Letter from Hattie to Em, March 11, 1889

Letter from Hattie to Em, March 11, 1889

Steamboats; Travel; Reconciliation; Letter writing

Harriet is still on the S.S. Oceanic writing to her sister Emily about the journey. They are due to arrive in Hong Kong soon. There seems to have been some drama between Miss Butler and the Henry's and Miss Butler said that they have reconciled. The Henry's wrote nice letters to her from Japan back in January and she copied them into this letter for Em to read.

Noyes, Harriet Newell

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

Unpublished

1889-03-11

Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant

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S.S. Oceanic
March 11th 1889.
My dear Em -
We are now drawing near
the shores of China the Captain
says if there are no fogs to delay
he will put us in HongKong by
six-o-clock Wednesday morning
so I begin to feel that the long
voyage is almost over . In one of
Miss Butler's letters that I sent
you from San Francisco I think
she mentioned that there had
been a kind of reconciliation between
them and the Henrys . And as
Mr Wisner is going to take away
"the apple of discord" begging Sophies
pardon. I hope the clouds will
all drift away and I shall
be able to sail in on a smooth
sea. Mr and Mrs Henry both
wrote nice letters to me at Japan

I am glad that they did
as it will prevent any awkwardness
that possibly otherwise might have
been .I believer that they do really
care a great deal for me and I
know that I do for them .I will
copy their letters for you to see
Canton Jan 25th 1889
My dear Miss Hattie -
It is with peculiar pleasure that
I think of the day of your return to
Canton being so near It seems a long
long time since you left us. So much
has happened in that time to you and
to us in Canton that it seems much
longer that it is in reality. I have not
troubled you with many letters knowing
how many faithful correspondents
you have had who have kept you
fully informed of all that has transpired
We shall be glad indeed to welcome
you back and renew the happy

intercourse of former days. I trust
that notwithstanding sad experiences
you have found much pleasure and
profit in your visit to the home land
and come back with a stronger faith
in the fidelity of the church and in
the certainty of success in the end
to all our work for the Master.
I want to send you my most
sincere and cordial greetings in
anticipation of soon seeing you again.
May you have a prosperous journey
hither and come to us in the fullness
of the blessing of the Gospel of Christ
Very sincerely yours
B C Henry -

Canton Jan 25th 1889
My dear Hattie - I cannot
forbear writing you a line of welcome
to meet you in Japan I hope you
will come soon for I seem so tired

waiting to see you again .The
length of your absence has not
lessened my longing to see you
again but quite the contrary. The
only thing that mars the pleasure
of my anticipation is the thought that
after all I shall only have glimpses
of you for the ladies of your household
will doubtless monopolize you. Still
I hope that you will remember the
past benefits you have bestowed upon me
in loving me thus giving me a claim
upon you because of the past custom.
We have been expecting to see James
Chalmer for months, he has been expecting
his leave for a long time but he is still
waiting for his relief. We all send you
a great deal of love dear Harriet
and hope soon to have the
pleasure of meeting you face
to face. Your affectionate
Mary S Henry -

[Note: Letter concludes sideways on page one]
You will see
from these
letters they
wish to have
it all smooth
between us.
The only thing
I have
against Mr
Henry is the
way he ignored
Henry in his
book. I can
never
over look
that.

Hattie -

Oceanic轮船
1889年3月11日
我亲爱的Em，
我们正在接近中国海岸，
我们正在接近中国的海岸，
船长说如果没有延误，
没有雾，
我们将在星期三早上6:00到达香港。
我终于能感觉到漫长的旅程快要结束了。	
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我从旧金山寄给你的一封信中Butler小姐提到他们和Henry夫妇和解了。
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Wisner先生要解决这个问题
（我希望Sophie不会介意我说她有问题）
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希望乌云散去，
我能在平静的海面上航行。
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Henry先生和他妻子都给我从日本写信。
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我很高兴他们写信给我，
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这会减少任何潜在的尴尬。
我相信他们很关心我，
/
你知道我也很关心他们。
我要写一份他们给我的信：
广东1889年1月25日，
我亲爱的Hattie小姐，
想到你回到广州，
我很高兴。
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自从你离开广州以来，
你和我们发生了太多的事情，
似乎你离开的时间比实际更长。
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我没有给你写信是因为我不想打扰你，
而且我知道你已经有很多朋友定期给你写信，
让你了解这里发生的一切。
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我们将很高兴欢迎您回来，
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赶上就好了
我知道你有过一些悲伤的经历，
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但我希望你无论如何都能玩得开心，
我希望你现在的信心更加坚定，
/
你对自己为上帝所做的善事充满信心。
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我要真诚地向你致意，
欢迎你回来。
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我希望你旅途愉快，
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希望上帝保佑你。
真挚的，
B C Henry -

1889年1月25日
我亲爱的Hattie，
尽管我知道你很快就会回来，
但在日本见到你还是很兴奋，
我忍不住写信给你，

欢迎你回来。
你已经离开很久了，
但我从来没有适应过你的缺席，
其实你离开的时间越长，
我就越想你。
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唯一会降低我对再次见到你的幸福感的事情是知道你的姐妹们会先见到你。
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我希望你回来后还能找点时间陪我。
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我们已经等James Chalmer好几个月了，
他应该去度假，
但他的替代者还没有到。
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我们都向你发送我们的爱，
我们迫不及待地想再次见到你。
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深情地，
Mary S Henry

从他们的信件中可以看出，
我们之间的一切都已经解决了。
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我仍然对他们生气的唯一一件事是 Henry 先生在他的书中如何冷落Henry。 
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我永远不会原谅他。
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Hattie -

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