Letter from Hattie to Mary, October 21, 1873
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Title
Letter from Hattie to Mary, October 21, 1873
Subject
Missionaries; Girls' school; Teaching; Methodist Missions (China)
Description
Harriet is thankful for everybody who helped raise money to buy an organ for the school. She tells Mary that the girls' school is full but the women's school is not. She is satisfied with the performance of two new teachers. Some missionaries are planning a trip to the North River. Harriet thinks she will not go on that trip just like she did not go to Macau with Mr. and Mrs. Graves because she feels that she should not leave the school.
Creator
Noyes, Harriet Newell
Source
The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #1
Publisher
Unpublished
Date
1873-10-21
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Language
eng (English)
Type
Text
Identifier
noyes_c_cor_104
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Canton China
Oct 21st 1873
My dear Mary,
I have been writing
letters at rail-road speed this
evening and now I have arrived
at yours which was put at the
end of the line "last but [u]not[/u] least"
you know , I only say this so as to
warn you that you will have
the [u]dregs[/u]. But before writing any
thing else about one or two things
and one is the letter that I ought
to have written to the little girls
in the Sabbath School who want
to support a scholar in the school
Tell them that I have agreed
to take a girl into the school that
I think will do for them I expect
her to come tomorrow and then
I will write and tell them
about her, Another thing is I
do not feel as though I had
Ever half thanked any one
for the pains taken to get the
funds for purchasing an organ
for the school, I wanted you
know to thank them all nicely
and thought it would be
best to wait until we heard
that the instrument was
purchased. We have now heard
that it is on the way and
will probably reach here about
New Years Wont it be a nice
New Year's gift, But I will
write of this again. We are very
busy now.last week and this
we have been having two
meetings {and sometimes three}
every day which added to
our regular work fills the
day up very full, The Girl's
school is full now but the
school for women is not,
The two new teachers have
given very good satisfaction
thus far, We are expecting
a visit soon from Bishop
Harris and three other ministers
[Note: Entire page is oriented sideways]
They are visiting the Methodist missions and
I presume will arrange something here about
the one that is to be here. Mr Sites wrote to us
that they were waiting to find suitable men
We expected the to come some time since.
Henry is away in the country but only for three
days this time, will be home tomorrow. Some
of the missionaries are planning a trip up the
North River, I expect Henry will go and I
presume they will have a nice time but I
imagine it will hardly Equal our famous
picnic of last year, I would like to go very
much and they have all urged me very much
to go. Mr Preston even said he thought I would
go if I wanted to very bad which is [u]cruel[/u] isnt
it for I would be [u]delighted[/u] to go if I felt that I
could leave the school.
Mr + Mrs Graves wanted me
to go with them to Macau and
it was certainly a very nice
opportunity and I should have
enjoyed it immensely but I
am chained here.
You mention Helen Gray in
your letter Please give her my love
I shall never forget how much I
enjoyed going to their house when
I begun teaching school [u]fourteen[/u]
years ago. I would like to
send my love to Eveline too
we were quite warm friends
once in the long ago, I have
just [u]scribbled[/u] this letter but I
hope "it wont make much difference."
It is not very late but I am
very tired so I think I
must say good-night. Your
letter was finished after midnight
you mustnt take up my
bad habits. I have quite
reformed. Much love for all
from Hattie
Oct 21st 1873
My dear Mary,
I have been writing
letters at rail-road speed this
evening and now I have arrived
at yours which was put at the
end of the line "last but [u]not[/u] least"
you know , I only say this so as to
warn you that you will have
the [u]dregs[/u]. But before writing any
thing else about one or two things
and one is the letter that I ought
to have written to the little girls
in the Sabbath School who want
to support a scholar in the school
Tell them that I have agreed
to take a girl into the school that
I think will do for them I expect
her to come tomorrow and then
I will write and tell them
about her, Another thing is I
do not feel as though I had
Ever half thanked any one
for the pains taken to get the
funds for purchasing an organ
for the school, I wanted you
know to thank them all nicely
and thought it would be
best to wait until we heard
that the instrument was
purchased. We have now heard
that it is on the way and
will probably reach here about
New Years Wont it be a nice
New Year's gift, But I will
write of this again. We are very
busy now.last week and this
we have been having two
meetings {and sometimes three}
every day which added to
our regular work fills the
day up very full, The Girl's
school is full now but the
school for women is not,
The two new teachers have
given very good satisfaction
thus far, We are expecting
a visit soon from Bishop
Harris and three other ministers
[Note: Entire page is oriented sideways]
They are visiting the Methodist missions and
I presume will arrange something here about
the one that is to be here. Mr Sites wrote to us
that they were waiting to find suitable men
We expected the to come some time since.
