Name/Title
AU Lambert, Bertha Elizabeth - 1895-07-25 letter to Joseph Hastings HarrisEntry/Object ID
1990.1.250Context
[Iberia, OH, to Mr. J. H. Harris, Ada, Ohio, Lock Box 28]
Iberia O., July 25, '95.
Mr. J. H. Harris
Ada O.
My Dear Joe: — While I am waiting to know whether I will go to the picnic. I will sit down and talk with you a little while if you will let me do all the talking. Your letter which arrived Tues. brought with it so much inspiration that, although I was suffering from a sore throat so that I had been unable to sing any this week, I met my classes and it has been improving since. It is almost well now and Iberia will again resound with sounds (I will not say music) from the “Mayne House.” The Herald and your letter brought with them so much news that I have hardly been able to digest it all. One notice in the Herald made me feel almost glad I did not go to com. I can not imagine how it got there unless John sent Prof. Smith a paper. He says you must have had it put in. How about it? I have enjoyed the account of commencement so well. It almost made me feel that I was back at the O.N.U. If you think you have not enough work planned for vacation I will try and see that you have something to do. I fear the O.N.U. people will now begin to surmise why you stopped off at Crestline, if they know of it. Your visit seems to be having its desired effect as regards “Dames fortune” for I have had no trouble since. I hope the effect will last until after the picnic today at least. I felt sad to learn of your cousin's death. I did not meet her but heard her spoken of quite highly. The next Sun. after you were here Miss Ervin (my voice pupil) entertained a minister from Tiffin, he had intended going to Northfield, but was sick at the beginning of the conference. So you see we can sympathize with each other. I wonder how you are spending this pleasant morning? I have my hair curled ready for the picnic and now if you were only here in the study instead of John I would not be scratching my thoughts down in this slow way but would be expressing them in some better way.
What do I think of you becoming a Pres.? I hardly know how to answer such a question. If I had heard you ask it I would have known, but marks with a pen do not always give the expression of the face, which is mostly the sentiment of the heart. I surely have no objections to it but would rather talk with you on that subject first.
Thur. Evening
I went to the picnic and had a very pleasant time. Among other pleasures was the meeting of Mr. & Mrs. Oaks class '94 Otterbein. I was so pleased to meet Mrs. — that before I was aware of it I had gone through with some serious demonstrations, (she is a sister Cleio) but I overcame them before I came to Mr. Oaks. They live in Galion and invited me to come up and stay a whole week. I surely expected to visit them but hardly think I shall stay that long. I am surprised that it has such a striking effect on you as a senior already. I am looking forward to great things next com. and think I shall attend. We have a carpet rag sewing next Sat. and will have about twenty girls here for supper. My! but I will have to work. Here I have written enough for a sermon (a dry sermon) and have not said any thing either so I will let you talk a while.
I will not send any love this time so that your mind may rest a little.
I am still yours,
Bertha Lambert.
