Name/Title
AU Lambert, Bertha Elizabeth - 1895-02-16 letter to Joseph Hastings HarrisEntry/Object ID
1990.1.226Context
[Bartlett, OH, to Mr. J. H. Harris, Ada, Ohio, Box 479]
Bartlett, O., Feb. 16, '95
Mr. J. H. Harris,
Ada, Ohio
Dear Joe: — I grasp the pen for a few moments conversation.
I have been practicing on the wash-board a great part of the day, and will now rest in this pleasant way. Your welcome letter arrived last evening, bringing with it many pleasant thoughts. I wish to thank you for the tokens of remembrance and affection.
Accept my congratulations for the honorable position you have rec'd in Y.M.C.A.! While it will bring many duties and responsibilities, it will bring many privileges and opportunities which you would enjoy in no other way in school.
You are fully competent for the work and I feel sure you will make it a success.
I trust your decision in regard to staying at Ada is all for the best, at least, I expect to think so.
Last Sun. I went with Alva's to Chester Hill to see grandmother; she is helpless except her hands, but does not seem to suffer much and is very patient.
I love to think of life as Wordsworth represents it in his “Ode to Immortality.” “Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting. The soul that rises with us our life's star, Hath had elsewhere its setting,” & etc.
How pleasant old age may be if one can lean on the Arm which is able to support.
Mother came home with me on Sun. evening and I have been having simply a feast visiting with here the last week. Han. says I feel pretty proud with Mother along. I did think while sitting by her at church the other night that she was surely the sweetest woman I ever saw. Was that vanity?
Sun. Afternoon — I once more take up the pen to engrave a few more thoughts.
Although company is here I have excused myself to complete my letter.
I was at church & S.S. this morning. I was chief hostler, took Bertha, Grace and Alice in the sled. [Harnisfar] preached from Heb. 4-16, a good sermon. He had gone home while Deaver was here and on account of sickness was not able to return so the meeting was closed during his absence and I am very sorry to say, with some unpleasant feelings. Iddo undertook one of his “lectures” and W. W. R. tried to reply & etc. I was not there and therefore have not learned the particulars, nor am I anxious to learn them. The meetings began a gain last night, but do not think it will continue long.
I have had one sleighride. Howard very kindly took a load, eight, to Bethel on Thur. night.
Charles Harris visited my school the other day and consequently I had my face washed.
He mad inquiry about some “six cents” which he had heard of. He seems like the same Charley that went to school at the Townhouse. Seth has been attending the meetings quite regularly.
I am very sorry I am not at W. so you can miss the train but do not know how to remedy it.
I think D. I. talks of going to the convention at Newark. Bennie Pickering leads the Y.P.C.U. tonight. We now have 47 members I believe.
I will bring this scribbling to a close asking you to remember me in your prayers.
[kiss] Here is the best one I have.
Lovingly
Bertha Lambert
N.B. Grace is very sympathetic and helpful and agreed to write my letter for me so here it is. B. E. L.
Answer if you like.
Mr. J. H. Harris
Ada, Ohio.
My dear darling sir. I have got the headache real bad so don't feel like writing so I had to hire a substitute. I had to crimp my hair this morning so I was late to Sunday School. If my head don't get better pretty soon I will have to have it pulled. Oh say have you got any twolip salve I wish you would send some if you have you can do it up in some rags and send it to me. When did you say the wedding would be. I wish it would be the middle of July. I will have to stop pretty soon to write soon to another fellow. I will send a kiss [a picture of a happy face].
Your little honey
B. E. L.
P.S. Please send me a kiss.
Aunt Bertha wanted us to finish her letter so I did.
