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

Letter and envelope (with stamp) to John M. Bunker, Logan City, Utah, from Mary E. Syphus, Ogden City, Utah, dated January 1, 1894.
Envelope addressed: Mr. John M. Bunker, Logan City, Utah.
Page 1 Ogden City, Utah. . line 1
Jan. 1, 189/ line 2
Mr. John M. Bunker, line 3
Logan City, Utah. line 4
Dear Friend:- line 5
In reply to your most welcome line 6
letter I will write you a few lines line 7
to*-day. I was very pleased to hear line 8
from you but sorry to hear that you line 9
were working instead of resting. line 10
Am glad, though, that you are line 11
having a little pleasure with it. line 12
I came up here, as I expected to, line 13
Page 2 the day before Christmas. Aggie and line-!
Nettie met me at the depot so I was line 2
soon at their home. I found line 3
them all well and happy and line 4
I assure you they have tried to line 5
make me feel at home a±nd line 6
happy. They have all been very, line 7
very kind and good and I think line 8
a great deal of them all. I think line 9
it is a real nice family; one of line 10
the most aggreeable I have ever line 11
met.
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#1 have had a very pleasant
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time since I have been here; have
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had a much better time than I
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thought it possible for me to
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, _ home _
have away from / and the dear
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ones connected with it.
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More than all other times, it
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seems strange to be away from
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home now and I havent had
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one letter since I have been here.
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Have been looking for one day
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after day but in vain to-day
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I cannot think of any thing else.
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I was so very pleased to hear
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from you the other day for I
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was almost afraid you would
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not write either while I was here.
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I thought I knew Aggie in
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Provo but have found that I did
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not. She and ILettie have kept
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me laughing when I havent
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felt a bit like it. I can tell
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you we have had fine times
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and lots of them. They have
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had several socials here at home
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and we girls have been out call-
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ing since and to one ene
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social party. I have met quite a number of their friends, and some of their relatives.
We have a merry time Christmas morning over the presents. It just reminded me of home to see them all spying around trying to keep presents out of each others sight. And to my great surprise they kept some out of mine.
This was the first Christmas
I ever failed to hangl my stocking up for Santa Clause and of course I did not expect anything.
However, Aggie gave me a pretty handkerchief case, that she had made, and the other girls gave me some silk hand -kerchiefs to put in it.
The girls have been telling the me about / great times they used used to have with you when they were housecleaning. I just imagine I see you here teasing them. But Lettie, she is a case. She is singing little dities to me quite often and she
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your name in some way. line 15
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I have had the pleasure of
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seeing your Mother's photo since
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I have been here and I think
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she looks very much like Mrs.
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Herrick and some way I believe
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that their ways are much the
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same too.
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I suppose you know that
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Mrs. Herrick of Logan is here.
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She told me, about the first
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thing she said to me, that she
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saw you a few days ago.
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Miss Maeser of Provo is
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here visiting with Aggie. I believe
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she is intending to leave to-mor-
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mow.
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I intend to go back on
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the 4th. but I don't like the
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thoughts of going to Provo again.
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It will seem more lonely
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than ever for a while; at least
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until school opens again.
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Just think I can go home,
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or rather, we can go home
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this year.
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Ann and I made ar-
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rangements to stay with
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Mrs. McBride after I go back
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so we will not be keeping
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house any longer.
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I feel quite sure that you
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believe just what you said
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about my me passing you
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by without knowing you
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when I see you again.
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You know of course that it
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would be just like/? my style
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exactly.
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Well-dinner is just ready so
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I cannot finish now.
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Jan. 2, 1894.
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Dear Friend:- It is almost
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time for the mail to go to-day so I
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cannot write much. We girls were
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all out to a social last night at
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the home of one of Aggie's friends.
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We had a delightful time and did
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not get home until nearly two
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o'clock. Some of us, I for one,
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found the dining room at eleven
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o'clock this morning. Before school
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closed I promised myself a good
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Mary E. Syphus.
rest during vacation but I had
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been up so much
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I am as tired as ever
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yet:
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I am sorry
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you did not have
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time to write as
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much as you wished
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to but hope you
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will find time to
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write again soon.
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I must conclude
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now hoping this
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may find you
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well and happy.
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Yours sincerely,
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