LETTER IV.

THE HIGHLAND CAT;

OR, THE STORY OF THE STARVING FAMILY.

Very few of my little friends, per-
haps none of them, have ever seen
a family who were dying from star-
vation. True, it is a very common
thing to hear a little boy or girl say,
“Tm almost starved,” or “I’m half
starved,” or something of the kind.
Perhaps you yourself have used such