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The following letter is from a little girl aged nine years, to
some who had contributed toward the Christmas gifts :—

‘1st month, 2d, 1868.
“My kind beloved Friends,—I take this on myself, to write you
a few lines to thank you for your kindness. I enjoyed myself
very much Christmas day. I thought the Christmas tree looked
very pretty, and I think that you all are very kind to send us
Christmas presents way down here. I am going to school at this
time, and 1 am learning a little every day, not spending all my
time in play; and I think if we believe in the Lord our God we
need not fear; for he can do and see all things. May God bless
you for your kindness to the freedmen. |
From Satire Lee, 9 years old.”

The Teachers thus report of the First month:

Mary A. Taylor, from Charleston, S. C., writes—

“We havea flourishing sewing school of fifty of the largest girls.
This is a goodly number to fix and cut out for, but two or three
good dressmakers (colored) have volunteered to help us. During
the first hour of evening school I teach the boys drawing. Some
of them make excellent attempts, and are deeply interested.”

Cornelia Hancock, at the same place, gives a fuller account of
their “Industrial School,’’ which has interested them for some
time, but which they-have been unable to carry into effect before,
stating that “a lady from Boston visited the school, and present-
ed us with a whole piece of muslin and one of calico; and so far,
that has helped us in material, but now we are out and want
more. I think in your Association there may be some who feel
a particular interest in their learning to sew; if so, I will prom-
ise their contributions shall be directed to good account. I think |
it an important matter, and I will do all I can to aid in the en- -
terprise. | |

“¢T have two scholars who compose sentences correctly, and one
who understands Fractions thoroughly, and ten cyphering in Com-
pound Numbers.” ) ?

Of the school of Isabel Lenair, the colored teacher, also located
at Charleston, we have a very good account. ‘She has 54 pupils
enrolled, all between 6 and 16 years of age, 41 of whom are read-
ing, 35 write, and 25 are in arithmetic. The reduced average at-
tendance is thus accounted for: ‘¢ The planting season has com-
menced, and a large number of families have moved four and five ©
miles into the country, and the larger children walk that dis-
tance, but the little ones cannot. In some cases, the children