Letter from Lucy Shinn to daughter Milicent Shinn about Milicent's education, moving to the new house, and whether Milicent is still able to be religious at University

by: Shinn, Lucy Clark

Publication date: 1876-10-01

Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0

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Language: English

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Letter from Lucy Shinn to daughter Milicent Shinn about Milicent's education, moving to the new house, and whether Milicent is still able to be religious at University.

Dear Millie, Oct. 1st, 1876 I was quite surprised to hear of your going over to the Teacher's Institute, but glad that you went and had a good time. Did Mr. Towle come and speak to you? I know he was quite obstinate, but I was surprised at the ground he took in the Institute. I was also quite as much surprised at the position the Institute seemed to take in regard to teachers examinations. The Washington Independent is perfectly jubilant over what was said there. I suppose you know that Allie Hilton is married. I heard that Mr. Lysur had bought a College! And that they would probably go there (somewhere up in the Sacramento valley, I have forgotten where) to carry it on. I just made a discovery the other day, viz., that one can of your fruit was left out in your packing. I am quite distressed in mind about it, but guess I shall be able to contrive some way to get it down. I suppose you think we ought to be about ready to move, but the truth is that it will be at least 3 weeks before we are ready to move. I now expect to go down to the City in about two weeks to get such things as we can afford to buy. I mean to have a parlor carpet to suit me and I mean Annie's room shall be nice. I wish I could afford to make yours just as nice but I know you understand and approve of the reason. Of course when you come and bring your friends you will occupy the Guest chamber with them so it will not make so much difference, and by and by we can perhaps afford to furnish your room. I want to take Annie down with me to help select things if she gets over her cold sufficiently to make it best. As to coming out to see you; I have not just made my plans. I should like to come and see how you are but there is no use expecting me to make a long stay. I suppose there would be no use in my expecting to have any good of you any day but Saturday. So you are winning new laurels, this time Hebrew. I wonder did Prof. Phillips really show your exercises or was he romancing. Don't you feel sometimes that Solomon [?] was right when he said that 'Much study is a weariness to the flesh?' Don't you want to come home and be with Annie? We have a letter from Hannah, mostly taken up telling of the death of Mr. Henderson. I have been thinking a good deal of you lately in one regard. There seems for some reason to be about the University an air not quite favorable to religious life. I feel anxious lest you lose in this regard. Do you my dear child find that there is such a danger? And if you do, are you trying to guard against it? The one thing that I desire for my children beyond all others is that they may be Christ like.