Vassar.
Nov. 24. 
Dear Carrie,
Again I have let several days slip away without writing home, and
I will now take these few moments of leisure; and scribble off a few lines
to send by the evening mail - This week has bean a rather busy one, as
in fact are all the weeks with us. The old story that Seniors have nothing
to do, is not true in our case. Perhaps next semester there will not be much to do, at any rate I hope so.
Bird Bell's sister from town is in the room now, and jabbering as fast as any child of thirteen can, so you may be sure I have no idea of what I am writing, or what to write - There are hundreds of things I want to ask about and tell you, but I can't think of them, so please excuse this scrawl, which I send only because you will all be anxious if no word from me reaches you this week, and I don't know how soon I can find time again for Thanksgiving day comes soon and we are pretty busy then.
Do tell me all the particulars about the changes in the house &
The Dining room must look lovely, and now you will be ready for a side
board, I suppose, since the only objection to it was the condition of the room
The Senior parlor as Bird is just saying is all renewed-
I lease write soon, with love,
J. M. P.