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Show I4» Oh*lag \%ivmsJ*K, 29, 190?. My dear fusily, :Xy i semi you juet a very sorappy l e t t e r this time? You a ll say «Yes« , mo that is what you will get. Since ny l a s t nearly two «e«iks ago, 1 have received; axa»s l e t t e r of Dec. f, Va5ia*s of n#o.U?t !Iarryfs Booklet and l e t t e r of nee .19 mi n fmiily l a t t er froxr nm,. xeerge and 1 n'wf various dates, -ia.il-*o early in nee. I hnve enjoy-ad umm a i l very amah. I 'hope ,.a?^ i« v i s i t i n g his chiidre?. and graad-ehil-cman often ••n.oi.jh to keep hin from getting lonesome. I want yen s l i to know that 1 -have offered hi® a position aa my private secretarv. As % special in-iseaaenl I have assured hiia that he would not b* required to write* a book, but honesty h^4 on m ;d n to state that his salary would liavn to fee. small rcyy x it- r -k<vis told fa many tki.ms that 1 w&ntea to know.I as? nlad vow ** in a xa f.. n non-se, fnax T/I« , i,ni$ hf;; ret 3. -sent the otS^a Twu'h,iv« besa "n a, city crown,-,.!*, i il0n/, '&r„,.r**t In -juite wcia . a u k i . l i i 5 too dda Lester .. ' avr.that y^s 'liHk-uV lotvms we.-c l o s t . I m -jnndm.- .ant \uey a i t r t ; e r an.a >. m*a.nix wrot<-; xkont tax t i t t l e boy I -e-nt iam?d in the l e t - tan About ftyy 8»lea*s r*rty.*hea 4M le t h r o n g -ith it oho n u ^.nd it * 1 to you..fe 1 . , 4e*r l i t t l e boy in mite of Xis f-n^tx* a ; I lovod him very nun. a; t loven yy l i t t l e £«tloots in America, me.; them iett.»r* came t e l t i n n ok - i i • mm,a?F! I tdumm* of ho* his father ami neither w?.re so toad and »nnnx of aim, in. of how they tM #e a l l womli mi® hl«t,I could not mp$ the tears back. 7onr Christina ooo.^xtt,klarry,is a beautiful one. I as vary fond, of ?iCn: t>i;y^.dnt ynnr l e t t e r *as ©van aore wslcoss tnan %lm book. 1 ...nonla be v*$ry giau tx f] -,-, a •- - mn- .--... v .-.^so, la but beln& ao im «may ny s*,.*. .so ^o«ld be rather •sxee^iva, **t to mention the f^ct that my vacation eoal, be entirely etm nasaa in r\oins an- no.ni ig.l do tnana you thoufc-for we su&&e£tlon. The to « , n Fliil l e t t e r s wore e-9meixdly .Nicosia in that mux l a s t one written nmk ' . n n „, failing almost eell ac.ain. 1 hope that lema- d* forts t i l s she isa~ n,»xanci strong and ^uite well. So'-ie ti.se di'ith I will a?ie^er you - .od l i t t l e l e t t e r . I aji eorry year beos do not know better than to.sti.%d l i t t l e boys. 1 &a w^riA^ y^ur pretty collarfXan^94fi I writ**. So many thine*' d-n- y yAynm since .my birthday that 1 will a«v«r be able to ! • ! ! you ev^n a l i t t l e aboot th»-r, a l t . Ten nay aaxect '4 n n n t i t e t t e r about tome wo ipest "kfl-trv^f&f that reost be writt*lt-'«*p for thss ^an Jose friende. I hnva f;lr ady wrttten you each tiWuuog yoo for preeento.tlie broach froa all of you I near nearly ewery day,«/id it alw«y« reminds me of your xnve.H*e#we# chose i t tsade a vary pleaeing seleetloa. 90w ¥«ar»e day I got up t a r l y and •arranged the table for breakfast in proo^r lew Year*is style.Ching Ynaa seei** ed bat s i l d l y ^ i r | r i e # 4 at the' i two vat ion* He i s a »aodel servant traiaed for. years by 3tlrs#vJ*ntn. H s ^ d wait#d on a^ at the table for sia months after .ie sane before I aver saw his. snile *» in r : „,t >. . or,e day alien he was at the 'us. i t a l fa^0 atf his Lniard. I take an *sp*«l*a d e l i s t in w.'x - m * Ml his ,.\yy\y t -h % mive expression. But this t& off the smfejeet. 1 wanted to haw t : t - " '** ->-' a-3: according to oar family t r a d i t i o n s , tint i j4ad to be 00a-teat #ith a o o ^ r t e i e e . I xi;..:-n - -, o a ^ l e e in Mrs. S i l l s * /.rettv -ia3* i n ^ a - s t i a k s for %m eester of Um MHle,aad at ®ach i;iao# put a* l i t t l e •"'• -dan: caatlOthat $tood in thn n^ntan of a s.sao«rr.*-?ot*J- v.* " -.nn taffy 1 , -atltattci *:hat e*«s l e f t of :ie«*a stick o.anay,aaii arranged it in the saucer to the best advantage,! a t n . of the si^vejr coins we- used to ^@ceive,it ^c,s possible for a^ to glv@ only onooent piooes,antfwinter t e«.rs took the place of tint oran^oi to need to enjoy.Th**-. last »ftnn ao sarprite for we hmm thea every »er lag. Tk-n/ are hardly at a i l iik® our /.ears in Aaierlea.They aav^r •§ get aiellow, but are al^aya eriap aao vex-y f a l l of jaioa.Som^ of thejo are ;alta see«t,bat tmy have l i t t l e flavor. OUT breakfast was voina a »ucoess(we ila.a --ore tianans to e»t than those mentioned.)^rrs. 3raith,fhn had come twenty mile the day bnfere to h#l- oao of our poor 01 i>na slaves,oa«e in as w* wer# finis f* ^aa r«»€ mm momm of %h® bMutlfml l e t t e r s tmeyhad r^osived about their Heary.dh-, left agaia for her station eiasn about 'ten an*9excusing our teach* iPS,w»Tnaoi*d t. ^ -na - Chinese oustoa of ssoorting o«r gueat a ways.we ymt m far as tyn^ east- |Sate of «w walled caty,a distenoe of fully two s i l e^ ano returnee timonn/i the otty*s«big street»t*nd stopped at the beautiful i!Mn' u':l '- ' ' i«»"*ith i t s M5nl,,tur.m stone and marble and i t s fine old tress , r 5 * '^--^ h "• ••"'-t -:--! yyy '- A surprise for our dinner.I< . „y feawe baea ';';;''ir-""' J ; ; j - •• -^mgry anl ate 00 h«,trtily or it na? have bean the Chinese eploei that did i t , a t -ay r*t^ I ilept l i t t l e that nirht^an^ i t *.*• -n.km befere 1 felt mite eeHagaln. 2 i rowing lyrn -,% i ^ real **u. our daik max -;!•>; -t l,v:-at : in nnny *ve* ?h- n awn. of Urty l i t t l e boy* follow us > fhon:,n it 15 s t i l l i Oy to be mki % y.A<^r : inas a f,m as <e now see , ^i,1'^ 2"- •" 4' : / U i 8P * ^ «** suaae-r in P*aag Oha/nig,livin, vita tue faokeri b^t bt^rmm, with tha Kllises ,who Use expect to be tn^ne. ;mr :am-ion m-tin^ co»a«s early in-^prll this year to acoom i-.t- the sseaber ux u s ua.nittttxnnv/nie.n 90 nm.nxt t e r , about tno f i r s t •'. t .-.rch..*a iouk to |