Letter from Mattie to "Dear Ones at Home", April 10, 1874

Letter from Mattie to "Dear Ones at Home", April 10, 1874

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This is a long letter that recounts the missionaries' life aboard for more than one week because a girl in the school was diagnosed with smallpox. Describes the boat they are aboard, how it is driven, their servants, and the boatmen. The writer tells about the villages they stop at and preach. She says that the locals look at them and are amazed by the missionaries' appearance and clothing, but they are sometimes not very welcoming. The author talks about challenges such as language barriers. She also describes some Chinese practices and costumes; for instance, how they use bamboo for everything, the amount of rice they eat, some religious practices, and how respectful they are of the elderly. She talks about crops, agricultural techniques on hills, animals and plants, the scenery, and overpopulated cities.

Kerr, Martha Noyes

Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection

Unpublished

1874-04-10

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Apr 10th 1874
Dear Ones at Home
Where do you suppose the
Noyes family are at this hour. Not in
Canton. No, on a Hawtan or large
boat starting off for a country trip
We at least Lucy and I can hardly
plead rest as our need within 4 months
of our arrival, so I suppose I must ex-
plain the state of affairs. Well one
week ago to-day one of the school girls was
taken sick and about 9 P.M. Monday
one of the women came in and told
Hattie she thought it was a case of
Small Pox. Henry went down at once
and brought up [u] Dr Kerr [/u] [Note: underlined in red ink] who upon
examination confirmed our suspicions.
He advised the sending home of the
pupils without delay, and gave us to
understand it would be well for us
to put ourselves in quarantine The next
morning one of his assistants came up
and vaccinated us all around. When
the women and children found they
were to go home, they thought it was
funny enough to make so much dis-
turbance about Small Pox. They evident-
ly do not consider it a great matter
I can not think the character of the
disease is similar to that which

prevails among us, or they would not
treat it as lightly as they do. By Wed-
nesday noon the establishment was
without inhabitant, and preparations
were made to thoroughly clean, and
renovate the building. As Hattie would
have a vacation of a month and we
could not go out among the people in
Canton Henry concluded to take a mission
trip in company with "his fair household"
as some of his missionary brethren call
them. It was quite a disappointment
to be shut up just now in this way as
one of the English Missionaries Mr Parks
who has been here 10 years, is now just
about leaving, with his family, and we
can not even see them to bid them
good bye. Yesterday Mr Preston came
to our gate, and called to Henry to come
out on the upper verandah as he had
some one to show him. It proved to
be the son of Mr Dodge of N. York who is
now a professor in the Seminary at
Beirut. He was such a nice pleasant
looking gentleman, said he would
like so much to visit us, and the
school but would not think it wise
under existing circumstances to come
in. One thing more. In our last mail
we got letters from Cousin Horace
saying that cousin Ellen's husband {to be}

was an officer on a man of war which
was now on the China coast and that
he would probably visit Canton. Last eve
we received a note from the gentleman
himself, saying he hoped to be with us
in a day or two, but our arrangements
were all made to come away and Henry
was responsible for paying the boatman
even though he should not use them so
we could only leave our regrets, hoping
the vessel would not leave until our
return. As Henry said "seems as if every
thing comes at once" We think that at
home sometimes. We left the city at
11 A.M. and Dr Happer's family waved their
adieus from their upper verrandah.
I wish you could look in upon us at this
present moment about 9 P.M. Henry and
Hattie are indulging in a game of Chess
and Henry is bemoaning himself because
of an unwise move he has made while
Lucy is busily engaged reading little
Men. I am mounted on a high stool
of Chinese manufacture commencing
this using a large Mitchells Geography
instead of a portfolio to write upon
Our boat is quite large and comfort
able is high enough for us to walk about
with perfect ease. There is one large
room which we have christened as our
sitting room, at one end of which is a
small room with two beds which we shall

use while Henrys which is consiterable
larger is opposite. The cooking is done
in an outer room beyond our bed room
while Henry's door opens onto a little
platform at the head of the moving domicil
We have 6 boatmen, and one Chinese
woman besides the boy who will do our
cooking. It is funny to [--she--] see chinese taste
in Architecture. Every thing is painted
in bright colors red green and yellow, brought
together in the most striking manner,
will have to be educated in that line
somewhat before I can appreciate the
beauty of the effect. Perhaps you would
like to look in upon our furniture.
Well Henry has in his room, a large soffa
his study table, fiddle box, one straw
bottomed chair, a trunk of Chinese tracts,
and books for distribution and his trunk of
clothing. Scotts Commentaries also for his turn to
preach will be the first Sabbath after our
return, so he will be obliged to write a
sermon on board. Now for the sitting
room. First an oval table with its red
cover three rocking chairs, two trunks,
a small melodeon which belongs to the
school, books, papers, portfolios, our Chinese
books and dictionaries {so you see we
hope to study some} In one corner is
an enormous lunch basket, two tin boxes,
one wooden one which articles form not an
unimportant part of the outfit as they con-
tain what will refresh the inner man.
The principal thing of importance in our
bedroom are two comfortable looking beds.

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As everything we have was brought from
home you will see we had quite a pack-
ing up, but our servants are most ex-
cellent help on such occasions. We have
not much fear of taking Small Pox but
if we should, and not be very sick, have
concluded to remain in the boat if all
goes well will be away just 2 weeks.
---Since writing the above have passed
through Fat-shan a city of perhaps 4000
inhabitants the place where Henry and
Hattie at one time desired to be located
There is but a single missionary here,
one of the Weslynians, and he will go home
I suppose in two years. As we passed
along we were the observed of observers,
and we gave these people at least one
opportunity of obtaining view of foreigner
women. Just before dusk we left the
boat for a walk. You can not tell how
very nice it seems to get into the country
where we can have some exercise with-
out putting on our [u] best [/u] [u] shams [/u] and
promenading up and down on [u] Shamin [/u]
We saw quantities of the mulbery growing
which is about the height of the potatoe
vine and at a short distance looks
not unlike it, also the peanuts which
vines are over the ground, and the peanuts
are dug out of the ground after the fash-
ion of potatoes. The rice is now about
two inches high and resembles in color

and appearance the young wheat in
America. It is sown very thick
and afterwards transplanted, as we at home
set out tomatoes. The fields are very
very small many of them looking more
like garden beds than anything else
but they are laid out as regularly as if
done with a line. The river here is border-
ed by a levee which has appertures through
it here and there, thus permitting the
water to overflow the rice fields at high
tide. I had no idea the tide was felt
so far inland I think the river rises and
falls for a distance of 200 miles from the sea. The
scenery is growing a little romantic
though we are only 20 miles from Canton
When we returned to the boat found the
doors, and windows, shut as if it were the
dead of winter, consequently the Theremometer
was not in a very low state. These Chinese
are the greatest people to live without air
I ever saw, their ideas of ventilation need
a little modifying. Well it is time to say
good night. I did not think I would so
soon be caught at journalizing again
but this is the only way we can take the
home people with us. It is so hot Hattie
and I have concluded to sleep on the floor
in the large room, over which conclu-
sion I fear the mosquitoes will hold a
jubilee.
Sat. Morn. Well if you could see us this
morning I think you would be excusa
ble if you decided we had Small Pox, but

it is only the harmless insect I mention
ed last night who have left their mark
upon us. As we have no good friend in
the shape of a mosquitoe curtain to pro-
tect us I presume this will not prove their
last visit. The boatmen were at work
by six oclock and about 8 we anchored at
a large village. Were just ready to sit down
to breakfast, and while we were eating
quite a concourse of people gathered about
the doors standing as near as possible and
taking note of every motion. Henry says
often when he is out they will come peering
in while he is at meals saying to one another
"He eats he [--et--] eats" The number of places he
has to stow away things is a marvel to
them. They tell him he has pockets all
over his body. After prayers Henry went on
shore and after he commenced talking we
followed, Hattie thinking she could say
something to the women while he preach
ed to the men, quite a number came
about us but very soon men began to
come up and talk in a boisterous man
ner thereby driving the women away
It is not considered proper for them to
be associated in the same audience as
a usual thing. We were finally obliged
to come back to the boat and shut our-
selves in lest we should spoil Henry's
congregation besides having nothing ac-
complished where we were. He is in
plain sight standing under a large

