Vassar College.
Oct* 28. 1870
Dear sister Carrie,
I am ashamed of myself lor not writing to you last week, and
then let so much of this one pass by without doing so. but this week has
been a very busy one and I have not had time to answer your letters even
now I am stealing the time which I ought to be studying my Latin, but II
I do not write and mail In the morning you can not hear Irom me until
Monday aad I am afraid you will be anxious. But the fact is the days pass
so quickly that I caa hardly tell whea oae week begins and when it ends.
It is always so I think when there is so much sameaess about one's life.
Although my lessoas are only Double Latin and French my time is about
all occupied, for our lessons can not be laaraed and recited as at the dear
old Sem. in Hartford. Our class in Latin is expected to study four hours
a day upon it, aad sometimes we will have to spend more, whea we com-
mence translating Caesar, which we do in a fortnight. I like to draw aa hour a day at least. Though I do aot always find time to
do so. And then exercising aa hour uses up about all the day with learning
my French which Is indeed nothing for me as we are aew studying "Otto's
Qrammar" aad you know I have beea through it before.
Do they think that Grandma will ever recognise aayoae agaia? What aa
so
affliction it is to us alii And to be takenAwhen she appeared to be so well
and we thought she would have her health for years. Will she aot remala
in Binghamton or does the doctor think her well enough to make the trip
West? Give my lore to Uncle John and Aunt Carrie, if they ere still in
B. Uncle John's opinion of Vassar Is aot at all true. There is very little
sickness here for the number of scholars, and the amount of brain work
that is accomplished. And as for its being "barracky" (a word of my owa
coining) it is not so, for the rooms are comfortable aad well ventilated.
And X think that everyone here is contented unless their health is not good.
And of course no one who has not a very strong constitution should come
here for the study is too hard. Excuse this poor letter, as it is writtea
in great haste, and the bell is even now ringing for us to prepare for bed.
Please write often and soon to your
loving sister Julie
Give my love to all the family.