Letter from Hattie to Mary, June 13, 1889
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Title
Letter from Hattie to Mary, June 13, 1889
Subject
Weddings; Home; Marriage; Missions--Study and teaching
Description
Harriet writes to Mary about their new schedules and plans to send her one. She talks about Sophie's marriage and how it will take place in the Preston Memorial Chapel. The scholars will have their exams a week prior but will stay for the wedding. She thinks about home and longs to see the old place.
Creator
Noyes, Harriet Newell
Source
The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #4
Publisher
Unpublished
Date
1889-06-13
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Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant
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Language
eng (English)
Type
Text
Identifier
noyes_c_cor_419
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Canton China
June 13th 1889.
My dear Mary -
We must send
our letter this time before the
mail comes in . It seems such
a long time since we have had
letters . Yesterday Mr Cunningham
sent us the new schedules. If I
can get time I will copy it and
send on to you or perhaps I can
use Miss Butlers and send you
mine .It has several dates for
1890 on it. the [u]eighties[/u] will soon
all be gone . We shall never forget
them I am sure . How I wish I
could see you this June morning
instead of writing . I am sorry
you all have to work so hard
and get so tired this is a very
busy world but the [u]rest[/u] remaineth.
How busy Mother was to the
very last but Father had a
quiet restful time . I have
not felt since I came back
that I could get into the work
as I ought to. Of course while
Sophie has been undecided we
felt rather unsettled but now I
think her plans are really settled
for the third and last time .
Her wedding day was appointed
first for the 10th of May then
changed to the 28th and now
it is to be the 29th of July.
and I think this time it is like
the laws of the Medes and Persians.
She is to be married in the
church so that all the Chinese
can come . It seems very nice
for her as it is the Preston Memorial
Chapel. Dr S Wells Williams gave
a thousand dollars towards it in
memory of Mr Preston . I think
she will be married late in the
afternoon and then the reception
will be afterwards. Miss Butler
will make the cake and we
are going to have only two kinds
and ice cream and lemonade
At least that is the present idea.
We will have the examination
and the closing exercises of the
school the week before. but the
scholars will stay for the
wedding and we will dismiss
them July 30th Tuesday so
you can think of us then as so
doing . It will be very soon after
you receive these letters .I suppose
Em is finishing her year's work
today or tomorrow and I hope
that Sarah is through before
this .How nice it would be if I
could get home for vacation, that
would make it seem very different.
Because Father and Mother have
gone to the home above it does not
make me feel less longing
to be at home and Sarah once
wrote as long as there are two of
us left together I am sure
we shall have a good measure
of happiness and there does
not seem the slightest probability
that any one will be left very
long alone and how nice it
will be for the last one to go
[u]home[/u] and make the circle in
heaven complete again.
I love to think of the quiet
hillside when I hope we
will all rest together when
life is done together "waiting
the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ. I long to
see it as it looks now
since you have it all
put in order .I hope
the myrtle will grow
nicely and that it was
pretty and green on
decoration day.
There are ever so many
things of which I wish
to write but the man has
come now to take the letters
to the office I did not
finish this this morning
so must close now. I hope
to write some more this eve
[Note: Letter concludes sideways on page one]
And if sent
tomorrow
morning
they will
probably
be in time
for the
mail
With love [?ever?]
[u]Hattie[/u]
June 13th 1889.
My dear Mary -
We must send
our letter this time before the
mail comes in . It seems such
a long time since we have had
letters . Yesterday Mr Cunningham
sent us the new schedules. If I
can get time I will copy it and
send on to you or perhaps I can
use Miss Butlers and send you
mine .It has several dates for
1890 on it. the [u]eighties[/u] will soon
all be gone . We shall never forget
them I am sure . How I wish I
could see you this June morning
instead of writing . I am sorry
you all have to work so hard
and get so tired this is a very
busy world but the [u]rest[/u] remaineth.
How busy Mother was to the
very last but Father had a
quiet restful time . I have
not felt since I came back
that I could get into the work
as I ought to. Of course while
Sophie has been undecided we
felt rather unsettled but now I
think her plans are really settled
for the third and last time .
Her wedding day was appointed
first for the 10th of May then
changed to the 28th and now
it is to be the 29th of July.
and I think this time it is like
the laws of the Medes and Persians.
