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September 23, 1869
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Vassar College N.Y.
Sept. 23rd. 1869.
Dear Allie,
Your letter was received
this morning, and as I have
nothing else to do I guess that I will
write to you today. What little geese we were
not to think that Bessie would
have to change cars at Cleveland.
The train standing there when
you went away, was the only
to Buffalo. I will not say
anything about our journey as I
take it for granted that you
have seen Aunty's letters.
Sept. 23rd. 1869.
Dear Allie,
Your letter was received
this morning, and as I have
nothing else to do I guess that I will
write to you today. What little geese we were
not to think that Bessie would
have to change cars at Cleveland.
The train standing there when
you went away, was the only
to Buffalo. I will not say
anything about our journey as I
take it for granted that you
have seen Aunty's letters.
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I was quite afraid for a while
that I had lost my trunks, with
the three hundred dollar check
and all. We were geese enough
after we got into Poughkeepsie to
give out checks to a boy, that
we knew nothing about, who
promised to deliver them im-
mediately. We got in at one o'clock,
and did not get our trunks un-
til seven; so you may imagine that
we were a little surprised.
Eva Gross came night before
last; she came through with Kate
Brown and a Mr. Bliss that her
father had introduced to her.
She said Bliss allowed them
to go out and re-check their
own baggage fcc,fcc,fcc while he
went and got a comfortable din-
that I had lost my trunks, with
the three hundred dollar check
and all. We were geese enough
after we got into Poughkeepsie to
give out checks to a boy, that
we knew nothing about, who
promised to deliver them im-
mediately. We got in at one o'clock,
and did not get our trunks un-
til seven; so you may imagine that
we were a little surprised.
Eva Gross came night before
last; she came through with Kate
Brown and a Mr. Bliss that her
father had introduced to her.
She said Bliss allowed them
to go out and re-check their
own baggage fcc,fcc,fcc while he
went and got a comfortable din-
: VCLLettersStemSarahM1872004003
-din! Eva wrote her mother that
she could travel alone better with
patience than with bliss.
How does the compromise
between "the boats" get along you
said nothing about it.
We have the funniest
parlor-mate in here. She is a new
scholar by the name of Skillings
from Boston. She wears a pink
dress a great deal with dark
blue ribbons and does a great
many other original things A pro-
pos speaking of dress, Nearly every new
girl here has some kind of a
flannel sack, trimmed by
putting a piece of the same
about two inches wide and
pinked on both sides, around
the sack, then a narrower
she could travel alone better with
patience than with bliss.
How does the compromise
between "the boats" get along you
said nothing about it.
We have the funniest
parlor-mate in here. She is a new
scholar by the name of Skillings
from Boston. She wears a pink
dress a great deal with dark
blue ribbons and does a great
many other original things A pro-
pos speaking of dress, Nearly every new
girl here has some kind of a
flannel sack, trimmed by
putting a piece of the same
about two inches wide and
pinked on both sides, around
the sack, then a narrower
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piece of white pinked in the
same way, and lastly another
piece of the same. They are
really very pretty, but fearfully
common.
My room-mate is a Miss
Alice Birney from Bay City,
Mich. She is a sweet little
thing, I say little because she
is little not because she is new.
She promised to give me a
photo, which I will send you,
and then you can see for your-
self. She is going to have them
taken at Sarony's so of
course they will be good. By
the way how did you like
my pictures, I wish you
would send me two or
three by mall.
same way, and lastly another
piece of the same. They are
really very pretty, but fearfully
common.
My room-mate is a Miss
Alice Birney from Bay City,
Mich. She is a sweet little
thing, I say little because she
is little not because she is new.
She promised to give me a
photo, which I will send you,
and then you can see for your-
self. She is going to have them
taken at Sarony's so of
course they will be good. By
the way how did you like
my pictures, I wish you
would send me two or
three by mall.
