Vassar College.
April 24, 1871.
Dear Carrie,
I think that I cannot spend this "silent time" better by writ*
ing a letter to you,I was either too laay or tired to write to any
ol you yesterday, and today must try and make amends lor my failure
then* There are so many things to tell you and I feel that I hare so little
time to tell them that I do not know where to commence. It is quite a
while since I have written you a letter all to yourself, Carrie, aad 1 hope
that you do aot feel slighted. You know that I would write you every day
or two if 2 could. Since school commenced alter our short vacation, I
have had scarcely a moment for anything but study. I think it takes me
longer than it used to In Hartford to learn my lessons (there is a violation
of clearness which would much disturb Miss Clark.)
Tomorrow Prof. Van Xogen takes his drawing aad painting classes
out sketching. He has selected a spot lor us near the lake, and we ought
to make a pretty sketch. I fear I shall da but poorly, as I have never
attempted evea a tree or bush from nature.
Whea the time came to joia the Floral Society, I weat down pre*
pared to become aa honorary member. I thought I would not have time
to take care of a flower bed aad If I became an hon. member I would have
no work to do and would have a bouquet of cat flowers brought to my room
each week. However, alter hearlag the Coastitutloa read I decided to juia
the Society as a working member. So I paid my lilty ceats aad have a bed
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ol my own. Our bods are not yet ready to work la and so we work lor
the society. We are required to work only illteen minutes each day. jb/^i
That Is the amount of exercise I would have to take by walking and X enjoy
the exercise much more working in the garden. X hope Papa will come
North this summer. Mamma says that he Is not very well and lor his
health ought to take the trip. X wish you could persuade him to come on.
X want to see him so much.
W e are beginning to need a Latin Grammar and I do not want to
get one 11 I can get along without one, because we have one at home. Can
you not send it by mail? It is bid and would not be a very great loss 11 it
did not come sslely, and perhaps it can reach me. fit so it would be a
saving ol a dollar It a hall, and I have so many books to buy.
I cannot write any more at present. With love
Julie.
(Julia M. Pease, >75,