Letter from Hattie to "Dear ones at Home," February 9, 1889

Letter from Hattie to "Dear ones at Home," February 9, 1889

Travel; Women missionaries; Methodist women; Hotels; Single people in missionary work

Harriet writes home to inform everyone she has made it to San Francisco. She is staying at the Occidental Hotel with the four Methodist ladies she met on the train. They all went out with Mr. and Mrs. Masters after dinner. She plans to go to the Chinese service tomorrow morning and expects to see either Dr. Loomis or Mr. Kerr.

Noyes, Harriet Newell

The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #4

Unpublished

1889-02-09

Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant

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[Note: small embossed seal in left hand corner]
San Francisco
Sat eve Feb 9th 89.
Dear ones at Home -
You see I have
safely reached this stage
of my journey and [u]we[/u]
are located at the
Occidental Hotel. If you
could look in upon us now
you would see a cozy
room with five single
ladies "under the gas-"
four of us are writing
letters to the friends far
away and the fifth is
setting some stitches in a
dress which she proposes
to wear tomorrow.
I have just been telling

my Methodist friends
that I know you will
be glad when you learn
how cordially they have
taken me into their
number. they seem
quite glad to have
me with them and
it is very pleasant
for me. We have a
room with a folding
bed and two small
rooms opening out of it.
so we shall be very
comfortably situated here
until next Wednesday.
We reached here this
morning at about 1/2 past
eleven ,and came
directly here . Just as
we were registering our
names Mr Masters came

in. He arranged for
us all to go out after
dinner to a park where
we would meet Mrs
Masters .I thought we
would return in time to
go to the Presbyterian Mission
Rooms and get my letters
but it was too late so that I
shall have to wait until
tomorrow for my letters .I
feel so impatient to get them.
I will go to the Chinese
service tomorrow morning
at eleven and will see
Dr Loomis or Mr Kerr
there doubtless .I wish so
much I had the letters
tonight it seems as
though I can hardly
wait . I hope Em
came home this morning

so that there are four of
you together this evening
I wonder if you are
studying your SS lesson.
I have not changed my
time since I left Ohio and
my watch tells me that it
is now with you nearly
twelve-o-clock so you are
doubtless sleeping .I hope
you will keep better hours
father always wanted
us to go to bed early and
of course it is better than
to sit up so late as we
have done so much of
the time .I had my
trunks sent directly over
to the Oceanic and
Monday will go I suppose
and see if everything is
all right. The Park we

[Note: letter concludes sideways on page one]
visited this
afternoon was
very [illegible]
the grass is so
green and
it seemed
like summer
weather.
Mrs Masters
says they
hope to come
back to
China some
time it will
be nice if
they do.
With love ever
Hattie .

【左手角有一个小印章】
旧金山
1989年2月9日周6晚上
我亲爱的家人，
我已经安全抵达旧金山，
我住在Occidental酒店。
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我们住在一个舒适的房间里。 
我们房间里有五个女士。
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 四位女士正在写信，
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一位女士正在缝制一件她计划明天穿的裙子。
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你会很高兴知道卫理公会女传教士收养了我，
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他们把我当作朋友，
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对我很好。
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他们似乎很高兴和他们一起旅行，
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这对我来说也很愉快。
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我们的套房有一张客厅折叠床和两间小卧室。
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在我们下周三离开之前，
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我们在这里会很舒服。
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我们今天早上11:30到达这里，
直接来到这里。
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我们在前台登记的时候遇到Masters先生。
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他安排我们大家晚饭后去一个公园，
他的妻子会和我们一起去。
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我以为我们会及时回家去长老会传教士室收集我的信件，
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但我们回家太晚了。 
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现在我得等到明天才能收到我的信。
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我对收到我的信感到很不耐烦。
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明天我11:00去参加中文礼拜，
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我将能够看到 Loomis 医生和Kerr先生。
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我真希望今晚能收到我的信，
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我等不及了。
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我希望Em今天早上回家，
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这样你们四个晚上就在一起。
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你在为你的主日学课程学习吗？
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我从俄亥俄时间开始就没有调过时间。
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我的手表仍然设置为俄亥俄州时区，
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所以我知道现在在那里快午夜了，
你们都在睡觉。
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我希望你们都能尊重我们父亲的意愿，
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早点睡觉。
不过当然，
还是像往常一样熬夜比较好。
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我把行李直接送到了Oceanic轮船上，
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所以我会知道它们周一是否安全到达那里。
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我们今天下午参观的公园非常好。 
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草那么绿，
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好像是夏天。
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Masters先生说
他希望
他们可以回中国。
如果他们可以这样做，
那会很好。
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爱你们，
Hattie

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