Name/Title
AU Lambert, Bertha Elizabeth - 1895-03-01 letter to Joseph Hastings HarrisEntry/Object ID
1990.1.228Context
[Bartlett, Ohio, to Mr. J. H. Harris, Ada, Ohio, Box 479]
Bartlett O., Mch. 1, 1895.
Mr. J. H. Harris,
Ada, Ohio.
Dear Joe: — Today finds me almost on the sick list. For the first time in my experience of teaching I closed school on my own account.
Mother, Eva, & Sam have pronounced my case the Grippe. I think it is nothing more than a severe cold, which has settled in my throat this morning.
I had been suffering from a cold for some time but had still gone to school until this morning. I thought it would be almost impossible for me to talk, the condition my throat was in, and as it was a bad day they all thought I had better dismiss until Mon. I do not wish you to think I am bad sick for I am not, but I can not say I feel extremely well. Grace has gone to the school house to announce that there will be no school, so I presume in an hr. or two I will have many sympathizers.
The meeting still continues, but I think it will close the last of this week. There is still quite an interest. About thirty have united with the church. Seth is still earnestly seeking and I believe Howard is too although he does not manifest it as much as Seth.
I really think it has been one of the strangest meetings taking it all that I ever witnessed, although I think it has done a great deal of good. They are having a great revival at Bartlett. Last Sun. we had such a good young people's meeting at your home. A great many spoke of enjoying it so well. While there I read a letter which you had written home. I presume they noticed I was very much interested and so gave it to me to read.
Harl & Eliza came back about a week ago, I do not know what they expect to do.
If I remember right this is the week of the convention at Newark and I presume you have been enjoying wonderful things.
This is one of those muddy times, almost the first mud we have had this winter. I fear this letter will sound like I feel, and if so there will be nothing very pleasant about it, but this is the only way I could talk to any extent, so if you were here I presume I would not get to talk any.
Sat. Morning — My cold is a little better this morning and I think I will be all right for school Mon. I have taken almost every remedy the folks could think of from hot baths to red pepper tea. I presume you will be very busy making up back work. I have been boarding around among my scholars since the meeting began. Isn't that a pretty good idea? Sam is going to town this afternoon and I presume I will hear from you.
I readily grant the request you ask in offering up a prayer for you.
No more at present
Lovingly
Bertha
