Blanch Ervins to Katherine Fletcher, 1886 March 11
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Your ever welcome letter received and I am ashamed to think that I have been so
negligent. We, I will say I, Have not enjoyed myself so well this term as I did
last. We were invited down to Mr. C-- one Friday evening but it stormed so was
post-poned until Saturday. Almost all of the A's and B's were there
and quite a number of boys. But there being such a small number of D's we were
invited again with our friends. We marched David with Miss Beeman etc. If you
want to know his where abouts just inquire of her. but never let her know that I ever hinted any such a thing. I told her I was going to write
you and then I told her I would not but I haven't told any tales have I? (only
hinted). Miss Sullivan Margie is back her again so we have twelve in our B.
Class. The two Perham girls are here also a Miss Kenfield McLenathan Miss
Hendrix etc. I wish many times that I was at
home but hope to survive
and not always be troubling my simple and weak brain with. "I wonder if I shall
pass." I think the trials and temptations of school life are many but we are
compelled to endure them in some form I suppose until we die. Professor hasn't
given any doorstep lectures yet but has a good many side
lectures. I haven't had the good fortune to be lectured yet but it will come
sooner or later I expect. He is taking the A. Class to sleigh drives down the
river this week. I am not a learned and wise A yet and
never expect to be. I do not know of any news
only that Woodward went
home with Carrie Fuller once. Bradley and [Carbee] Goodsell and
Dillingham Pattersen and Thompson those are old flames you know. There are some
new girls that are quite cute. I have exhausted my mental capacity and will
close it doesn't take much to exhaust it for there isn't much of it.
Yours LovinglyBlanch Ervins