She is to be married in the
church so that all the Chinese
can come . It seems very nice
for her as it is the Preston Memorial
Chapel. Dr S Wells Williams gave
a thousand dollars towards it in
memory of Mr Preston . I think
she will be married late in the
afternoon and then the reception
will be afterwards. Miss Butler
will make the cake and we
are going to have only two kinds
and ice cream and lemonade
At least that is the present idea.
We will have the examination
and the closing exercises of the
school the week before. but the
scholars will stay for the
wedding and we will dismiss
them July 30th Tuesday so
you can think of us then as so
doing . It will be very soon after
you receive these letters .I suppose
Em is finishing her year's work
today or tomorrow and I hope
that Sarah is through before
this .How nice it would be if I
could get home for vacation, that
would make it seem very different.
Because Father and Mother have
gone to the home above it does not
make me feel less longing
to be at home and Sarah once
wrote as long as there are two of
us left together I am sure
we shall have a good measure
of happiness and there does
not seem the slightest probability
that any one will be left very
long alone and how nice it
will be for the last one to go
[u]home[/u] and make the circle in
heaven complete again.
I love to think of the quiet
hillside when I hope we
will all rest together when
life is done together "waiting
the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ. I long to
see it as it looks now
since you have it all
put in order .I hope
the myrtle will grow
nicely and that it was
pretty and green on
decoration day.
There are ever so many
things of which I wish
to write but the man has
come now to take the letters
to the office I did not
finish this this morning
so must close now. I hope
to write some more this eve
[Note: Letter concludes sideways on page one]
And if sent
tomorrow
morning
they will
probably
be in time
for the
With love [?ever?]
[u]Hattie[/u]
中国广东
1889年6月13日
我亲爱的Mary，
这一次，
我们必须在收到你的信件之前发送我们的信件，
好像很久没收到信了。
昨天Cunningham 先生给我们发了新的时间表，
如果我有时间，
我会复印一份给你，
或者，
我会把我的寄给你，
我会用Butler小姐的，
上面有几个 1980 年的日期。
我不敢相信 80 年代很快就会过去，
这是一个难忘的十年。
我希望今天早上能见到你
而不是写信。
很遗憾听到你们这么努力工作，
一定很累。
/
/
母亲一直忙到她去世，
但父亲去世前休息得更多。
自从我回到中国后，
我的工作效率并没有达到应有的水平。
/
Sophie 的婚礼计划一直不确定，
但我想她终于做出了一些最终决定。
/
/
/
起初，
她计划在5月10日结婚，
然后她将日期更改为5月28日，
然后她将日期更改为 7 月 19 日。
/
/
她计划在一个中国教堂结婚，
这样中国人就可以参加。
他将在Preston纪念教堂结婚，
所以这很好。
S Wells Williams 医生
为纪念Preston先生的教堂捐赠了2万美元。
/
我想她打算下午结婚，
然后有一个招待会。
她会做两种蛋糕，
我们会吃冰淇淋，喝柠檬水。
/
/
这是目前的计划。
我们学校下周就要期末考试了，结业式
但是学生们会一直呆到婚礼，
所以他们可以在7月30日之后回家。
/
/
/
/
你应该在 30 日前不久收到这些信件。
我想Em今天或明天要完成她的学期，
而Sarah在那之前完成了。
/
/
我希望我能有一些假期。
/
/
即使父母在天堂不再住在家里，
这并没有让我减少想家，
Sarah曾经说过，
只要我们两个在一起，
我相信我们仍然会很开心。
很有可能我们都不会孤独太久，
然后我们都会在天堂再次互相问候。
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
我喜欢想到安静的山坡墓地，
我们将在那里安葬并一起等待耶稣基督的第二次降临。
/
/
/
我想看看你安排的山坡是什么样子的。
/
/
希望桃金娘长得好。
/
/
/
/
我还有很多东西想写，
但是邮递员来接我的信了，
所以我必须说再见，
/
/
/
我希望今晚
我希望今晚能再写点，
【纵向书写】
如果我明天早上寄出这封信，
它可能还有时间送到你那里
/
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/
/
/
爱你，
Hattie
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Citation
Noyes, Harriet Newell, “Letter from Hattie to Mary, June 13, 1889,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed April 27, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/475.