Vassar College N.Y.
Sept. 23rd. 1869.
Dear Allie,
Your letter was received 
this morning, and as I have
nothing else to do I guess that I will 
write to you today. What little geese we were 
not to think that Bessie would 
have to change cars at Cleveland. 
The train standing there when 
you went away, was the only 
to Buffalo. I will not say 
anything about our journey as I 
take it for granted that you 
have seen Aunty's letters.
I was quite afraid for a while 
that I had lost my trunks, with 
the three hundred dollar check 
and all. We were geese enough 
after we got into Poughkeepsie to 
give out checks to a boy, that 
we knew nothing about, who 
promised to deliver them im-
mediately. We got in at one o'clock, 
and did not get our trunks un-
til seven; so you may imagine that 
we were a little surprised.
Eva Gross came night before 
last; she came through with Kate
Brown and a Mr. Bliss that her 
father had introduced to her. 
She said Bliss allowed them 
to go out and re-check their 
own baggage fcc,fcc,fcc while he 
went and got a comfortable din-
-din! Eva wrote her mother that
she could travel alone better with 
patience than with bliss.
How does the compromise 
between "the boats" get along you 
said nothing about it.
We have the funniest 
parlor-mate in here. She is a new 
scholar by the name of Skillings 
from Boston. She wears a pink 
dress a great deal with dark 
blue ribbons and does a great 
many other original things A pro-
pos speaking of dress, Nearly every new 
girl here has some kind of a 
flannel sack, trimmed by 
putting a piece of the same
about two inches wide and 
pinked on both sides, around 
the sack, then a narrower
piece of white pinked in the 
same way, and lastly another
piece of the same. They are 
really very pretty, but fearfully 
common.
My room-mate is a Miss 
Alice Birney from Bay City, 
Mich. She is a sweet little 
thing, I say little because she 
is little not because she is new. 
She promised to give me a 
photo, which I will send you, 
and then you can see for your-
self. She is going to have them 
taken at Sarony's so of 
course they will be good. By 
the way how did you like
my pictures, I wish you 
would send me two or 
three by mall.
I haven't heard anything from [Sallie]. There is the bell
Goodbye Sallie