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Show Lint sing S h a n t u n g C. H I N A ?Tovober 15 *M$B This might be called our social week la these sty parlors* T^j Doctor wanted to let the forde.at the ho t p i t a l see where we wer&ivkag, so took the fact of Mis s &uagorf 3 roceat coaiag as the occasioa of aa afteraooa teaf / o r roceptioa to them aad to her* THe cornea came from 4 to 5 and the men from 5 to 6* The other ladies of the corapoad,/the ^iste i o ary ladies were invited also at four as iwewj the men at five • All but One or two of the entire force were present and the a f f a ir wont off very neely * The refreshments were , tea and cakes,/the l a t t e r bought at a shop here * J ? - " o . • •' . • " . "-Tit"*'""" - . . a - "--." •'" f - :- Of course I was not pr4sat t i l l the five o'c event butm there *as nothing dull about that » we had some games of guosiinc ready aad verythiag wont off ^ith a rush • - s o much so that they coftU not believe the clock ihen it struck six • J -.'..jja gjj TTTO other eveats was' last evening ^hen we returned the Singlao ladies hoepitality of last week ~by inviting them to tea* f Rather it was a dianer , for oar cook had the good fortuae to buy a rild goose on **Qnday end i t was young and fat and fceader * Je 'paid the alarming sum of 50o * cash * for it about 17 cents gold and I never tasted batter meat • J We were a l i t t l e c rowded but ao one minded that • They brought some og their dishes with thej so things were properly served * - a ' ' '-' " T - "••"• • After dianer we played " counts " the game that 1 \ invionted back ia Michigan ? S a t is four-of us did aad the 5th ©ne played on the aur©~ harpf/tho Sector »s , she aod Miss Bfubger taking t uras at that * Kiss Manger i s fitting In very nicely though she can be of nut littfc service ^ith ao knowls d|e o f the langiage * She studies two hours c'aily and i s picking it up rapidly As her moth* er and s i s t e r are in Shaasi she will probablu go there whea we leave next early summer * Mi S3 Huggias had her truak sat fovn from Terjhow this week and ,|hpwed us her • brasses " w h i c h she bought in %iansi this eraser , / ? Vf*f. north Spae of thorn,/ondeed all of them , are very fine and ancient • Indoed there is nothing modern in that part of China • * was able t© pet'&":*ew things at Peitaiho this summer, but nothing like hers . But mine cost less than I 5?Oo instead of forty * ISrs , • S l l i s Is s t i l l very misserab^S It i s probably reaction from the lonfr strain at TeChow ,/aot only the double operation but the fact J of the excitement caused by the flood • All her meals were prepared 1 in her room and there was ao sleep daytimes and indeed for one week noao at night , 'Then came the boat ride home in crowded quarters and ao^ die must catch up, in her nearvous system hich has been sorely overtaxed » ©AA* «- . we are going to take a walk to the r W this bright afteraooa. % ugh esleaf it i s somewhat brisk • B.r.5, |