Banyan tree with the people about him
and looks exactly like pictures I have
seen in our home papers of foreign
missionaries in similar circumstan-
ces. They give a good idea of the reality.
The men seem very attentive though
he says they do not feel as friendly as in
some places he visits. As soon as we
were safely in our domicil the boat
women began to row alongside to
obtain a view of the new comers.
They have a peculiar admiration for
our [u] noses [/u] and ask what we do to make
them stand out from our faces so
beautifully A good illustration of people
setting a value upon what they do not pos
sess for their nasal organs are certainly
not guilty of pushing our into the world
One offered to give us her baby, but finally
concluded it was worth $100. This after-
noon we have seen such fine undu
lating country, the bambo and banyan
trees adding much to the beauty of the
scenery. The bambo grows from separate
stalks exactly like a lill of corn and
the tops bend over very gracefully.
When the wind sways them about
they look very very pretty. I do not know
what the people here would do without
this for they seem to use [--the--] it almost
litterally for every thing to which you could
imagine wood to be put I expect I have
spoken of this before but I do admire it

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very much. The Banyon is a splendid
tree but it seems to exhaust the fer-
tility of the soil entirely. The ground
under it is without grass, so it would
not be altogether pleasant to sit under
its shade. This eve had a delightful
walk. We went into a grove where we
found ourselves without a single visitor.
This is the first time since my ar-
rival that I have ever been out of sight
of Chinese except when within our own
walls at Canton and to confess the truth
I enjoyed the situation immensely.
We gathered quite a large number of wild
flowers, some of which were exactly like
the little wild sweet brier roses at home
only white, afterwards ([--gathered--]) went
to the top of a high hill where we could
see quite a large extent of country,
and the breeze was so very enjoyable. We
sat down and sang Rock of Ages, Forever
with the Lord, Jerusalem, and From
Greenlands icy Mountains, before re-
turning to the boat. I could not help
thinking that this was probably the
first time these hills had ever reechoed
to the sound of sacred music. Two
villages were in sight where I suppose
Henry will preach to morrow. Have
had another warm day studied some, but
read more. I must not neglect to tell

you about our boatmen. This afternoon
as I was lying on the Soffa in Henry's
room reading the Independent one of
them looked in, and then a second, when
after a little parleying the whole of them
marched boldly in with their rice and
tea. It was so funny to watch them
as they prepared to eat supper. A large
tray was put down on the floor con-
taining a bowl of some sort of greens
one of boiled pork and a little pot of
tea while the rice filled a basket
which did not hold less than 3/4 of a
peck. They squatted on the floor
bowl and chopsticks in hand, and
forthwith the ceremonies began First
the rice basket went round and each
bowl was filled then the chopsticks
went into the pork and greens every
man bringing out a mouthful or
more which he ducked into his rice
and fell to work in good earnest. The
way they put away food is not slow
I assure you if they do use chopsticks. The
chopsticks are held in one hand in the
same manner as our American school
boys do those clappers or bones as I have
heard them called, and the bowl is brought
quite close to the mouth when two or three
rapid motions secures a large mouthful
It is astonishing the amount of rice
these people will dispose of at a single
meal. I do believe some of them ate 10
bowls full apiece I never saw that article
served by the basket full before.

These boatmen do not waste time in idle
conversation while thus engaged. [--but--] As I
looked at them I could not help pitying them
they seemed so little like men, so much
like brutes. They have no thought scarcely
beyond their boat, eating and sleeping &c
It is very warm again to night and our
Chinese friends will persist in shutting up every
door and window. A little while ago one
of them made the attempt and when Hattie
objected said to one of his comrades never
mind we will wait until they are asleep
[--that--] it will do just as well. If they get us shut
in any time this night I am mistaken
Sunday Morn Apr 12th A fine day
Our boat being at anchor was early sur-
rounded by a company of natives and after
breakfast we sang quite a long time
which seemed to delight them exceedingly.
One man brought his baby to our door, and
proposed to give it to [u] Lucy [/u]. After displaying its
most favorable points of character he went
back to his house returning with an older
son insisting upon our taking both.
We might have a boat load of little people
to take back to Canton should we accept
all the proffered gifts in that direction Hattie
thinks however [--that--] if we should offer to re-
lieve these parents of their {Si moon sais}
{children} they would begin to measure their
value in dollars and cents. About 10 A.M.
Henry went off with a bundle of tracts into
a village and Hattie concluded she would
wait this time until he was through.
Soon afterwards however a women asked
us to come on shore and she would show
us to a place where the women would come
and listen. She led us into an open shop

where a great number of people of all sizes
and ages crowded about us. The man with
the babies came up and urged Hattie to [u] hold [/u]
the [u] smallest [/u] [u] one [/u] notwithstanding my love
for little ones I would not have particularly
desired to accept the compliment on this oc-
cation, but I could scarcely refrain from
laughing at the queer expression on Hattie's
face and the excuses she made to escape
the dilemma. We walked on a short di-
stance and sat down under a large Banyan
where Hattie began to talk but we [--distract-
ed their--] disturbed them {Lucy and I} so walked
on a little farther followed by part of them
and stopped in a little cove which hid us
from the view of the others. We used all the
Chinese in our possession and then held
our aduience by giving them English words
which amused them greatly. Not very Sun-
day work but we wanted to keep them so Hattie
could have a quiet time with her women
and in that we succeeded. After an hour
she came on and we walked towards the
village met Henry just before we reached
it who told us the people were quite friendly
and quiet. They waited for us to come up
and we mounted some stone steps in front
of a dwelling house and sat down. Hattie
asked then if they would like to hear her talk
to which inquiry, they gave ready assent but
soon commenced jabbering away at such
a rate she could not make herself heard. This
was scarcely to be wondered at when we can-
sider this was their first sight of foreign
women. Lucy and I started off again so as
to divide the crowd which numbered not less

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than 250 and of course took quite a con-
gregation with us. We felt a little as if we
had the elephant and did not know what to do
with it. One woman told them not to be
afraid of us we were [u] pretty [/u] [u] to [/u] [u] look [/u] at and
would not hurt them. As we could not
talk we sang in English. One nice little
boy stood very close to me and as soon as we
finished one song would ask us to sing more
saying he liked to listen. He looked so
earnestly at me and was so anxious to have
me sing that he quite won my heart. It
is utterly impossible to describe one's feelings
standing thus in a company of persons
who know nothing of Jesus, and whom
you feel so sure you will never see again
In such circumstances our entire inabil-
ity to talk presses upon our hearts most
painfully. I had on my light calico dress
and the women kept running their fin-
gers under the plaits evidently wondering
what they were for also my leathers belt
seemed to meet their ideas of a nice [?corlich?]
and they kept thrusting their fingers under it
but failed to see any good accomplished in
wearing it. On our return many of them
gave us flowers sugar cane &c. About
1 P.M. the wind rose which soon increased
to quite a gale. We were safely anchored
but a small boat coming down the
river seeing the danger tried to make for
the shore, but about 25 feet out was
upset and a man and boy were seen

struggling in the water. For a moment
I thought they would certainly be drown-
ed, but the boy finally clambered up onto
the inverted boat while the man floated
alongside and both came safely to land
though the little craft was much in-
jured by the water dashing against it
The cover was washed away, and the
domestic utensils of the establishment
went sailing about to the great distress
of the owners thereof. It was the nearest
approach to a shipwreck that I ever witnessed,
and I did pity the poor things. The wife
was on shore, and waded on into the
water making most frantic efforts to
secure her property. It does not take
many things to keep house with, if you
adopt the customs of these boat people.
In the eve, talked of home and sung our
eve. hymn. We do feel as if cut off from
the civilized world, but there is one friend
who is ever near and that is a pleasant thought.
Monday Apr 13th The boatmen make
so much noise in the morning that it is
vain to try to sleep so we might as well
get up as soon as we wake. It was a
most beautiful morning and we went
out for a stroll before breakfast. Every
thing seemed so fresh after the rain of
yesterday, and we are now really among
the hills. I could not but think of some
of our bright spring mornings at home
and of the walks I had with Father when
in New Hampshire 2 years ago.

