Harper's Young People, July 5, 1881: An Illustrated WeeklyVarious
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Harper's Young People, July 5, 1881: An Illustrated Weekly
Various
Children's periodicals, American
I am a little girl eight years old. My sister and I have taken
HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE ever since the eighth number was printed, and
we like it very much. Our school closed last week with an
exhibition. We had a piece called the "Union Tea Party." Columbia,
Uncle Sam, and Brother Jonathan received the States, Territories,
and Boys from the West. All were dressed in costume, each wearing a
sash with the name of the State upon it, and carrying a flag. Each
brought an offering to Mother Columbia. My sister, dressed as a
Quaker, was Pennsylvania, and I was Rhode Island, and dressed like
a Dutch girl.
The fourteen-year locusts are here, and I wish you could listen to
them calling "Phar-a-oh! Phar-a-oh!" It sounds as if a thousand
toads were singing all at once.
Papa magnified some of the eggs, and they looked larger than
grains of rice. He covered one of his fine trees with mosquito net
to keep them from it.
I have caught some locusts, and if any of the readers of YOUNG
PEOPLE want a pair, I will send them, if they will give me
something in return from their home. I send the editor a little
box with some split twigs and two locusts in it.
NETTA SERL.
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CROW AGENCY, MONTANA TERRITORY.
I have taken YOUNG PEOPLE ever since it was published. My aunt
Georgia sends it to me from my old home in Columbus, Ohio. I like
"Toby Tyler" the best of all the stories yet. My papa is the
physician here, and when the camp is in, there are about
thirty-five hundred Indians here. It was as good as a circus to see
the Indians receive their annuities, May 11. On this occasion you
might see three Indians riding the same pony; and some chiefs would
tell of their brave deeds, such as killing a Sioux, or stealing
horses from their enemies. The other day I saw a young bear at the
trader's store; one of the Indians had brought him in. The Crows
call my papa Ech-bar-rei, which means Doctor. I often play ball
with the little Indians. There are six white children at this
agency besides myself. We see the mountains covered with snow the
year around.
HARRY W.
We hope the boys who have no little Indians to play ball with will try
not to be envious of Harry.
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DANVILLE, ILLINOIS.
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