it to you but I do not want it destroyed. I have so much to say that I hardly know where to begin. Am glad that some one thinks enough of me to carry my picture in such a place as you mentioned. Am pleased to know that your poultry is thriving better than usual, and hope it will be a “paying-business” hereafter. Be sure and pet Major lots for me. So you think I am homesick, do you? Well, you are mistaken for I have not as yet been attacked with that “dread disease” - I do not deny that I have sometimes felt lonely, for who could help that, here in -- callers have been and gone -- a strange place with one friend, and I did not wish to bore her. Will have to stop, feel too badly to finish -- please take the will for the deed.

Goodnight,
Ella

Monday, between 5.45 and 6. P.M.

Last Thursday night our parlor and one other girl gave me a spread, refreshments consisted of cake and ice cream. Friday we had as a holiday. The rising bell rang at 6.15 instead of 6.30 and the breakfast bell at 7. At 7.45 the entire college was ready to start on the day’s expedition. The were carriages and street-cars at the college to convey us to the landing. After a sail of a little more than an hour, up the Hudson, we landed at Roundont, a small town, where there was a train of cars waiting for us to jump in - Then we went up the mountains - some of the time there were two engines to propel the cars and some of the time three. About two o’clock, I think we were requested to alight and after a ten minutes walk up hill we arrive at the hotel. After we had fixed our hair &c. we went out to the dining room where a beautiful repast awaited us - First there was oyster soup, crackers, little bits of [r?]usse, cold biscuits and bread. Pickles, olives, cold meat and cold chicken, jelly, coffee, three kinds of ice-cream, and lemon-ice, cake, candy, grapes, peaches, apples, bananas, and oranges - also flowers. There was a band of music on the boat and it accompanied us on our journey - a great deal of dancing was done on the steamer and at the hotel - After eating just as much as we could, most of the girls climbed the hill back of the Delaware R. About four o’clock we started on our home-ward journey, We arrived at V. C. about nine o’c- and found a hot supper awaiting us. The trip cost me 40 cts- my fare to and from the landing - All the rest was a present as you will learn from the paper I have sent you - Hope so many details will not prove wearisome - Sat- it rained. I went to town - it did not rain while I was out however - I invested in a new hat - a new fashioned “derby” - It is very pretty I think, although only a common hat./ Yes, Edith Lowry, one of my parlor-mates is [W-?] Bigger’s cousin. Wish you would write very often for your letters are very entertaining. Last evening I went to an entertainment given by a society here in College [...ed?]