Letter from Hattie to Mattie, December 14, 1881

Letter from Hattie to Mattie, December 14, 1881

Woman missionaries; Letters; Man-woman relationships

Harriet writes to Mattie about the arrival of Miss Butler. Mrs. Preston was cleaning things out of Mattie's old bureau before Miss Butler came and inquired about the chinaware. Miss Butler and Miss Archibald stayed in Oakland, which is where Sophie and Laura are too. She seems to think that Miss Butler has her heart set on Mr. Fulton and that any future relationship could be good for him. She also informs her sister that Mr. and Mrs. White have a daughter, Lillian Emily, and Hattie McDonald is staying at the Happer's and is in poor health.

Noyes, Harriet Newell

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

Unpublished

1881-12-14

Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant

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Canton
Dec 14th 1881.
My dear Mattie -
I came across
this note from Mrs Preston
when I was taking the
things out of that little
bureau in your room before
Miss Butler came. It seems
from this that she did
understand perfectly that
you and Lucy gave her
the China-ware together .If
she did not write to you I
suppose it was because she
waited for the letter which
she says Mrs Rogers wrote
her that you were going
to write. I have not heard
from Mrs Preston for a
long time. Miss Butler
and Miss Archibald staid
at Mills Seminary while
in Oakland where Sophie

and Laura are. Laura
has recently united with the
church. They say Sophie
has her heart set upon
coming back to China sometime
so she will doubtless come
before long. I do not know
whether Miss Butler will desert
me for Mr Fulton or not I
think it will not be his fault
if she does not. I should'nt
think she could fancy him
but perhaps she can.
It would undoubtedly be a
good thing for him.
Mrs Parkes has been ill
again but is better now
They expect to go home in
March. Did I tell you
that Mr and Mrs White
have a little daughter Lillian
Emily -" I have not seen
her yet Hattie McDonald
is staying at Dr Happers is in very
poor health. Yours affly
Hattie --



坎顿 1881 年 12 月 14 日。
我亲爱的玛蒂——在巴特勒小姐来之前，
当我从你房间里的那个小办公室里拿东西的时候，
我看到了普雷斯顿夫人的这张纸条。
由此看来，
她完全明白你和露西一起把瓷器给她了。
如果她没有给你写信，
我想是因为她在等她说罗杰斯夫人写给她的信，
你要去写。
我已经很久没有收到普雷斯顿夫人的消息了。
巴特勒小姐和阿奇博尔德小姐在苏菲和劳拉所在的奥克兰期间留在米尔斯神学院。
劳拉最近与教会联合。
他们说苏菲一心想在某个时候回到中国，
所以她肯定会在不久的将来回来。
我不知道巴特勒小姐是否会为了富尔顿先生而抛弃我，
我想如果她不这样做，
那也不是他的错。
我不应该认为她会喜欢他，
但也许她可以。
这对他来说无疑是一件好事。
帕克斯太太又病了，
但现在好多了。
他们预计三月份回家。
我有没有告诉过你怀特先生和夫人有一个小女儿莉莲·艾米莉——“我还没见过她呢 海蒂·麦克唐纳住在哈珀斯医生那里，
她的健康状况很差。
亲爱的，
海蒂——

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