Cha^s

 

Sunday night Dec 11^th 1859—

 

Dear Father

                        I believe this is my first Sunday letter to you, but I have a good week's work before me, beginning tomorrow at 4 a.m.

 

But I have a little business—According to Sallie's request I went to ask Mrs. Oaks if she could keep my little sister a night or two. I found her (I went to night) sick with the erisypelas. To day is the first day she has sat up for a week. I did not tell her that either of you were was coming, but she thinks she shall be better / soon, and if under the circumstances you desire it, (and there will be plenty of time for you to write) I will call again and do as Sallie wished. Perhaps you might stay with Mr. Chanley, though perhaps Prof Hadley has invited you to visit him. Sallie can wait till Monday morn. when she can have a beau to New York. As Bro. Huntington says—"these I merely throw out as suggestions". We have had a very pleasant Sabbath, closed up by a very interesting lecture by Prof. Goodrich.

 

Mrs. Sheffield did the handsome thing last Tuesday. I received the following note from her through the P.O. "Dear Charley—Will you take an informal dinner with us tomorrow at 1 o'clock? Do / not fail to come, as I want to see you very much. You will only meet one or two of your class Truly your friend"—I went and found two very nice fellows, and enjoyed myself very much. The young ladies are nice, call me Charlie &c. Invited me to come up when their library was arranged, and examine—also to make myself generally at home. They didn't ask me to the wedding, but perhaps will do that bye & bye. I think I have done well to "get in" with the Sheffields, Collins & Kingsleys. I have met Miss Kingsley, who was at Norwich visiting Emily Ripley, who by the way is here returning Miss K's visit. They were at the chapel this P.M. Please write directly, so that / I may know what to do. Much love to all. I received a very creditable & agreeable letter from the youthful Theo. last week. Will answer it next term. Please inform him, since he seems much exercised on the subject, as well as somewhat ignorant, that I shall be home the morning of the Tuesday after Christmas. In haste and drowsiness your

aff son Cha^s,

 

            My wife is suffering from a severe cold, but we think she will be well enough to go home a week from Monday night. If we are conditioned at examination, we shall sail for South Africa—

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