Vassar College N.Y.
June 20th. 1866.

My Dear Sister,
Your welcome letter came 
this morning, I or rather we are very sorry 
that none of you are coming up Tuesday. We 
are anticipating a grand gay time, then we 
shall start from Vassar College about before 
six oclock Wednesday morning arrive in New 
York short noon remain there till we take 
the Boat at five oclock to go to Newport then
the cars to Fall River arriving there Thursday 
morning at what hour I cannot say. Father will 
probably know. Several of the students here who
live in Massachusetts will travel with us 
clear to Fall River then take the Cars direct to 
Boston so there will be quite a pleasant company 
of us. We shall not spend more money than 
we can possibly help, but it takes a great  
deal to pay our expenses on the way Home. 
For nearly two weeks men have been at work 
bringing down Trunks, ours have not yet ar-
rived, we are not going to pack till Monday 
it is just as mean as it can we have got
to recite Monday, we thought recitations would 
close Friday night but find we are much mis-
taken, but this child don't study much that 
day. Fannie and I have been out walking this 
morning it is delightful weather I only hope it
will be as pleasant one week from to-day 
as we were coming back from our walk we 
met Professor Farrar and he went over the 
unfinished Riding School and Gymnasium 
with us. It is going to be splendid, the whole 
building contains a Riding School, a Gymnasium 
Lecture and Dancing Hall Bowling Alley and 
Billiard room. It is to be finished by next Sep-
tember when the other term begins. Last week 
the Scaffolding fell and with it five men who 
were very badly injured but none fatally so
some were saved by catching at something and 
holding with one hand at an immense dis-
tance suspended in the air.

What made Father sell that Horse, l am 
so glad Mary Shove is coming back I suppose 
she will be there when we arrive only seven 
more days Oh dear next Sunday I expect will be 
long. Last night we had Strawberry Short Cake 
for Tea it is quite nice, yesterday Fannie's 
Cousin sent her a large basket of Straw-
berries about eight quarts, so we had to help her 
set them to keep them from spoiling so we 
had quite a Treat. I am in a great hurry and 
do not let any one behold this lively epistle. 
Carrie and I send a great deal love and remain
your own loving daughters
Carrie and Abbie

Love to everyone home	
many many thanks for the money.
one week from to-day we start
Such times as we are having just gay we act like 
sixty and Miss Lyman lectures more than ever

(Caroline E. and Abigail L. Slade)
We shall not need any more money now I forgot to tell you Love to the Read girls.