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Show ' •edoq I JOI^OÎ T^jf®no9 ®\\% dQj^ui'uB'ê noA#3u|UJoià ©ta «î *jnni 03 oun a, "wn"mi cj U|Wi3« ÙÔÎ/OS n ^ o! aiitAot. rii* ail at ona time.lt has been nearer fiftean,and on half that 'Ifanber nearly.'Ye spent sundàV'ài an eut-station of P.O. The chief -helner or 4 " We ara keeping a log of our»voyage".It i® a record of places throaah which wa pass,of distances,of weatïier ,and of thrilling avants.îharo «ras ïca in our WQ.sh basin this morhing.wo ara» going to hâve beof sta&fc and onions for dinner.ïnde-ed it does smeli appetizing.lt is surprisin? what our good Oh*en Shih ^u can do in the way of cooking on ona l i t t l a charcoal stove. 7/e had a vary enjoyable call an the London Mission frfcenda when we want through Ts»ac- Chou,and when we want through the»sea-port*of P.c. I!r.Stanley and. Dr.Tucker ware there to see us ahd to raceivo their 50043 that had corne on our boat. They report ail at P.a. erell. no not think that this has ail been written of aâys f t.he place was away helping in spécial meetings at another ont-station. There were a very attentive group of non and women thora,however,nnd we ware vary glad to méat thea.^rs.ailia talked to thera both morning and &ftemoon,and her talks vere so simple ano" helpful.ln the morning i t was an exilaination of $ the;Vina,and. in the afternoon a talfc about how we are like shaep,and about why i t is a sin to»chooaa overy ono his own way? ïhose who listened must hm%, been helped;I was. For our own servie© "rs.Taiis roan us another chanter of Hugh Blaek*s aultura and Restr&int.^e like it,but to >ot the most from it ono must not t&ke it too fast. Li nt s i. igehou, Oh i na De c. ê th ,1907. ttere we hâve been fe&ck moro than a week.î hope my notes and postais hâve-kept you. from grieving ovar the non-arrival of this Xengthy epistle.Tou raay griove now you hava it,&nd"such poor copias®^ But the boxes are unpaakad now and wa wiil try 10 W packad the boxas fort feli far short of doinp. factory, tiioîigii && carbona next tiras. In the l i t t l e letter ï triad to say how nu eh ï thanked sent you a yo^ each ona9but so. Ail the pu relia se s you marie for me are very nati AO fOÏ two week tour,and aîien the mal blrthday cornes,will ba'far from trie p o s s i b i l i t é s of a célébration of the rncorniinid kind.^o three-days a*-o we made oelieve» and î oponen my prosont s at the breakfast table and the cook made me a cake.tmoeilXs was woll anough to eat his slice.Ohe first thina tha came out oî tha bink-linod ban in which Krs.Ellla had put the presents.was l i t t l e neorCe«a photograph.How dear and plump ho islKe does look like Ruth. 1 plan to hâve the picture fraacd9also m«mma*a paintlngand a number èf other plcturas,some of which came in the Ran José bQxAïiic other présents were appréciâtes nuite es mueh as the photograph.I hope the eomb you sent.Clover. was not a very expensive one.lt looks as if it were,and is so prettv that ï am almost afraid to we«» It.Iwill not wo«i? it ont on this trip.nor will I ! ^ ! ZZ^fZZÏ th.T p r t t y c l l X a r s 7#W and Ruth sent.^rom whom was the burat- «rcoS box>Ruth?or is it soma of Hester's work?ït is ver- pretty.thsn î SÎOVC ^ZZi^fZr0^{1 ** -onlly £°lnZ t 0 h^G tv;0 r o ^ s ^ ^ we 6«t back) t e / // «oy s l i t t l e slipper pin-cushion shall ait in the place of hirhest honor on nrts auntsusie»s dresser,nnd it will be with tho»:r.;ts rf M-~Î t?~~t r^e vr±f 1 supply her needs from its bounty.Hester»s ?e?Z plcturea ara carefully put ÎZ^Ï'^ÎZ Qt th&m a s w e l 1 a s V&ri of what Clara sent•by ^r.Vve wlll decorate that other room.There has not been time -to read iîncle William yet,but î know uiat aoming with Clajr&»s and Edithfs recoi?nnendation9we will enjoy it when we 00 read it.F» are planning to read it aloud.Dee can niées what ve clic: ahen nia box oî canaied fruit was opened.But nost of it is put away for nhristsss man* yon ail 80 rauch.How hard the l i t t l e Jxmïorù must h&ve worked.çiâ they • h î \ t t i l bf-poa^es a n d h*T the other hospital thin-s?! am so pleased with mt o&tn-robe they sent,and ara going to write to them as soon as I can. has been auch a hard weak.Thore hava been two opiua suicide cases.Over the" t i r s t we workêd hours and hours.shs died.The other was a boy of fourteen, ZlZy D e c a U B t ; n}s r f ô t h c r struck hio.Fis siater rame to thank me today.îhe sicu: are ever with us.I havo&tudying V^ry h&rû ^ the hope of coverlngoer- |
