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September 1900
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VC 1904
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7.45 P.M.On Train
Sept 1900
Dear mama.
We have just left Detroit an hour and a half late - and I thought I would start a letter to you before going to bed. I don't think I brought any envelopes in my satchel, so I can't mail it until I get in Poughkeepsie. We have made rather a slow trip—losing time all the way. I think there only two people on the car who are not Vassar girls. They haven't done as I thought they would—all get together and talk. Each has sat in her separate seat and kept it pretty well—or rather they seem to go in pairs. Miss H. is traveling with a friend who's name I have not been able to catch. She seems very nice.
Sept 1900
Dear mama.
We have just left Detroit an hour and a half late - and I thought I would start a letter to you before going to bed. I don't think I brought any envelopes in my satchel, so I can't mail it until I get in Poughkeepsie. We have made rather a slow trip—losing time all the way. I think there only two people on the car who are not Vassar girls. They haven't done as I thought they would—all get together and talk. Each has sat in her separate seat and kept it pretty well—or rather they seem to go in pairs. Miss H. is traveling with a friend who's name I have not been able to catch. She seems very nice.
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Perhaps you saw her talking
to Mrs. H. at the train. Then
there is another girl who seems
to know them. Her first name
is Eunice—last name un-
known. I sat with them for
a while after we started them.
Then I went back and sat
with Miss Heath—alias Elsie
Cox—for a while. Thea I sat alone
for a while. She and I ate our
lunch together. She didn't
bring much, but didn't seem
to be hungry. Tell Helen those
salted almonds were such a
surprise and a treat.
After our lunch a couple of
boys on their way to Ann Arbor-
friends of Elsie's came in and
planked them-selves down
and stayed the greater part
to Mrs. H. at the train. Then
there is another girl who seems
to know them. Her first name
is Eunice—last name un-
known. I sat with them for
a while after we started them.
Then I went back and sat
with Miss Heath—alias Elsie
Cox—for a while. Thea I sat alone
for a while. She and I ate our
lunch together. She didn't
bring much, but didn't seem
to be hungry. Tell Helen those
salted almonds were such a
surprise and a treat.
After our lunch a couple of
boys on their way to Ann Arbor-
friends of Elsie's came in and
planked them-selves down
and stayed the greater part
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of the afternoon. I was so
sleepy that I kept wishing
they would go so that I could
go back to my own seat but
they staid until we were a
couple of stations from Ann
Arbor. One of them is a "full
-back" on the regular Mich
foot ball team—a finely-built
strong fellow. The other
was captain of the Mich. track
team that went to Paris this
summer. So athletics was the
main trend of our talk.
After they had gone Miss H
and unknown friend came over
and visited with me for an
hour or more. Then it was
time for dinner. So the five
of us all filed back through
about ten cars, until we got
sleepy that I kept wishing
they would go so that I could
go back to my own seat but
they staid until we were a
couple of stations from Ann
Arbor. One of them is a "full
-back" on the regular Mich
foot ball team—a finely-built
strong fellow. The other
was captain of the Mich. track
team that went to Paris this
summer. So athletics was the
main trend of our talk.
After they had gone Miss H
and unknown friend came over
and visited with me for an
hour or more. Then it was
time for dinner. So the five
of us all filed back through
about ten cars, until we got
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to the dining car. They
had a good sized bill of fare—
but the stuff didn't taste so
well as it might have. This
is what I took,
consomme —(fairly good)
celery -
Roast chicken-
mashed potatoes (all lumps)
peas (sour)
bread and butter (good)
chicken salad (awful!)
Ice cream (pretty fair)
and cake.
Still I got all I wanted out
of it. While we were eating
dinner - we went aboard the
ferry in the St. Claire river.-
so we missed getting out on
the deck. Then we came
back and stood in one of the
vestibules and watched the
lights on the river and in
had a good sized bill of fare—
but the stuff didn't taste so
well as it might have. This
is what I took,
consomme —(fairly good)
celery -
Roast chicken-
mashed potatoes (all lumps)
peas (sour)
bread and butter (good)
chicken salad (awful!)
Ice cream (pretty fair)
and cake.
Still I got all I wanted out
of it. While we were eating
dinner - we went aboard the
ferry in the St. Claire river.-
so we missed getting out on
the deck. Then we came
back and stood in one of the
vestibules and watched the
lights on the river and in
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Detroit. They were very pretty.
And now we are back in the
car and I expect that soon they
will begin to go to bed.
I have not been able to find
out which of the remaining
girls is Miss James.
The country through which we
have been passing has been
rather monotonous prairie
lands, though we have passed
some very pretty forests and
rivers. It Is very pretty
around Ann Arbor though
we were not able to see the
College grounds.
I have not opened Uland's box
of candy—every body has been
stuffed with candy to-day. I think
it will be nice to keep until I
get into Pokpsie (It Is too hard to
And now we are back in the
car and I expect that soon they
will begin to go to bed.
I have not been able to find
out which of the remaining
girls is Miss James.
The country through which we
have been passing has been
rather monotonous prairie
lands, though we have passed
some very pretty forests and
rivers. It Is very pretty
around Ann Arbor though
we were not able to see the
College grounds.
I have not opened Uland's box
of candy—every body has been
stuffed with candy to-day. I think
it will be nice to keep until I
get into Pokpsie (It Is too hard to
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spell that out every time)
We haven't even managed to
eat all of Graham's box yet.
I am getting so sleepy that
I don't believe I can write any-
more tonight. I hope we are
going to make up the lost time
to-night.
When you get this I suppose
Graham will have started.
I hope he got off as comfortably
as I did. And, now, mama, I
think you really ought to rest
up some - before you start house-
cleaning - or you will be all tired
out.
Very lovingly-
Lea.
Albany— Had a very good night and
beautiful scenery this morning.
More autumn leaves here than
around Chicago.
We haven't even managed to
eat all of Graham's box yet.
I am getting so sleepy that
I don't believe I can write any-
more tonight. I hope we are
going to make up the lost time
to-night.
When you get this I suppose
Graham will have started.
I hope he got off as comfortably
as I did. And, now, mama, I
think you really ought to rest
up some - before you start house-
cleaning - or you will be all tired
out.
Very lovingly-
Lea.
Albany— Had a very good night and
beautiful scenery this morning.
More autumn leaves here than
around Chicago.