Came on board for breakfast and then con
cluded it was our duty to go out again,
rather than sit down to the study of Chinese
There is a softness in the atmosphere and
a coolness of sky that reminded me of Califor-
nia. The light, and shadow, over the hills
is intensely beautiful. If it were not for
the Chinese houses, and the people themselves
whom you see every where I could easily
fancy I was in America. We saw a man
out in a field with an impliment which
proved to be a sickle for cutting wheat.
The knife was just the length of my
first finger. It is well these men have a
stock of patience as their inventive genius
is not remarkably good. Henry and I
tried the sickle and found it well enough
as far as it went. There is a kind of [--hedg--]
hedge which seems to be very prevalent
in this part of the country. The prickly
cactus grows up almost like trees and is
certainly [u] impregnable [/u]. I saw stalks that
were I do believe almost the size of my
waist and hardly dare to try to say how long
but they bore out slight resemblance to
those I have seen flourishing in pots at
home. I could not help thinking of Mrs
Ross [?G?] High and Alice Kettleton would
enjoy seeing them. I always wish when I see
these new things I could send specimens
home description is so tame. During
our walk some children came along and
I tried to talk with them a little but I
guess I did not make very good work of it

however they understood some of it. Came
across a man with a flock of geese, and
concluded it would not be a bad idea to
buy one. I believe I should laugh to
hear Henry bargain with these people,
if I were here 100 years he goes about
it in such a funny way. One thing
he never fails to accomplish and that is
keep them good natured. After a long dis-
cussion the goose was purchased for
the sum of 42 cts. It looked too pretty
to kill it poor thing. They are not at all
like those we have but dark colored
beautifully mottled with a dark rich
colored stripe {I know not how else to
describe it} running down the back of
the neck. Hattie and Lucy walked
on in advance of Henry and I and
tried to play a joke on us by Hattie's
suddenly falling down and feigning a
sprained ankle. I could not possibly
tell whether she was in fun, or earnest,
but from the queer look in Henry's
eyes judged there was nothing serious
and we walked calmly on, leaving them
to take their own time to follow.
Henry and Hattie are the [u] same [/u] as of
old and you all know what that means.
I must tell you we pass off for
Henry's 3 wives, a set of people today
guessed my age at 40 Hattie 30 Lucy
24 while yesterday Hattie was 20 I
23 and Lucy [--over--] 38 so you see what
their judgement is worth in that line
though I do not believe I would come
out very much better in their cases.
This afternoon read Chinese and

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[u] Little [/u] [u] Men [/u]. The girls are in bed and
I must put myself there very soon
Good night dear Ones it is now about
9 A.M. with you. Are to night anchored
at [--TuTes--] [?Tie tong?] a large [--village--] city
Tues. this morning it commenced
raining but cleared away before a great
while. About 8 oclock saw a pagoda
which did not seem very far away but
Henry thought it would take us until
noon to reach it. Lucy and I made
a resolve to do some studying, and Hat
tie was constituded teacher, gave ourselves
to the business until 11 oclock when
we arrived at Shekcock and got out
for a walk. We are taking [--the--] a trip
over the same part of the country
Henry and Hattie did 5 years ago
and I saw the place where they stepped
off such a steep [--place--] in the darkness
You remember their writing about
the circumstance. I wonder they were
not hurt. We went up the hill upon
which the above mentioned pagoda
was situated which is about 1000 ft high
covered with tress flowers ferns &c, some of
which we gathered for pressing {not the
trees however} It is wonderful how
they terrace the hills for cultivation
we would not like to carry on agricul-
ture at such an elevation but saw
them working their little beds almost
on the summit. About half way down
were a company of men performing acts
of worship on their fields to insure good
crops. They always clasp the hands and bow

the body 3 times when worshiping their
divinities. The sun became to hot for
some and he thought best to retrace
our steps but when about half way
down met a party of women who were
[?tugging?] up the hill to see us. A man stand
ing by told them we were foreign devils
but Lucy told him it was not good to give
us that name we were Americans, and
he should say {fa-ka-yans} This seemed
to please him immensely and he went down
into the village where he repeated what
had been said as though [--they--] he thought
it was a good joke. Hattie was a
little distance behind, but we kept the
women by telling them there was a woman
behind who could talk to them.
One poor old woman who said she
was 80, came clambering up and when
she reached us said "her heart beat so
fast with trying to hurry so." Hattie had
an audience of 50 or more here on
the hill side. The old lady was a so in-
terested in what she said, would not
allow anyone to interrupt her. During
the conversation, Hattie told them they
should worship Jesus and not their
ancestors at which remark they were
somewhat offended, {at least a few of the
men} and rose up saying Let's go, let's
go, but the old lady ordered them to sit
down again. It is surprising the
respect and reverence these people cher-
ish for the aged. Are an example to us
in that respect. Before long one of the
men told us we had better go there were
tigers around here but we did not take
the hint. Reached the boat about
2 P.M. but Henry did not return until 4

He managed by a little care to get
the people to invite him to talk to them
thereby insuring their attention and spoke
1 1/2 hours. He found some pretty hun-
gry people and we soon disposed of the
goose, which came on board [u] yesterday [/u]
We have made the painful discovery
that our bread will soon be a minus
quantity, and the alternative [--will be--] is to
eat rice. Henry thinks it will be a
good opportunity for to us learn to like it an
idea I am not prepared to doubt
This eve had a game of Authors. Henry
was successful in one game and I the
other. Good night to the precious ones
far away in America.
Wednes. April 15th Did not have a very good
night It rained [u] very [/u] [u] very [/u] hard, and the
lightning was quite sharp Lucy and
Hattie were disturbed by the rain pat-
tering in upon their bed, but I lay on
the floor in the sitting room so had
no trouble in that direction. Rain
continued all the forenoon, stopped at
a small town about 10 A.M. where I talked
a little with some boat people who looked
in upon us. It is a little discouraging that
one can not put a dozen sentences together
in an understandable manner after being
in the country 4 months but perhaps it will
come in time. I wish you could have seen our
boatmen to day. They looked like walking
hay stacks. All along the shore is a walk
exactly like the track for horses at the
side of our canals at home and a large
part of the time the boat is tracked as
it is called. A rope is fastened to the
mast which is very long and to this the

men attach themselves each by a sep-
erate short one, and then betake them-
selves to the shore leaving one of the
number on board to steer the boat so you
see we travel no faster than these people
walk. On a morning like this the men
put on enormous hats and their rain
coats which look exactly as if they were
made of split corn stalks, come down
somewhat below the knees, but are very
good articles to keep off the rain They [?roll?]
barefooted. Some parts of the way the
road is very rough, and I should think
it would hurt their feet very much but
they do not seem to mind rain, mud,
water, nor any thing else. It does seem
too bad to see men litteraly in harness
like horses. Their rope is fixed with a
large loop at the end and a heavy
piece of cloth is fastened thereupon
This is thrown over the shoulders and
the cloth serves as a breastplate or colar
by means of which they pull, sometimes when
the boat is heavily loaded which I am
happy to say is not the case with ours,
they will lean forward almost to the
ground in their effort to take [--the boat--] it
along.
This afternoon reached a pass, in the
range of Mts which have been in view
24 hours called the Censor pass which
we entered and then cast anchor for
the night. The river which has thus far
been very wide has gathered itself into
a space of 900 yds, but is 500 ft deep.
The scenery is magnificent Rocks piled
on rocks Cascades here and there rushing

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down through the gorges, stunted ever
greens running vines, lovely flowers, oh
I only wish you could see it all How much
I have been permitted to see of the grand
and beautiful within the last 12 months
surely it is a great blessing to witness
Gods work in nature. To night I feel as
if walled in by his own hand, for we are
as far as man is concerned in utter
loneliness. This afternoon I could not
avoid thinking of New Hampshire and
in spirit have been travelling with
Father and Sarah. I shall never cease
to rejoice that we were permitted to take
that trip together. We went out this eve
and gathered some nice feather grass &c
had almost exactly such a time as we
did going out to that glen in Marlboro.
There is a [?monitan?] here we went to
ascend to morrow if we think we are
able for such a feat and if it does not
rain, which latter [u] if [/u] is I think a pretty
large one judging from appearances.
On our return visited a temple and found
the people very pleasant. One of them told
Hattie she must have been in China
many years to talk so well. Henry talked
to them and gave them some books
He saw one man who showed him a
tract given him by one of our mission-
aries some time ago which he had read
and carefully kept. We can but hope
the seed thus scattered by the roadside
may not be wholly lost. Tonight
Lucy took a lesson in playing chess but
I find myself too sleepy to wait for the
result and believe it would be the part
of prudence to go to bed. Good night

