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P.S. send a few stamps, and the Sunday Examiner. There is an account of our Glee Club in it which I wish to see.

of once well trodden thoroughfare. Attending the Chapel service is out of the question this morning, for a trip through a mile and a quarter of rain and mud will dampen the ardor of any Christian. However, that I amy not lose the benifit of the Sunday morning service I shall devote my time to Pilgrim's Progress. I commenced this book during the last week, and find a great source of comfort in the inspired thoughts of Bunyan. I never until now realized the worth of it, and I can now see why it has taken such a great place in the world's literature.

Another book which I thoroughly enjoy is Smiles' "Self Help," which Aunt Abby gave Claude for Xmas. It is indeed a noble book and one from which I have derived a great deal of good. The chapter on "Self Culture" is a masterly treatise in which the author shows that though a man be oppressed by all the sorrows and misfortunes of poverty he may yet obtain the "higher education," provided he makes a judicious use of his spare moments. His illustrations of men who have proved his theory lend increased interest in the book. I would especially advise Claude and Elmo to read and reread it, and