CHILDREN'S LETTERS.
[To TILE EDITOR OF TEE 4. SPECTATOR.1 forward a genuine letter from a schoolboy to his mot her :- "Mr DEAR MA,—I wright to tell you I am very retched and my chilblains is worse again. I have not made any progress and do not think I shall. i am very sorry to be such an expence, but I do not think this schule is any good. One of the fellows has taken the crown of my best hat for a target. he has now borrowed my watch to make a water wheal with the works, but it wont act. Me and him have tried to put the works back, but we think some wheals are missing as they wont fit. I hope Matilda's cold is bettor. I am glad she is not at schule. i think i have got con- sumption. the boys at this place are not gentlemanly, but of course you did not know this when you sent me here. i will try not to get bad habits. The trowsers have worn out at the knees. think the tailor must have cheated you, the buttons have come off, and they are loose behind. i dent think the food is good, but I should not mind if I was stronger. The piece of moat I send you is off the beef we had on Sunday, but on other days it is more stringy. There are black beadles in the kitchen and sometimes they cook them in the dinner, which cant be holesome when you are not strong. Dear Ma, I hope you and Pa are well, and do not mind my being so uncomfortable because i do not think i shall last long. Please send me some more money as i o 8d. if you cannot spare it I think I can borrow it of a boy who is going to leave at the half quarter and then he wont ask for it back again, but perhaps you wd. not like to be under an obligation to his parents as they are tradespeople. I think you deal at their shop. I did not mention it or I dare say they wd. have put it down in
the bill.—Yr. loving but retched son, ."
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