Name/Title
AU Lambert, Bertha Elizabeth - 1897-08-27 letter to Joseph Hastings HarrisEntry/Object ID
1990.1.339Context
[Westerville, OH, to Mr. J. H. Harris, Box 219, Athens, Ohio, Athens Co.; Enclosure: Dried flower.]
11 A.M.
Westerville O Aug 27, '97.
My Darling Joe: — I have been acting as housekeeper this week and I did not know whether I was going to get time to write to you or not, but I have at last.
I am well and able to make a full hand at the table. It seems that we have been very busy this week; we wanted to get some things done before school opened. I rec'd your letter Wed. and it is a shame I have not answered sooner but I could not get it written yesterday in time for the mail and then company came. Of course I am glad to know you have more work. I think fate or something of the kind has decided that you shall work up to school time and then enter school and that w'd be better than our own plans, would it not? However if you get through and can come up we will be glad to see you any time. We do not know of any company coming next week unless Sam Selby should come and I think you could agree with him. Ira has made arrangements for me to go to Columbus with him Sun. to sing some but that need not hinder you in the least as you could go right along and help the congregation that much (very few attended the church). So whenever you get ready to come, it will make no difference to us. Mrs. Adams and Lora have moved; they are in the Arnold house.
Elsie and I were up last evening a few moments and Lora is the same dear girl. If I did not have some one better I would think her very nice, but as I have she must come in second at least. Please do not go to any trouble to mail my letters in the evening for I know you are very tired then. I only made mention of it because I wondered about it.
I think my mind must have been wandering into the future last Sun. for I was not aware that I dated my letter Aug. 29. Please correct it as I do not want that mistaken date to go down in history.
I think you must have forgotten that five dollar trip to Put-in-Bay and some others when you were counting your pleasure trips. then the letters that pass between here and Athens would pay for several rides. Indeed I think you have done a great deal for me and I would not want you to do more. I hope you will keep in good spirits and think that God is working out things in the best way.
I dreamed I saw you the other night and your mustach [sic] was gone.
Your own loving Sweetheart
Bertha E. Lambert.
