Vassar College Feb 24/66
Saturday Evening

Dear Father & Mother

As I have 
nothing particular to do this evening 
I have concluded to commence a letter 
to you It is a stormy night and has 
been raining all day the snow is fast
disappearing and such mud as is taking
its place not black heavy mud like 
that home but a light yellow color
that to me looks very strange indeed
It is about seven and I can imagine 
you all sitting around the table (if
Father is not gone out) with the usual 
complement of papers our paper comes 
every Saturday and affords us a great 
deal of pleasure it was very interesting 
this week, has Perry Brayton outdone 
the whole neighborhood In the pork line
I have not said anything about it before 
because there was nothing certain about it
but the report was circulated around the 
college that we were to have two or three 
weeks vacation in the spring some of 
the girls were delighted at the idea 
but I did not like it as I knew that 
if we went home it would spoil us
for the remainder of the term but all 
those hopes were dispelled one day this 
week by the announcement that there 
would be no spring vacation but there 
might be a recess of two or three days 
Six months seems a long while to 
study without stopping it is something 
I never did before One night this 
week Dr Hayes the Arctic explorer 
favored us with a very interesting 
lecture on icebergs and Washington's 
birth day we had no school with
tableaux in the evening so we have 
had two deviations this week from the
usual course
Father does thee ever go to see Sydney 
Bateman Laura Chaee speaks of him 
as failing and being low spirited I think 
if thee would go and see him he would 
think much of it and carry him 
something nice he has a very bad 
cough and no appetite I suppose he 
cannot live a great while

We were going in town to meeting 
tomorrow as we have not been but 
the weather is so bad that we have 
given it up. Mother I am very sorry 
that thee has been sick I am afraid that 
thee works too hard why don't thee have
a girl they have real nice girls here some
of them are as good looking as the students 
Father did thee go to the Oyster supper 
I shouldn't care If I had a few, Thursday 
we expected a better dinner than usual 
but all we had extra was a plate of oyster 
soup mine contained the exact number 
of four oysters so that it was only an 
aggravation I am sleepy so good night
Sunday Morning

It is a splendid morning it cleared 
off in the night clear and cool 
I am glad that the barn is progressing 
I suppose that everything will be in 
order by the time we return. I think 
it will be real nice to have a silver 
wedding at Mrs Chace's though I suppose 
that it will be quite expensive is it to 
be a surprise party. I think every one 
is very kind to inquire after us please
give our love to any that may inquire 
particularly Uncle Abner's family is Aunt 
Sarah any better or is she as delicate as 
ever. Father did thee have any pictures 
taken when in Boston I hope so we 
want one ever so much. I had a letter 
this week from Rebecca Mitchell she has 
not yet recovered from her cough she said 
that Cousin Hannah was delicate she was very
sorry that you didn't come up Quarterly Meeting 
time Abbie is writing so I will not say 
more.

I remain as ever your loving daughter
Carrie
(Caroline E. Slade)