Vassar College N.Y.
Feb. 25th 1868
My Dear Sister,
"I took my pen in 
hand, and sat down to write 
you a letter with a lead-pencil" 
last Sunday, but I felt so horrid-
ly, that I thought I wouldn't!
Today is a day of prayer 
for colleges; consequently we 
all have a holiday. It is a 
perfectly charming day, It is 
just like Spring. 
We hadn't much of a 
celebration of Washington's birth-
day, except that Miss Lyman 
told us in the morning that 
George Washington was a gen-
tleman.' by some unaccount-
able freak of memory, she
forgot to tell us about the cher-
ry tree! We did not even have 
any-thing extra for dinners; scan-
dalous, don't you think so?
Kittle Reber's mother hasn't 
come yet I think it is so funny 
that she don't hear from her.
I received a short note 
from Aunty last Saturday. She 
said that she was just about 
starting into Philadelphia with 
Mrs. E. Cooke, and they were ex-
pecting to stay with Mr. Moorhead 
a week. I suppose you know
that she is coming here to stay 
with me a while after she gets 
through with her visit there.
We had quite an inte-
resting lecture last week by Prof. 
Silliman of Yale. His subject 
was the Yosemite valley. He 
gave us a great many represent
ions of the scenery, upon canvas,
by the aid of the magic lantern. 
But his lantern was not a very 
good one and went out several
times at very interesting parts 
of the speech. The prof, said that 
it was very tired and had gone 
to bed.
Last Sunday, Mr. Fletcher, 
a South American missionary, 
preached to us upon the sub-
ject of Spain. He took his text 
from Romans. He gave
us a great many interesting facts, 
and was highly entertaining. 
One thing which very much 
surprised me was that Queen 
Isabella was not a bad wo-
man at all that the only 
wicked thing she ever did 
was to persecute the Christiana.
Dr. Raymond Shakespeare to us Monday night. I mean 
Hamlet. I have told you before 
what how magnificently he 
reads Shakespeare.
Sallie Camp received a 
gay old box yeaterday from a 
cousin Sarah Steele (?) of hers
in Buffalo, and a Sallie Rip-
ly brought up any amount
of candy and good things, 
we are having a feasting time. 
Sallie always has something good.
You made some reference 
in your letter to your Quaker 
ancestry, won't you just please 
trace that ancestry for I did 
not know that I had descended 
from Quakers.
Have you heard any-
thing from Aunty in regard 
to that house. Wouldn't
it be splendid if she could bye
it.' It is in such a splendid neighborhood.
I wonder where the Gale'a are going, but I 
must stop, for it is getting late.
You will write reel soon won't you?
Your loving soeur,
Sallie.