Thursday Morn. Up at half past
five this morning but there was no going
up our mountain to day, too muchee
rain as the Chinaman says. But we did
not wish to lose this pass nevertheless,
some of the Mts. jut out into the river mak-
ing the stream quite narrow and the water
whirls and eddies about their bases
seeming to warn us not to get to near
lest we be dashed against the rocks.
The path for the trackers is far up the
Mt. side and they creep along like a
long snake. The rocks are ridged by
the ropes from the boats constantly
wearing them, which often catch on some
rugged edge and then care must be used
in throwing them off lest the men be
thrown from the path by the jerk
About 9 A.M. were through this gap in
the range but the scenery was so
beautiful that we concluded it would
be an act of original sin to attempt
study and gave ourselves to the unlim-
ited enjoyment of our surroundings
Although it was far from pleasant
we pinned up our dresses took umbrellas
and went ashore. Passed through a
small village, where the principal
business seems to be burning lime stone
The stone is very pretty indeed and
we think when we go back will stop
and get some to make a rookery in
the corner of our tiny yard at Canton
as a memorial of our trip. I noticed
quantities of ferns cut, and packed away,

to be used for fuel when dry. It is too
early in the season for us to obtain
the nicest specimens of ferns but we
have some very pretty ones. Our boat
went on at such a rate, Henry thought
it the part of wisdom to follow it up and
we went on leaving Hattie and Lucy in
the rear. I made a pretty looking pict-
ure when I came on board wet and
muddy to the last degree. The girls
did not see us go on and were watching
a boat coming up behind thinking it
was ours and came on most leisurely
As they did not spy us began to imag-
ine we had secreted ourselves for the
purpose of playing a trick upon them
and were growing quite uneasy when
we saw them and called out telling
them to come aboard. They would not
have found out we were so near had
we not called to them, not having seen
the right boat at all.
Eve. - Well the most important piece
of news is the bread has given out.
Our boy says in Canton we have
[u] ho [/u] -taw {a great deal} to eat but here there
is nothing. We are having a fine time
at all events, have now no fear of having
Small Pox. Sent back a report of our
selves to Canton which will reach them
on Saturday and tend to set their minds
at rest about us. To night our friends
the boatmen have indulged in an
extrordinary fit of smoking. Henry

expostulated with them when to my
astonishment they affirmed they had
not been smoking it was an entire mis-
take. Are now about 130 miles from
Canton but have traveled much farther.
This creeping along the shore would hard-
ly satisfy American enterprise, but
this is a slow people who certainly
understand how to plod. Raining?
Raining?? Good night Happy dreams
I now dream very often about my [u] home [/u]
Friday Apr. 17th Still raining but
we found ourselves this morning just
entering another pass which if possible
exceeded in beauty the one of yesterday.
How we did want to get out and walk
but could not be allowed the privilege
but there is one comfort we can go very
slowly and have a good opportunity of
seing what is to be seen. I do not think
I have spoken of the graves which are
almost invariably found on the hills
They always bury as high as possible
I do not see how they can dig graves in
such elevated steep places we have seen
some at a height of 1000 ft. A great
many of them are made in the shape
of a horse shoe the body being interred
in the toe of the shoe. We have
also seen some large monumental
tablets which we found were erected
[--in memory--] by the emperor in memory
of some women who had lived single
and I understand this is his custom in
case of such individuals

7th
Sat Apr 18th What can I say but
the truth and that is it still rains.
You will begin to think we are among
the mountains when I tell you we
went though another pass this morn-
ing, and it was the best of the three
But this is the last pass we will have
a chance to enjoy on this trip.
After going through this one the scenery
changes the mountains stand up in
isolated peaks and are all lime stone.
There is one idea I had before coming
to China in reference to the population
which was an untrue one. The people
crowd together in cities and villages
because they are afraid to live at dis-
tances from each other an account of the
the [--amount of--] danger of being this ex
posed to the depredations of robbers.
There are large tracts of uninhabited
country while the cities are greatly over-
crowded. I should imagine the mortality
would be very great because of the mis-
erable situation of many of these towns
down along the shore of the river where
the ground is in constant danger of being
overflowed at high water. The houses
are all built of brick of a blue color
made so by being wet while being
burned. Our cook is becoming
greatly interested in picking up English
words and Lucy and I have been ex-
perimenting a little with him this
forenoon He says Chinese very easy, but

English so hard. The principal
boatman has taken such a fancy to
Sin Shang {Henry} I do not know but
he will be ready to adopt him by the
time we are through with this voyage
He has been going up and down this
river for the last 30 years, is a funny
old fellow. One of the men lies on the
floor in Henry's room at night and
he snores like the seven sleepers
Have had some nice sweet potatoes
which are so much better than those
we get at Canton, that we think we
must have some to take back with us.
Eve. The constant rains are raising
the water so much we begin to think
we shall be kept prisoners up here.
Anchored about 2 P.M. at Ying Tuk the
capital of a district of which I forget
the name but no matter. I think it
would be a nice place to live there
is such beautiful scenery about it.
A line of Mts rises behind the city
as if to protect it and the river shore
is lined with such beautiful bamboos
I am now writing with a host of
people [?stanging?] almost within arm's
length of me jabbering Chinese in
my ears at such a rate it will be
well if some of it does not get into this.
It keeps on raining but they do not mind
it at all. The women here wear very long
shams coming down below their knees and

they do look so funny. The dialect of
Canton is not used here much except by
some emigrants from that locality so
there is some trouble understanding them
It is too dark to write longer so I will say
good night I must tell Mother I dreamed
of her last night saw her just as plainly as possible
and she looked so natural. My darling
Mother shall I ever look upon her [u] dear [/u]
face again? I will hope I may. God
bless her and all the precious ones in the
"Home on the hill."
Monday 20th We had a very very wet
day yesterday rained incessantly all day
Henry got out this morning and talked
awhile, scattered quite a number of books.
It is very seldom indeed missionaries
get up as far as this point. The people seemed
very anxious to have Henry & Hattie
{Kong She}, or {talk the doctrine} but of course
it is partially curiosity. In the afternoon
a party of women came down to the
boat and Hattie prepared to go into the
village with them but it commenced
to pour down at such a rate she finally
gave up going. The water had risen 4 feet
in 24 hours and if it [--rises--] rose 5 ft. more
the boatmen said they could [?neitgher?] go up
nor down the river. We concluded we
would not worry over the matter but
wait and see [?as?] it would be in the morning

This morning what was our joy to find
it really looked like Clearing away.
Henry had wished to go to one more
place a little farther up the river, but
felt last night as if it was rather a doubt-
ful case. This morning the prospect
was brighter and we were on our way
before 7 oclock. I have been going about
for the last 2 days, wearing two dresses
but found the air mild enough to ad-
mit of one only to day as did "my [u] sister [/u]
and [u] friend [/u]." Very soon after breakfast
we prepared to go ashore. Have had
almost no exercise for nearly a week
and began to feel rather desperate.
Lucy put on her black overskirt over
her heavy [u] skirt [/u]. I wore my garnet wrapper
{which was Franks especial admiration}
pinned up quite short with my black &
white overskirt and Hattie put on a
yellow dress which had already lost its
beauty and Lucy and I looped it up so there
was no danger of her being troubled with
a train. Hoops were dispensed with and
thus equipped we started out. I do not be-
lieve we had walked 10 minutes when
it began to rain and for a little while
just poured down. You would have
laughed could you have seen us standing
crouched under our umbrellas the water
running off them in streams but we
were determined we would not go back

There is some fun in being out that 8th
way when one does not care for her
clothes getting wet. It was soon over and
we were out until 2 P.M. Found a
thistle exactly like the Canida thistle
at home and saw 4 fine large wheat
fields. The wheat was nearly ready to
cut and it did seem so nice to act-
ually walk through a real wheatfield.
Henry spied such a splendid large
grass hopper and we immediately gave
chase. Hattie followed it up until after
some maneuvering the insect was
captured. He was about 4 inches long
and had such a beautiful pink body
While we were examining it it got away
and the chase was renewed. It was as
tonishing how high and how far it could
fly. I shall not soon forget how
very funny Henry looked with his
open Chinese umbrella in hand, & hat
off scampering over the plowed ground
in rapid pursuit. He looked as if he
was chasing the winged butterfly surely.
However they did not get him a second
time, and we were on the whole glad of
it for we could not have enjoyed killing
it. We came across some water Buffalo's
and Henry insisted Lucy and I should show
our bravery by driving them out of our
path which feat we accomplished. Some
boys who saw us attempted to make one

them run after ys by rushing up
behind him and trying to drive him
in that direction, but the fellow was so
clumsy he fell sprawling much to the
merriment of our party and the evident
disgust of the boys. Henry gave
some books to a party of men working
in a field who seemed to be pleased
to get them. We came upon a little
grove of trees called the "Pride of China"
which have blossoms very fragrant
and greatly resembling the home Lilac
I think it is a little late for them as
the blossoms were inclined to shake off.
Came into the boat for dinner, had fresh
pork, boiled beans, rice, sweet potatoes,
and one kind of sauce. Are now living
off the country as Henry says the Canton
provision having giv[--ing--]en out. You do
not think the prospect of our starving
is very alarming do you? After dinner
went across the river to visit a cave
in which is a temple. This proved
to be one of the very best things we
have seen yet. The rock in which
this cave is situated rises perpendic-
ularly from the water to the height
of 1000 feet. It is limestone in compo-
sition and has veins of pure fine white
marble running through it. Some of
the men who have charge of the temple

came over to our boat for us and we
were landed at its entrance and went
up several flights of stone steps and through
a number of quite long passages before
we reached the room where the idol
was kept. It wore a robe of white satin
which was most beautifully embroider-
ed with colored flowers and as has been
the case in every temple I have visited
a row of incense sticks and a line of
roman candles were burning in front
of it. These idols are almost always
perhaps always, in a sitting posture in
a recess with an altar in front so
one can not approach very near them
This cave was at least 100 ft high &
100 deep. The sides were lined with
Chinese inscriptions cut out in solid
rock. When the wood work of this temple
was put in a scaffolding was put up resting
on the river bed and rising to the
height of 60 ft Before we left the preist
had us sit down and drink tea with
him. Oh dear I would not like to make
my home in the bowels of the earth
while I was living being I am sure
but oh it was a grand old rock with is
bold front and sloping sides [Illegible] latter
partially covered with vegetation. As we
looked at it from a distance it remind

