Letter from Hattie to Clara, July 24, 1882
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Letter from Hattie to Clara, July 24, 1882
Subject
Death; Disease; Sick; Weight; Anniversaries; Friendly visiting
Description
In this letter to her sister Clara, Harriet talks about how she has grown to accept things she cannot change, using the example of Henry's marriage as something she just had to deal with. There have been many illnesses in both the US and Canton lately. A boy staying with the Henry's who was going to be a student of Dr. Happer's died recently. Harriet records her weight and says she doesn't wish to gain. She writes about how to school opened 10 years ago a day before their parents' anniversary. Harriet is glad Martha is doing well at home and hopes that she can return to Canton with Miss Whilden. Harriet and Miss Butler do not like doing visits but accept every invitation graciously.
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Noyes, Harriet Newell
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The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #3
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Unpublished
Date
1882-07-24
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eng (English)
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Canton China
July 24th 1882
My dear Clara -
Your letter of June 6th
came a few days since. I was
so glad to get letters from home
as the previous mail did not
bring me any. I suppose you
"five girls" are all at home now
that is mornings and evenings
through the day our little "school
marm" is away. It was too bad
you missed your birthday surprise
so unnecessarily, but you must
learn not to mind. I think I have
learned that lesson pretty thoroughly
I used to feel sometimes as though I
just [u]could not[/u] have things as I didnt
want them to be. but after Henry's
marriage. which just has to be just as
it is and no other way I have
concluded that we may as well
submit the inevitable and not
make matters worse than they are
by feeling as if we [u]can not[/u] have it so
because however things may be we
[u]can[/u] get on and "Somehow or other
we worry along." I dont know whether
the feeling is a very good kind of
[u]resignation[/u] or only submitting to the
inevitable because there is no other
way but it seems better and more
comfortable than to rebel against what
we cannot change. Now what do you
think of my little preach? I hope Em
will have a nice time in Ashland
and I presume she will. How
nice it is that the cars run
there I hope they will make
[?connection?]. It is too bad the
A + G West did not run right through
Seville. I hope Sara will come
home feeling well. How very
sad that was about Miss Dare.
and oh [u]so sad[/u] that after her
death her friends could only
say that they did not know
whether she was a Christian or
not. I remember her so well
she came to Columbus first
during one of my visits there.
She was very pretty, and I
have always remembered her
looks so well. She was quite
youthful in appearance but had
such beautiful gray hair so wavy.
Last night one of Mrs Henry's servants
died. their table boy. He was such
a nice little fellow only seventeen.
had been a scholar in the
boys school. He was an earnest
little Christian. a very bright interesting
boy. He was planning to stay with
them until they go home two years
hence and then was going to Dr
Happer's school to study to be an
assistant, and it seemed as though
he would be very useful. He was
only sick a few days had fever
and then took cold. Mr +
Mrs Henry were very much
attached to him and feel
his death very much. I do not
think Mattie knew him his
name was Chin Tat. Did I
write about Mrs Henry's little
Jamie's illness He is quite
well again and as plump as
ever Children gain so rapidly.
Miss Butler and I were
weighed the other day She
weighed 120 and I 118 2/3 You
see the "[u]potatoes[/u]" are not quite so
good out here as at home.
I am quite heavy enough however
I "dont [u]wish[/u] to be any [u]fatter[/u]"
Is it not nice that they have
sent a magic lantern for the
school? I find that the
school was opened first on
the 16th of [u]June[/u] 1872. I am
sorry I did not think of it at the
time. I remember the day very
well it was the Friday before Communion
+ Miss Jackson from HongKong
was here -- the next day was the
49th anniversary of Father + Mother's
marriage. I have arranged to
close the school on the 16th of Aug
and will do so. although it is a
little later than usual but I would
like to have the vacation last
until the hot weather is over.
I wonder if Mattie will see Miss Whilden
at home. She is coming back in 1883 it
would be very nice for them to come
together. In her last letter to Mrs Graves
she told her to tell me that she was
"perfectly happy." She deserves to be.
[Note: Letter concludes vertically on page one]
The mail does
not go our for
several days
+ I hope to write
some more but
[u]alas[/u] we have
so much [u]visiting[/u]
to do. Miss Butler
+ I are very cross
about it +
grumble to each
other but smilingly
accept the
invitations as
they come one
after another.
There seems to be
no other way to do.
