Letter and envelope from Nellie Harrison, Pinto, Utah to Mary Etta Syphus, Provo, Utah

Letter and envelope (stamp removed) from Nellie Harrison, Pinto Utah, to Mary E. Syphus, Provo, Utah, dated May 11, 1894.
Envelope addressed:
Miss Mary Syphus
Provo City Box 312 Utah Co.
Utah.
Pinto May 11, 1894
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Miss Mary Syphus:
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Provo City
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My Dear Neglected Mary.
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Apologies, to often,
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loose their effect so I’ll make none
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as you wmij know that I am
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heartily ashamed of my neglect,
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and fear that I might loose your
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confidence if I dont reform, if it is
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not too late already.
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I was so pleased to get your last
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lovely letter, but how to write one
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is impossible for me
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anywhere equal / but never minH it
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is like the widow's mite - it is the best
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I can do. There has been so much
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happen since I last wrote that I do
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not know where to begin, but I guess
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I'de better begin right here.
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In your letter you spoke of a young
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man that explored the Kanab county in search of - guess who. Well we arrived home and back safe, but did il have a pleasant journey. Well the journey was well enough to call pleasant, but my ' was hardly up to my mind, and hence several quarrels tempered our ride. He has been down several times and sits and talks to the family, while I write letters or lay on the sofa and indulge in a sleep. You may call me
mean as mamma does but I cant help it if you do. It is only acting natural if I am mean.
I would love to send you one of my homely old photos if I had one but as I have none I can only promise to send one when I have it taken. And now comes a question, May
I ask you dear Mary for one of your pictures, for I would love one so much.
It just seems too mean, when I think that I will be in Provo so soon after you leave. Why couldnt we have been
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there together? I just feel like crying whenever I think of it. But maby you will go back next winter. Then I should be truely happy.
I was glad to know that you got along so well with your studies. I am afraid that I would not be as successful, as you for you know this iron-bound head piece of mine takes a great amt. drilling to get anything into it. Well I am at home, school closed sooner than we expected but we were not sorry. 0, I was pleased to get home, and I know that you will be too. Our baby is just lovely and as good as can be.
I was quite surprised to hear of all your little nephews. Now. I'll tell you that Effie H. Snow has a fine boy. born Apr. 30 I hope to see you this summer. Isn't it a shame that friends so often have to be parted. I will?.write a I.longer Hotter next time if you'll excuse all this time Lovingly
Nellie. X X X X X X
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