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Show ^ * *f c ••/'• * ' •" •• n n • * * • . ' - ' • -m - tlntsingchow, Shantung, china. deb, loth-, If#f. .loar friones of the am Jos.! -ron»;. m"'. and d.H. h a n e e i a l l y i s t h i s adar-ssseñ to the Interwsoiate* ana t o the memkers of *"iss tfills* olas*,for It is they who are t*s¿-eei&lly í-x-t o r e s t e d in diu c h i , having *eut the tea nal l a r* for n«r tt«ition in tiie Pan- Kiirtííg boardinr , school, Thank you agt*in for the g i f t . It will be ap-f l l e d on the schoolexpenses of the year that i s .fust opening. -' Though t h i s is Febru-iry, the Chinase dew Year i s bel yy celébrate**, and : nu a oh i i s at b*aM for vacation. ira.XLll* and 2 went to a&¿* homo * fuw d**/s &s© to iook at her eiothes and to decide whaf IOW one¿i she oucht to have for the i s x t ten». Vea* aay o* HUP^rissd to iuiaa that a l l she ucwded «a» a s t r i n x oí* C6tohte;ual to t ^ i r t y e e a t a . t l t i t t h i s her aother bougnt eloth for the cover-ÍÍX- and eotton for the waddinr os* a new lower gartisut. fhey #ern v*ry Uiaaaf ful for t h i s helf- l i t t l e as it atares to as,but tao *c*.to of ** •* i s ¥$r>* iow here and hOr father worfcs four day* for that a«oarit.This t h t r t y cents- «r .' a s lafcea fresa th* Ota Eolia** that "! i s s l i l i s ' clase gavo mi 'xhe.s I t a s in saa Tmm9m*i s t i l l the re i» a l i t t l e ieft.it aijM all aawe bao* speut for *liu Ohi nxn.- ti?.*, o oaer during the«* two year*tbut one of UN JUtagi a* ntve . to l e a r n t i to §4*9 ^ e ü s l s in .-íuen a way ai to r-valay be i heii te aafla, ' &nd not to give so a* to maks i t h&rdwr for titea to care for t h e . s n l v e s . l t ,í I* the saae in a l l lands. • l a r i n i the «usase» vacation nhn Ohi w*s at honNi haré in Lintsing wHile wa foreigners stnysd for the h o t t e e t part of the suwíier at *>ang Putan^.1** «er* *hoekod whan we ¿ot, back to l@am that Sha "dhi's brothar Han died átirtng tne time w# wore away.*?oone had writteu a* aboux i t . "« WH» th* | r i a e of h it parant* and ni;* áe&tn #as a d^ej sorrow te thaa. U «aonmng ^rayere we mi** a i * s h r l i i thild** volee kaeping alisad of al A tno rest as w* repeate tas Lona»» i-rayer. Pfi* aother told as with tea*1* o f - h i * bri*f i Une**. Üfc* said* •n-f conrs® we eaálaa*t have a enffin for h i " . , b n ne had m ^dam elothes ^ns l «& «raj.pad hiai in a new t**i to bury telau* It is ver; s e l l o s that eOffia* a*l bought for ohildaen under tltt**nj$ by the*e peejple who *f« eo peer. |t th« tiíae of our Tha/iksgivinfj prayer a s e t i n n for th* women a*r*. 77111* *al<l, •HHen we reaiember the ¿reat iogs th^t :>*ra. Tan*r has had t h i s ye******* Know that it - aaay be -hard for feer to Éell na ths thin^n for -*hlch she i s thankfui.» rs, ft Wang r n p l i s á , »lt ííoiaetim«# i* hard, but ewaa in UMi death of our l i t t l e boy there &?% thoee tnings whieh isaae us glad. ^o t>iink of *11 th« 3ufferin$ of the world whieh he will not nm®d to knowsanU we thank tne *(eavealy father 1 " whose grae# i t wa* t© take n í a to heaven.e : Tou muét not think of "hu Ohi as different from other l i t t l e Chinóse gt#la* ~h® i s not brightor than most and ®hñ does not l i a * t e study *ay mrm tlian do some of you. ' a t we think i t i s falMl worth whilo for her to §§ to schooif and «a iuiow she í s l a a r a l a g lessons frase IMNF books and from b«ing with otlner . g i r l . i that «ftH • • ! * her a b e t t a r woftan,and a g r o a t e r hsip to the ehureh '/whon she groa* up than sha couid OtlMiyalaa hava born. Thanti are only a few days .^ore of vac&tior^a^rt th#n t!ne l a * s c h o o l - g i r is "from t h i s c i t y who go u; to par*g Cht^ng to boarding school will s t a r t i"to . a new tena, whieh we hopo will be th« b«st they have «ver. liad.fhey will g© i i n a cari drawu by two. aotle* anl i t will take two days to r*aeh ^an , dhnang. s thero will be & w o asan ¿o along a* comf anión for the¿a9ana I éxtast to be on» , of the part y , t o o , It i s SOÜIO basiness-connectsfi with orfl*9.rs for new íoe-áiml ' ' - ü t h x l i ^ s that tak»s « e , f o r I feei the »«*« of the adviee of the rrs.Tucicer-, t .ettae* expórtanos lo aeaioal w^rk hñm in "hiña i s much lardar than ^ine. Tüile I %«. there(tfhs v i s i t s.>iii be ^no of a eeek1 T nope to OfOlttti on *"-Hn Chi»s afestona of whicki m vsry *<*ooked. 5hu din will bs í«;ioh al****! isnBrí slit-, has returnnd. to ácnool for she has sean a r^al help te h%r aotiior Una vaoation and the b**by s i s t s r w i l l cali in v.ain !QA na*- ;iay-reitoW. i p dlú too will alas tliis #insomo,ii&ppy, d i r t y, •o " _ l i t t l s * i s t # r , who» no on« oon.id bal lov#s. The numbar of Qispens.try p a t i e n t * who comx* l a c r e a s e s alaost d a i i y , s , r ¥en i s a aast f a i t h f a l a s s l s t a u t an-i for tun most part very coaj-otaat.Mle mother d' 'r$, XIu¿, i s helping m* with the weiwen j u s t uo*,beoau*e *--rs. ;niaotwhose $0 •work tluit i * , i * at ho,a« c i r i n ^ for a tiny brown-eyed son. " r s . 7 1 1 1 * i s holdi ig a station-cl^toá for wo»en,The attendaaaa promises to a be gooá.-Ha told me i *.«t evenin^ that •*rs.3hüi,i3y teaoher*s wife, a i s ooiag v^s^y good worX.^he id vixious to learn,and we have nroat hopos for h%? futura l^what would yon think if y*m eouid iook into my múiü Uiis a i a a t a t - f i i * a v^yv - ;l«asant roomfby th-x w^y.Thsi t i n y browu-eyod nao:' ... lr*«oy raentionoO,ia a^l^e i> ^on -iy couch.Tiis ne ; i y - l i g h t e d nativa stove in h i s .'uwt¿AO**»* rooa üade so maeh :,a ¿ t h a t I l a r n i not lesivo hita the r e . a r . r o n f s yaangost boy i s playing around » i t a bare brow.-i aníjs.T laXt t h i s l a t t e r to vaooi^ate Ui:n.:-íis b r o t a s r ano he n have been enjoying ©na of your scrap-books.¿bout s i a Of Use aispenaaay pa- ^.r_tlant* who have come «..arly aro lookinL/ into ny Windows. 1 do not ;mch mind. |