St Nicholas [serial] . a mother,and, as she grew older, it was her delight to gatherabout herself other poor little people beside Trudy,to study their needs, and try to show them how tolive good, happy lives. For stronger and stronger grew a purpose in heryoung heart,—a purpose which she revealed to 3io A LETTER TO LETTER-WRITERS. [MARd Mrs. Percy on one of those evenings when it cameto be their habit to sit and talk together in thetwilight, long after little Trudy was fast asleep. Mother, said Kathleen, you opened yourarms to me that night, long ago, and took me justas I was,—all sick at hear
St Nicholas [serial] . a mother,and, as she grew older, it was her delight to gatherabout herself other poor little people beside Trudy,to study their needs, and try to show them how tolive good, happy lives. For stronger and stronger grew a purpose in heryoung heart,—a purpose which she revealed to 3io A LETTER TO LETTER-WRITERS. [MARd Mrs. Percy on one of those evenings when it cameto be their habit to sit and talk together in thetwilight, long after little Trudy was fast asleep. Mother, said Kathleen, you opened yourarms to me that night, long ago, and took me justas I was,—all sick at heart and tired, —tired nearlyto death,—and you showed me so much love that it has been growing and growing in me ever sineAnd now I feel as if I wanted to seek out all tlchildren who want me as much as I wanted yoand open my arms to them. You have taugme how, and now I want to work, and work, aitry with all my might to be like a mother tomany little children as I can. A LETTER TO LETTER-WRITERS. By Susan A. p ow many of the readers of like to write letters ?It is certain that some of themdo, or Jack-in-the-Pulpit wouldnot receive so many from youngsubscribers. But I am quite surethat some of them have beenheard to say, Oh, I hate towrite letters ! and it is to suchas these that I would speak. As we may safely take it forgranted, from the alacrity withwhich the postman is met at thedoor, that every one likes to receive letters, it seemsto be worth while that boys and girls should learnhow to write, with ease and pleasure to themselves,those letters which their friends shall find it apleasure to read. Letter-writing is very much a matter of habit,and for that reason it is important that youngpeople should learn early to consider it a pleasantway of communicating thoughts and feelings totheir friends, instead of a burdensome task to begot over as quickly as possible. We often hear people excuse themselves by say-ing that they have no gift for writing lette
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