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

Letter and envelope (stamp missing) from Mary E. Syphus, Provo, Utah, to John M. Bunker, Logan, Utah, dated February 25, 1894.
Envelope addressed:
Mr. John M. Bunker,
Logan, Utah.
row will be the last day of school and
Provo,
Feb.
Utah.
25, 1894.
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Mr. John M. Bunker,
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Logan, Utah.
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Dear Friend:-
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Your favor was duly received
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and I take great pleasure in writing
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a few lines in reply.
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I am thankful to say that
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my eyes are quite well again. I
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stayed away from the Academy
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only one day and part of another
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but I went to school with my les-
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sons unprepared for about a week.
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My sight was not effected
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by getting so homesick but there may
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be truth in the last assertion you
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made. I do get the blues sometimes
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though, but I have felt bad enough
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to cry only three times this semes-
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ter. I think I am getting quite bra,ve
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now. Just three months from to-mor-
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I am getting almost wild to go home now the time is so near nd yet so far. I am thinking so fast I get all mixed up. Wish I could talk with you to-day instead of trying to write.
We haven't had school since Wednesday but still I haven't my lessons, prepared for to-morrow. I have been ironing and sewing and trying to study up back lessons. We have three compositions for Rhetoric in the morning, two written and one oral so I know how to sympathize with composition writters. I have been to Sunday school and church too to-day and I have enjoyed both so much. In fact, I have re-resolved to be good. Vosen't that astonish you? Ry the by, I believe you abked me some questions. No, I don't think Ann has made a mash yet. I believe I would have heard of it if she had for she still talks sometimes.
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Of course I didn't tell Nellie that
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afraid you read her letters. I am / she would not write any more if I did.
A young lady from Pinto, who is attending school here, says that Nellie is keeping company with her old beau again, one she gave the bounce several years ago. I wrote to her about it but she has not answered my letter yet so I suppose she does not intend to tell me.
I suppose you have fine times coasting. Hope you do at least. , , know, . ,
I don t / which is worse crushing a young ladie’s foot or falling over a rail. I almost believe I would prefer the latter though. It seems to me winter is going to last forever up in this country. I'll take the sweet sunny south. There has been a regular blizard down home though. Pa said the snows drifted four or five feet deep in places.
Harry was in Panaca when he wrote last but was going right
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back to the Canyon.
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I must tell you that I have
another nephew. Chrissie has a fine
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son. I am more anxious than ever
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to go home since I heard of that.
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I wont see him while he is a little
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baby but he will be a great bouncing
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boy three months old. I might
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know all of this will be interesting
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to you but if it isn’t don't read it.
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Written across top of Page 4 I received
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a letter from
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Chrissie W.
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from
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Bunkerville
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last week.
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She had
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just got
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there so she
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did not tell
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me any news
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; did not even
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say where
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she was
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staying.
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I heard
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Written across top of Page 4 from Aggie
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a few days
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Written across top of Page 1 ago too. She writes
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such lovely
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letters.
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Well it is supper
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time and I must
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soon get to study
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-ing again so
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will not write
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more this time.
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Write soon.
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From your loving
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friend
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Mary.
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We have seven
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boarders now
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not counting
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Ann and I.
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There have been
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four ladies
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Written across top of Page 2 here
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also
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but they
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have
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gone now.
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Excuse
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my care
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-lessness
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in writing
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all over
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this.
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Written across top of Page 3
Thank goodness paper is not as scarce as it appeard to be. line 1