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Show 6. and fifty. v;hen we went into the yards, unless we managed to bar the gate, they followed us and arowded around, so that we oould hardly move. They would run on ahead, so that they would be s re not to be locked out, and no matter how fiercely the offieials, who vere with us,ordered them to 8tay out, they c?me right along. So one seems to have enough backbone to overeome their nerve, curiosity and stubbornness. I like the individual Chinese, the kiddies, and the girls, but ; still ask to be delivered from them en masse. One old grandfather was carryi g the cutest, cleanest 111 tie naked baby next to his body inside of his coat. After a time he opened his coat, picked the baby out, and handed it to the grandmother, who had hers ready open for it. Even in this February weather they carry them around that way with their little arms and shoulders all exposed to the cold. They ask me if I am not cold because I am not wearing wadded garments, but claim that their babies are warm. One old woman asked me (as a compliment) how many children I had, and, as she chose all the words I didn't know and none I did, I couldn't understand what she was saying. To explain she made the motion of wrapping a baby in her coat* There was a very interesting old man, who said that he had been a church member for thirty years. I have never seen a bigger man, I could think of nothing but a big elephant. Of course his many layers of garments were responsible for most of it, but there was something to build on too. his legs were huge at the ankles, and his shoes (wadded as were his stockings) were twelve inches wide if they were an inch. -aen we reaehed home I found a card from Dr* Goodrleh saying he vas ending me over a hundred dollars gold, whieh his home church had sent for famine relief, and a check for another hundred Hex. from yiss Andrews. That makes me very happy for I have f und that I ean have thre or four samll rooms of the hospital for more children, and this will take aare of about twenty or thirty more. Mr. Eastman asked me how soon I^o build in order to take aare of those the next money makes possible. Let him laugh at me; I was not the one who said my original twenty five were all I eould stow away. Neither am I going to say that seventy five are all that can be cared for. I still have room for another twenty five, so let the money come! |