Name/Title
AU Lambert, Bertha Elizabeth - 1895-04-07 letter to Joseph Hastings HarrisEntry/Object ID
1990.1.233Context
[Broadwell, OH, to Mr. J. H. Harris, Ada, Ohio, Box 479]
Selby Hollow
Apr. 7, 1895.
Mr. J. H. Harris,
Ada, Ohio.
Dear Joseph: — This dark rainy day finds me comfortably situated and surrounded with scenery on every side. As far as the eye can reach, (which is over against a hill) I am able to behold the beauties of nature. It was so rainy that we did not go to church this morning, so I have spent the forenoon in conversation, reading the bible and also the life of Spurgeon which I find very interesting. The lives of such people help us to realize that “to be good is to be great.” Last night Rev. Hamisfar preached to the Y.P.C.U. after which we adopted the Christian Endeavor pledge. I hope it may be the means of doing much good for something of that kind is needed so much here. I have not been at Alva's for a few days so I have not rec'd your letter but I will try to imagine all the good things there are in it and pretend I had read it.
I attended a carpet-rag sewing at your home on Wed. evening. I thought it was just complete if you had only been there. While there your father came in and said to Mrs. Harris “here is a letter from the boys,” but never offered to let me read it although I wanted to so bad. But we can not always have our wishes granted and perhaps it is best that we can not.
I presume the men of our land will feel very proud tomorrow to have their wives accompany them and share a part in such a great work? I think we surely owe them a debt of gratitude for giving us such a privilege?? I think we surely ought to make use of such a privilege, but is seems that the women of this vicinity do not appreciate such an opportunity and I do not like to vote by myself.
I am getting just a little anxious for school to be out. Why is it that we are always looking forward so anxiously to the future and are never satisfied with the present?
How I would love to meet in the Y.M.C.A. this afternoon. I have surely learned to appreciate such things, although I always valued them highly since I have been deprived of them I see their value more than ever.
I hope next year to be permitted to enjoy such advantages again. I am glad to know that you care enjoy them if I can not, and possibly my work this year is doing me more good than work of that kind. No more tonight. “I'll remember you love in my prayers.”
As Ever Bertha E. Lambert.
N.B. Please send my next letter to Bartlett. BEL.
