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PF2.2.11
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7-4-1837
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Kenyon College July 4 1837
Dear Brother
I received a letter from father yesterday giving me your address he says he got home June 28 in good health and much fatigued from his journey. I hope you like your situation at Mr Webb school have you pleasant companions?
This is the poorest 4 of July I ever spent there has nothing going on here except laziness. We had no recitations today no College duty of any kind except prayers morning and evening. I will describe to you how I spent it. I rose at about 6 oclock went immediately to prayers then to breakfast, then walked till 10 oclock At that time I went to a colonization meeting heard an oration from our Professor of Rhetorick[sic] (Kendrick) which lasted till, 12, I then fottered[sic] around till 1 oclock then I went to a glorious good dinner of, pigs, chickens, new potatoes, cakes, pies, leek custards, &c &c at three I took a most glorious good swim in a river that has the dignified name of Own Creek at 5 ½ I went to prayers and [Fed] after supper I took anoter[sic] swim in the above mentioned creek on the road I got some mulberries when I returned I walked about two out in the country and the back by this time it was 9 o clock PM then my chum scolded me for not getting me some water so I had to go throug[sic] the woods alon[g] a long hill for water about a quarter mile when I got the water I sat down I have written so much of this letter and shd now go to bed having no pleasure except a dinner thus endeth the fourth of July 1837 There was the flags hoisted on the College [during] the day
Wednesday
I arose this morning so as to get to prayers at twelve oclock all the students were assembled at the chapel where two fellows were dismissed and three or four were put under probation there is no news here It is very warm weather here I have seen hardly no fruit this year.
When you write me I wish you to tell me how you like it what kind of companions you have, or & teacher and everything you, amusements, &c
How did you like you[r] long fish. Will you write to me when you get this letter &c &c
[Thurs]
Do not forget to write to me on the receit[sic] of this E my vacation nine (9) weeks to day
Recommended Citation
Lane, Ebenezer S., "Letter from Ebenezer S. Lane to William G. Lane" (1837). 19th Century Correspondence. 34.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/correspondence_19thc/34