Name/Title
AU Harris, Joseph Hastings - 1896-07-03 letter to Bertha Elizabeth LambertEntry/Object ID
1990.1.111Context
[Plantsville, OH, to Miss Bertha E. Lambert, Iberia, Ohio, “Morrow Co.”]
Plantsville, Ohio.
July 3, 1896.
Miss Lambert,
Iberia, Ohio.
Darling Bertha: Today finds me on the ridge once more. I went to Athens Wed. morning, out into the country six miles, appointed two agents, and came back to Uncle Wm's last night and watched with Alice half the night. I am at home this morning and will spend a few moments with you. When I got to Sharpsburg last night the P.M. was looking over the mail for Plantsville and read my name, so of course I took the letter there and found it was yours of 1st [Inst] and on arriving at home this morning I found your other letter, and it was such a good one too. I felt almost like a new man after reading it.
I suppose you are on your way to Iberia now. It makes me sad to think of you going farther away, but I suppose it is for the best. I could not come to you now very well even if you should stay at W. although if Alice had not been sick I had intended to come to W. to spend next Sab. and help you some in your work.
Alice is growing weaker all the time. If she takes another sinking spell I don't think she can live through it. Do not be uneasy about me as I get to rest during the day. I expect to go to Athens the first of next wk. You spoke about the Studies. I have treated you rather strangely about them and feel that I ought to apologize for the same. It all came about by my coming home. I usually sell 25 or 50 Studies and then the agt. deals with the Co. but I thought by you buying 100 Studies from me would save you $10 over taking them 25 at a time, but I did not want you to take 100 until you found out as to whether you would like to work them or not, but perhaps we had better risk fifty and then what more you need you can order from the Co. so I will send ten from here by mail and will order 25 more from the Co. to be sent to you at once. I think you made a fine start and as you go on doubtless you will do much better. I am not at Uncle Will's and it is almost mail time so I must hurry. The work on the old Testament is out now and I think it is fine. I will ask the Co. to send you copies of it. Just arrange to suit yourself about Ira's studies, if you happen to have a few Studies left you can no doubt sell them to the girls at school this fall.
I know you might be lonesome up there and I just wondered today if you would not shed a little tear on leaving home, but wherever you may be “dear” my thoughts shall be close to you. I will try to write later but I have no chance to write much. Address Athens, please.
Your Lover,
J. H. Harris.
