Vassar College.
Oct* 3rd 1670
Dear Carrie,
1 was just going to commence an awful scolding letter to you
and one to Mamma for not writing to me, whan a letter from Mamma
was brought me, the mail hour had passed and so of course Z supposed
X should not get oae fy today, then of course X could sot scold her and
had not time to write you and at noon your letter came, so that since I
have been so lively that I hardly know myself. Yours and Mamma's
making five X have received today* I have wanted to write you before
but did not know where to send a letter. Why do you leave Binghamton
so soon, as you will not return South until November you might stay a
good deal longer, X should think. You ask several questions and X will
answer them before X forget. I da aat remember Mrs. Williams address
In Hartford, In fact I da aat know that I aver heard the number of her house.
Mrs. Brown's is 92 Amity St. Brooklyn, Mrs. Levenson's 75 first Place,
Mr. Levenson SO Beavsn t? , St. N.Y. la a letter I have had from Papa ha
says headquarters are to be removed from Austia to San Antonio, what a
coming down it will be for Austin. I have written mars letters within tha
last week than I have dene before for months. Have had two letters from
Grace Pike, sae would like to have you write to her, was to go today to
the Priory. Have X written you that Miss Abbie Hamlin is here as a teacher?
1 was very much surprised the Sunday after I came an looking around tha
dining hall to spy her. X could hardly believe my eyas, aat having on my
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glasses, but the young lady sitting next ma at table told It was a Miss
Hamlin. Josie Jewell is here as a scholar. I have not spoken with her
at all and do not suppose I shall. Gov. Jewell, Miss Carrie Hamlin and
little Emily Jewell were here on Sat. to visit. I saw Mist Csrrie only for
a moment to speak with her. The reason X had not discovered Miss Abbie
until after being here some days was that she sprained her ankle the very
day I came, and even yet can not walk very comfortably. My studies are
double Latin, that Is two lessons a day, French and Algebra, all of which
you know I have studied before, but could not pass In for anything but
preparatory classes. Z am so much disappointed because I can not be
special, but none are allowed unless they are eighteen years old. The
of study.
President says that mine is a hard courseAand for the present will not
allow me to take drawing thinking that now I have as many studies as my
"time and strength will permit," as I shall besides the others have to
review History. I wish you would decide to come here for I miss you so
much all the time, it seems so strange not to have someone to talk to and
tell all I am thinking about. I have some very pleasant friends already
and without them X do not know what X should do. Now I want to tell you
about my friends and my room so that you can imagine what I am doing at
different times. My most Intimate friends are Sarah and Bessie Hogg,
isn't It a miserable name, but most of us pronounce it as If written Hong,
which is a great improvement. They are very nice girls from Penn., the
oldest must be over twenty and the other is sixteen, Llllie Mandeville from
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some little place in this state I can't remember the name, Libbie Rice
from Ithaca. I like her very much and am in the same classes with her
in everything, she is not a very hard student but the others all are. Kftss
Sallie Rollins is a native of Missouri, Columbia near St. Louis, she is a
real Southerner and affords us much amusement* She is very queer but
very good hearted, she is generally spoken of as the young lady who laces
so tightly, her waist is really about the smallest I ever knew. Had I met
Carrie Norton when I wrote you? She is a little bit of a thing, and looks
just like the pictures I have seen of her taken several years ago. She is
in the Freshman class with the exception of a few studies which she has
to review, and I am only in the preparatory* while we are the same age.
She is very pleasant and we see a good deal of each other, as much as
could be expected when her room is on another floor and we do not recite
in the same classes. She is very Intimate with Nettle t? , Whitman, and
corresponds with her. She tells me that Nettle has been quite sick and
that every fall she has an attack of the lever, gastric fever I believe it Is
called. Ida I should think was very grave and motherly from the way in
which Carrie speaks of her. I hope you will go and visit Ida before you
return to Conn.
I have been interrupted three times since I commenced this so you
must excuse all inaccuracies, It had to be left last night and now as I have
a few spare minutes before breakfast I will finish so as to send this morn-
ing. You speak of a skirt you are making. What is it? Are they those
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white cambric under skirts, they will be very pretty bat a great deal ol
work*
F lease write soon, lor i week seems longer here than it does to
yoa* Give much love to all, and accept much yourself from your loving
sister Julie
iJulia M. Pease, '75,
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