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November 11, 1871
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VC 1875
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Vassar College,
Nov. 18, 1871.
Dear Sister,
The family letters came on Thursday this week and delighted me when they came. Your hint that you would write again that week, I took for certainty, and had almost give up my hope when your letter came this noon, and gave me something nice to read and think of Sunday. I always like to get letters from home Saturday. Carrie, I know you will think I am trying to flatter you when I say that I did not know your super-
Nov. 18, 1871.
Dear Sister,
The family letters came on Thursday this week and delighted me when they came. Your hint that you would write again that week, I took for certainty, and had almost give up my hope when your letter came this noon, and gave me something nice to read and think of Sunday. I always like to get letters from home Saturday. Carrie, I know you will think I am trying to flatter you when I say that I did not know your super-
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scription, it was so beautiful. I really wish I could write as well as you do. I find there is a little lump on my finger something like a corn, made from holding my pen and so in trying to hold it differently my writing becomes more scrawly than ever.
Lilla Grahams letter written when you were at her house was lively as she always is. Isn't she funny? I would have liked to have attended your "cat concert" as a spectator; far no musical instrument was left for me to play, unless perhaps the jews harp and I never could learn to play on it. Isn't George thinking of getting married, or are he and Barclay Bell waiting for the return of Anna and
Lilla Grahams letter written when you were at her house was lively as she always is. Isn't she funny? I would have liked to have attended your "cat concert" as a spectator; far no musical instrument was left for me to play, unless perhaps the jews harp and I never could learn to play on it. Isn't George thinking of getting married, or are he and Barclay Bell waiting for the return of Anna and
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Susie Townsend? Wouldn't George and Susie make a nice couple?
My first little painting is finished and I have begun another the same size to make a pair. This one was also painted by Prof. Van Ingen. It Is a view of Po'keepsie taken from the college, and is quite pretty. After I finish this we are to paint from models.
Prof. says he will take some bird from one of the cabinets and we can copy it. The painting is fun, but the cleaning the palate and washing brushes every night is not such fun. Have you ever seen anything of Dr. (I can't think ^of his name!) I don't know what made me think of him now but I just happened to think of the "snake" he offered us, and what fun we had.
My first little painting is finished and I have begun another the same size to make a pair. This one was also painted by Prof. Van Ingen. It Is a view of Po'keepsie taken from the college, and is quite pretty. After I finish this we are to paint from models.
Prof. says he will take some bird from one of the cabinets and we can copy it. The painting is fun, but the cleaning the palate and washing brushes every night is not such fun. Have you ever seen anything of Dr. (I can't think ^of his name!) I don't know what made me think of him now but I just happened to think of the "snake" he offered us, and what fun we had.
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Our first Freshman essays have been a farce from beginning to end. In the first place Prof. Backus (I always want to spell his like that of the god of wine) gave us hard subjects and told us that we could have four weeks and five Saturdays to write them in. About the middle of the third week we found they must be handed in that Saturday night instead of the next as we had supposed and as he really told us. Of course then we had to work very hard but were prepared and went to the room where Prof. Backus was to meet us and there we waited until we knew that he must have
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forgotten us.
Then the foolish idea struck us of taking our essays up to his study struck us and away we all went and not finding him In his room we left the illustrated essays on his table. After we had done it, our consciences pricked us and we thought we had done a very undignified thing, but it could not be helped. Prof. Backus took it all in good part and says that he thinks he shall not forget us another time when our essays are due. There were several other funny things connected with our first essays which I cannot make so on paper, so will not try.
My essay was miserable; it has not been corrected yet, but
Then the foolish idea struck us of taking our essays up to his study struck us and away we all went and not finding him In his room we left the illustrated essays on his table. After we had done it, our consciences pricked us and we thought we had done a very undignified thing, but it could not be helped. Prof. Backus took it all in good part and says that he thinks he shall not forget us another time when our essays are due. There were several other funny things connected with our first essays which I cannot make so on paper, so will not try.
My essay was miserable; it has not been corrected yet, but
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I presume when it is I shall have to write it all over. Our next essay is due two weeks from tonight. It is to make as good a prose translation as in our power lies from Chaucer, long enough to cover three pages of composition paper. I mean to select some passages from "Canterbury Tales." You have read them, I think. I wish I had. I intend to send you my "Otto" today and a Rhetoric next week. Would you like a literature?
I wish you would have your photographs taken. Perhaps Papa can persuade you to.
Give much love to all who inquire for me, and always remember me to the servants, Emily & the children in particular.
Very lovingly your sister Julie
[Julia M. Pease, '75]
I wish you would have your photographs taken. Perhaps Papa can persuade you to.
Give much love to all who inquire for me, and always remember me to the servants, Emily & the children in particular.
Very lovingly your sister Julie
[Julia M. Pease, '75]
