Try it, dear Pansies, this little game, and see if you do not often play it these lovely summer evenings. I doubt not you will enjoy it as much as the invited guests of “The Wheeling Party.” M. S. [Illustration: THE BIRD OF PARADISE.] [Illustration: THE P. S. CORNER] THE PANSY. _Terms of Subscription._ The price of THE PANSY is One Dollar a year. New subscriptions may begin with the volume (November issue), or with any number desired. The date following the subscriber’s name on the label shows the time to which the subscription is paid. Thus, Oct. ’87 means that the subscription is paid to and including the October, 1887, number. If no request to discontinue the magazine is received, it is understood that its continuance is desired. The magazine will, however, be stopped at any time, if the subscriber so desires, provided all arrearages are paid as required by law. If a change of address is desired, the OLD as well as the new must be given. Remittances may be made by Post Office Money Order, Draft, Bank Cheek, or American Express Money Order. D. LOTHROP & CO., Publishers, Boston. ====== _Willie_ from New York. My boy, I sent you the last badge a short time ago. I hope they are now all right. Let me hear from your society as often as you have anything interesting to tell us. _Esca_ from Illinois. So you think you need more “sticktoativeness”! Good! Ever so many people do. I counted no less than ten different pieces of work which a boy of my acquaintance had commenced, and never finished. They were all worth finishing too. What a pity! Imagine a dress all done but the sleeves! Mammas do not work in that way; do they? _Maude_ from Nebraska. Your letter was not too long, my dear; I was interested in it all. I have known a number of wise small people who, like yourself, made a great deal of trouble for themselves and their best friends, by trying to have their own way. It is generally a foolish thing to do. You must remember that it is not only “poor people” who are in need of kind acts and words. Some of the most unhappy persons I ever met, had plenty of money. What they needed was sympathy, and a few gentle, helpful words.