Ever your loving
Hattie -
中国广州
1882 年 7 月 24 日
我亲爱的克拉拉——
你 6 月 6 日的来信是几天后才来的。
我很高兴收到家里的来信，
因为之前的邮件没有给我带来。
我想你们“五个女孩”现在都在家，
从早上和晚上到我们的小“学校marm”离开的那一天。
太可惜了，
你如此不必要地错过了你的生日惊喜，
但你必须学会不介意。
我想我已经非常彻底地吸取了这个教训，
我曾经有时感觉好像我无法拥有我不想要的东西。
但在亨利结婚之后。
它必须保持原样，
没有其他方式我得出的结论是，
我们最好屈服于不可避免的事情，
不要因为感觉好像我们无法拥有它而使事情变得更糟，
因为无论事情如何，
我们都可以得到和“不知何故我们担心。
”我不知道这种感觉是一种很好的顺从，
还是只是屈服于不可避免的事情，
因为没有其他办法，
但似乎比反抗我们无法改变的事情更好，
更舒服。
现在你觉得我的小讲道怎么样？我希望 Em 在阿什兰过得愉快，
我想她会的。
汽车在那里运行真是太好了，
我希望他们能建立联系。
太糟糕了 A + G West 没有穿过塞维利亚。
我希望萨拉回家时会感觉良好。
戴尔小姐真是太可悲了。
哦，
太悲伤了，
她死后她的朋友们只能说他们不知道她是不是基督徒。
我记得她很清楚，
在我访问哥伦布时，
她首先来到了哥伦布。
她很漂亮，
我一直记得她的长相那么好。
她的外表很年轻，
但有一头漂亮的灰色头发，
如此波浪状。
昨晚，
亨利夫人的一个仆人死了。
他们的餐桌男孩。
他是一个很好的小家伙，
只有十七岁。
曾是男校的学者。
他是一个虔诚的小基督徒。
一个非常聪明有趣的男孩。
他打算和他们呆在一起，
直到他们两年后回家，
然后去哈珀博士的学校学习当助理，
看来他会很有用。
他只病了几天发烧，
然后感冒了。
Henry先生和夫人非常依恋他，
非常感触他的死。
我不认为马蒂认识他，
他的名字是 Chin Tat。
我有没有写过亨利夫人的小杰米的病他已经恢复得很好，
而且和以前一样丰满 孩子们长得这么快。
巴特勒小姐和我前几天被称重 她称重 120 而我称重 118 2/3 你看这里的“土豆”不如家里好。
我已经够重了，
但我“不想再胖了” 他们给学校送了一盏神灯不是很好吗？我发现这所学校最早是在 1872 年 6 月 16 日开学的。
很抱歉当时没有想到。
我清楚地记得那天是圣餐前的星期五，
来自香港的杰克逊小姐来了——第二天是父亲和母亲结婚 49 周年。
我已安排在 8 月 16 日关闭学校，
并将这样做。
虽然比平时晚了一点，
但我希望假期能持续到炎热的天气过去。
我想知道玛蒂是否会在家里见到怀尔登小姐。
她将在 1883 年回来，
如果他们能聚在一起，
那就太好了。
在她给格雷夫斯夫人的最后一封信中，
她告诉她告诉我她“非常高兴”。
她活该。
[注意：信件在第一页垂直结束] 邮件已经好几天没有发给我们了，
我希望能再写一些，
但可惜我们有这么多的访问要做。
巴特勒小姐和我对此很生气，
互相发牢骚，
但在邀请接踵而至时微笑着接受。
好像没有别的办法了。
永远爱你的海蒂——
July 24th 1882
My dear Clara -
Your letter of June 6th
came a few days since. I was
so glad to get letters from home
as the previous mail did not
bring me any. I suppose you
"five girls" are all at home now
that is mornings and evenings
through the day our little "school
marm" is away. It was too bad
you missed your birthday surprise
so unnecessarily, but you must
learn not to mind. I think I have
learned that lesson pretty thoroughly
I used to feel sometimes as though I
just [u]could not[/u] have things as I didnt
want them to be. but after Henry's
marriage. which just has to be just as
it is and no other way I have
concluded that we may as well
submit the inevitable and not
make matters worse than they are
by feeling as if we [u]can not[/u] have it so
because however things may be we
[u]can[/u] get on and "Somehow or other
we worry along." I dont know whether
the feeling is a very good kind of
[u]resignation[/u] or only submitting to the
inevitable because there is no other
way but it seems better and more
comfortable than to rebel against what
we cannot change. Now what do you
think of my little preach? I hope Em
will have a nice time in Ashland
and I presume she will. How
nice it is that the cars run
there I hope they will make
[?connection?]. It is too bad the
A + G West did not run right through
Seville. I hope Sara will come
home feeling well. How very
sad that was about Miss Dare.
and oh [u]so sad[/u] that after her
death her friends could only
say that they did not know
whether she was a Christian or
not. I remember her so well
she came to Columbus first
during one of my visits there.
She was very pretty, and I
have always remembered her
looks so well. She was quite
youthful in appearance but had
such beautiful gray hair so wavy.
Last night one of Mrs Henry's servants
died. their table boy. He was such
a nice little fellow only seventeen.
had been a scholar in the
boys school. He was an earnest
little Christian. a very bright interesting
boy. He was planning to stay with
them until they go home two years
hence and then was going to Dr
Happer's school to study to be an
assistant, and it seemed as though
he would be very useful. He was
only sick a few days had fever
and then took cold. Mr +
Mrs Henry were very much
attached to him and feel
his death very much. I do not
think Mattie knew him his
name was Chin Tat. Did I
write about Mrs Henry's little
Jamie's illness He is quite
well again and as plump as
ever Children gain so rapidly.