Henry is away in the country but only for three
days this time, will be home tomorrow. Some
of the missionaries are planning a trip up the
North River, I expect Henry will go and I
presume they will have a nice time but I
imagine it will hardly Equal our famous
picnic of last year, I would like to go very
much and they have all urged me very much
to go. Mr Preston even said he thought I would
go if I wanted to very bad which is [u]cruel[/u] isnt
it for I would be [u]delighted[/u] to go if I felt that I
could leave the school.
Mr + Mrs Graves wanted me
to go with them to Macau and
it was certainly a very nice
opportunity and I should have
enjoyed it immensely but I
am chained here.
You mention Helen Gray in
your letter Please give her my love
I shall never forget how much I
enjoyed going to their house when
I begun teaching school [u]fourteen[/u]
years ago. I would like to
send my love to Eveline too
we were quite warm friends
once in the long ago, I have
just [u]scribbled[/u] this letter but I
hope "it wont make much difference."
It is not very late but I am
very tired so I think I
must say good-night. Your
letter was finished after midnight
you mustnt take up my
bad habits. I have quite
reformed. Much love for all
from Hattie
中国广东 1873年10月21日 亲爱的Mary 我今晚信写得像火车一样快 / 现在写到放在最后的你的信了， / 你知道，最后一个但是同样重要的， 我提前告诉你 让你有所准备。 在写任何事情之前 / / 我应该写一点关于主日学校的女孩们的事， 她们想要帮助一个在校生。 / 告诉她们我同意 注册一个女孩进入学校了， 我认为她明天到学校， 然后， 我会写一些关于那个女孩的信。 另一件事是 我觉得我没有感谢过 曾经受过伤 / 去给学校买管风琴。 我想让你知道 要去感谢他们， 而且，最好是在我们买过乐器以后。 / / 我们现在知道， 礼物已经在半路了， 差不多在新年前到达。 会是一个很棒的新年礼物。 但是我会重新写。 我们现在很忙。 上周和这周， 我们每天有两个 （有时候是三个）附加的会 / 让我们每天的时间安排都满满的， 女孩学校现在已经满了 / 但是女人学校还没有， 两位新老师把学校带的很好 / 我们期待去参观 和Harris主教和其它两个牧师一起去。 / 【全篇边缘书写】 他们在拜访卫理公会传教组织 而且我认为会有一些活动。 Sites先生给我们写信了 说在等合适的人选。 自从Henry去了乡下我们期待过去， 但是这次只有三天， 他明天到家。 有一些传教士计划去北江旅游， 我认为Henry会去， 而且我认为他们会玩的很好 但是我相信那几乎不能和我们去年有名的野餐相比。 我很想去 而且他们都劝我去。 Preston先生甚至说他认为我会去， 我认为很残酷，如果我能离开学校，我也想去旅行 / / Graves夫妇想让我和他们去澳门 / 那真的是个很好的机会 而且我能玩极好 / 但是我被锁在这里了。 你在信里说过Helen Gray 叫我好好爱她。 我从来不会忘记 14年前开学校的时候， 我去她们家教课有多快乐。 我也会给Eveline写信的 / 我们是多年来相当好的朋友， / 我刚刚草草写下这封信 当我希望这不会影响你阅读。 现在不是很晚 但是我很累了 所以我该说再见了。 你的信在午夜以后写完了的 你一定不要学我的坏习惯。 我改进了很多了。 Hattie寄来满满的爱 /
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Noyes, Harriet Newell, “Letter from Hattie to Mary, October 21, 1873,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed May 4, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/159.