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Show ~s~ ' ' swaruiu^ every *..n*ro, in In* midst of soaern fashion*give a y-mt peculiar offset. "Miiiishas11 again*aad still mmm rickety* There are Httle aorafcq in S4i,,.n;hai knd mmf stylish equipages araeag. the foreigners* but the ordinary traveller uses the " raan~pe#er-carriageH. Fro© Wednesday until Saturday night we stay*d,waiting for a boat and had amost interesting time sight-seeing and becoming aooustoiaad to the Chinese in China,very different from Chinese anyhhero else. A wain through the native city within high,thick walls. mm us a most dreadful nauseating introduction to real Chinese life. i^rfwfr*!? TV n***m*mte a *** **** *i*»iwm of thon.and fetf*- btJenXindi wya it*in g ym* ny °au' cdimb,le" e co*B*t aaotntUr .a c t e d a orowd.who followed aion?-;' . Saturday night#D*o*nb*t 14 we wont on board the l i t t le China Merchant coast stea8mr,'*Raeshi|P\ tho queerest b o a t , s q u i r i n g a good stomach and ranch ^ r i t to be comfortable* f* aana£*d to bo. very happy ho*ev#?* e s p e c i a l l y because every hour brought us nearer our dosired haven* «#dnesday morning,just one week before Christmas,a bright* t a r a S p r i n g l i k e day y© c a n to anchor is the Kin R i v e r , f i f t e e n ®ti#* from Foocho#*at Pagoda Anchorage* Our mission has a s t a t i o n at the Anchorage,and hix and Mrs Hart»*il,Miss Iiartvell and Miss Borte, froifi t h e r e w i t h lit and Mrs Slants and Miss Chittenden,froa Fooohow City,ana llr B^ard front Ponasang *a suburb oi the c i t y , came out on a bouac-ooat fo ;;,eot us. They gate the Oberlin y e l l , a s they came near, which i:rs Hodou3 and I returned as well as we could. Such a cordial greeting we received,whan the good friends had suooeded in g e t t i ng t h e i r beat near enough to c i i s b up i n to the hold of our U t i l e steamer. As they crowded around us on the deck,introducing themselves,-^ felt as though wo had just gotten home,to the bosee of our family. Leaving the Anchorage friands behind,the rest of m proceeded' to Foochoe on %\w house-boat, hating our dinner in the tiny cabin, find s i t t i n g on top of i t afterward , t a l k i n g and r i n g i n g , i wish I could deaetibe a Chinese r i v e r , e s p e c i a l l y the beautiful Kin. On e i t h e r side are the isost aar,nificent u*ountain**aot like the Hookies,of course,but aavin* a chara a l l t h U r own* I peculiar tB&tur® of isoet of these liountaixis is the t e r r a c e s up t ee sid***alcest to the top*ui>o* *hich arc l i t t l e m^mgmmmtt®** net mm .4hax a tea square feet in s i z e* ft*** patlent^plodding, dreadfully peer people ciinb up t h e r e <i^y afte.r day.and carefully dig and plant and hoe,for t t a i f l i t t l e o r o p e / c h i na i i saia to fc$ a land of g*c**ns rather than far»sf&.,., , • e'v*Via ie *;&y ''"• V*lU*ed ior tfce neatest gardens l , e t * i Hair. It - .. - •'.. ' • < e ,t1 iee so amen opftin.tth« awfuj curse of China ,,cttit.l s-u a . urtt s c ^ - ^ l y can en^oj the ^eautifu] poppies/eton on# tnih*s oi fcfee t o r r l ^ l o suf f^rin^ thev cause il c'" 3 : U n la I »« **ton • • . ; p nen'f per* ffaMin |
