"Vassar."
March 31. ,1872,
My dear Sister,
Letter writing will be overcome by candy eating this afternoon
I think* for 1 sit here eating a few mouthfulls of "taffy" aad thea writing
a few words, and it is quite plain to see that the eating requires mere
time. Last night twelve of us armed ourselves with aprons end went into
the Stewards departmeat prepared to pull taffy. Whea we reached the
kitchen we found the candy was aot boiled so we set to work ourselves, aad
after more then aa hours watching succeeded In making six quarts of
molasses change into pullable stuff which we soon made Into superfine
taffy. 1 can assure you it was fun standing over the red-hot stove sturriag
the boiling mass, but each one took her turn of five minutes at a time.
What will net persons do for fun? IT we had beea compelled to remain ia
that not kitchen we should have considered ourselves treated Inhumanly.
I have beea resting most Industriously since school closed last
Wednesday. Half the day has been spent oa the bed, the result malaly of
laainess but partly owing to my cold which, though nothing serious. Is dis-
agreable ia the extremes a thorough cold In the head. This Easter day is
aot at aU lovely. A very little snow fell last night aad today it has beea
raining slightly all day. The girls of our parlor went to church this morn-
ing &ad X intended to accompany them, but finally decided that the music
made by the application of my handkerchief to my nose would scarcely
form & fit aceompanlament to our beautiful Easter anthems, nor would
the rain be of benefit te my aforementioned cold. So I remained here
and read a alee little book called Heater Powers. Miss Terry gave
Fannie Buffington, Bell aad myself permission te move down stairs dur-
ing vacation, and we are very nicely settled In a parlor oa the first fleer,
which saves us some of our numerous climbs. I have an outside single
room and feel as happy over it as a beggar en receiving food when half
starving. My only trouble Is making the bed! and you knew that Is a
mountain la itself.
Really Carrie, X myself am so very far from doing right in any-
thing and am so very, very full of sin, that I should scarcely think of
saying a word to you of such things,—bat I wish you would not play croquet
on Sunday, If only for the influence it may have en others. You know that
the position you have as Papa*s daughter gives you coasiderable Influence,
aad even such little things are of much account. Please forgive me for
speaking of it to you who are so much better than L
X imagine this a beautiful Easter at heme, the church thronged with
children bringing flowers te decorate the altar. Do you ever see Amelia
BoehnJr When you do will yea remember me affectionately to her. Some-
times X think we might have treated her with more consideration—don11 you?
Lovingly
J
Julla M. Pease, '75