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October 16, 1874
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Vassar.
Oct. 16- 1874.
Dear Carrie,
Your nice letter was received one day this week with the greatest pleasure. Along with It came the first one I have received from Aunt Juliet. All were well and seem to have had a very good time since
our departure. There had been company more or less of the time and
I don't believe they missed us more than was natural.
Every day this week I have intended to write, but something has
prevented- and now I find a very good opportunity, when the
Oct. 16- 1874.
Dear Carrie,
Your nice letter was received one day this week with the greatest pleasure. Along with It came the first one I have received from Aunt Juliet. All were well and seem to have had a very good time since
our departure. There had been company more or less of the time and
I don't believe they missed us more than was natural.
Every day this week I have intended to write, but something has
prevented- and now I find a very good opportunity, when the
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house Is quiet and the others are at supper. Tuesday of this week. Gov. Din and his staff came to Po'keepsie to review some thousands of the State militia. The fair ground where this took place Is quite near our grounds, so we could hear the music and drumming at times. When the review was over,
as had beea previously arranged, the Gen. and Staff came to this building
of fame, examined its various parts, and finally took their stand or rather
seats on the platform of our modest chapel. Throughout the room were
we poor Innocents In our best
as had beea previously arranged, the Gen. and Staff came to this building
of fame, examined its various parts, and finally took their stand or rather
seats on the platform of our modest chapel. Throughout the room were
we poor Innocents In our best
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bib and tucker, arranged In order to be looked at, and feeling very much like Charity children before the examining Committee. And still more so we felt after our President's speech, which was Indirectly an appeal for money. By the way there are not quite 400 here this year, and the Trustees feel some alarm for Vassar's pockets, after the great demand which has been made upon them this summer for improvements - Gen. Dix made a few not very worthy remarks, in which he compared us to a "light brigade", and complimented us on our "appearance"
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and "discipline", knowing nothing whatever of the latter - Then the
show on both sides ended, and we had seen The Governor - I had hoped
Uncle would come with them, but unfortunately he did not. Among the
members of the stall, was that youth, of whose introduction to myself I
told you this summer. I recognised him but of course had no means of
letting him knows and he inquired of the teachers for me in vain, but I
think Miss Terry might have sent for me, don't you? Today on coming From dinner, Cliffie
show on both sides ended, and we had seen The Governor - I had hoped
Uncle would come with them, but unfortunately he did not. Among the
members of the stall, was that youth, of whose introduction to myself I
told you this summer. I recognised him but of course had no means of
letting him knows and he inquired of the teachers for me in vain, but I
think Miss Terry might have sent for me, don't you? Today on coming From dinner, Cliffie
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Loverin and myself, were informed a lady and gent, from Teams were in the parlor and would like to see us. they proved to be Gen. Waul and wife from Galveston. He It seems has something to do with education In the state, and so wished to see Vassar, and finding there were Texans hare inquired for us - He had met Clifford before, and myself also he said, when I was small, but would have recognised me "from my resemblance to my lather". We were with them some hours, showing them about.
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They then left for New York, wishing to be remembered to the home people.
The "klelne Allen" as we call her, or rather the Texas girl has left
I believe. Her examinations were not very creditable, and therefore she
left, I presume, for I really do not knows no one has hoard from her since
she left Saturday to stay with her mother in town until Monday -
Have begun Music lessons, and find that I have not lost quite as
much as I feared, although yet a good deal -
Miss Kapp, our German teacher says that she
The "klelne Allen" as we call her, or rather the Texas girl has left
I believe. Her examinations were not very creditable, and therefore she
left, I presume, for I really do not knows no one has hoard from her since
she left Saturday to stay with her mother in town until Monday -
Have begun Music lessons, and find that I have not lost quite as
much as I feared, although yet a good deal -
Miss Kapp, our German teacher says that she
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has heard of a very good German school somewhere in Texas kept by
two ladies. I think it is the one in Austin, and intended to write you the
names and see if it is the same, but unfortunately I have forgotten them,
Please do you send me their names very plainly written, because if they
are the ones of whom Miss Kapp has heard, she desires her love sent,
although she has never seen them -
I am sitting now for a week or two at the German Table and enjoy
myself quite well, German is now pretty hard as we have to write in
German
two ladies. I think it is the one in Austin, and intended to write you the
names and see if it is the same, but unfortunately I have forgotten them,
Please do you send me their names very plainly written, because if they
are the ones of whom Miss Kapp has heard, she desires her love sent,
although she has never seen them -
I am sitting now for a week or two at the German Table and enjoy
myself quite well, German is now pretty hard as we have to write in
German
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and tracts of the stories we read und das 1st nicht leicht su tun.
Do write me often such a good long letter on your last, for they
are the next best thing to seeing you in the flesh -
With much love to all -
Julie.
Do write me often such a good long letter on your last, for they
are the next best thing to seeing you in the flesh -
With much love to all -
Julie.
