Name/Title
AU Lambert, Bertha Elizabeth - 1895-10-13 letter to Joseph Hastings HarrisEntry/Object ID
1990.1.263Context
[Westerville, OH, to Mr. J. H. Harris, Ada, Ohio; Enclosure: Newspaper clipping showing D. W. Lambert's appointment to Will Creek circuit, Rushville District, for 1895–'96.]
Westerville O., Oct. 13, '95.
Mr. J. H. Harris,
Ada, Ohio.
My Darling Joseph:
This pleasant evening I can spend in no way which brings me more pleasure than to converse with you even in this silent way. I went to the P.O. Sat. morning before breakfast, and in the rain too to get your letter. But it brought so much enjoyment that I was paid a thousand times. Elsie says your letters must contain something good for I always smile for a half day afterwards. And indeed they do, really I do not know how I could get along without them unless I had you with me instead.
Dear Jos. your life becomes dearer to me every day. I feel that its influence makes my life better. In all the duties of life, your personage before me prompts me to more thorough and efficient work, and makes that work pleasant. How happy we can make each other's lives if this influence continues to grow, as we learn to know each other better.
This afternoon Sam Bay & Harry McGill called here. Mr. Bay is attending a medical school in Columbus and Mr. McGill is on his way to Ada. I asked him to remain here and attend O.U. but he was bound for Ada, and of course thought that place better, and perhaps it is for his work.
Yesterday we had our first lesson in our bible study. Of course I will preserve my work and you can see it any time. Ira seems much better, and is beginning to seem more like himself (he is able to tease me a little), but will not be able for school for a week or two at least.
Quite a number of the students are still sick. One of the girls left her class Fri., went home and lay down and in a short time her folks on going to her found her almost entirely paralyzed; could not speak, see or move, but I hear she is some better.
I enjoy school work more every day. Next Thur. evening I am supposed to have a “Medley” at society. You would think it were one if you read it. I rec'd a long letter from Zaidee a few days ago. She seems to think I have quite a nice “point” and said the time passed very rapidly going from Ada to Dunkirk.
I hope you may win in your society campaign. The societies here are working as hard as ever. There are quite a number of solid girls that one society is going to get but we can not tell which, as yet.
Yesterday O.S.U. football played against O.U. and you would have thought you were in Africa or some other heathen country, judging from the sound.
May the Lord keep us humble and faithful,
Lovingly
Bertha Lambert.
Oct. 13.
I enclose a report of the conference which I clipped from a daily. This is such a lovely morning, every thing out to be happy.
Father will go down to our old home this week. You may think strange about it, but I have some doubt about Father accepting his work. The districts have been changed from three to two as you will see.
Rev. Geiger's wife was buried last Wed.
Hastily Bertha
