Letter and envelope from Aggie Herrick, Ogden, Utah to Mary Etta Syphus, Provo, Utah

Letter and envelope (without stamp) from Aggie Herrick, Ogden, Utah, to Mary E. Syphus, Provo, Utah, dated January 29, 1894.
Envelope addressed:
Miss Mary Syphus -
Provo,
B.Y.A. Utah -
2666
Washington Ave.
Odgen, Utah-
Jan. 29/94 -
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Miss Mary Syphus -
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Provo, Utah -
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Dearest Mary -
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I have just come
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home from work and will try
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to answer your letter received
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just a week ago. I was so
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glad to hear from you, for now
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I consider you one of my dear
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friends -
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I believe that I have not
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written to you since returning
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to work in the Recorder's office.
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I have been there about two
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weeks now and I do enjoy it
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so much. I have to get up
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earlier than I did while you
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were visiting me, for I have
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to be at the office at nine
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o' clock.
We are having lovely weather,
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the snow is nearly all gone and
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it is quite warm and pleasant,
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How glad and happy I will
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be when spring comes again -
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Well, Mary, my sister
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started for California this
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afternoon and I did not go
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with her. I have decided to
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remain home and work, but
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really it is a great disappoint-
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-ment to me to give up a trip
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to the land of flowers. Perhaps
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my turn will come some
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Other time -
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Last Thursday night we had
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quite a lively time at our house.
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The occasion was a surprise
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that we got up on Mrs. Stevens -
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It was a complete surprise
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and she did not recover from
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the effects for several hours.
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Everybody seemed to have a
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pleasant time.
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Saturday evening several
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of the girls met at our house
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and we organized a Literary
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Club. W& have limited the
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membership to fifteen. We
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meet every Saturday and we
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are going to read and study
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Longfellow"s Evangeline first-
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We anticipate having very
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interesting times and we are
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determined to work hard SO
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we can gain a great amount
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of good from our efforts.
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Miss Maesar wrote me last
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week from San Francisco. She
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may remain there till spring.
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I almost envy her for I know
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she will have a delightful time.
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You must be happy,
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that you are in two of Bro. Nelson's
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classes, but I don't envey you
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the least bit. It would be
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entirely different, if they were
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Prof. Brimhall's classes, then
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it would be worth one's time
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to be in them.
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There has been a S.S. normal
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class organized in Ogden and
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We S.S. graduates are expected
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to give instructions every Thurs-
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-day evening. You can’t imagine
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how I dread the task, but I
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suppose I must face it-
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I must go to choir practice tonight
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so I must say good bye for this
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time- Mama, Nettie and Lettie
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join me in sending love to you.
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Lovingly Yours Aggie-
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