Norman Cary 1865

I8ft wide of brown color one side a black edge + on the other brown throughout. [image with 3 stripes horizontally and "Brown" in the center stripe] The bed is of a kind of glazed ticking I suppose becau it is new. (side of the bed [drawn imge]) some of those black things come out. how shall I keep them in? How do you wash brushes + combs? send receipt. I have not got straw for underbed nor marked clothes. Have not had time. Will write history of 1st day in school + of 1st Sabbath sometime if you will remind me. If you can send some old curtain cord it will do for the book shelves [Image in a pyramidal shape]. Take good care of telegraph line on top of house + don't let it get broken Let Bert Adams keep a lookout for it. (3) (Mother's letter) Last night some mischief was done. Grapes Watermelon + Cantelopes suffered. I don't know who were the boys. Send advice about night calls I got to bed at 9PM and consequently am not out, the rollers for window can be made to fit but you sent nothing for them to roll in. It was an oversight I suppose. Send fixings if you can with pantaloons also stuff to

mend my pantaloons that are worn through in the seat. My grey suit I mean. Keep up the praying daily or you will hear that I have fallen through + am coming home. Stove not up yet will be tomorrow Mitchell is going to get the wood for us. He was here just 5 years ago. A teacher named Perkins rooms opposite to us. 4th House 4 & we are 4#3 he was in the same class with Mitchell here. My room shall not be damp. I don't require much to make me comfortable I can put up with circumstances but I thank you for offering me such a plenty of chink I shall write if I want any. If you don't like my purchases or think them too high or anything let me know immediately as soon as you recieve each statement of acct's. I will not be in debt. In study hours most study I am not disturbed I will regulate that. Things have not got their places yet. I always go to Dr. Yaylor for counsel I like him exceedingly. He keeps all the reciepts for boys bills till July 20-1-2-3-4-5

& then distribute them. I don't know his object. I am in the choir the and we sing at prayers every morning and in church on Sundays. I have not had time to arrange the trip accounts yet I will take first opportunity. Let me know if you are in a hurry it and I will make time. (3) (Alice's letter). To what time do refer in "How flattering a likens you made of yourself & yet it annoyed the true idea to our minds of your situation at that time." Thanks for the idea about 2 thermometers the one mother sent does not go below zero & will not do for outdoor work in winter. Walter Rogers Beach 4 House 6. Senior. [?] Arthur Strong [?] to Judge Strong 4.5 Senior and [Gray?] Middler. [?] Senior & Seymor Eng. Dep. 4.3 & Perkins Teacher 4.4. 6 in our house. I find my trunk does well enough without a bureau and Seymour thinks his does. at end of term or year I will get a 2hand one of some one who leaves. Find where Dales have gone to & let me know Henry's address. My love to [?] & tell them to think

Sept. 5. 65 3. of me when faraway, I would like to have a letter from annie. --I beg pardon Miss Sroesbeck Jr. I mean. + I will try + find time to answer it. Schenck's house is near Tom Martin's house at 20th + Cherry. he is the boy that died of Typhus (malignant) fever + we went to his funeral. I have supplanter the picture of the beautiful young lady by a portrait of Jessie Campbell. What did you pay for stationery, send me copy of bill if you have time. They are placed one on each side of the [???] [???] on the lowest shelf of hanging bookcase (cost 50cts) I did not get the letters one every day. but 4 at a time. number you next letters 1234 etc. I will do likewise + make a record in letter book putting down number [drawing] for example. Excuse all errors including my unaccount+madness [underlined] to the steel pens and haste in answering 4 letters in one night it is almost too much for me to do. I am not crazy

+ I wish you not to call my letters strange! I dont like it + wont have it Ugh! now! mind that! Dr. Lippe is not my favorite doctor I wish you to be careful how you call people my favorites Ugh! now! mind that! Jessie Campbell is my favorite cousin.

Please explain_(medicine). sent in doses + suit the ideas of + knew who sent it. You can keep your love if you can call it love we don't want any such trash up here. I had almost forgotten uncle Louis but I will write him soon I must write John Henry soon. I will suggest merely as a passing remark that good bye is not spelt good By I will buy other little things + send in a bill of almost $20.00. Will that suit. I ask for letters every day but the man tells me there are not any for me he is deaf. I think he is