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

Letter and envelope (with stamp) from Aggie Herrick, Ogden, Utah, to Mary E. Syphus, Provo, Utah, dated February 19, 1894.
Envelope addressed:
Miss Mary Syphus.
Provo, Utah.
B.Y.A.
several letters so I begin with yours.
2666 Washington Ave-
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Ogden, Utah-
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Feb'y-19-1894-
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Miss Mary Syphus-
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Provo, Utah-
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My dearest friend:
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Will you kindly
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forgive me this long delay.
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in answering your lovely letters
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my only excuse is that I have
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been very busy. I was telling
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Mama that I thought I would
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have to employ a private secre-
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-tary. I am quite sure that my
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correspondents would receive
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more prompt attention than
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they get under existing circumstanCes
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This is one night that I have
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at home and I am going to write
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I know that it will be hard for me to write for I have the blues and Lettie has an extra funny spell. She will persist in saying and doing rediculous things, one can not resist laugh- -ing at her. I am glad she is like she is, for she is the life of the house. I often compare her disposition with April weather.-
Well, Mary, I wonder how you are feeling now. Do you have to study as hard as you did last semester. I am afraid that you will not accomplish much if there are young men' boarding with you, they have such a demoralizing effect on
young inexperienced girls.
I received my Normal last week and it made me feel much nearer the Academy.
I am still interested in the school and am always glad to read news concerning it.
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I had a letter from Ollie Derbridge to-day and she in- -vited me to spend Washington's Birthday with her. I accepted her invitation so I will go down Thursday morning and spend the day with her. Our office closes on that day.
Last Thursday evening I de- -livered my first lecture to the S.S. Normal Class in our Stake- I was very frightened at first but I got over it and performed my duty.
We have been having dreadful weather the last three or four weeks. We have had more wind that I can remember for a long, long time.
Mary, dear, if I had a rocker of convenient size I would enclose it with this letter, but you will have to wait until I can invent one.
In our Reading Club we have started to read Evangeline and how I do enjoy. Although I have read it before, I still
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enjoy it and see new beauties
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Bn it.
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Well dear feel that I
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must close now. I wish you
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ever^ success tin your school
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work and I do hope thatByou
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will not be homesick, for
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now you have not very much
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longerB Nettie is Bn bed but Mama
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and Lettie joining in sending love
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and kisses to you. Lovingly® Yours Aggie
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