I am composed of eighteen letters. My 3, 14, 2 and 11, is often seen in rivers. My 3, 14, 6, 6, 16 and 10, is very useful. My 10, 11 and 16, is a town in New Hampshire. My 6, 2 and 18, is a nick name. My 3, 4 and 8, is an insect. My 7, 14, 15, 4, 17 and 13, is something in Boston. My 3, 16, 8 and 6, is a vegetable. My 3, 1, 2, 2 and 7, is a useful thing. My 11, 8 and 12, is an answer often given to a question. My 12, 6, 9, 16, 8 and 6 belongs to a town. My 13, 16, 7, 3, 8 and 5, is a limb. My 3, 8, 16, and 1, is much in use. My 3 and 16, is a verb. My 10, 17 and 13, is a medicine now in use. My 8, 11 and 16, spells the organ of sight. My whole is a distinguished periodical publication. A SUBSCRIBER. ―――― The letter which we copy below, was written in a very neat hand, showing that the little writer has good taste and good sense. The dollar spoken of, must have been a sly fellow, for when the letter came to the publishers, behold, it was missing! We have nothing to do with the money matters of the Museum――that is the affair of Bradbury & Soden. But we are curious to know something of the history of this rogue of a dollar. Will our friend Edway let us know whether it was a paper dollar or a real shiner? If we can catch the fellow, we’ll write his memoirs, and we think it will be a pleasant story. We think the life and adventures of a dollar that crept out of a letter one day, would be equal to Bill Keeler’s story of the eel in the aqueduct. If, after all, our little friend forgot to put the dollar into the letter, he may send it to the publishers of the Museum. This will be satisfactory to all parties, though it may spoil a good story of a runaway dollar. _Middlebury, Vermont, Jan., 1844._ MR. MERRY: I have been thinking this good while, that I would write to you. You wound up your stories of Jumping Rabbit and Inquisitive Jack rather too short, I think. I should like to have you tell a little more about Jumping Rabbit――some of his hunting expeditions, &c. If you would put a little more Natural History into the Museum, I think I should like it better. You had a very handsome picture in the December Museum. I like to see chickens; and I have got six hens, one rooster, and two white turkeys. I am going to send you one dollar in this letter. I have taken the Museum ever since it has been printed. One of the volumes is bound, and the other two volumes are up to the bookbinder’s shop to be bound. EDWAY B. P――――.