Letter from Harriet to Mary, November 8, 1917
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Title
Letter from Harriet to Mary, November 8, 1917
Subject
Sickness; Travel; Servants; Nurses; Paralysis; Budget; Family; Christmas
Description
Martha, who is sick, got back from Hainan yesterday. Harriet recalls the time Dr. Kerr seemed to have a stroke, but he said it was paralysis. Mr. Carson does not want to hire a trained nurse because the mission is short of funds. Harriet writes about the Noyes "clan"; preceding and succeeding generations. She mentions a bazaar that the mission will hold in order to raise funds. Harriet encloses $10 for a Christmas gift for Emily and Mary.
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Noyes, Harriet Newell
Source
The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #4
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Unpublished
Date
1917-11-08
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eng (English)
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[Note: +c is transcribed as etc in this letter]
Canton China
Nov 8 1917.
My dear Mary -
I have just come back from
Martha she returned from Hainam reaching
here yesterday, and had quite a high fever
but to-day her temperature is down so hope she
will be all right in a day or two. I intended
to go over this morning, but there were many things to
do, and then I had to go to the Bank, and came
back just in time for lunch then in the afternoon
I have a class so it was nearly four before I could get
off. I found Mary there, and soon Mrs Moyer
who is a trained nurse came in to give her her
medicine a little ^later Dr Selden came in. I met Mrs
Selden just as I was going in. and she said she
wanted to go to see her yesterday, but Dr Selden thought
perhaps she had better wait. Those when Dr Ross
and Dr Harvey were announced I thought it was
time for me to take my departure. Her two Chinese
women were also within call so you will she does
not lack care and attention. Your good long
letter of Oct 11th she had just received, and let
me read it and we feel [u]so sad[/u] about Mr Carson,
but we will try and hope that he is much better before
this and Dr Alexander is right, and that he will
be able to preach again. Dr Kerr seemed to have
a stroke once so that his speech was affected for a little
time, but he seemed afterwards just the same.
I did not see him, and do not know as he
called it paralysis, he took a little [u]shaved ice[/u]
just after eating, and I think they thought it
chilled his stomach and was perhaps the cause.
2.
We shall wait most anxiously for further word.
We have often said and thought that as he is younger
than some of us we hoped he could fill the pulpit in
the home church while we live. but it seemed too
good to be true. and he does not seem strong. I wonder
if his dreadful headaches have any connection with it
It is I suppose a nervous trouble. They are so short
of funds that that doubtless makes it hard for him
to be willing to have a trained nurse. I suppose he
is in the room when we used to go to see Mrs Carson.
I wish Chalmers could get through with his
studies. Mary said today that you sent from
home the account of Billy's attempt to teach his young
son Bible Stories. Miss Burlingame had it in one
of her papers and gave it to me, and I thought I
would send it home to you, but it will not be necessary.
I am sure you enjoyed it as we did. I have a new
bottle of ink observe the results. Miss Burlingame
takes her lunch three days in the afternoon.
She said Mary said today she wished she had a
lot of money for she would so like to send a nice
Christmas box to the aunts, said she would rather
send to [u]Seville[/u] than [u]anywhere else[/u]. Is'nt it nice
that she feels so. Will was so certainly fortunate, as
we all are, in having her in the Noyes clan.
I feel almost sure the next one will be another laddie
and Mary says it seems so to her. there are
still six Noyes [u]girls[/u] in the preceding generation
so four little [u]boys[/u] would be all right.
We had the family all down here last
Saturday with Dr and Mrs Harvey. There is
only [?one?] verdict in Canton about the Noyes boys
that they are "A No 1." Richard is just as
3
dear and cute as he can be and as pretty as a
picture. You would enjoy seeing him march
halt wheel, forward march etc etc He is so interested
in the drilling over there and can march beautifully
and in perfect time. I must tell you about our
last party which was last night. When they had a
reception for the new True Lighters down at Paak Hok Tung
we hoped we were out of it but the Chinese began to talk
about having a welcome for them here so we felt
obliged to invite a large dinner party. We wished
to do something for Lun Sin Shuang so we put it all
together, and invited thirty six, with our two selves
making thirty eight. It was quite an undertaking
and required careful packing to get three tables
into one room. Miss Butler attending to the cooking
and I arranged the tables etc and all passed
off satisfactorily, hilariously and we are so glad
that it is over, and hope that we will [u]never[u] feel
obliged to have another. We are laboring now every
spare moment over a bazaar which the missionary
society is getting up to raise funds - and there
Christmas will come. Tell Emily I have
received her letter enclosing Fleming Revell Co's
answer. I am not surprised that they do not
care to take any risk in the matter. I wish to
answer by this mail if I can have time to write
tomorrow forenoon will hope to get it in.
