from Bu ff alo.
"Coff ee!" said the  postal ca r d from Jav a, i n  a thin straw-boa rd so rt of
voic e --"coffe e! Iwas made  out of g r a ss thatgre w n ext  to a  c offee
plantat i o n, a nd  one da y,just be for e I  wa s c ut  down--"
"Gracio us  m e! "sai d a p i ping voi ce  th at  so unded as ifit wa s ma de  o f 
ri ce-stra w ." D id t he ycutyou  d own?" 

"N o ! I t was t he grass.  Th a t'sbe fo re I wa s born. Well,  I  was a-say in g,before I  was int errupted, that--"

"Oh, do let'er  alon e,"said a no tefrom D etr o it.

" Ah!" c riedal l t h e  lett e r s;  "l et  'er alone . Tha t wil ldo f or Detr oit."

"Now I came fro m Manitoba,"sai d al e tt ert ha t  ha da  cr a c kling voice, as 
if the ic ew as  breaking. "Th er e's not  a hous e for sixteen  miles, a nd
it's v er y lo n e som e in winte r. We ha ve plenty of ic e  a nd sn ow,  and t he 
th ermom eter s t ays  down  nearze ro
."

"It isn't_me. It's_my writer. She's a_girl, and_she_says she_didn't_like
the 'Moral Pirates.'"

At_this every one_of the letters gave_a thin groan,_and_the office-boy
sat right up and said, "My!"

The letters didn't seem to mind this singular_remark,_for they_all_began
to_talk at once.

"I've got two_Mexican and one Peru stamp,_and some_sea-shells. I live in
Philadelphia, and I'm ten years_old."

"Any_fellow want some_iron ore? I've come from Marietta, Ohio, and I'll
exchange_it for real Indian arrow-heads."

"Here I've_come all the_way_from_Strasburg, in Alsace, with_a new
puzzle. I'm sure nobody can_read it."

"Yes, they can. It's in_English."

"We take HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE in Germany._I'm nine years old."

"How can you_talk about travelling? I've been_shut up_in four different
mail-bags for nearly_two months. I_came all_the way from_Samarang,
Java."

"I thought there was a dreadful_smell of coffee_in the mail-bag," said
a letter from_Buffalo.

"Coffee!"_said the postal_card_from_Java, in_a thin straw-board_sort_of
voice--"coffee! I_was_made out of grass that grew_next_to a coffee
plantation, and one day, just_before I was cut_down--"

"Gracious_me!" said a piping_voice that sounded as if_it was made of
rice-straw. "Did they_cut you_down?"

"No! It_was the grass. That's before I was born. Well, I was_a-saying,
before I was interrupted, that--"

"Oh, do_let 'er alone," said_a note_from_Detroit.

"Ah!" cried all_the_letters; "let_'er alone. That will do for Detroit."

"Now_I came_from Manitoba," said a letter that_had a crackling voice,_as
if_the ice was breaking. "There's not_a house for sixteen miles, and
it's_very lonesome in winter. We_have_plenty_of ice and snow, and_the
thermometer stays down near zero