Well, Uncle, I'll drop that off, and give you the more pacific part of my speech. Hope you won't call that personal, because it deals somewhat in the personal pronouns.

Willie, do send me a leaf, won't you? I have some of the bark that I got myself, but if you send me a leaf, why, you'll be " returning good for evil." Now, think well of it, and don't think me a very forward young lady; to be sure, I have " finished," and at a wellknown seminary, and ought to be more dignified; but pshaw! it's too much trouble, and I'm going to wait till I'm older.

Pray, Mr. William, are you at College in Hartford? I have an acquaintance there; so in that case-ahem!--I'll do "suthin"-never mind what.

There, I shall have to leave out what I was going to say to Alice, Black Eyes, and John Weldon, Jr., lest I should seem to be breaking the truce.

S. G. W., I hope you are not wrong in your "last conclusion"--and, what's more, I hope to make "one" of that party; and then, instead of the "girls" all ranging themselves against the " boys," they'll be continually fighting among themselves which shall have Willie, and which the "Roarer," and which Bay State, etc. What a time there'll be--and the "boys" will be doing" ditto"--won't there be fun? I wish it was now. Dear me, I never shall be able to wait-shall you,“ Laura ?” NIPPINIFIDGET,

MY DEAR MR. MERRY:-What a squabble the Merry family have got into, to be sure! Where did they get their bringing up? They can't have seen "The Happy Family' at Barnum's Museum, I know; for if they had, they would certainly have taken lessons of them Why, Uncle, they have all kinds of animals there, almost, in a cage together, and they are so happy, and live in such quietness, that I wish all the Merrys could see them. Here, the birds and beasts, which by nature devour each other, live together in peace and harmony. I move that all our family go there, and learn a lesson of love.

J. N.

I want to say a word, too. I hope you will excuse me. I do not wish to engage in the fight. But I did wish to ask one question on politics. I suppress it, however, for the sake of dear peace and the Union. I have just received the October number, and think the Chat exceedingly interesting. If you will bring on some more Algebraic Problems, I will be very much obliged to you. However, do not give up Enigmas, etc. I do wish Cousin Hannah would send another of her stories, they are so good.

EMMIE M. JOHNSON, Kingsboro'.

I am under the ban, too, for, among other things, I intended to ask you whom you should vote for. BLUE-EYED NELLIE.

I am in the same predicament, and so, I suppose, my speech must go into that mysterious basket, under the table. I am aware I must be careful, or I shall get my head into a "bumble-bee's nest." I declare the Merry family have got to be very quarrelsome. But when ****** is elected, there will be peace. LIBBIE.

COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 10th. MR. MERRY:-""Tis passing strange," but -I am not annihilated! Though the last saucy fling of

Order! Please hold on there. Why, Alice! two mortal pages of pitched battle! There, pitch it into the basket. Never triumph over a fallen foe.

Well, Mr. Merry, I will be quiet as puss in the corner, if you will please nudge your printer, so that R. W. R. need have no further pretext for swearing at my grammar; when should read where, which is all that our grammarian can find at fault in that respect.

I sincerely uphold you in any endeavors to demolish the "Border Ruffians," but respectfully suggest that ruffians in the interior should first be disposed of.

Can't we have some algebraic problems? I, for one, will consider myself bound over to keep the peace.

A. B. CORNER.

GENESEO, Oct. 14th, 1856. DEAR UNCLE HIRAM:-Having been as long as I can remember a reader of your MUSEUM, I have now come to consider myself as one of your "happy family," and as such claim a word in your 66 Chat.' I feel already quite well acquainted with the two champions of the Chat, W. H. C. and R. W. R., and would th nk it a privilege to enter the arena with , even if "Black Eyes" are the keen weapons used by the enemy. Now, Uncle, if

you wish to see a curiosity without going to Europe, come here to the garden of the North, the valley of the Genesee, and I will show you "Big-tree," the father of trees, under which sat the aged sachem, smoking his pipe of peace, or proclaimed aloud the defiant war-cry. Now, Uncle, you must excuse all violation of rules, for I am a new writer. With the hope my first will not meet the "Big Basket," I subscribe myself, Yours,

FRITZ.

Just in time, Fritz, to celebrate the victory of Peace, and to be introduced to one of the most quiet and orderly families in the world. I will come.

ELIZABETH, Oct. 8th, 1856.

MY DEAR MR. MERRY :-I don't like writ

ing to people whose names I don't know, such as yourself, Aunt Sue, and Uncle Hiram. Who are you, and where do you live? I am so curious to know. I don't like Uncle Hiram Hatchet's name, it is too much of a cutter for me, although I dare say the boys think differently. Won't you give me an introduction to Miss" Black Eyes." Give my love to all the little Merrys (aint that spelled right?), and accept this from your friend,

SALLIE, OF Elizabeth.

Miss "Black Eyes," allow me to present Miss 66 Sallie," a fair descendant of that old Connecticut apostle "whose praise is in all the churches."

Articles of peace having been signed, we have gathered up the fragments, and take leave to notify the spice merchants that we have on hand a large supply of the most approved spices, suitable for seasoning literary correspondence, enlivening evening parties, garnishing valentines, etc., etc. We would also inform the sporting gentry, political squabblers, campaign-stump-speech makers, members of Congress, high-minded duelists, et id omne genus, that we have a large surplus of small arms and ammunition-arrows, spears, darts, javelins, daggers, stilettoes, bowie-knives, gutta-percha canes, revolvers, Sharp's rifles, squibs, rockets, torpedoes, fusees, saltpetre, sulphur, ready-made thunder and lightning, fizzles, mizzles, squizzles, inuendoes, sparks, glances, and similar articles too numerous to mention, all of which will be

191. Pe-ter-war-din.

Aunt Sue.-Nellie.

T. J. O. C.- Susie.

Susie.-Fanny.

203. Who killed himself in spite, because his counsel was not followed? A. L. 204. By what process was pottage made of poisonous grounds made wholesome?

A. L. 205. What kind of feathers did Jacob use for his pillow? A. L. 206. Take half of the needle

By which sailors steer

Their ship through the water,

Be it cloudy or clear;

Do not really break it

This of all things were worstBut in your mind take it,

And this makes my FIRST.
At thanksgiving or Christmas,
My SECOND you see;
With care well compounded,

From grain, shrub, and tree.
My WHOLE like some people
Who make great pretense,
Of words has a plenty,

But no great stock of sense.

By which people begin, when they mean

to refuse;

My SECOND is Fashion, or so called in France,

But, like other whims, is the servant of chance.

An article always of use is my WHOLE, With texture and form under fashion's

208. MY FIRST is found on the ocean wave,

In the spring, the pit, and the mine; My SECOND below earth's surface you have,

Where seldom the sun can shine. My WHOLE your dinner-table must grace,

And seldom fails to obtain a place. 209. I am composed of 16 letters.

My 3, 4, 13, 8, 12, is a musical instrument.

My 7, 11, 16, 14, 2, 4, is one of the four

seasons.

My 16, 15, 14, is a negative adverb. My 10, 8, 9, 10, is an article of food.

My 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, is a deep ravine.
My whole was the father of his country.
J. H. D.

210. I am composed of 23 letters.

My 1, 10, 12, 19, is a name applied to two things.

My 17, 16, 23, is an enemy.

My 18, 15, 14, 3, 8, 21, 22, 23, is a town
in Alabama.

My 9, 10, 11, is a covering for the head.
My 6, 7, 4, 5, is a pronoun.

My 9, 2, 3, 13, is a vehicle.

My 20, 12, 19, is one of the elements.
My whole is a large city and the capital
of an empire.
J. H. D