I can only think of Mr Carson now. I am
so sorry for him and the family, his wife [u]especially[/u],
and [u]for ourselves[/u]. Do if you can give them
my warmest sympathy. we will try to think
the next mail will bring better news.
I enclose ten dollars for a Christmas gift
for Emily and yourself. Much love goes with it
from Hattie -
[注：这封信中+c 转写为etc] Canton China 1917 年11 月8 日。
亲爱的玛丽——我刚从玛莎回来，
她昨天从海南回来，
发高烧，
但今天体温情绪低落，
所以希望她在一两天内会好起来。
早上本来打算过去的，
但是有很多事情要做，
然后去银行，
正好赶回来吃午饭，
下午有课，
快四点了才可以下车。
我在那儿找到了玛丽，
不久之后，
受过训练的护士莫耶夫人进来给她吃药昨天，
但塞尔登医生认为她或许最好等一下。
当罗斯博士和哈维博士被宣布时，
我认为是时候离开了。
她的两个中国女人也在电话中，
所以你会她不缺乏关心和关注。
她刚刚收到你 10 月 11 日的长信，
让我读一下，
我们为卡森先生感到难过，
但我们会努力希望他在此之前好得多，
亚历山大医生是对的，
他会能够再次讲道。
克尔医生似乎中风了一次，
以至于他的言语受到了一段时间的影响，
但后来他似乎还是一样。
我没有看到他，
也不知道他所谓的瘫痪，
他刚吃完就吃了一点刨冰，
我想他们认为是他的胃受凉，
也许是原因。
2. 我们将焦急地等待进一步的消息。
我们经常说并认为他比我们中的一些人年轻，
我们希望他能在我们活着的时候填补家庭教会的讲坛。
但这似乎好得令人难以置信。
而且他似乎并不强壮。
我想知道他可怕的头痛是否与此有关。
我想是神经问题。
他们非常缺乏资金，
这无疑让他很难愿意聘请一位训练有素的护士。
我想我们以前去看卡森夫人时他就在房间里。
我希望查默斯能完成他的学业。
玛丽今天说，
你从家里寄来了比利试图教他年幼的儿子圣经故事的记录。
伯林盖姆小姐在她的一份文件里有它并给了我，
我想我会把它寄回家给你，
但没有必要。
我相信你和我们一样喜欢它。
我用一瓶新墨水观察结果。
伯林盖姆小姐三天下午吃午饭。
她说玛丽今天说她希望自己有很多钱，
因为她想给阿姨们送一个漂亮的圣诞盒子，
她说她宁愿寄到塞维利亚而不是其他任何地方。
她有这种感觉是不是很好。
威尔当然很幸运，
就像我们所有人一样，
让她加入诺伊斯家族。
我几乎可以肯定下一个会是另一个小伙子，
玛丽说她觉得是这样。
上一代还有六个Noyes女孩，
所以四个小男孩就可以了。
上周六我们全家都和哈维医生和夫人一起来这里。
坎顿只有一个关于诺伊斯男孩的判决，
即他们是“A No 1”。
理查德和他一样可爱又可爱，
就像一幅画一样漂亮。
你会喜欢看到他行军停止轮，
前进行军等他对那里的钻孔非常感兴趣，
并且可以在完美的时间进行美丽的行军。
我必须告诉你我们昨晚的最后一次聚会。
当他们在 Paak Hok Tung 为新的 True Lighters 举行招待会时，
我们希望我们能摆脱它，
但中国人开始谈论在这里欢迎他们，
所以我们觉得有必要邀请一个大型晚宴。
我们想为轮仙双做点什么，
就凑齐了，
请了三十六，
我们两个自己赚了三十八。
这是一项艰巨的任务，
需要仔细包装才能将三张桌子放在一个房间里。
巴特勒小姐负责做饭，
我安排了桌子等，
一切都令人满意，
热闹地结束了，
我们很高兴一切都结束了，
并希望我们永远不会觉得有义务再来一次。
现在，
我们每时每刻都在为传教士协会正在筹款的集市上劳作——圣诞节就要到了。
告诉 Emily 我收到了她的信，
信中附有 Fleming Revell Co 的答复。
他们不愿意在这件事上冒任何风险，
我并不感到惊讶。
如果我明天上午有时间写信，
我想通过这封邮件回复，
希望能收到。
我现在只能想到卡森先生。
我为他和他的家人，
尤其是他的妻子，
以及我们自己感到难过。
如果你能给他们我最热烈的同情，
那就去做吧。
我们会尽量认为下一封邮件会带来更好的消息。
我附上十美元作为给艾米丽和你自己的圣诞礼物。
很多的爱都伴随着它，
来自海蒂——
Canton China
Nov 8 1917.
