[Letter of 1875 March 2]

[Letter of 1875 March 2]

1875-03-2

African American sisters

African American students

African Americans -- 19th century

Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]

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Correspondence

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Oberlin March 2nd,,‘75/ Dear Carrie,/ Your letter was received/ this evening, at last whilst sitting/ at the dinner table, it was my/ only dessert./ I am now sitting/ in the reception room at the/ hall I started out for general/ ex but brought paper &c. along/ so I could answer your letter/ and get it out this eveing[sic]./ Let me see where/ & how shall I begin. Strange/ Pop didn’t get my letter Thursday/ but it was the fault of the/ Post not mine./ It does seem/ strange that after having/ a whole term to think over/ I should be undecided but the/ fact is I thought I would/ wait and see I how I did the/ term’s work, I got a little/ discouraged with the latin[sic]/ but after seeing about my/ studies and finding out my/ term’s work had passed/ and that I could enter this/ term I felt different. I dont/ want to give the latin[sic] up/ now that I have begun I/ think I shall get along/ better with it this term./ The point I failed on in ex./ was some of the verbs./ Looking out the/ window I see Jennie Scott coming/ to general ex. I see you dont/ intend to give me any peace/ about the flannel and I will/ get one of the girls to go with/ me to select it but the/ weather is so changeable the/ other week it was so warm we/ could sit in our rooms with/ windows and doors open/ now it is cold and the/ ground covered with ice/ and snow. I have not been/ to prayers for two or three/ nights because is[sic] was raining/ at the time. Dont think I/ am exposing myself, no such/ nonsense I have not been down/ to the [pound?] to skate although/ I have had a chance but there/ are too many there for me./ Mary Jones never/ brought the book home she/ was down to Atlantic City/ when we came here and had/ the books, Is[sic] that so about/ Julia Jones? Mrs. P- has only/ expressed her opinion about/ one of the young men who has/ called she doesn't like him (neither/ do I) although he is quite/ popular. Mrs. Smith has/ gone south, you know I told/ you she had been to Washing-/ ton; she met Mary Dorsey there/ who was passing off for Miss/ instead of Mrs. some one[sic] asked/ her how her little girl was, she/ said Oh, you mean my little/ sister. Annie Evans is not coming/ back to study, Miss Mc Simpson/ is very sick, at home with/ typhoid fever. Do you know/ a Mr. Porter in Phila,, he writes/ to one of the girls here she had/ spoken at least written of me/ and he wanted to know if I/ was Mrs. Wiley’s sister. Do you/ remember when we got here/ the young lady who got out/ at scotts'[sic] she is the lady,/ there is a perfect tabble[sic] around/ me, but lo there is a sudden/ hush, the Madam has come/ in./ I am now sitting in/ the Chapel. What is Will/ going to do now that he/ is his own Boss?/ I should like to/ have a water proof suit for/ this spring, wont you see/ if you cant[sic] g get mother/ to let me have one of course/ you will have to go to the/ fount head, but I think/ it will be just the/ thing__ dont you?/ yes I thought you would/ tell Rob I intended to have/ answered his letter this/ afternoon but will soon/ Take good care of Willie’s/ eyes, have you forgotten that/ Willie will be three years old/ this month dont you/ feel old. Your aff sister/ Ellie/ Dont look at mistake/ as I am finishing this/ in a store waiting for/ one of the girls/