Letter from Mattie to Hattie, Monday
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Letter from Mattie to Hattie, Monday
Subject
Cold (Disease); Missionaries; Tourism--China; Letters
Description
Mattie writes to her sister Hattie about colds going around. She updates her sister on how the missionaries are doing with various ailments and successes. They have seen tourists in the area recently and expect more. Mattie says Miss Butler's letters were very funny and she asks Hattie to send Miss Butler her regards.
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Kerr, Martha Noyes
Source
The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #5
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Unpublished
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eng (English)
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Monday eve
My dear Hattie
Was so glad to get
your letter and know that
you were feeling better Do
hope the cold weather will
not make you worse We are
feeling the change here very
much. The Dr keeps his cold
and we can scarcely expect
him to recover from it while
there is such a north wind
About that cloth I asked Ayan
about it and she did not
think it was for her grand
mother so after a little inquiry
I found its destination and
it is in the hands of its owner
Will send with this a note received
enclosing a dollar {silver} so
you can see who it is from.
The note was directed to Dr
Kerr Will give the money to
Miss Lewis Shall I not? I suppose
Dr Thomson has gone to the
country to day. He can [?deck?] a
good amount of clothing without
being too warm. Are the repairs
going on? If so no doubt you
are general Superintendent,
Do not know when the Dr
will get away. He seems to
be pinned pretty closely but
every body is when able to do their
regular work. Mr Wells was
at church last eve. It seemed
almost like receiving him
back from the dead. He looks
thin and they say he feels every
change. Is on a meat diet.
Dr Wales is in Hongkong and
Dr Kerr has his patients. Has
seen Mrs Alabaster and a lady
on Honam. Kwan Loi has
returned, has a very bad cold
Am so sorry as it is Communion
week and he will have extra
services. Do not know of any one
from the hospital who expects
to join the Church though there
may be some for baptism. Dr
& Mrs Lwan expect to have their
baby baptized by Kwan Loi next
Sabbath. They feel as they are
church members there that
they ought to do this. I think
Kwan Loi will be glad to do
it. Olivia did not get any
shoes for Willie from San
Francisco whether any were
sent from Phil. do not know
Have spent most of the
day at the hospital. I find
in making up the report
of the Hospital school that
the smallest number of
pupils that have ever recited
at one time during the year
was 22 and the largest 32
Last year the smallest num
ber was 15 and the largest
I think 22. The Rheumatism
girl whom you took into the
Boarding School is back again
and seems about to become
a fixture. Can not but be
sorry for her but the Hospital
can not take her on. She
might have been all right,
