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Bessie B. Nesbit
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Mass.Thurs. Feb. 15, 1940
Dear Mama & Papa,
Thanks ever so much for the soy beans & candy. I didn't get them till this afternoon because they were delivered at Wilder Hall. I probably wouldn't have gotten them even then but a girl who lives in Wilder noticed the package & told me about it in History Class & we went over afterward & got it. Thanks ever so much. They taste so good & I haven't had any for so long. Please don't be too worried about me. I was just letting off steam in the letter. Things sometimes just seem to overwhelm one
sometimes. The snow is certainly very deep & it is a real snow storm. How is the snow down your way?One of the girls got quite a cute valentine from her boy friend. It came by Western Union & was a can of Ballantine's Ale with a telegram form around it. It read
"Be my Ballantine" Don't you think that was a clever idea? They send nearly everything by telegraph. One of the girls telegraphed a kitten to her boy friend at Williams. What won't people think of? Sally's most interesting valentine acquisition was a telegram from a boy she has been going with at home. He had it addressed to the "sweetest girl in the world". Sally blushed quite a bit when she got it.
I think Mr. Grout will be sending you a reminder about the payment for my tuition. Do you suppose I could come home next week end? Sally has asked the boy from Harvard to the Sophomore Hop. There was quite an interesting foreign movie here this Tues called Ranco Grande. It was very good. Remind me to tell you about it when I see you.
The Amherst & Mt. Holyoke Glee Clubs are going to present Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe here Sat. Night. I hope to go. Aunt Emma's check came in very handy for this. She is very sad because her pet canary died. She is going to get another however. She should have had a child or adopted one or something. Please write to me & cheer me up. I feel very sad at the present time. I wish I had good marks or a boy friend or something. Blue Mood - Thanks again for the nuts.
Lotions of love
Bessie.P.S.
I hope you had a happy birthday, Papa, & that you have many many more of them.
B. N.P.S.
Could use some more stamps.
B. N.