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April 25, 1866
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VC Spec 1865-1866
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vassar:24988,,Box 72,VCL_Letters_Slade_Abigail-L_Caroline-E_1865-1866_013
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: VCLLettersSladeAbigailLCarolineE18651866013001
Vassar College N.Y.
April 25th. 1866.
My Dear Mamie,
One of your ever welcome
letters arrived this morning, I am very sorry to
hear that Aunt Sarah has sprained her ankle, it
seems as though she was to feeble to bear so much
You did not say anything about those Contra-
bands please to do so in your next epistle.
And now Miss Mary, it seems to me you
are putting on to many airs for so young a
child, then you don't want us to come right
home, well then we will travel off on the
Mountains two or three days, it was our in-
tention to start for home, nine weeks from
to-day, the twenty-seventh of June, that being
the time that school closes. Who knows
best you or I, "praps" you do and then again
"praps" I do.
Friday Eve
We have been out practising our march
for the coming Monday, as I believe I have told
April 25th. 1866.
My Dear Mamie,
One of your ever welcome
letters arrived this morning, I am very sorry to
hear that Aunt Sarah has sprained her ankle, it
seems as though she was to feeble to bear so much
You did not say anything about those Contra-
bands please to do so in your next epistle.
And now Miss Mary, it seems to me you
are putting on to many airs for so young a
child, then you don't want us to come right
home, well then we will travel off on the
Mountains two or three days, it was our in-
tention to start for home, nine weeks from
to-day, the twenty-seventh of June, that being
the time that school closes. Who knows
best you or I, "praps" you do and then again
"praps" I do.
Friday Eve
We have been out practising our march
for the coming Monday, as I believe I have told
: VCLLettersSladeAbigailLCarolineE18651866013002
you before, it is to be a Holiday, and a gay
one we are going to make it, if such a thing is
possible, when Mr Vassar arrives at the gate
we are to march down and then close up at
the back of the Carriage, and then on reaching
the Entrance a Song of welcome, (composed by
one of the Students) is to be sung, and such a
time as it is going, so terribly stupid and
dull. We all go the Chapel, where we hear Es-
says, Poems, and Speeches, and nobody knows
what all, then after that comes the best part, the
Supper, which is to consist of Sandwiches, Cake
Ice-cream and the such like. I suppose we
shall have a small piece, so it won't make
us sick. They are so careful to take such good
care of us particularly in that respect. But
nevertheless we had a right nice Dinner to day
Baked Shad, Mashed potatoes, bread and Ice water
and we were to have Desert of some kind but
it was not done in time. I shall probably
finish this before Monday. So my dear sister
good-night from your every loving
Abbie
one we are going to make it, if such a thing is
possible, when Mr Vassar arrives at the gate
we are to march down and then close up at
the back of the Carriage, and then on reaching
the Entrance a Song of welcome, (composed by
one of the Students) is to be sung, and such a
time as it is going, so terribly stupid and
dull. We all go the Chapel, where we hear Es-
says, Poems, and Speeches, and nobody knows
what all, then after that comes the best part, the
Supper, which is to consist of Sandwiches, Cake
Ice-cream and the such like. I suppose we
shall have a small piece, so it won't make
us sick. They are so careful to take such good
care of us particularly in that respect. But
nevertheless we had a right nice Dinner to day
Baked Shad, Mashed potatoes, bread and Ice water
and we were to have Desert of some kind but
it was not done in time. I shall probably
finish this before Monday. So my dear sister
good-night from your every loving
Abbie
: VCLLettersSladeAbigailLCarolineE18651866013003
I have but little of the headache I am sorry you have so much my Ear does not discharge Is the Croquet ground prepared and where is it. I wish you were going to be here tomorrow night.