ed me a little of some [?divantted?]
castle. As I looked into the gloom and
darkness within I was reminded of the
days [--days--] of presecution when the hunted
followers of the Saviour took ref[--f--]uge in the
dens, and caves, of the earth.
After leaving this cave went to a quarry
near by to see if we could get any thing
for our little rookery. We did not get [--but--]
[--only--] a very few for that but we did find some
most beautiful specimens of marble
One that Lucy found was a water for-
mation, and was splendid. I expect it
could be sold for quite a little sum.
It would have been a delight to have
spent a whole day there instead of half
an hour but I was so glad we stopped
To morrow we think of visiting a
tunnel a little distance below us on
our way back to Canton where we hope
to get some more of these beautiful
stones. Lucy and Hattie are preparing
for bed so I will write no more We
are to night anchored just where we were
this morning having turned our faces
homeward. I do not feel that the time
spent has been lost to us although we
have done almost no studying.
I suppose the home people have been
at the wash tub to day. Good night,
and a kiss to every one from Father down to Mary.

[--8th--] 9th
Tues Apr 21st [u] This [/u] [u] morning [/u] [u] it [/u] [u] rained [/u]
but we have had a nice time neverthe-
less. Hattie braided Lucy's hair and
then made her own toilet and went
on shore to {kong shi} taking a few books
with her. The women were very pleas-
ant and told her they could not bear to
have her come away. One said if she would
stay she would wash her clothes for her
as soon as there was a pleasant day.
If she had seen us yesterday after our
walk I would not have been surprised
at her offer. Immediately after breakfast
put on our regimentals preparatory to
going on shore There is a tunnel here
which Henry & Hattie wished us to see,
but it was so wet we procured a small
boat to take us as near it as was possi-
ble by water. Our cook told us we did
not look pretty fixed up after such a fash-
ion, and when asked which looked the
worst replied Hattie while I was pronounced
the best. Henry says this is [u] dress [/u] [u] parade [/u]
tells us we are all ridiculous in appearance.
Well I would rather see the caves and
tunnels if we do not wear fine clothes.
We were rowed up such a beautiful
clear stream of water, quite near the
above mentioned tunnel then took a
foot passage. Saw some more nice
wheat fields, but oh the path was so
muddy. Our feet were a sight to behold
I do not think mine were ever in worse

condition This tunnel is not a long
one quite open and light. A stream of
water flows through it which is said to
be very deep. The stalactites were so very
beautiful they literally covered the top
being of a variety of lengths and sizes
The height of the vaulted dome was about
200 ft. The Chinese as usual gathered about
us and Henry talked to them quite a long
time. One old priest among the company
tried to divert the attention, and finally to
persuade the people to leave, but he did
not accomplish his end. I suppose this
was the first time the sound of the gospel
was ever heard there. We sung "Come to
Jesus just now" in Chinese and Forever
with the Lord, "My heavenly Home is bright
and Fair" for Father concluding with the
Doxology. Sometimes it gives me great
pleasure to think as Father could not be a
missionary himself, it is nice that he
can send his children. Just as David
when not allowed to build the temple him-
self was given a son to do the work for him
Whatever we are enabled to accomplish for
good in this heathen land is due to the
early training and constant prayers of our
dear parents on the Hill. How much I
did enjoy this visit to the tunnel. I had never
seen any thing of the kind before except as
we had been rushed through them on the
cars. Henry with some effort succeed
in breaking off a few small pieces of the
rock as mementoes. There was a temple
at the entrance but we did not go into
it I have already lost all interest in
looking into heathen temples, always the
same the idol bedecked with light tinsel

ornaments with Candles, and incense
sticks burning before it. The priests with
their closely shaven heads are very unpleas-
ant looking persons generally not noted
for their remarkable neatness and then they
are such inveterate beggars. Yesterday
when I was in the cave I got hold of a
few incense sticks nearly burned and will
send two or three home to you. They are
much longer when new but you will
see how very light and tiny they are.
Returned to the boat about 1 P.M. and were
under the necessity of doing quite a little
washing using the river for a wash tub.
The natives who stood on shore seemed
to enjoy our proceedings exceedingly sup-
pose they did not decide we belonged to
the upper class of society. This afternoon
did almost nothing but read a little.
I wish people did not have to spend any
time in getting rested.
Wednes. Morn. It rains this morning
This afternoon we shall get back to that
mountain we hoped to climb when on
our way up but the prospect of doing so
is now not now very brilliant. Anchored at a
beautiful point in the pass. About 7 and
went off the boat while the fakas {boatmen}
ate rice, followed the path, made for[--e--]
the men who draw the boat for quite a dis-
tance up the mountain side. Henry clamb
ered down rather a steep place and procured
some beautiful mountain Laurel which
Hattie says is exactly like what she has
seen growing in Virginia and we found
some genuine home dark spur. I speak of
these so you can know that we sometimes
see flowers that are natural to our native
country. Lucy Hattie and I climbed out
on some overhanging rocks and looked

into the river trying to imagine ourselves
water nymphs as the girls said. Gathered
some ferns and flowers, which may [--some--]
find their very home in the form of very
tiny [?boquets?]. The path was so high that
it was quite dry and we went without hats
are getting a good many shades of tan on this
trip which will not tend to improve the per-
sonal beauty of Henry's fair household.
At 8 A.M. stopped at a place where they were
burning limestone to get some stones
to make our rockery or rookery which is it?
The stones before being burned proved too
expensive, so we decided to get some of
those already burned. Of course they were
useless rubbish but those Chinamen presum-
ing upon our ignorance assumed to sell
them for the same as the others. Henry &
Hattie went to making fun of them and
when they saw the foreigners understood
matters laughed and let us have them
for what they were worth viz. nothing.
When the others were selected they gave the
price which Henry happened to know was
just 4 times what it should be. He did not
stop to parley but began walking off telling
them however the true value and he
heard one of them say. They know they
know for they understood about the burnt
stone and the result of course was that
they were finally got at Henry's offer. It
would be very little use to try to bargain
with these people unless you knew the
worth of the article you were buying. After we
got back to the boat it rained oh so very hard
and we began to think there would be no
getting out again but time will reveal.
Eve. Well we had our mountain walk
this afternoon after dinner it did not

11th
rain so we fixed up and started. This
Mt is somewhat over 9000 ft in height at 10th
the least calculation. At the foot is a temple
and just as we reached it we saw the most
beautiful waterfall. Hattie had spoken
of it but I did not imagine it was nearly so
fine the water fell over a precipice 60 ft high
and came down in a foaming torrent.
The river is now as high as it often gets
and the freshet makes this fall much larger
than it ordinarily is. A [u] small [/u] [u] [?Magria?] [/u].
Flights of stone steps led from this to another
temple farther up the Mt. after reaching wich
struck into a path and began climbing in
good earnest. We used our parasols for
canes and imagined ourselves going up the
"hill difficulty." You would have laughed
could you have seen as. I told Lucy my
light calico dress which made its debut
at a picnic on the shore of lake Ontario
would finish its career scaling a Mt. in
China. You may tell Sarah Lirtzell one of the
little embroidered colars she gave me was
honored by being my companion on this
occasion Hattie had on that yellow wrapper
which she made at home was scalloped &
bound with black. These little things
seem silly to write, but as you will perceive
my daily productions are not very deep.
Well we went about half way to the
top and it looked so much like rain con-
cluded it would be the part of wisdom to
descend. The atmosphere was so murky our
view was not a very extended one but was
worth all the pains. I have always wanted
so much to go up a Mt and it was a great sat-
isfaction to have my wish even partially
fulfilled. Oh but we were wet going through
the weeds and bushes but we soon mended
ourselves when we got back to our boat

