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Show J$YY , * > r Líritaing,Shantung,China Dec, $5 192Q :.ly deareat Susle, , ? f , Guess Whõ l t ta that I am thinkingof ,and of whom I "nave tho g^thougftt ali these two days! And even thou&h-the olock lias struck-10.30 I am ç just not going to beá until I have said a l i t t i e of how much í love you and • mony rich things I wish for you in this new year. It is Ruths turn for a* t oatn aoo âhé haa just gone ip stairs -so Iam not keeping her awake. There ia -ske-t of parcels beside me CJU the window seat(l have rir/ desk ih the dinl t "OX: ' ' **« -°*' -tarting the furnaee) and if you could take a i into .^i tm room you would not need to ask whether Christraas preparatio U a.e going ^} _ '' "!-S. haâ nade out the liste of- children so oarefully, Au Li has bU£V m o r í ? "than one day wrapping ano naming, There are few new th ings,bu the pictures and pencils will go; around I think and there are-a few dear lolls and séitfe l i t t i e a* .>nts..- I want every thing used,and aa la$ thi •3 year when there are so rnany o-o around not to have too much of" expensiv fys* ^to give. Th< school girls will help paste and prepare. I am incloafcng Dr í lí '^ 1 ;;ram and a l e t t e r from Alma a**- iat*will l] you hôw the Language Scoaol Date was changed to Dec. "Ist and '"' t h a t ' ! " - the¥ burried straight te PeKing. You know how disaopointo ^ ^ wcre, ! It na,1 beea such a. pleasuw? to Vioa for their visit,and ia hard t ' " ^ t i t offf for a possible trip at Eaôter time. But of courae that had to be. •are living with the G-oodriches áild I àá s*0 glad for tbat. M*a* Andrews i r • so there. * I had your letter the day the telegram carne . It wr.s such a 1 letter and I wantedto a - it right that day. It was a 9 thing to ) my drooping spirits! Thank yoo for it,dear Sus' \x\ Wednes- Bfr Chaodlar carne down-for a look at the Lintsing work. His a o inspiration, He brought two Suitcases of things that Alma had IOW. There were things for Ruth from her home and Christmassy b from you. Thank you a bi. They are just right for times when curfc >•;'-' ftraf - yf)l • á -.111 k s o o n U a n d Itis fine * °"'• "• --•• n«w &mê arftÉ-l T r'u.vn tfH% t~ tliti - f vou I wear th' tere w e a pictures and cuti i > r dolls nt.tle •>' the Ohlldrèn and I ai oj M n themall into*inatant use-i.e. ...e-ttin ' : - if use.And there were littie clothes toe-oarefully raade; t in the proportions the Cnlnese use. Any way they are sure :to be of é® the cio th is so preeloua. j ,. Noo it is__ bed-time,so lots and lots of love to you àM Çôe* - I Yõui&EdH i". o i ^ * • ' Station Wednesday night prayers here tonight.4 Suo >er is on Friday thi^ -.,% Cusually) l mãáé some: candy last night and weireate the crowd tonight. So toat fá« In your honor. Dearest Susie, Later Sulnday P.M.Dec 19 ld20 „ _ 't , Being just a common day, I will return to black! Ruth and Mrs Holding have gone to the Kuo Tzu Hsiang S.S. and I was thihking how many letters and other things I would get done,but I went over to HrsEastman1s and we got started talking this and that and I accepted the girls'invitation for a teèter an their new board until it 'reaily isn't early any more-but your letter isone thing I hop e there wilí-pe time for yet. _ ^,LhaVe b e e n a b l e t0 p a s s on ^o u r mesoages to part of' the hospit ai IOIKS. I did wish I could have a; teá for them on your birthday but Icould not manage it. they send.most loving greetings. Liu H.S.said"I ought to writ Doctor a letter myself,we speak of .her.so often in our homei" T'ienPao is in scnool now and the littlest sister qan go to the KgN.with Ch' iu -Hsiang. Mrs Ohiao spends most of her time at home,and I think in bed. She sòoke as cheerí itiny as usual when I was there one night,but whether she is reaily worse or only tired^of being conspicuous and'perhaps thinking she is Xess trouble at home I don t know. I sont her one of the'chrysanthemums that we bought with a part at Ellzabeth S1s gift. Ch'eng ah'uo is one of the small boys that i.see going back and forth across the yard -marching in order from the school to tneir homes. It hardly seemed possible that Lien Ch'un*s name belonged in the oldest class of the boys at school. But they have no classes above the J* years of Kao Teng now. He is tall and thin but well. He measures just even |
