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December 25, 1868
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VC 1870
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Vassar College.
Dec. 20. 1868
My dear Mother,
It is after eight o'clock and I am just commencing a letter to you. I didn't feel like writing this morning so have put it off till now. Hattie, Mary Gray and I are carrying on quite a brisk conversation so if my letter seems slightly confused you will not think strange. Mary is lecturing us for our sarcastic turn of disposition and we are both of us determined to get over it. I reed the express package Friday afternoon all right and was
very much pleased with
Dec. 20. 1868
My dear Mother,
It is after eight o'clock and I am just commencing a letter to you. I didn't feel like writing this morning so have put it off till now. Hattie, Mary Gray and I are carrying on quite a brisk conversation so if my letter seems slightly confused you will not think strange. Mary is lecturing us for our sarcastic turn of disposition and we are both of us determined to get over it. I reed the express package Friday afternoon all right and was
very much pleased with
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everything. My shawl is lovely I think. If Al selected it tell him I am perfectly satisfied with it and am glad he did not abide by his first determination not to get one for me.
The shoes are very nice especially the leather ones. I am so sorry that I bought some here now for I don't need them at all, but they are good ones and I shall wear them instead of the ones you sent me till they are worn out. I wore the cloud to town yesterday ever my hat and as it was the coldest day of the season It proved very comfortable-
To whom am I indebted for the elegant brown paper parcels ? I couldn't help thinking of the story of the "Lucky
The shoes are very nice especially the leather ones. I am so sorry that I bought some here now for I don't need them at all, but they are good ones and I shall wear them instead of the ones you sent me till they are worn out. I wore the cloud to town yesterday ever my hat and as it was the coldest day of the season It proved very comfortable-
To whom am I indebted for the elegant brown paper parcels ? I couldn't help thinking of the story of the "Lucky
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Herring." in the bound magazines that father thinks you and I are continually reading. Charlie Cross wrote me a day or two since that he would be in Brooklyn in time for breakfast Friday - so I suppose he will stay over New years. That will be nice wont it? I have a German friend here who lives in Hoboken and she wants me to go to see her during the holidays.
Alice Conkey is to spend the whole vacation with her and if I can I shall go over some day. The German's name is Emilie Wendt. Miss Lyman let me go to town alone yesterday — I'm getting quite fine to go to the grand city of Po'keepsie alone -
Alice Conkey is to spend the whole vacation with her and if I can I shall go over some day. The German's name is Emilie Wendt. Miss Lyman let me go to town alone yesterday — I'm getting quite fine to go to the grand city of Po'keepsie alone -
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Monday. I saw a copy of the N. Y. Evening Mail containing an acct. of one performance so for you I copied what it said of our essays. This paper is usually disliked on acct. of its personal character and tendency to gossip, but it is ably edited, and Dr. Walters was here and wrote it. I regard these compliments ^as very much too flattering so far as I am concerned and not very discriminating, but the poem could hardly have been too highly praised. I rec' such a nice letter from Nell today. Tell her I shall write her from Brooklyn as soon as possible. I have my little trunk nearly packed and your shawl was already in before I recd the line from you.
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I am in a great hurry or I would write more. Tell Ed that I wouldn't have had him hear what I wrote in that letter for any thing and I am very much ashamed of it - I Just wrote it to gratify you - It was of little consequence to me what any one said after I had Prof. Backus' approval.
Your loving
Mary
[Mary (Parker) Woodworth]
Your loving
Mary
[Mary (Parker) Woodworth]