These men evidently think we are strange
people to presist in going out such weather
but it has not hurt us a bit. I am sure
the mission at Canton will imagine us as
having a doleful time, but that is where they
are mistaken. Besides we are getting along
wonderfully well without bread. This foraging
off the country is not very bad after all.
Well must say good night. 2 days more will
take us to our house in Canton.
Thurs. [u] Clear [/u] [u] sky [/u] [u] bright [/u] [u] sun [/u] the first we
have seen since leaving this very anchor-
age last week Monday. Dreamed of Mother
last night the third time I have visied her
thus this week. It is a pleasure mixed with
pain. All seems so natural at the time but
awake and realize the distance there is be-
tween us this is the sad part of it.
The wind and current are favorable so
the sail has been put up and the boatmen
can have a [--lolyday--] holiday Have been
on shore and walked for at least an hour.
There was such a beautiful grove where
we landed I might almost rather say a real
home woods. Henry says this is the only
one he knows of where there are neither
Banyan pine or bambo trees. On one large
tree which was covered with blossoms
was a veritable swarm of honey bees
whose whir filled the air, and gave me
the most delightful home feeling. I could al-
most imagine Father or Frank rushing
out to hive them. It is one of the very
nicest sounds I have heard since I came
to China. Hattie says she has not been
in a place that seemed so much like
America since she left home. While
we were meandering about we came across
a snake which Henry said was 6 or 8 ft.
long. He would attack it so as to see how
large it really was and I must confess was

much the most sizable one I ever saw.
We have found each day a little more
enjoyable than the preceding one, and this
[?tase?] of home has been more precious than
all. I have thought almost constantly of
you all since I left Canton more perhaps
because not so constantly busy. Do not
conclude I am home sick for that is not the
case, but I do love my home oh so very very
much.
Eve. This afternoon wrote to my Deaf & Dumb
girls and my Cleveland pupils. Hattie and
I had a long talk about the home and we
are so very glad Father has bought that land
in Wooster. Henry says I may tell the folks
that he is in the agonies of writing a ser-
mon. He is the same boy as of old
has been sticking his feet out of the door
and looking up into the sky to get an
idea he pays. I told him he made me
think of the day he went out on the hay
and slept during the entire afternoon leaving
his sermon to take care of itself.
Just before dark went out awhile and
when coming back passed a pond of
stagnant [?whater?] which seemed to be the
dwelling place of the frog tribe. I shut my
eyes and in imagination was sitting at
the west window in the boys chamber
looking at the clouds and hearing their
[--crok--] croak. Not a very poetical combi-
nation clouds and frogs. Well it is the
first time I have heard the sound of a
frog since the sound came to my ears
from that swamp. Hattie is in bed and
I must not write longer lest I keep her
awake.
Friday Morn. The first sound I heart this
morning was Henry calling out Hattie

Hattie if you want to see Teng u shan
you must get up we will come to it pretty
soon. Whether it was mountain, town,
or river I had no idea but we scrambled
out more asleep than awake and began to
make our toilet. Henry is an early bird it
does not seem to take much sleep to do him
We soon found ourselves opposite a large
village, went out and walked on the opposite
bank through a nice grove, but we met
with quite a sad sight. Two men came
along carrying a chair in which some-
thing was bundled up we could not think
what. They carried it a short distance then
put down the chair and lifted out what
proved to be the body of a woman
which rolled up in its blanket they
laid on the ground, putting some
bambo sticks across the wrap to keep it
in place went away and left it. Henry
thinks she must have been killed as a punish-
ment for some deed as the people here never
leave the body of a grown person exposed
in that way. About 8 A.M. we came to the
place where Henry's boat was anchored
when Mr McChesney was killed. It was so
quiet this morning I could hardly think of
such a thing having occurred. Hattie gath-
ered some ferns from the very spot to send
to Mrs McChesney. On the very spot Henry
spoke to quite a large number of Chinese
and gave out some books. I seemed so
nice that he could talk to them here.
To day is his 38th birth-day and I know
the home people are all writing to him.
I think the German custom is so nice A
man always spends his birthday with his
Mother. We have now got every thing
packed up for landing and shall reach
Canton by 2 P.M. when I will add a word

to our English service. We always
go in the boat and it serves as a
rest rather than a labor. Now Hat
tie thinks Lucy and I can hear these
lessons here on alternate Sabbaths
and one can go out with her to
her schools. The time thus saved
by her relief from the Boarding
school is given to a [u] new [/u] [u] school [/u]
just organized. I met the plan of
this additional work with the
strongest objections and we spent a
good share of one evening debating
the point, but there were so many
reasons in favor that after I knew
all I had not the heart to oppose the
project. In the first place the loca-
tion is a very excellent one. There are
a large number of families who will
send their girls into the school and
came themselves to the Wednesday and
Sabbath prayer meetings. Last Sabbath
the first time she had been over there
she had an audience of 80 persons

who listened with attention and
interest. Then she thinks the
teacher is a Christian so the
pupils will at all times be under
[--Ch--] good influence. Besides one of the
two Bible women who were sent
out ready for work from the Board
ing school at the close of the last year
lives in the building and has morning
prayers with the scholars just as
Hattie does here You can not im-
agine how very nice this all seems
here in the midst of heathendom.
And then they commenced having
prayers with the children because
they wished it. It was their own
thought entirely done without consult
ing Hattie at all. This Bible woman
is from the [u] tiger [/u] [u] class [/u] of Chinese
which means a great deal here
and she has quite an extensive
influence among a large circle
of friends. Now Father when I looked
all these things in the face I had not
a word to say though I had felt as

though it would be nice for our
Hattie to have a little more un-
occupied time on Sabbath. You can
not imagine what a pleasure it will
be to me to think that by our hearing
these lessons she will have an oppor-
tunity to bring so many more under
the direct influence of Christianity.
I hope to be able to do something
in the course of a year more
though I should like to have at
least two years of uninterrupted
study. I like that part of the work
very very much could work at it all
the time nearly but that is not the
best way to get on with it. The women
are very very kind and so anxious we
should be successful. I have the
utmost confidence in their constant
prayer that we may have the
assistance of the Holy Spirit. I feel
that we are even now recovering
our answer in part in having a
love for the study. The Chinese

[?idione?] will trouble will me more
than any other part of it. I think
You can scarcely imagine how
very awkwardly every thing goes to
gether and there are no rules for
anything so we must get every
individual idea from the teacher
Eve. Another day almost gone to night
had Chinese prayer meeting. This Church
is really working very methodically
The locality covered by its members[?ed?]
is divided into regular districts and
the whole is under regular visitation
besides 2 colporters spend their entire
time going about in the familie
shops &c distributing books tracts
and these are supported by the con-
tributions of the church. Our congre-
gations number 60 or more buyers
and when we get our new Chapel
which will be in Oct we hope the
prospect is they will be greatly
increased. We can not now write
more to come in for want of room.
Things are very encouraging and
we hope to have as large fruits
from missionary labor as last year.
Henry's chapel service held daily

[Continued written vertically]
have for some time been unusually full.



