Chas.

 

Yale Mar 17—St. Patrick's Day

 

Dear Father

                        Your letter with the $15.00 enclosed was duly received. Hope you have not discommoded yourself, for I shall not need it all, this term. I was very sorry to see Mrs. Stedman's death in the Bulletin. I wrote to Lucy a day or so ago. Received two papers from Kate. Frank owes me a letter. George sent me an account of his railroad project & a puff of Mr. Arms. I owe Sallie a letter. Shall write to Theodore soon. What is he doing. I do not wonder you are all anxious about him. It seems that Repheus & Hazlett died yesterday. /

 

Politics are running very high here. I notice that the Shams are beginning to cool down a little. They say if they don't elect their Governor, they are sure of their Senator. There seems to be a great deal of enthusiasm all over the state & Buckingham is our next Governor. I told Lucy to make Edwin vote the Republican ticket right through. Ex-Governor Stanton of Kansas spoke in Fair Haven last night. You know he is a converted Dem. A torchlight procession escorted him over. Chum & I had the honor to carry a stick with a lamp on / it & sit on the stage after we got over there.Tom Corwin speaks on Thursday. I begin to count the weeks before I come home—three from next Tuesday. We choose our question for prize debate next Wednesday & I can tell then whether I shall go in or not. I called on Mr. Oaks at his store yesterday. Web. Lathrop called on me Wednesday. He is the "Mr. Lathrop" whom the Democrats put on their list of vice presidents of their [?]. I feel badly about W^m Fuller. Web. Lathrop says he saw him drunk when he was in it—I fear he will run down. However I think the course of the church will tend to strengthen it. With love to all & an expectation of seeing you all in three weeks, I am your aff son

Charles J. Arms—

 

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Sunday evening—I have been reading the parable of the unjust steward—I don't see why the steward's lord should commend him as doing wisely—when he cut down his masters bills to gain favor with his lords debtors—"that they may receive me into their homes" Luke 16.4. If you think of it, when you write please explain it. In the 9^th verse—How is that? I don't understand it. It sounds like—Drive sharp bargains and look out for No 1.

 

            I neglected to send this yesterday—you will get it tomorrow afternoon—Heard Prof. Fisher all day—usually dull, slow and short. One of our Profs thinks he is a dead weight on college. I guess that's pretty strong. Good bye, I have a miserable pen.

                                                                                                                        C.

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