Letter from Ossie Rivers to his father, June 22, 1889
Title
Letter from Ossie Rivers to his father, June 22, 1889
Description
Ossie writes that examinations are coming up and that he is tired of everything that has to do with the Academy. He then talks about the cadet glee club and how the Superintendent was afraid that they would disgrace the Academy. He is surprised to find out that they sing quite well.
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A1984.24, Box 2, Folder 1
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The Citadel Archives & Museum
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English
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https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/admin/items/show/1107
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Charleston (S.C.)
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[Page 1]
June 22nd 1889
Dear Pa;-
I received your welcome letters yesterday, and was very glad to hear from home, many thanks for money enclosed. Our examination comes off next week, and I am very glad of it, for I am completely discouraged, disgusted, and tired of every recitation, and all everything concerning the academy. We have a “Glee Club” here now, or in other words an Opera Troop, composed of 25 of the best singers, they are going to perform in Greenville, Orangeburg, Columbia, and Charleston after the furloughs have been given. They only play one piece
[Page 2]
that is “”Mikado”, they do it real well, the Supt. heard them practicing the other day and complimented them very highly, said he was afraid at first that they would disgrace the academy but he has ceased to fear now, and will give them all encouragement he can, has engaged the Greenville Opera House for them, and is to allow them to give a performance the first week of encampment.
How are you all getting on now, you never say a word about how things are flourishing, the garden, field etc. What has become of the “Colleton Guards” they seem to be have dissapeared [sic] entirely. I never see any mention of them in the paper i.e. “Colleton Press.”
[Page 3]
Uncle Alex’s wages has been reduced a little (I do not know if he minds me speaking of it or not.) I think though as soon as the works are under way again he will get the same as formerly. I am going to apply to Major Gadsen for a place during my holidays hope I shall succeed. How are Cousins Willie and Joe getting on I seldom hear anything of them. Uncle Launtie says that he does not know when he will be able to come to Walterboro again, but that, Alex is coming in a very short while in about 2 weeks time. I must close now with much love for all
I remain your Affect.
Love O.
Kiss Mack for me
Over
[Page 4]
P.S.
Tell the boys: - not to eat all of the [illegible] before I come home. I have got ahead of them on the watermelons for I had a fine piece last sunday. I have found to my sorrow that I will have to go on the “Hop”, for a young lady whom I was rash enough to make an engagement with for the “Hop”,(as I thought she would be in Baltimore), wrote me a letter this week reminding me of my bargain and telling me that she would be on leave. I am going to pretend that I did not get her letter, and if she does not come round after she gets here I will get out of it. The engagement was made Xmas. A great many rash things are done on Xmas and that worst one. Quite a long post script but I just wrote it on after inspection.
June 22nd 1889
Dear Pa;-
I received your welcome letters yesterday, and was very glad to hear from home, many thanks for money enclosed. Our examination comes off next week, and I am very glad of it, for I am completely discouraged, disgusted, and tired of every recitation, and all everything concerning the academy. We have a “Glee Club” here now, or in other words an Opera Troop, composed of 25 of the best singers, they are going to perform in Greenville, Orangeburg, Columbia, and Charleston after the furloughs have been given. They only play one piece
[Page 2]
that is “”Mikado”, they do it real well, the Supt. heard them practicing the other day and complimented them very highly, said he was afraid at first that they would disgrace the academy but he has ceased to fear now, and will give them all encouragement he can, has engaged the Greenville Opera House for them, and is to allow them to give a performance the first week of encampment.
How are you all getting on now, you never say a word about how things are flourishing, the garden, field etc. What has become of the “Colleton Guards” they seem to be have dissapeared [sic] entirely. I never see any mention of them in the paper i.e. “Colleton Press.”
[Page 3]
Uncle Alex’s wages has been reduced a little (I do not know if he minds me speaking of it or not.) I think though as soon as the works are under way again he will get the same as formerly. I am going to apply to Major Gadsen for a place during my holidays hope I shall succeed. How are Cousins Willie and Joe getting on I seldom hear anything of them. Uncle Launtie says that he does not know when he will be able to come to Walterboro again, but that, Alex is coming in a very short while in about 2 weeks time. I must close now with much love for all
I remain your Affect.
Love O.
Kiss Mack for me
Over
[Page 4]
P.S.
Tell the boys: - not to eat all of the [illegible] before I come home. I have got ahead of them on the watermelons for I had a fine piece last sunday. I have found to my sorrow that I will have to go on the “Hop”, for a young lady whom I was rash enough to make an engagement with for the “Hop”,(as I thought she would be in Baltimore), wrote me a letter this week reminding me of my bargain and telling me that she would be on leave. I am going to pretend that I did not get her letter, and if she does not come round after she gets here I will get out of it. The engagement was made Xmas. A great many rash things are done on Xmas and that worst one. Quite a long post script but I just wrote it on after inspection.
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Rivers, Walter Oswald, 1871-1890, “Letter from Ossie Rivers to his father, June 22, 1889,” The Citadel Archives Digital Collections, accessed April 17, 2024, https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1107.