My dear Mary -
I have just come back from
Martha she returned from Hainam reaching
here yesterday, and had quite a high fever
but to-day her temperature is down so hope she
will be all right in a day or two. I intended
to go over this morning, but there were many things to
do, and then I had to go to the Bank, and came
back just in time for lunch then in the afternoon
I have a class so it was nearly four before I could get
off. I found Mary there, and soon Mrs Moyer
who is a trained nurse came in to give her her
medicine a little ^later Dr Selden came in. I met Mrs
Selden just as I was going in. and she said she
wanted to go to see her yesterday, but Dr Selden thought
perhaps she had better wait. Those when Dr Ross
and Dr Harvey were announced I thought it was
time for me to take my departure. Her two Chinese
women were also within call so you will she does
not lack care and attention. Your good long
letter of Oct 11th she had just received, and let
me read it and we feel [u]so sad[/u] about Mr Carson,
but we will try and hope that he is much better before
this and Dr Alexander is right, and that he will
be able to preach again. Dr Kerr seemed to have
a stroke once so that his speech was affected for a little
time, but he seemed afterwards just the same.
I did not see him, and do not know as he
called it paralysis, he took a little [u]shaved ice[/u]
just after eating, and I think they thought it
chilled his stomach and was perhaps the cause.
2.
We shall wait most anxiously for further word.
We have often said and thought that as he is younger
than some of us we hoped he could fill the pulpit in
the home church while we live. but it seemed too
good to be true. and he does not seem strong. I wonder
if his dreadful headaches have any connection with it
It is I suppose a nervous trouble. They are so short
of funds that that doubtless makes it hard for him
to be willing to have a trained nurse. I suppose he
is in the room when we used to go to see Mrs Carson.
I wish Chalmers could get through with his
studies. Mary said today that you sent from
home the account of Billy's attempt to teach his young
son Bible Stories. Miss Burlingame had it in one
of her papers and gave it to me, and I thought I
would send it home to you, but it will not be necessary.
I am sure you enjoyed it as we did. I have a new
bottle of ink observe the results. Miss Burlingame
takes her lunch three days in the afternoon.
She said Mary said today she wished she had a
lot of money for she would so like to send a nice
Christmas box to the aunts, said she would rather
send to [u]Seville[/u] than [u]anywhere else[/u]. Is'nt it nice
that she feels so. Will was so certainly fortunate, as
we all are, in having her in the Noyes clan.
I feel almost sure the next one will be another laddie
and Mary says it seems so to her. there are
still six Noyes [u]girls[/u] in the preceding generation
so four little [u]boys[/u] would be all right.
We had the family all down here last
Saturday with Dr and Mrs Harvey. There is
only [?one?] verdict in Canton about the Noyes boys
that they are "A No 1." Richard is just as
3
dear and cute as he can be and as pretty as a
picture. You would enjoy seeing him march
halt wheel, forward march etc etc He is so interested
in the drilling over there and can march beautifully
and in perfect time. I must tell you about our
last party which was last night. When they had a
reception for the new True Lighters down at Paak Hok Tung
we hoped we were out of it but the Chinese began to talk
about having a welcome for them here so we felt
obliged to invite a large dinner party. We wished
to do something for Lun Sin Shuang so we put it all
together, and invited thirty six, with our two selves
making thirty eight. It was quite an undertaking
and required careful packing to get three tables
into one room. Miss Butler attending to the cooking
and I arranged the tables etc and all passed
off satisfactorily, hilariously and we are so glad
that it is over, and hope that we will [u]never[u] feel
obliged to have another. We are laboring now every
spare moment over a bazaar which the missionary
society is getting up to raise funds - and there
Christmas will come. Tell Emily I have
received her letter enclosing Fleming Revell Co's
answer. I am not surprised that they do not
care to take any risk in the matter. I wish to
answer by this mail if I can have time to write
tomorrow forenoon will hope to get it in.
I can only think of Mr Carson now. I am
so sorry for him and the family, his wife [u]especially[/u],
and [u]for ourselves[/u]. Do if you can give them
my warmest sympathy. we will try to think
the next mail will bring better news.
