Name/Title
AU Lambert, Bertha Elizabeth - 1895-08-08 letter to Joseph Hastings HarrisEntry/Object ID
1990.1.252Context
[Iberia, OH, to Mr. J. H. Harris, Ada, Ohio, Lock Box 28]
Iberia O. Aug. 8, 1895.
Mr. J. H. Harris
Ada Ohio.
My Dear Joe: — Your welcome letter came to hand Tues. I am glad to know you are in your new room. I know you must have a pleasant room and think Mr. Heller's are such nice people. You will surely appreciate your room down stairs this warm weather. Iberia is the same old place and everything moves along in the old channel. My classes are growing in interest as the time for the concert draws near.
I am pleased to know of Dille's position & hope he will succeed. I have not heard any thing concerning that school as yet, it will be decided soon but I have not much hope of getting it.
I hardly know what to do about the music business. I can not do justice to my work to take that and full work in college, and I hardly know which I would rather sacrifice. I expect to go home about the first of Sept. but do not know what day. John's talk of driving down to W. and then go on to Dayton about that time and I may go in the buggy and let Lucy go on the train.
I read “Dr. Jekiel and Mr. Hyde” this week, think it is fine. I heard a lecture on it at Westerville. If you have not read it read it your first opportunity. As to the mustache— If I have a right to half of it, you will please leave my half and as much of yours as possible. One reason why I wanted a new picture was that I might get a view of that fine mustache once in a while and now to cut it off would spoil my object entirely. But of course you would not do without it?
Do you know who Mr. Yoder married? I used to know him. I presume Ada is once more alive with students from the four corners of the earth. I hope you succeeded in your plan of soliciting.
Mr. Elliot will probably come here to lecture about the 19 or 22. I am glad to know that you miss me even in your study room. I too am looking forward to that study room we shall establish.
You ask what way you may prepare for our visit. Get those pictures, and let that upper lip alone and do not study too hard. Also do not stay up till 12 o'clock to study. If you comply with these wishes I am sure you will merit affections by the wholesale. You did not say how the note in the paper suited you? I tried to prevent it being put in but my efforts were of no avail. The paper goes to Athens Co. also, so I think you might as well have your next visit published before hand and perhaps people can get more benefit of it.
I believe I have not invited you to our concert. It will be quite an affair and I think you can hardly afford to miss it! Lucy says you will have to pay your way in but I will see that you have a reserved seat free of cost. I see Prof. Smith is going ahead on his own book in the music line. John says for you to read “A half century of faith work” in “Missionary Review” Feb. (no. page 115).
May the dear Master guide you in all your undertakings.
Lovingly,
Bertha.
