Letter from Hattie to "Dear Ones at Home," January 10, 1876

Letter from Hattie to "Dear Ones at Home," January 10, 1876

Travel; Ships; Arson; Women missionaries

Harriet writes home that they are leaving for the US later that day. She worries for Mattie, but knows she will be busy with the school. It is also the anniversary of the school burning down. Mattie and Lucy are traveling with the group going home as far as Hongkong. Harriet says they will be in good hands because the Consoul now lives next door.

Noyes, Harriet Newell

The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #2

Unpublished

1876-01-10

Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant

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Canton China -
Jany 10th 1876.
Dear Ones at Home -
I have got up very
early this morning so as to
write you one more letter
from Canton. Only a few
hours now remain until we
shall bid Canton good-bye
for a season and turn
our faces [u]homeward[/u].
I cannot realize at all
that it is so - but I hope
that I shall when we
are once on our way .
We have been very busy
getting every thing arranged
to leave. Mattie will miss
us very much and we
feel badly to leave her but
she will b so busy when
the schools open a month

hence that it will keep
her from being lonesome I
hope - I hope you will
all write to her as much
as you can -
We are starting on just
the day that we hoped
months ago that we should
start the Monday after
the week of prayer
and perhaps you will
notice that it is Jany 10th
the anniversary of the
burning of the school-house.
Henceforth we shall
have something more
pleasant to remember in
Jany 10th than that
sad day - Mattie +
Lucy are going to Hongkong
with us, but I do not
suppose they will stay
more than a day or two.
I cannot help thinking

how soon we would reach
home if we were going by
the Pacific Mail.
But as we go by Bangkok
at any rate - it seems
best to go this way and
I feel sure that if we
did not go home
this way we would not
be very likely to come
out by way of England.
I am very glad that
Mattie and Lucy have
everything arranged so
nicely. Their work cannot
it seems to me fail to
be pleasant and I am
sure they will Enjoy it.
Then we have the
best of servants who will
do Every thing in their
power for them I know.
The Consul lives next door
to us now and he and

his wife are very pleasant and
kind so they are sure of
"Consular protection"
The two years before us
I am sure will seem
very short they will be
so filled up. I hope
that we shall hear
from you at Singapore.
We have been wishing
so much for another
mail before we leave
and it has been
due several days. Perhaps
we may meet it in
Hongkong. And now
I will send you my last
good-bye from Canton for
the present . When I write
you again from here our
visit home will be in the
past . You will think often
of and pray for Mattie I
know - and I hope she

[Note: following is written vertically on first page]
will be very happy here until we come back -
With warmest love for you all from
Your loving
[u]Hattie[/u]

中国广东
1876年1月10日
亲爱的家人们
今天我起的很早
所以有时间在广东多写几封信给你们。
/
只剩下几个小时了，
直到我们离开广东，
一个季节后回家。
/
/
我根本意识不到
但是我希望一旦我在路上
我就可以意识到。
/
我们忙于收拾东西离开。
/
Mattie会非常想念我们
而且我们也觉得离开她很伤心
但是学校开学时
她会非常忙
/

/
然后就可以不再那么想念了
我希望你们可以尽量多给她写一点
/
/
我们离开的日子
我们一个月以前打算的时间
我们应该开始周一以后祈祷者的一周开始
/
/
也许你会发现
1月10日是学校被烧的纪念日。
/
/
从此以后，
我们会有更多有关于1月10日的
美好回忆
而不是一个伤心的回忆——
/
Mattie和Lucy准备和我们去香港，
但是我他们不会多待一两天。
/
/
我忍不住去想

如果我们通过太平洋，
我们很快到家。
/
但是我们要通过曼谷
看起来是最好的路线
/
而且我觉得
如果我们没有走这条路线回家
我们也不会通过英格兰。
/
/
我很高兴Mattie和Lucy把所有事整理得很好。
/
/
他们的工作让我很欣慰
/
而且我确定他们会喜欢。
/
然后我们有最好的佣人
/
他们可以尽自己的力量去去做任何事。
/
领事馆现在住我们隔壁
/

他和他的妻子很高兴
而且他们很确定“使馆的保护”
/
未来两年会显得很短
我确定他们会很快完成。
我希望我们会在新加坡收到你们的来信。
/
/
我们希望
在我们走之前的几天可以收到你们的来信。
/
/
也许我们会在香港遇见。
/
现在
我要给你们在广东说最后一声再见。
/
当我再次在这里给你们写信的时候
/
我们回家也算是过去了。
你们要经常惦记我们
并且为Mattie祈祷
我知道

【纵向书写】
而且我希望她会很开心，直到我们回去
送给你们最温暖的爱
爱你们的
Hattie

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