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

Letter and envelope (without stamp) from John M. Bunker, Logan, Utah, to Mary E. Syphus, Provo, Utah, dated April 28, 1894.
Envelope addressed:
Miss. Mary E. Syphus, Provo, Utah, B.Y. Academy,
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Logan City
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April 28th 1894.
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Miss. Mary E Syphus;
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Provo Utah,
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Dear Friend.
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The usual routine of my
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labor usually finds me writing
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from Saturday night until
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Monday night. I do not
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mean one continual string
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of writing but that is my
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principal work. To night
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I take great pleasure in
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trying to answer your
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most kind and welcome
Hine
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letter which was recd. on
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Tuesday last. I was ever
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so pleased to hear from you.
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Also was I very much pained
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to hear of the deth of Bishop
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Lee. One can scarcely believe
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it, it seems so unnatural line 8
for a man to be taken line 9
away so sudenly, What a line 10
great loss he will be to his line 11
beloved ones. I will not awaken line 12
in your mind the pitying line 13
seens you have almost forced line 14
7t herfer om. Your mi. nd, should line 15
be on your studies and I line 16
do not wish to atract them line 17
there else where. even if I line 18
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My aunt Agness from Ogden line 1
has been up here working in line 2
the Temple the past two line 3
weeks, She left this morning line 4
for home. I was down to line 5
Aunt Sarahs last night to line 6
visit awhile And the folks were line 7
quite anxious to find out line 8
how I became acquainted line 9
with you, living so far apart. line 10
I think when they got line 11
through with me they were line 12
just as much unsatisfide as when they started in for I told them anything but the truth. For instance, I said you were a school teacher and I used to go to your school.
It is now half past eleven so perhaps I had better stop for you will be sleepy It seems to me you always sent me home about ten, but to night is an exeption,.
Oh yes! while I think of it I wish to ask what day you calculate to leave Provo Good night and happy dreams.
Sunday morning:
I will try and finish the letter I started last night
To day and to morrow will
be conference with us. We are expecting Bro. Woodruf up from the City to instruct us.
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Tomorrow night the choir
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gives a concert in the Taber-
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nacle, which promises to
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be quite a success.
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Night before last there
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was quite a little fall of
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snow, but to day there is
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no discount on the weather.
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Cache valley is a Very beautiful
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valley from the college hill
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one can see a distance of
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about fifteen miles to the
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North
South, East & West. It lies
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against the mountain (Logan)
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something like Provo.
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Dear friend Ma/y
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chances are I will accompany
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you home as far as Milford
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if I can learn just when
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you get ready to go. I have
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partly made up my mind
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to leave before commencement
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week. I do not know whether
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President will like it or not,
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as he wished all to stay that
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could and those who did go
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home he wished to come back
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so I fear he will object.
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Arthur's father expects
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to meet us at Milford.
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It is now church time
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so I must again postpone
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writing.
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I have attended both
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meetings to day and expect
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to go to another this even-
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ing. I think I have
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written about enough for
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once, and I think you
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will think the same
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when you see how scater-
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ing my thoughts have
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been.
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With love and best
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wishes I remain as
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ever.
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Yours sincerely
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J.M. Bunker
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