I will now try to answer your letter but you must not expect good writing for it
is so cold that I can scarcely hold my pen for we have a room without fire as
our stove has not been put up yet. I received your $2 but had to pay
all the first that is all I received in your first letter to get my shoes out of
the shop and the other is nearly gone for I had to buy up some little items e.
shaving et caetera. I have been out of money a good while and needed some very
badly before you sent that last dollar. You must remember that a collegiate
stands more in need of money than a prep. Ten dollars will do until the end of
the session. I don't think
Father will refuse this much to me for he has been to college &
knows how much we stand
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in need of it, I would
like very much to receive it in your next letter.
James Thompson, a student, while trying to
light one fluid lamp by another the top of the one in his hand being unscrewed
took fire and he without reflecting let it fall upon the bed over which he was
leaning but as soon as he saw that bed was on fire he seized the lamp in tending
to throw it out of the winder but as he was in the act of tossing it out the
burning fluid fell all over his back and as soon as he knew that he was on fire
ran & screamed at the top of his voice for aid but none of the students
dared go near him fearing lest they also should take fire and had it not been
for one of the servants belonging to the building he must inevitably have
perished, though he is some better now