Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1869-12-30
WHOLE NO. IA l5
H"nS Kong: where ma3tiiT cups are
lr'r"'srrd aud 'tcwed ard baked in piss
before they attain mustrily.
Mark Twain's idea OF a Geod Te4.
ter.

'""'A A"aih \ iHea OF q USCu Ie&-
ter.
The most useful and int4res,iaa lot-
ters we get here from home orc ffcr3
children seven or eight years old. THO
IS a petlifed truth. TIOppiIY thc3
have got nothing else to fslk a3Sat but
home, and neighbeS ana fami'g-
things their bettcrs think unworthy Of
transmission thousands Of niles. They
write simple and naturGIls, saa Eithtut
strain for effect They tel c.l they
know, and then stop. They celdcg3
deal in distractions or hoHliso CAa
sequenty their epis;les are bricf: bst
treating as they do Of fan,ilisr scenc2
and persons, always eTa ,eia'rS
Now, therefore, if yoa veniG loarr! tho
art Of letter writing, lei . chlf7 t7soh
You. | have preserved iett6r 3rs,c D
little girl eight years Of ofsss-proso 81
t as 4 curiosity, because il oaC tAA coy
letter ever got frora no ats.Ga 'b,o
had any information ia it. Il re-
thus:
"Sr lcaW leS.
Unclo Mark, if y2n ~.Ia eee I oond
tell you about Moses in ,es 'solrcs. q
again. | know il ~her G q. Gyf.
,'owbcmy has got ss Ns DOC @ \
horse. He was ridjas IL % 'onGrs.---
Margarct-thats the tadI~ ~flS a.r1
has taken the Spitto3rs . Q c'"c u a.
cts and o,d jugs cat -: eco 400 -
cause she SAYS she arss foe es Sc 90
coming back any mr., u c9'e ans0
gone too long. Sissy q d oyp r y
er has got another li;ls Fo5e ~ sha
them all the time L hs1 m r. .
blAc cycs, Ike Mr.. s.Yin 6. sa Gca.5o
there, and looks iust iiAe u. tr7a
rot new doll, bat ,lo'sss AG'sSssaa
pulled on" OF tie !e9a o-', NC Z ~
berry was here gc>te'1s9 : Il 6 50
your picture, hi; -r~ go J. acaR
want it, NJ ca ha. x no t,,srJss
oh you cant thln,--a ca ~ GOV
es Lott'c Brlj@ls. A-'f,a.t9 a.,,.-
,uch a sweet Lille bi1 o. - h . s.lArt
,ail-and namld L ia, Vo1.
All of them got nam"'a e---,'tScr-
a Grant anI Halle sc s .Sc.l, ~
Margaret, AMI Dcuteroe, 3.c -.
tain SemmeB, and Exec" q { locI
cus, and Horace GY~ne- rorl
but one and | am savi.S " :y,soo,,2 lhe
one | named for yosS ecee > g "a ~
time since, and rec4 ~. IS i g. -
appears to be m.-s r,seh % :Aa
short-ta!led kitten f.r a.aS's i ."?g
me. | w)1dcr how tss rs.a as& y.et:u,
will stand it, Unole kMe, ! g. ~
licye Hattie Caldwell IL 30 NC cd ]
know she thinks yo4ae9.e'ig lHa%as
| heard her say m,e, e ee1 {. toa
your good looks-ao:hln, c: n1~-aG3
'aid, even if You were to SO ~ r~2.t
pox ever so bad, y,u s.at a. iu.a, =
good looking As you coz c>cs -
ma says she's ever ~ apa.e. al
80 no more this time, ., &C. n.GNol
Grant and Mss are ts'a!4;.
hrc.a'
This child trcads on nc? t?+c 30 of2y
other scn.cp2c, with p.:tnas 80, ngS,
hut III th> simplicity oi' bs4 ;;.a.o q li~,
she doesn't know it.
| consider that q moHcl ietar-1o
erliOently readable ana ontc-s.AisJ
letter, and, az | said before. i: ecaCaTo
mMc matter Of iutcr.s. ana reN rig
nation than any letter eT1' 20 sd
from the Es3t. | had rSthcI Seay o; 90
cats at home and their tr.fg Tep,asrr .
names, than 10 listen TO E. i2t I7oc~
about people am not Is lssis'n VIC.
or read The Evil Elects ftAo lctos.
i2ating Bowl, Illustrated 60 tlro hoA
with the pirtur" Ola ragged ,slnoc,
pclting away right and left ia tao y RI
Of his family circle with L jms oo;t!o