Letter and envelope from Annie Ronnow, Provo, Utah. to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Letter and envelope (with stamp) from Annie Ronnow, Provo, Utah, to Mary E, Syphus, Panaca, Nevada, dated November 25 and 30, 1894.
Envelope addressed:
Miss Mary Syphus
Panaca,
Nevada,
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Provo City, Utah,
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Nov. 25, 1894,
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Miss Mary Syphus,
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Panaca,
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Nevada,
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My Dear Friend;
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If you can
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find it in your heart to forgive
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such dilitoryness, please do so this
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once.
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Your letter was received and
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read with immense pleasure.
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It seemed as though it were
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Mary talking instead of writing.
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Well where shall I begin?
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By answering your questions I
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presume.
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Cuttier did not get the
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Parowan school, and is now
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attending the B.Y.A. I hear
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that he and Laura have played
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out, though it may not be true.
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Gomer is one of the gradu-
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ates this year, and has little
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time for anything but study,
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Hence I make no impression
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whatever.
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Yes poor old roustabout
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has gone and the Dr, well
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what shall I say about him, is
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hard to infatuate I presume.
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And, alas Andy is teaching
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in Weber County, so you see I
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am strictly out of it.
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The only hope I have now
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is the gentleman, who is
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coming from home, and you
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know how very cool he treated
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me this summer.
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What shall I do, Can you
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not advise?
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Oh Mary don’t think I
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have gone crazy when you
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read this silly letter, for really
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there is a tiny spark of
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reason left in me.
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I often think of you
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and the many sad and few
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happy times we spent together,
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Nov. 30, 1894,
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After the lapse of
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nearly a week shall make
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one more attempt to finish
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my letter.
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I commenced to write
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Sunday noon, but did not
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get through before church-time.
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After church went o^t calling,
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and did not get home until
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late. Then had company until
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bed time.
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Yesterday Inez Knight,
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three other school girls and
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I were to Rose's to dinner.
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Had a lovely dinner and
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spent a very pleasant day.
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I took my sewing,, went in
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the morning and stayed
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until dark.
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Mary, I wonder if yesterday
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brought to our minds the
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same recolections. Recolections
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of a year ago. Really I didn't
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feel a bit talkative yesterday.
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I suppose you think that
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strange.
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By the way is Mr B
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attending school this year!
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I was at conference but did
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not see him.
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Saw Aggie Herrick. She
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enquired about you.
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About two weeks ago I
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attended a "Sheet & Pillowcase," party
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at Rose’s. Had an excelent time.
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The ladies went alone, and
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the gentlemen did the same.
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After dancing about an
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hour the masked guests were
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invited to choose partners and
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ajourn^ to the dining room,
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where a delicious supper was
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spread.
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When all were seated at
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the table the masks were
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thrown off and to the utter
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astonishment of some of the
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ladies, their partners were
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femails.
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Early in the evening a
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gentleman came up to me
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and said, "Are you Inez." I
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assured him that I was'nt.
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His next question was,
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"Are you Sussie," A twist of
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the head gave him to under-
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stand that he was again
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mistaken.
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"Are you Louise Keller was
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the next query." Do you know
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me"
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"No" said I.
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When supper was anounced
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he again made his appearance
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and invited me to go to
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supper.
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When his mask was
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removed whom should I
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behold but Will Irvine.
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Of course he was a fine
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partner and we had a jolly
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time.
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Stella got the funniest
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clown I ever saw.
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Dr. N____ was there, But
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did not come until after
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supper.
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Alex Headquist was in
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attendance but Burt wasn't.
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The first Academy ball I
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attend I danced with the latter
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named gentleman. He spoke
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of the rain that never came.
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The eve before Thanks-
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giving the Musical Dept, of the
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Academy gave a ball in
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the Southworth. It was the
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ball of the season. I had a
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"fine large time."
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You will be somewhat
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suprised to hear that I now
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live near Meldrums.
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Have moved since I last
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wrote you.
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Gomer and Fred bought
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Mrs Bartins furniture and
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rent the house Mrs B___ lived in
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last winter. Fred's Mother is keeping
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house and takes boarders.
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Besides Fred and his sister,
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and Gomer and his sister,
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there are two young ladies, and,
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John Woodbury, and I boarding
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here.
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It is a very nice place and
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cents the price, two dollars, fifty / is
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within the reach of poor people.
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Bro Cluff wants to kill us
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off, by having school on Saturday.
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Did you ever hear of anything
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so absurd.
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It hasn't been decided yet
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whether Saturday will be a school
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day or not.
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Alice Evans, Ira Baker, Chas
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Warnick, and Bro. Bush have
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lately enrolled themselves in
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the Academy.
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I Saw Ed, Ellsworth last
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Saturday. He asked about Mary. He
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is just the same old Ed.
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Would you believe that Luella is
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teaching?
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Written across top of Page 5 Oh by the way
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as yet algebra
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hasn't been very
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hard, but is getting
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worse all the time.
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Think I shall be
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willing to give it
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up in three weeks,
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Though it doesn't
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Written across top of Page :5
take as much
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time as Arithmetic
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did.
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If this letter
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proves a grand
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failure, please
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bear in mind
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that I have
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been interrupted
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about every five
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minutes.
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Gomer wishes to be
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remembered to you.
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Shall close with
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regards to all.
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Yours affectionately
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Annie Ronnow,
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