Miss Butler and I were
weighed the other day She
weighed 120 and I 118 2/3 You
see the "[u]potatoes[/u]" are not quite so
good out here as at home.
I am quite heavy enough however
I "dont [u]wish[/u] to be any [u]fatter[/u]"
Is it not nice that they have
sent a magic lantern for the
school? I find that the
school was opened first on
the 16th of [u]June[/u] 1872. I am
sorry I did not think of it at the
time. I remember the day very
well it was the Friday before Communion
+ Miss Jackson from HongKong
was here -- the next day was the
49th anniversary of Father + Mother's
marriage. I have arranged to
close the school on the 16th of Aug
and will do so. although it is a
little later than usual but I would
like to have the vacation last
until the hot weather is over.
I wonder if Mattie will see Miss Whilden
at home. She is coming back in 1883 it
would be very nice for them to come
together. In her last letter to Mrs Graves
she told her to tell me that she was
"perfectly happy." She deserves to be.
[Note: Letter concludes vertically on page one]
The mail does
not go our for
several days
+ I hope to write
some more but
[u]alas[/u] we have
so much [u]visiting[/u]
to do. Miss Butler
+ I are very cross
about it +
grumble to each
other but smilingly
accept the
invitations as
they come one
after another.
There seems to be
no other way to do.
Ever your loving
Hattie -
中国广州
1882 年 7 月 24 日
我亲爱的克拉拉——
你 6 月 6 日的来信是几天后才来的。
我很高兴收到家里的来信，
因为之前的邮件没有给我带来。
我想你们“五个女孩”现在都在家，
从早上和晚上到我们的小“学校marm”离开的那一天。
太可惜了，
你如此不必要地错过了你的生日惊喜，
但你必须学会不介意。
我想我已经非常彻底地吸取了这个教训，
我曾经有时感觉好像我无法拥有我不想要的东西。
但在亨利结婚之后。
它必须保持原样，
没有其他方式我得出的结论是，
我们最好屈服于不可避免的事情，
不要因为感觉好像我们无法拥有它而使事情变得更糟，
因为无论事情如何，
我们都可以得到和“不知何故我们担心。
”我不知道这种感觉是一种很好的顺从，
还是只是屈服于不可避免的事情，
因为没有其他办法，
但似乎比反抗我们无法改变的事情更好，
更舒服。
现在你觉得我的小讲道怎么样？我希望 Em 在阿什兰过得愉快，
我想她会的。
汽车在那里运行真是太好了，
我希望他们能建立联系。
太糟糕了 A + G West 没有穿过塞维利亚。
我希望萨拉回家时会感觉良好。
戴尔小姐真是太可悲了。
哦，
太悲伤了，
她死后她的朋友们只能说他们不知道她是不是基督徒。
我记得她很清楚，
在我访问哥伦布时，
她首先来到了哥伦布。
她很漂亮，
我一直记得她的长相那么好。
她的外表很年轻，
但有一头漂亮的灰色头发，
如此波浪状。
昨晚，
亨利夫人的一个仆人死了。
他们的餐桌男孩。
他是一个很好的小家伙，
只有十七岁。
曾是男校的学者。
他是一个虔诚的小基督徒。
一个非常聪明有趣的男孩。
他打算和他们呆在一起，
直到他们两年后回家，
然后去哈珀博士的学校学习当助理，
看来他会很有用。
他只病了几天发烧，
然后感冒了。
Henry先生和夫人非常依恋他，
非常感触他的死。
我不认为马蒂认识他，
他的名字是 Chin Tat。
我有没有写过亨利夫人的小杰米的病他已经恢复得很好，
而且和以前一样丰满 孩子们长得这么快。
巴特勒小姐和我前几天被称重 她称重 120 而我称重 118 2/3 你看这里的“土豆”不如家里好。
我已经够重了，
但我“不想再胖了” 他们给学校送了一盏神灯不是很好吗？我发现这所学校最早是在 1872 年 6 月 16 日开学的。
很抱歉当时没有想到。
我清楚地记得那天是圣餐前的星期五，
来自香港的杰克逊小姐来了——第二天是父亲和母亲结婚 49 周年。
我已安排在 8 月 16 日关闭学校，
并将这样做。
虽然比平时晚了一点，
但我希望假期能持续到炎热的天气过去。
我想知道玛蒂是否会在家里见到怀尔登小姐。
她将在 1883 年回来，
如果他们能聚在一起，
那就太好了。
在她给格雷夫斯夫人的最后一封信中，
她告诉她告诉我她“非常高兴”。
她活该。
[注意：信件在第一页垂直结束] 邮件已经好几天没有发给我们了，
我希望能再写一些，
但可惜我们有这么多的访问要做。
巴特勒小姐和我对此很生气，
互相发牢骚，
但在邀请接踵而至时微笑着接受。
好像没有别的办法了。
永远爱你的海蒂——
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Noyes, Harriet Newell, “Letter from Hattie to Clara, July 24, 1882,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed April 25, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/346.