We should certainly advise you to practise your pen when you feel the impulse to do so. LILY JONES.--The two verses you enclose express a feeling we can well understand, but they are written in rather halting metre. Each line should have the same cadence as this one-- "How sweetly thou speakest to me"; but you will perceive that "Brings a sense of happy relief" differs in rhythm. INQUIRER.--The error we pointed out is exactly the same whether the words come together or not. You make "thou" the nominative to "doth" in the two lines you quote; and this is incorrect. You should study grammar. BANGALORE.--1. We are pleased to be able to say that the tune you send us is a charming one. Certainly it is "worth teaching to Sunday School children," and is quite good enough for publication.--2. The verses you send us are touching and unusual, considering that they were written by a child of six, seriously ill. FRANCES M. VENABLES.--We have acknowledged your information elsewhere. You will find your quotation-- "Guard well thy thoughts, for thoughts are heard in heaven"-- in Young's _Night Thoughts_, Book ii., line 94. LABORE OMNIA FLORENT.--1. Your handwriting is very good indeed. The aspect of your letter would be improved if you would not leave a margin at the end of your lines.--2. Your verses are very fairly good. There is nothing original in "Love," or "Duty." "Lines to a friend" are the best. We are a little reminded of Christina Rossetti's poem-- "Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end"-- though of course the subject is entirely different. OUR OPEN LETTER BOX. MISS ALMA TÀTRA LOMNICZ, Villa Rodakowski, Sygresse, Hungary, wants to know if any reader will exchange a copy or large photograph of Burne-Jones's picture, "Cherubs," for one by the popular Tyrolese painter, Defregger. MISS M. DIXON informs Black Luffy that "An Advent Serenade" is in Harper's _Young People_ for 1885, and offers to send a copy of the poem on application to her at The Woodlands, Cragg Vale, near Mytholmroyd. We have three replies to ADELAIDE from HELEN A. MANNING, LABORE OMNIA FLORENT, and FRANCES M. VENABLES. All enclose the poem by Mrs. Norton, asked for, and MISS VENABLES suggests that the first line is: "Word was brought to the Irish king." WINIFRED A. GRIFFITHS thanks the correspondents who so kindly came to her aid about "The Voiceless Chimes." INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. O MIMOSA SAN (Russia?) would like to exchange post-cards with views with anyone who collects them. JANE W. BARR, Fortune Villa, St. Andrews, would be much obliged if MADEMOISELLE MARIE GUISE would send her correct address, as the letter MISS BARR wrote was returned. MISS D'ROZARIO, c/o The Postmaster, Bangalore, India, wishes FRIEND STUDIO to have this address, and to know that MISS D'ROZARIO will be very glad to write to her.