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H Letter Introducing )VIyseif. """ WHITE HALL, August 14, 1898. illy Dl'flr Fri{,lId.'~Your interesting letter carne to hand on last Th urs- day. I would have received it sooner, but you were misinformed as to my nrst name; it is not Frail!':, but Edward. '" '" '" To save you any further trouble on that score, I will send my address in full. * '" * '" T do not know anyone who going to the \V. M. C., but know of two or three. I will give you their names, and I hope you will be kind enough to tell me something about them, for I suppose you know all of the students of the College, at least all of the boys. So here are their names and addresses: Mr. H- J- H-, Tabernacle,N. c.; Mr. J- H- S-, Clinton, Md.; Miss H- G- H-, Annapolis,Md. '" '" * '" Since I have requested this of you, I suppose I ought to tell you some- thing about myself. If you think that T am some large, tall, handsome young athlete, you will be disappointed when you see me. Rather picture to your- self a small, uninitiated youth of nineteen, of short stature, of quite stout build, with brown hair, and very deep-set brown eyes; a face usually bearing a solemn, thoughtful expression, but not altogether immobile; a figure made quite straight by a year's military training at the M. A. C. A few words will suffice for the mental characteristics. An enthusiastic student of Languages, Logic, and Mental and Moral Philosophy, but an ardent hater of nearly all Mathematics-s-in truth, little short of a mathematical fool. And here are the emotional and moral: More of a poet than a warrior, but possessing a quick temper, and capable of making a 1/,1(.'6' scrop when {"xc/ted; yet not altogether vicious, and one who is coming to the \V. M. C. with the modest purpose of preparing for the Methodist Ministry. Well, I guess you are tired of reading- this egotistical description. and you will soon learn the rest when you see me. * * * Hoping to soon hear from you again, r am Very sincerely yours, ED\\' ARD BARBER. (The above is the exact reproduction, with here and there an omitted sentence, of a letter received from the writer before he came to Western Maryland.) -+ 151 +-