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Show to be any where but, right at home helping you in the orchard. Then I think that if nobody left their homes there would't be any missionaries and teachers, and that I ought to do what I would expect other folks to do for the sake of spreading the gospel and bringing the Kingom of God on earth. And as to my fitness, there has got to be something given by G-od , that Is quite above and beyond any individual to make his work worth while. But I did not mean to start off in this strain,except to say that the every thought of yoX Papa ,is an inspiration to live a good useful life,and of you Hettie to be big-hearted and "on the square". I am so glad the rains did begin at last,and hope they have been plentiful. I wisfc I could see your little chicks ,Hester. I am surely goiry to buy some for the Kindergarten ,when the man brings them around In his big# baskets for sale soon. Then I suppose I will have to p%t them over nights t I am meditating having silk worms" too for them to feed and watch. The five hot-water-bottle washers came . Thank you very much for sending them for me.That many ought to last many a month,oughtn1t it ? It is time to send orders for next winters supplies and Ruth VanKirk and I have been pouring over catalogues, basn't it nice that her Language School vacation came just now ana that she was able to visit %i0iiM Techow? She has had nice visits with Ethel and Mrs Helliwell,and met Mr Eastman and Mr. Moulding and all the eight Lintsing teachers,so that ought to make it seem more 11V1 borne to her next year. Did I tell you that I am to be housekeeper btete-*e^sser at Pehtaiba> this summer for the Gould Cottage family? I wont go until July,but I will send KrsEllis' cook on aheadto start things off and to cook for the early aeoale. There will be the most new people-and I am glad to know them. We will have about fifteen in all. I am glad that the W.B.M.P, kindergartener from Poo-chow plans to come. She is Miss Allen,and is from Pomona. Miss bard of Foochow also plans to come and a Miss Daniels from so far south as Canton. be are to have meetings tomorrow,and hope to get off for TaiSban on a Five-o'clock train in the evening.- wall -church tima is'almost here ,. so for this morning,I must say good-by. Always most lovingly /Sj a / ,Jjly< M &w MY- te* £*? ^ # i - yfr /*y $YF£»£ . '$ w » t ;w.ibaf JL-^ 'p*Y. y°~i f*Yk- " a^ TL^^. 7l<J^*• %YJ$7%£yY& 'TYTfefy, /» . y\j*j ®- ° - ,..^.& *. , %y\ \ * (Jiyn^ l$Un<fi^ I Tt^y^^y <y&*s^* ^C^JcZj M ^ | ^ l e * ^ w aH^^y£yt^iy^^^m^ ss^J{ |