if she would have done her
duty. There was a large company of
tourists here the other day all
but two from Chicago Ill. and
we hear of another company
who propose to visit us to-
morrow. This is one of cooks
parties. The other was the one
Prof. Butler was in in the north
Our Conference Dr Thomson
will tell you about. The Sha-
min party got lost and wan-
dered for quite a while over
the rice fields. Rupert attempted
to act as guide and fell into
the Canal twice. Willie helped
him out of his dilemma upon
arrival by furnishing him a
partial outfit, Refreshment
[Continued vertically on the first page]
Tea and 3 kinds of cake. Miss Butlers letter was
read for our enter
tainment while
going over in the
boat. The one she
sent to Mrs Simmons
It was so com
ical The Dr does
look just like an
old German pro
fessor as he sits
with his cap on
and shawl around
his shoulders
To morrow think
we will indulge
in a fire. Good
night. With love
to Mrs Butler
Yours aff sister Mattie
星期一晚上我亲爱的海蒂很高兴收到你的信并且知道你感觉好多了希望寒冷的天气不会让你变得更糟我们非常感受到这里的变化。
医生感冒了，
我们几乎不能指望他能在这样的北风中恢复过来。
关于那块布，
我问过阿燕，
她认为这不是给她祖母的，
所以经过一番询问后，
我找到了它的目的地它在其所有者手中纸条是发给克尔博士的我想汤姆森博士今天去了乡下。
他可以穿大量的衣服而不会太暖和。
维修工作还在进行吗？如果是这样毫无疑问你是总警司，
不知道博士什么时候会离开。
他似乎被钉得很紧，
但每个人都可以做他们的日常工作。
威尔斯先生上个晚上在教堂。
仿佛把他从死里复活。
他看起来很瘦，
他们说他感觉到每一个变化。
正在节食肉类。
威尔士医生在香港，
科尔医生有他的病人。
在湖南见过雪花石膏夫人和一位女士。
Kwan Loi 回来了，
感冒很重 很抱歉，
因为这是圣餐周，
他将有额外的服务。
不知道医院里有谁希望加入教会，
尽管可能有一些人接受洗礼。
Lwan 医生和夫人希望他们的孩子在下个安息日接受 Kwan Loi 的洗礼。
他们觉得他们是那里的教会成员，
他们应该这样做。
我想Kwan Loi会很乐意这样做的。
奥利维亚没有从旧金山为威利买任何鞋子，
不管菲尔是不是寄来的。
不知道 大半天都在医院度过。
我在医院学校的报告中发现，
一年中一次背诵的学生最少是 22 人，
最多的是 32 人，
去年最少的是 15 人，
我认为最多的是 22 人。
你带进寄宿学校的女孩又回来了，
似乎即将成为固定装置。
不能不为她感到难过，
但医院不能收留她。
如果她能尽职尽责，
她可能会没事的。
前几天这里有一大群游客，
除了两个来自伊利诺伊州芝加哥的游客外，
我们听说另一家游客打算明天来拜访我们。
这是厨师派对之一。
另一个是巴特勒教授在北方的那个我们的会议汤姆森医生会告诉你的。
沙民一行人迷路了，
在稻田上徘徊了好一阵子。
鲁珀特试图充当向导，
两次掉入运河。
威利在抵达后帮他摆脱了困境，
为他提供了一套部分装备、茶点 [第一页垂直续] 茶和 3 种蛋糕。
巴特勒小姐的信是我们在船上的时候为了娱乐而读的。
她寄给西蒙斯太太的那个 太滑稽了 医生看起来确实像一位德国老教授，
他戴着帽子坐着，
肩上披着围巾 明天想我们会沉迷于火中。
晚安。
怀着对巴特勒夫人的爱你的妹妹玛蒂
My dear Hattie
Was so glad to get
your letter and know that
you were feeling better Do
hope the cold weather will
not make you worse We are
feeling the change here very
much. The Dr keeps his cold
and we can scarcely expect
him to recover from it while
there is such a north wind
About that cloth I asked Ayan
about it and she did not
think it was for her grand
mother so after a little inquiry
I found its destination and
it is in the hands of its owner
Will send with this a note received
enclosing a dollar {silver} so
you can see who it is from.
The note was directed to Dr
Kerr Will give the money to
Miss Lewis Shall I not? I suppose
Dr Thomson has gone to the
country to day. He can [?deck?] a
good amount of clothing without
being too warm. Are the repairs
going on? If so no doubt you
are general Superintendent,
Do not know when the Dr
will get away. He seems to
be pinned pretty closely but
every body is when able to do their
regular work. Mr Wells was
at church last eve. It seemed
almost like receiving him
back from the dead. He looks
thin and they say he feels every
change. Is on a meat diet.
