\n| Manuscript Chelt 1895-1896 UA34\/1\/27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n A transcription of the letter is below. Read through the letter then read every other line.<\/span><\/p>\nKissing Corner<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Love Lane<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Feb. 4 th<\/sup> 1896<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Dear Miss Smith<\/div>\n <\/p>\n The great love I have hitherto expressed for you<\/div>\n <\/p>\n is false, and I find my indifference towards you<\/div>\n <\/p>\n increases daily. The more I see of you the more<\/div>\n <\/p>\n you appear in mine eyes an object of contempt.<\/div>\n <\/p>\n I feel myself every way disposed and determined<\/div>\n <\/p>\n to hate you. Believe me, I never had an intention<\/div>\n <\/p>\n to offer you my hand. Our last conversation has<\/div>\n <\/p>\n left a tedious insipidity which has by no means<\/div>\n <\/p>\n given me the most exalted idea of your character;<\/div>\n <\/p>\n your temper would make me extremely unhappy<\/div>\n <\/p>\n and if we are united, I shall experience nothing but<\/div>\n <\/p>\n the hatred of my parents, added to everlasting dis-<\/div>\n <\/p>\n pleasure in living with you. I have indeed a heart<\/div>\n <\/p>\n to bestow, but I do not desire you to imagine it<\/div>\n <\/p>\n at your service. I could not give it to anyone more<\/div>\n <\/p>\n inconsistent and capricious than yourself, and less<\/div>\n <\/p>\n capable to do honour to my choice and family.<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Yes I hope that you will be persuaded that<\/div>\n <\/p>\n I speak sincerely, and you will do me a favour<\/div>\n <\/p>\n to avoid me. I shall excuse you taking the trouble<\/div>\n <\/p>\n to answer this; your letters are always full of<\/div>\n <\/p>\n impertinence, and you have not a shadow of<\/div>\n <\/p>\n wit or good sense. Adew! and believe me<\/div>\n <\/p>\n so adverse to you that it is impossible for me<\/div>\n <\/p>\n ever to be yours.<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thomas Brown<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/p>\n N.B. The father on finding this read<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 it straight through but Miss Smith<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 only read each alternate line<\/div>\n <\/div>\n This witty letter was written as part of the Manuscript Chelt for 1895-1896. The Manuscript Chelts were compiled by students at the Cheltenham Training College (later St Paul\u2019s College) as part of a tradition dating from 1879. The volumes are beautifully compiled and contain stories, poems, music, artwork, eyewitness accounts, sports reports and later photographs all documenting the student experience at the time.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Valentine\u2019s Day is fast approaching so it seemed fitting to present a Valentine\u2019s message written in 1896 as this month\u2019s item from the University Archive Collection. 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