Letter and envelope from John M. Bunker, Logan, Utah to Mary Etta Syphus, Provo, Utah

Letter and envelope (with stamp) from John M. Bunker, Logan, Utah, to Mary E. Syphus, Provo, Utah, dated Jan. 21, 1894.
Envelope addressed:
Miss Mary E. Syphus B. Y. Academy Provo Utah
Postmarked: Logan, Jan. 22, 6 AM, 1894, UTAH.
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Logan,
Jan 21, 193,
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Miss, Mary E, Syphus:
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Provo, Utah,
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Dear Friend Mary;
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I make a feeble attempt
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to write a few lines to you
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as it has again come my
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turn. I recd, your last letter
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on Monday or Tuesday last.
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I was ever so pleased to
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hear from you once more
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and to hear that you were
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comfortably fixed in your
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new quarters
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As you stated in your
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last letter, that my ideas
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were so complicated you
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couldn’t understand them,
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I will try and write plain
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english this time so as not
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to get you confused
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My studies this
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term are Rhetoric, Algebra,
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Elocution, Mechanical.
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I will say I recd. a letter
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from Aggie a short time ago
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she had considerable to say
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about you. I must not tell
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for fear you will climb higher
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in the air than you
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all ready are. I like to see
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people get up high but
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not so high they wont
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speak to any body else
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so I will keep my little
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secrets untill I meet you
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and then I may be able to
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tell them so as not to awaken
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to much feeling.
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Dear friend do not
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think I am selfish or
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unjust in not telling
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you for I think you have
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heard it before this and it
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would make you vain
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to hear the same thing twice.
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I received a letter from
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Mother and my younger bro.
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After having been shown
Robert yesterday. Most of the
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people have been quite sick
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with the lagripe My father
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came very near dying
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they said they didnt expect
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hime to live at one time.
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He was some better at writing
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although was not able to bee
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up
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We have had a visit from
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the honorable Legislators of
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this territory. They came
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up last Friday for the
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purpose of making some
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investigations in regard
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to the Agril,. College of Utah
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There is considerable talk
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of uniting the Agril. College
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with the University of S. Lake.
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The regular classes were
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dismissed at eleven to
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repair to their several dep-
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artments for the purpose
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of showing off in their
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manual training,
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J.M.B.
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through the building they
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were taken to the cooking
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department where a bounteous
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repast had been spread
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During the dinner they were
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entertained by the Logan
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Glee Club, also members
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of Thatcher band
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As I have an essay to write
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for tomorrow night I will
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close (^Wishing you much
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happiness, Joy, and contentment
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Written across top of Page 4 I remain
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Your loving
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friend,
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