1874 年 4 月 10 日亲爱的在家的人们，
你们认为诺伊斯一家在这个时间点在哪里？不在广州。
不，
在开始乡村旅行的霍坦或大船上 我们至少露西和我在抵达后的 4 个月内几乎无法请求休息作为我们的需要，
所以我想我必须解释一下事态。
一周前的今天，
一名女学生生病了，
大约晚上 9 点。
星期一，
其中一名妇女进来告诉海蒂，
她认为这是天花。
亨利立即下楼，
将克尔医生（注：红色下划线）请来，
他经检查证实了我们的怀疑。
他毫不拖延地建议将学生送回家，
并让我们明白，
我们最好把自己隔离起来。
第二天早上，
他的一个助手上来给我们周围接种了疫苗。
当妇女和孩子们发现他们要回家时，
他们认为天花这么大的骚动已经够有趣了。
他们显然不认为这是一件大事，
我不能认为这种疾病的性质与我们流行的疾病相似，
或者他们不会像他们那样轻视它。
到周三中午，
该机构已无人居住，
并已做好彻底清洁和翻新大楼的准备工作。
由于海蒂将有一个月的假期，
而我们不能在广州的人们中外出，
因此亨利决定与他的一些传教士弟兄所说的“他的美丽家庭”一起进行传教。
刚才被这样闭嘴真是令人失望，
因为一位在这里已经 10 年的英国传教士 Mr Parks 现在正要和他的家人一起离开，
我们甚至看不到他们对他们说好话再见。
昨天，
普雷斯顿先生来到我们家门口，
叫亨利从楼上的走廊里出来，
因为他有一个人要给他看。
它被证明是纽约的道奇先生的儿子，
他现在是贝鲁特神学院的教授。
他是一位长相非常和蔼可亲的绅士，
他说他非常想拜访我们和学校，
但在现有情况下不认为进来是明智之举。
还有一件事。
在我们上一封邮件中，
我们收到了霍勒斯堂兄的来信，
信中说艾伦堂兄的丈夫 {to be} 是一名军官，
现在在中国海岸，
他可能会访问广州。
前天晚上我们收到了这位先生本人的便条，
说他希望在一两天内和我们在一起，
但是我们都安排好了离开，
亨利负责付钱给船夫，
尽管他不应该使用它们，
所以我们只能留下我们的遗憾，
希望船在我们回来之前不要离开。
正如亨利所说，
“似乎每件事都同时发生”我们有时会在家里这么想。
我们在上午 11 点离开了这座城市。
哈珀医生的家人在上层阳台上挥手告别。
我希望你能在晚上 9 点左右看到我们。
亨利和海蒂沉迷于国际象棋游戏中，
亨利正在哀叹自己，
因为露西忙于阅读小人物时，
他做出了不明智的举动。
我坐在中国制造的高凳上，
开始使用大型 Mitchells Geography 而不是投资组合来书写我们的船很大，
舒适度足够高，
足以让我们轻松地四处走动。
有一个大房间，
我们把它命名为我们的起居室，
在它的一端是一个带两张床的小房间，
我们将使用它，
而相对较大的亨利斯在对面。
做饭是在我们卧室外面的一个外面的房间里做的，
而亨利的门打开到移动住所前面的一个小平台上。
我们有 6 个船夫，
除了那个男孩之外，
还有一个中国女人会做饭。
在建筑中看到中国人的品味很有趣。
每件东西都被涂成鲜艳的红色绿色和黄色，
以最引人注目的方式组合在一起，
在我欣赏这种效果的美之前，
我必须在这方面接受一些教育。
也许您想看看我们的家具。
好吧，
亨利在他的房间里有一张大沙发，
他的学习桌、小提琴盒、一张草底椅子、一箱中国小册子、分发书籍和他的一箱衣服。
Scotts Commentaries 也因为轮到他讲道将是我们回来后的第一个安息日，
所以他将不得不在船上写一篇讲道。
现在到客厅。
首先是一张椭圆形的桌子，
上面有红色的盖子，
三把摇椅，
两个树干，
一个属于学校的小琴，
书籍，
论文，
档案，
我们的中文书籍和字典{所以你看我们希望学习一些}在一个角落里是一个巨大的午餐篮，
两个锡盒，
一个木制的盒子，
这些物品构成了整套衣服的重要组成部分，
因为它们包含可以使内心焕然一新的东西。
在我们的卧室里最重要的是两张看起来很舒服的床。
2 由于我们所有的东西都是从家里带来的，
您会看到我们收拾得很干净，
但我们的仆人是最出色的帮助ch 场合。
我们不太害怕感染天花，
但如果我们应该感染天花，
并且不会病得很重，
我们已经得出结论，
如果一切顺利，
我们将留在船上，
只需 2 周。
--- 自从写下上述内容以来，
已经经过肥山一个大约有 4000 名居民的城市，
亨利和海蒂曾经希望找到的地方这里只有一个传教士，
一个卫斯理人，
他会回家估计两年后当我们经过时，
我们是观察者的观察者，
我们给了这些人至少一次获得外国女性观点的机会。
就在黄昏前，
我们离开船去散步。
你无法形容进入这个国家看起来多么美好，
我们可以在不穿上最好的假发和在沙面岛上上下漫步的情况下进行一些运动我们看到大量的桑树生长，
大约有马铃薯的高度藤蔓和不远处看起来并没有什么不同，
还有藤蔓在地上的花生，
花生是像土豆一样从地里挖出来的。
大米现在高约两英寸，
颜色和外观类似于美国的年轻小麦。
它种得很厚，
然后移植，
就像我们在家种西红柿一样。
这些田地非常小，
其中许多看起来更像是花园床，
而不是其他任何东西，
但它们的布局就像用一条线一样有规律。
这里的河边有一个堤坝，
这里和那里都有孔洞，
因此在涨潮时水可以溢出稻田。
我不知道内陆能感觉到潮水，
我认为这条河在离海 200 英里的地方涨落。
虽然离广州只有20英里，
但风景却变得有点浪漫。
当我们回到船上时，
发现门窗都关上了，
仿佛是严冬，
因此测温仪没有处于很低的状态。
这些中国人是我见过的最伟大的没有空气的人，
他们的通风观念需要稍加修改。
好吧，
是时候说晚安了。
我不认为我会这么快就再次被抓到写日记，
但这是我们可以带回家的人的唯一方法。
海蒂太热了，
我决定睡在大房间的地板上，
我担心蚊子会为此庆祝。
星期六。
早晨。
好吧，
如果你今天早上能见到我们，
我想如果你决定我们得了天花，
你会原谅，
但只有我昨晚提到的无害昆虫在我们身上留下了他们的印记。
由于我们没有像蚊帐一样的好朋友来保护我们，
我想这不能证明他们最后一次来访。
船夫在六点钟开始工作，
大约八点钟我们在一个大村庄停泊。
刚准备坐下来吃早餐，
当我们吃东西的时候，
一大群人聚集在门口，
尽可能靠近地站着，
注意每一个动作。
亨利经常说，
当他外出时，
他们会在他吃饭的时候进来窥视，
互相说“他吃他吃”他必须存放东西的地方数量让他们感到惊奇。
他们告诉他，
他全身都有口袋。
亨利祈祷后上岸，
他开始讲话后我们跟着，
海蒂认为她可以在他向男人布道时对女人说些什么，
很多人围着我们走，
但很快男人们开始上来喧闹男人因此把女人赶走 将她们与通常的事物联系在同一个听众中被认为是不合适的。
我们最终不得不回到船上，
把自己关在里面，
以免破坏亨利的会众，
而且在我们所在的地方一事无成。
他站在一棵大榕树下，
周围的人清晰可见，
看起来就像我在我们的家庭报纸上看到的类似情况的外国传教士的照片。
他们很好地了解了现实。
尽管他说他们不像他访问的某些地方那样友好，
但这些人似乎非常细心。
我们一安全回到我们的住所，
船上的女人们就开始划船，
以便观察新来的人。
他们对我们的鼻子有一种特殊的钦佩之情，
并问我们做了什么才能让它们从我们的脸上脱颖而出世界一号提出要给我们她的孩子，
但最后得出结论，
它值 100 美元。
今天下午我们看到了如此美丽起伏的乡村，
竹子和榕树为风景增添了许多美丽。
竹子从单独的茎中生长，
就像一株玉米，
顶部非常优雅地弯曲。
当风吹过它们时，
它们看起来非常非常漂亮。
我不知道这里的人没有这个会怎么做，
因为他们似乎几乎把它用在你能想象到的每件东西上重新，
但我非常佩服它 3。
Banyon是一棵壮丽的树，
但它似乎完全耗尽了土壤的肥力。
它下面的地面没有草，
所以坐在它的树荫下并不完全令人愉快。
这个前夜的散步很愉快。
我们走进了一个小树林，
发现自己没有一个访客。
这是我到达后第一次看到中国人，
除了在广州的我们自己的围墙内，
坦白说我非常享受这种情况。
我们采了相当多的野花，
有的和家里的小野蔷薇一模一样，
只是白色的，
然后走到高山顶上，
可以看到相当大的乡村，
微风拂面非常愉快。
在回到船上之前，
我们坐下来唱了《永恒之石》、《永远与主同在》、《耶路撒冷》和《来自格陵兰冰冷的山脉》。
我不禁想，
这可能是这些山丘第一次回响着神圣的音乐。
我想亨利明天会在那里布道的两个村庄就在眼前。
又度过了温暖的一天，
学习了一些，
但阅读更多。
我不能忘记告诉你我们的船夫。
今天下午，
当我躺在亨利房间里的沙发上阅读《独立报》时，
他们中的一个人往里看了看，
然后过了一会儿，
经过一番交涉后，
他们全都拿着米饭和茶大胆地走进来。
当他们准备吃晚饭时，
看着他们真是太有趣了。
