Vassar,
Nov. 30, 1873.
My dear Papa and Mamma,
Imagine my delight last night at receiving your letters. Instead
of having to wait until Monday as Is usually the case. Only five days this
letter was In coming, showing that it is more carelessness In Po'keepsie
delivery that prevents their reaching the College always in that time.
Indeed, fine as was our Thanksgiving dinner I did not enjoy it half
so much as I would a plain beefsteak la oar home dining room, surrounded
by pleasani home faces. Nothing here, this year has seemed so nice as
uSutal, X suppose because there is such a fresh impression of all that per-
tains to home in my mind.
So you are all complaining of the cold, and bringing in plants when
there are still leaves on the trees and green figs growing! What inconsistency!
And what is Thanksgiving without snow on the ground, surely you envy us
our delightful skating and sleighing, (the latter of which we Vassarites enjoy
so much,) Did you really not manage to have anyone to dinner but little
Mr. Stewart, and how did he manage with his knife and fork? He has such
fear and trembling at going to any "eating" party, and Carrie and I could
never persuade him to join as in disposing of her nice cake. By the way,
the nuts were received in a perfectly sound condition. I am very much
obliged for them, and wonder at the Ingenuity of the person who picked them
out in such large pieces.
Yeur plants must now make the dining room put on a very blooming
appearance, at the same time causing yea Infinite trouble and anxiety.
The few little bulbs, which I shall send you as soon as I can find a small
box to fit them, will look exceedingly insignificant beside your tropical
oleanders and cactus. All the plants In our room were frozen a few nights
since, although we took them down from the window sill and dressed them
in warm gowns of paper. However, I am the Jonah, bringing ill-luck te
whatever I touch, for no other flowers in the corridor were injured.
What ara the prospects at present for the election? Cliffie Leverin
lent me a Galveston paper the other day which seemed to think Mr. Coke
h 11 a good chance to fill the next gubernatorial chair. I think tomorrow is
the election, (perhaps I am mistaken,) and so shall watch the paper vigi-
lantly for news. Goodnight, dear peoples, Lovingly Julie.
Julia M. Pease, '75