I enclose ten dollars for a Christmas gift
for Emily and yourself. Much love goes with it
from Hattie -
[注：这封信中+c 转写为etc] Canton China 1917 年11 月8 日。
亲爱的玛丽——我刚从玛莎回来，
她昨天从海南回来，
发高烧，
但今天体温情绪低落，
所以希望她在一两天内会好起来。
早上本来打算过去的，
但是有很多事情要做，
然后去银行，
正好赶回来吃午饭，
下午有课，
快四点了才可以下车。
我在那儿找到了玛丽，
不久之后，
受过训练的护士莫耶夫人进来给她吃药昨天，
但塞尔登医生认为她或许最好等一下。
当罗斯博士和哈维博士被宣布时，
我认为是时候离开了。
她的两个中国女人也在电话中，
所以你会她不缺乏关心和关注。
她刚刚收到你 10 月 11 日的长信，
让我读一下，
我们为卡森先生感到难过，
但我们会努力希望他在此之前好得多，
亚历山大医生是对的，
他会能够再次讲道。
克尔医生似乎中风了一次，
以至于他的言语受到了一段时间的影响，
但后来他似乎还是一样。
我没有看到他，
也不知道他所谓的瘫痪，
他刚吃完就吃了一点刨冰，
我想他们认为是他的胃受凉，
也许是原因。
2. 我们将焦急地等待进一步的消息。
我们经常说并认为他比我们中的一些人年轻，
我们希望他能在我们活着的时候填补家庭教会的讲坛。
但这似乎好得令人难以置信。
而且他似乎并不强壮。
我想知道他可怕的头痛是否与此有关。
我想是神经问题。
他们非常缺乏资金，
这无疑让他很难愿意聘请一位训练有素的护士。
我想我们以前去看卡森夫人时他就在房间里。
我希望查默斯能完成他的学业。
玛丽今天说，
你从家里寄来了比利试图教他年幼的儿子圣经故事的记录。
伯林盖姆小姐在她的一份文件里有它并给了我，
我想我会把它寄回家给你，
但没有必要。
我相信你和我们一样喜欢它。
我用一瓶新墨水观察结果。
伯林盖姆小姐三天下午吃午饭。
她说玛丽今天说她希望自己有很多钱，
因为她想给阿姨们送一个漂亮的圣诞盒子，
她说她宁愿寄到塞维利亚而不是其他任何地方。
她有这种感觉是不是很好。
威尔当然很幸运，
就像我们所有人一样，
让她加入诺伊斯家族。
我几乎可以肯定下一个会是另一个小伙子，
玛丽说她觉得是这样。
上一代还有六个Noyes女孩，
所以四个小男孩就可以了。
上周六我们全家都和哈维医生和夫人一起来这里。
坎顿只有一个关于诺伊斯男孩的判决，
即他们是“A No 1”。
理查德和他一样可爱又可爱，
就像一幅画一样漂亮。
你会喜欢看到他行军停止轮，
前进行军等他对那里的钻孔非常感兴趣，
并且可以在完美的时间进行美丽的行军。
我必须告诉你我们昨晚的最后一次聚会。
当他们在 Paak Hok Tung 为新的 True Lighters 举行招待会时，
我们希望我们能摆脱它，
但中国人开始谈论在这里欢迎他们，
所以我们觉得有必要邀请一个大型晚宴。
我们想为轮仙双做点什么，
就凑齐了，
请了三十六，
我们两个自己赚了三十八。
这是一项艰巨的任务，
需要仔细包装才能将三张桌子放在一个房间里。
巴特勒小姐负责做饭，
我安排了桌子等，
一切都令人满意，
热闹地结束了，
我们很高兴一切都结束了，
并希望我们永远不会觉得有义务再来一次。
现在，
我们每时每刻都在为传教士协会正在筹款的集市上劳作——圣诞节就要到了。
告诉 Emily 我收到了她的信，
信中附有 Fleming Revell Co 的答复。
他们不愿意在这件事上冒任何风险，
我并不感到惊讶。
如果我明天上午有时间写信，
我想通过这封邮件回复，
希望能收到。
我现在只能想到卡森先生。
我为他和他的家人，
尤其是他的妻子，
以及我们自己感到难过。
如果你能给他们我最热烈的同情，
那就去做吧。
我们会尽量认为下一封邮件会带来更好的消息。
我附上十美元作为给艾米丽和你自己的圣诞礼物。
很多的爱都伴随着它，
来自海蒂——
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Noyes, Harriet Newell, “Letter from Harriet to Mary, November 8, 1917,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed November 23, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/530.