Name/Title
AU Lambert, Bertha Elizabeth - 1895-06-21 letter to Joseph Hastings HarrisEntry/Object ID
1990.1.244Context
[Iberia, OH, to Mr. J. H. Harris, Ada, Ohio, Box 479]
Iberia O., June 21, '95.
Mr. J. H. Harris
Ada O.
Dear Joe: — Seated in John's study, I will employ a few moments in talking with you. I arrived here last evening at 9 o'clock. I left home at 1:54 P.M. and expected to leave Col. at 4:30 but the time had changed & I could not come until 5:15 which made me so late.
I have hardly become naturalized as yet, but think I will by tomorrow. I will meet the people tonight, according to previous announcement, in the Presbyterian church sing a few songs and try to get my work organized. This afternoon I was up and practiced singing in the church with the organist. Just hold your breath about seven o'clock. I think this will surely do me a great deal of good if I can go through with it, and as David Galbraith used to say “By coffee-pot” I am going to try.
Iberia looks like quite a common place as compared with W. during commencement, the women wear their aprons & sun-bonnets along the St. and the men dress a great deal like farmers. But that will suit me exactly, for you know I am quite common myself.
I must quit and make some arrangements for tonight and will write more in the morning.
Sat. Morning — I am thankful indeed for this privilege of opening my thoughts to one who is willing to listen. How bright and cheerful everything looks since the rain.
I lived through the service last evening and feel much better this morning. While things were not the most favorable, I am well satisfied with the first meeting & think I can have two fair classes, one for the children and one for adults, and there will possibly be some chance of getting a few voice pupils.
John & Lucy seem almost as much interested in you as I and think you are surely enjoying some great advantages in Y.M.C.A. work. John said I must invite you down the first time I wrote and of course that is not difficult to do.
Mother dropped a remark the other day to the effect that it did no good for us to see one another for we only wanted to see each other that much worse afterwards.
I do not know what to say about commencement at Ada, I surely thank you for such a kindness but I do not wish to interfere with any of your arrangements in the least. My work here will have to govern the decision to a certain extent. I am only glad you can enjoy so many privileges and would not deprive you of them for the enjoyment myself. I must close as this is Sat. morning.
Lovingly
Bertha Lambert.
