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March 6, 1874
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March 6. 1874.
My dear Sister,
Two or three nights ago I sat down to write you, but was
interrupted, and even now I fear the bell will ring before I can scribble
off something in the shape of a letter, to enliven you, if so my letter can. Religious Inquiry meeting was this evening, and feeling In duty
bound to go, I went. Some Po'keepsie minister held forth for over an hour,
in a cracked and high voice. The very fact of his being from Po'keepsie
made me prepare to be bored, as I was, and still more so was I, when it
was told by him that he would talk upon the religious sentiment in Europe,
his knowledge of which was gathered
My dear Sister,
Two or three nights ago I sat down to write you, but was
interrupted, and even now I fear the bell will ring before I can scribble
off something in the shape of a letter, to enliven you, if so my letter can. Religious Inquiry meeting was this evening, and feeling In duty
bound to go, I went. Some Po'keepsie minister held forth for over an hour,
in a cracked and high voice. The very fact of his being from Po'keepsie
made me prepare to be bored, as I was, and still more so was I, when it
was told by him that he would talk upon the religious sentiment in Europe,
his knowledge of which was gathered
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during a flying trip of three months.
Thus I had to leave my letters, and now being excused from Gymnastics
tonight, the time usually given them I will devote to answering letters.
By-the-way, I have grown to dislike Gymnastics as much as you used to
in our old days at Hartford. We have them the last thing in the evening,
the best time as regards dressing, because there is no necessity for changing the dress after them, yet we are always tired at that time and dislike to take any exercise, even the slightest.
This has been one of the blustering, lion-like days, for which March is
noted. My battle with the wind during the half-hour spent out-doers
Thus I had to leave my letters, and now being excused from Gymnastics
tonight, the time usually given them I will devote to answering letters.
By-the-way, I have grown to dislike Gymnastics as much as you used to
in our old days at Hartford. We have them the last thing in the evening,
the best time as regards dressing, because there is no necessity for changing the dress after them, yet we are always tired at that time and dislike to take any exercise, even the slightest.
This has been one of the blustering, lion-like days, for which March is
noted. My battle with the wind during the half-hour spent out-doers
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was the hardest I have had this winter - I wish you could have seen us: it would have made you laugh to see us blown in every direction at once, and at one time I really thought I should be taken up bodily and blown across the road, as Mrs. Raymond told us she was once. We are just getting into the interesting part of geology; before now we have had to study mineralogy more particularly, but I begin to like it very much as we study the stratas. We were very much amused and I suppose somewhat instructed by a man who visited our class this morning and lectured to us. His name Is Professor Coke, and he is the Secretary of the Natural History Society in
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Philadelphia. His special branch of Science is Paleontology, which he has been studying recently to some extent in Kansas and Missouri. Talking to a lot of girls I suppose he thought he must be funny, and so he made himself, in many cases, almost ridiculous by trying to make us laugh. Once he was
speaking of a fossil formed out West, whose neck was twenty feet long, when, putting his finger to his nose in a comical manner he said "Think of the amount of sore throat, twenty feet of it".
Did I ever write you that Ida Whitman came down some weeks ago to
see Nellie? She looks Just as ever, and is quite as lively and talkative.
When asked as to her future
speaking of a fossil formed out West, whose neck was twenty feet long, when, putting his finger to his nose in a comical manner he said "Think of the amount of sore throat, twenty feet of it".
Did I ever write you that Ida Whitman came down some weeks ago to
see Nellie? She looks Just as ever, and is quite as lively and talkative.
When asked as to her future
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prospects, she blushed a good deal, and in that not a sign of approaching if not present engagement? Of course I know nothing of such things as you do. Aunt Maria R. asked me if you had a beau, and of course I answered truthfully, "yes". Then she asked point blank if you were engaged. Then I was caught, for you had given me no permission to say anything about it and so I had no right to say you were, neither could I tell a deliberate falsehood. I bethought me of a talk we had in Bible Class once upon truth, and how Miss Braislin said that in some cases where others were concerned evasion was right, and so I evaded by telling
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her I thought you would write her all about it when the time came, So Carrie you will tell her, I hope, for I shall be again attacked in April.
Painting is such slow work and Professor wishes me to do things which will help me in drawing and which do not show, so that I am in utter despair. I want very much indeed to paint Mrs. Buffington some little thing to send home by Fan, for she was so very kind to me last Christmas; then I ought to give Aunt Maria R. a picture, and certainly Aunt
Jule & Annie [Emmit?] who have done so much for me, that a little gift is due them, & they would best appreciate a picture, & I could not go home without something. Don't you think I am in a sad plight, & I possess
Painting is such slow work and Professor wishes me to do things which will help me in drawing and which do not show, so that I am in utter despair. I want very much indeed to paint Mrs. Buffington some little thing to send home by Fan, for she was so very kind to me last Christmas; then I ought to give Aunt Maria R. a picture, and certainly Aunt
Jule & Annie [Emmit?] who have done so much for me, that a little gift is due them, & they would best appreciate a picture, & I could not go home without something. Don't you think I am in a sad plight, & I possess
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but one that would do to give away! Have you seen Ell?. Shropshire since he came to Austin? Josie Buffington sent word to me the other day that Ell. was in Austin, had been admitted to the bar, & had been made [Sergeant? at Arms ,to Whin] Mamma spoke of Shropshire in her letter. I supposed it was the father not the son. Having a little mercy in you I will tire you no longer with my scrawl, but give you a most loving goodnight kiss in imagination, little sister -
Lovingly,
Julie.
Lovingly,
Julie.