Dr Wales is in Hongkong and
Dr Kerr has his patients. Has
seen Mrs Alabaster and a lady
on Honam. Kwan Loi has
returned, has a very bad cold
Am so sorry as it is Communion
week and he will have extra
services. Do not know of any one
from the hospital who expects
to join the Church though there
may be some for baptism. Dr
& Mrs Lwan expect to have their
baby baptized by Kwan Loi next
Sabbath. They feel as they are
church members there that
they ought to do this. I think
Kwan Loi will be glad to do
it. Olivia did not get any
shoes for Willie from San
Francisco whether any were
sent from Phil. do not know
Have spent most of the
day at the hospital. I find
in making up the report
of the Hospital school that
the smallest number of
pupils that have ever recited
at one time during the year
was 22 and the largest 32
Last year the smallest num
ber was 15 and the largest
I think 22. The Rheumatism
girl whom you took into the
Boarding School is back again
and seems about to become
a fixture. Can not but be
sorry for her but the Hospital
can not take her on. She
might have been all right,
if she would have done her
duty. There was a large company of
tourists here the other day all
but two from Chicago Ill. and
we hear of another company
who propose to visit us to-
morrow. This is one of cooks
parties. The other was the one
Prof. Butler was in in the north
Our Conference Dr Thomson
will tell you about. The Sha-
min party got lost and wan-
dered for quite a while over
the rice fields. Rupert attempted
to act as guide and fell into
the Canal twice. Willie helped
him out of his dilemma upon
arrival by furnishing him a
partial outfit, Refreshment
[Continued vertically on the first page]
Tea and 3 kinds of cake. Miss Butlers letter was
read for our enter
tainment while
going over in the
boat. The one she
sent to Mrs Simmons
It was so com
ical The Dr does
look just like an
old German pro
fessor as he sits
with his cap on
and shawl around
his shoulders
To morrow think
we will indulge
in a fire. Good
night. With love
to Mrs Butler
Yours aff sister Mattie
星期一晚上我亲爱的海蒂很高兴收到你的信并且知道你感觉好多了希望寒冷的天气不会让你变得更糟我们非常感受到这里的变化。
医生感冒了，
我们几乎不能指望他能在这样的北风中恢复过来。
关于那块布，
我问过阿燕，
她认为这不是给她祖母的，
所以经过一番询问后，
我找到了它的目的地它在其所有者手中纸条是发给克尔博士的我想汤姆森博士今天去了乡下。
他可以穿大量的衣服而不会太暖和。
维修工作还在进行吗？如果是这样毫无疑问你是总警司，
不知道博士什么时候会离开。
他似乎被钉得很紧，
但每个人都可以做他们的日常工作。
威尔斯先生上个晚上在教堂。
仿佛把他从死里复活。
他看起来很瘦，
他们说他感觉到每一个变化。
正在节食肉类。
威尔士医生在香港，
科尔医生有他的病人。
在湖南见过雪花石膏夫人和一位女士。
Kwan Loi 回来了，
感冒很重 很抱歉，
因为这是圣餐周，
他将有额外的服务。
不知道医院里有谁希望加入教会，
尽管可能有一些人接受洗礼。
Lwan 医生和夫人希望他们的孩子在下个安息日接受 Kwan Loi 的洗礼。
他们觉得他们是那里的教会成员，
他们应该这样做。
我想Kwan Loi会很乐意这样做的。
奥利维亚没有从旧金山为威利买任何鞋子，
不管菲尔是不是寄来的。
不知道 大半天都在医院度过。
我在医院学校的报告中发现，
一年中一次背诵的学生最少是 22 人，
最多的是 32 人，
去年最少的是 15 人，
我认为最多的是 22 人。
你带进寄宿学校的女孩又回来了，
似乎即将成为固定装置。
不能不为她感到难过，
但医院不能收留她。
如果她能尽职尽责，
她可能会没事的。
前几天这里有一大群游客，
除了两个来自伊利诺伊州芝加哥的游客外，
我们听说另一家游客打算明天来拜访我们。
这是厨师派对之一。
另一个是巴特勒教授在北方的那个我们的会议汤姆森医生会告诉你的。
沙民一行人迷路了，
在稻田上徘徊了好一阵子。
鲁珀特试图充当向导，
两次掉入运河。
威利在抵达后帮他摆脱了困境，
为他提供了一套部分装备、茶点 [第一页垂直续] 茶和 3 种蛋糕。
巴特勒小姐的信是我们在船上的时候为了娱乐而读的。
她寄给西蒙斯太太的那个 太滑稽了 医生看起来确实像一位德国老教授，
他戴着帽子坐着，
肩上披着围巾 明天想我们会沉迷于火中。
晚安。
怀着对巴特勒夫人的爱你的妹妹玛蒂
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Kerr, Martha Noyes, “Letter from Mattie to Hattie, Monday,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed April 24, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/578.