Mt. Holyoke Col.
Nov 9. 1889.My dear ones,
I was disappointed not to get a letter from you today, but I will begin one to you tonight. I mailed your last letter Sunday night and am surprised that you didn't get it Tues morning. I wrote to Papa Thurs. and sent it to Granville.
I want to give you two Sem. conundrums.
1st. If the teachers of Mt. Holyoke should express their wish, what Roman general would they name?
Why is Mt. H. like a bird? I will give the answers later but thought you might like to guess them.
There is a girl here from Norwalk, who is well acquainted with Burt Kemp's family, and corresponds with his sister. She also knows about the Raymonds in N. Canaan.
Friday evening, Miss Caswell, whom we heard in Amherst, spoke to us concerning her mission work in the North End, Boston and also sang two or three Indian songs, first a war song and then Christian songs to show the contrast. She was among the I's 17 years, from the time she was seventeen yrs. old. Her pictures of life in Boston were very thrilling and rum was at the bottom of every evil. I understand that she is to be here again soon.
Prof. Tyler of Smith preached today. Did not like him very well.
Miss Cowles, with a delegation of four teachers and three Seniors went to N. Y. Wednesday to a memorial service for Miss B., and those would like to hear an informal account of the service were invited to the parlor this P. M. So many assembled that we were obliged to go to the Seminary Hall. The more we know of her, we feel that our loss is untold, unmeasurable. One of the speakers told what she had written on the fly leaf of her Bible, and I stored it up in memory. "Lay upon me any burdens, only sustain me; send me anywhere, only go with me; sever any tie save the one that binds me to thy love."
The sun has come out brightly this P. M. and I would like to go out to church this eve. but I sha'n't get permission again very soon; I exchanged domestic work last Sunday with a girl in order to go, and cooked after breakfast instead of after supper; She didn't tell me any thing about the fire, and as I didn't put any coal on, so that it went out before night; and they had a great time after supper, trying to toast bread and cook in the big oven. I felt quite sorry to cuase so much trouble. Please send this letter to Father, as I don't know where to write to him, and it would simply be a repition.
Ans to Conundrum 1. Marius. (Marry us.) 2. Because it goes to sleep with its head under its wing. (Miss Blanchard slept in the lower part of the S. wing.
Love to you all. May Dickson's brother is very sick w. typhoid malaria and her father has been with him two weeks. Will send part of Clara's letter, please return Mabel
I will send the girl's motto today for I may not write again this week, & I am afraid it will be missed as it has been once or twice before.