一个大托盘放在地板上，
里面放着一碗煮熟的猪肉和一小壶茶，
而米饭则装满了一个篮子，
篮子的容量不低于 3/4 啄。
他们蹲在地上，
手里拿着碗筷，
仪式随即开始并认真工作。
如果他们确实使用筷子，
我向你保证，
他们收起食物的方式并不慢。
一只手拿着筷子，
就像我们美国学校的男孩子做那些我听到他们叫的梆梆或骨头一样，
当两三个快速动作确保一大口时，
碗就被带到嘴边。
令人惊讶的是，
这些人一顿饭会处理掉的大米量。
我确实相信他们中的一些人一个人吃了 10 碗，
我以前从未见过装满篮子的那篇文章。
这些船夫在如此忙碌时不会浪费时间在闲聊上。
当我看着他们时，
我不禁同情他们，
他们看起来太不像人了，
太像野兽了。
他们几乎没有想到他们的船，
吃饭和睡觉&c 晚上又很暖和，
我们的中国朋友会坚持把每一扇门窗都关上。
不久前，
他们中的一个人尝试过，
当海蒂反对时，
他对他的一位同志说没关系，
我们会等到他们睡着了，
这样也可以。
如果他们让我们在今晚的任何时候关门，
那我就错了 4 月 12 日星期日早上 晴朗的一天 我们停泊的船很早就被一群当地人包围了，
早餐后我们唱了很长一段时间，
这似乎让他们非常高兴。
一个男人把他的孩子带到我们家门口，
并提议把它送给露西。
在表现出最有利的性格特点后，
他带着一个大儿子回到了他的家，
他坚持要我们两个都吃。
如果我们接受所有朝那个方向提供的礼物，
我们可能会有一船小人带回广州它们以美元和美分表示的价值。
大约上午 10 点亨利带着一捆小册子去了一个村庄，
海蒂决定这次她会等到他完成。
然而不久之后，
一位女士要求我们上岸，
她会带我们去一个女士们会来听的地方。
她带我们走进一家开放的商店，
那里挤满了各种大小和年龄的人。
那个带着婴儿的男人走过来催促海蒂拿着最小的一个，
尽管我很爱小孩子，
但我并不特别希望接受这个场合的赞美，
但我几乎忍不住笑了起来，
海蒂脸上的古怪表情和她为摆脱困境而找的借口。
我们走了很短的距离，
坐在一棵大榕树下，
海蒂开始说话，
但我们打扰了他们{露西和我}，
所以走得更远了一点，
他们的一部分跟在后面，
停在一个小海湾里，
这让我们看不见的其他人。
我们使用了我们拥有的所有中文，
然后通过给他们提供非常有趣的英文单词来保持我们的听众。
不是很星期天的工作，
但我们想保留它们，
这样海蒂就可以和她的女人度过一段安静的时光，
我们成功了。
一个小时后，
她来了，
我们向村子走去，
在我们到达之前遇到了亨利，
他告诉我们这里的人们非常友好和安静。
他们等着我们上来，
我们在民宅前爬上石阶坐下。
海蒂接着问他们是否愿意听她谈哪个询问，
他们立即同意了，
但很快就开始喋喋不休，
以她无法让自己听到的速度喋喋不休。
当我们认为这是他们第一次见到外国女性时，
这一点就不足为奇了。
露西和我再次出发，
以便将人数不少于 250 人的人群分开，
当然，
我们也参加了相当多的会众。
我们觉得有点像我们有大象，
不知道如何处理它。
一位女士告诉他们不要害怕我们，
我们看起来很漂亮，
不会伤害他们。
因为我们不能说话，
所以我们用英语唱歌。
一个漂亮的小男孩站在离我很近的地方，
我们一唱完一首歌就会让我们多唱一些，
说他喜欢听。
他那么认真地看着我，
那么渴望让我唱歌，
他非常赢得了我的心。
站在一群对耶稣一无所知的人中，
你完全无法描述自己的感受，
而且你确信你再也见不到他了。
我穿着我的浅色印花布连衣裙，
女人们不停地在辫子下面摸索，
显然想知道它们是什么，
因为我的皮带似乎符合他们对漂亮的corlich的想法，
她们不停地把手指伸到下面，
但看不到任何好处穿着它就完成了。
在我们回来时，
他们中的许多人给了我们鲜花甘蔗和c。
大约下午 1 点起风了，
很快就变成了大风。
我们安全地抛锚了，
但一艘小船顺流而下，
看到危险试图驶向岸边，
但大约 25 英尺外的地方感到不安，
看到一个男人和一个男孩在水中挣扎。
有那么一瞬间，
我以为他们肯定会淹死，
但男孩终于爬上了倒转的小船，
而男人则漂浮在旁边，
两人都安全着陆，
尽管小船被水冲撞了重伤，
盖子被冲走了，
而该机构的家用器皿在其所有者的巨大痛苦中航行。
这是我见过的最接近沉船的方法，
我确实同情可怜的东西。
妻子在岸上，
涉水入水，
竭尽全力保护她的财产。
如果您采用这些船民的习俗，
则不需要很多东西来养家糊口。
前夜，
谈家，
唱我们的前夜。
圣歌。
我们确实感觉好像与文明世界隔绝了，
但有一个朋友一直在附近，
这是一个令人愉快的想法。
星期一 4 月 13 日 早上船夫吵吵嚷嚷，
想睡觉是徒劳的，
所以我们一醒来还不如起床。
这是一个最美好的早晨，
我们在早餐前出去散步。
昨天的雨过后，
一切都显得那么新鲜，
我们现在真的是在群山之中。
我不禁想起我们在家中的一些明媚的春天早晨，
以及两年前在新罕布什尔州时我和父亲一起散步的情景。
上船吃早餐，
然后得出结论，
我们有责任再次出去，
而不是坐下来学习中文。
空气中的柔软和天空的凉爽让我想起了加利福尼亚。
山上的光与影，
美极了。
如果不是因为中国人的房子，
以及你在我能轻易想象的地方看到的人，
我就在美国。
我们在田野里看到一个人带着一个暗示是用来割麦子的镰刀。
这把刀只有我的第一根手指的长度。
幸好这些人有一定的耐心，
因为他们的发明天才不是特别好。
亨利和我试了试镰刀，
发现它已经够用了。
有一种对冲似乎在这个国家的这个地区非常普遍。
带刺的仙人掌几乎像树一样长大，
当然是坚不可摧的。
我看到了我相信几乎和我的腰一样大的茎秆，
几乎不敢说有多长，
但它们与我在家里看到的花盆里盛开的那些有点相似。
我不禁想到罗斯 G 高夫人和爱丽丝凯特尔顿会很高兴见到他们。
我总是希望当我看到这些新事物时，
我可以将标本寄回家的描述如此温顺。
在我们散步的过程中，
一些孩子走过来，
我试着和他们聊了一会儿，
但我想我做得不好，
但他们理解了一些。
遇到一个带着一群鹅的人，
并得出结论买一个不是一个坏主意。
我相信听到亨利和这些人讨价还价我应该会笑，
如果我在这里 100 年，
他会以如此有趣的方式谈论它。
他永远不会失败的一件事，
那就是是保持他们的好脾气。
经过长时间的讨论，
这只鹅以 42 克拉的总价被购买。
它看起来太漂亮了，
不能杀死它可怜的东西。
它们根本不像我们拥有的那些，
而是深色的美丽斑驳，
有一条深色丰富的条纹{我不知道如何描述它}从脖子后面延伸。
海蒂和露西走在亨利和我前面，
试图拿海蒂突然摔倒假装脚踝扭伤来开我们的玩笑。
我无法判断她是在开玩笑还是在认真，
但从亨利奇怪的眼神中判断出没有什么严重的，
我们平静地走着，
让他们慢慢来。
亨利和海蒂和以前一样，
你们都知道那是什么意思。
我必须告诉你，
我们为亨利的 3 位妻子假装，
今天有一群人猜我的年龄是 40 哈蒂 30 露西 24 岁，
而昨天哈蒂 20 岁，
我 23 岁，
露西 38 岁，
所以你知道他们的判断在这方面的价值是多少，
尽管我这样做了不相信我会在他们的情况下表现得更好。
今天下午读中文和第五小人。
女孩们都在床上了，
我必须尽快把自己安顿好，
亲爱的，
晚安，
现在大约是上午 9 点。
与你。
周二晚上都停泊在铁塘一个大城市。
今天早上开始下雨，
但没过一会儿就放晴了。
大约8点钟看到一座宝塔，
看起来并不远，
但亨利认为我们要到中午才能到达。
露西和我下定决心要学点东西，
哈特蒂是个有教养的老师，
全身心地投入到工作中，
直到 11 点我们到达 Shekcock 出去散步。
我们正在亨利和海蒂 5 年前去过的同一地区旅行，
我看到了他们在黑暗中如此陡峭的地方。
你记得他们写的关于这种情况的文章。
我想知道他们没有受伤。
我们登上了上面提到的宝塔所在的小山，
高约 1000 英尺，
上面覆盖着花草蕨类植物等，
我们收集了其中一些用于压榨{但不是树木} 他们如何在山上梯田种植我们真是太棒了不想在这么高的地方从事农业，
但看到他们几乎在山顶上工作他们的小床。
大约一半的地方是一群男人在他们的田地里做礼拜，
以确保丰收。
他们在祭祀神灵时总是合掌鞠躬3次。
太阳对一些人来说变得很热，
他想最好还是回到我们的脚步，
但是大约在下山的时候遇到了一群女人，
她们正在拉着山上来看我们。
一个站在旁边的人告诉他们我们是外国恶魔，
但露西告诉他，
给我们这个名字是不好的，
我们是美国人，
他应该说{fa-ka-yans}这似乎让他非常高兴，
他陷入了他在村子里重复着他所说的话，
好像他认为这是一个很好的笑话。
海蒂在后面有点距离，
但我们告诉她们后面有一个可以和她们说话的女人来留住她们。
一位自称 80 岁的可怜老妇人爬了上来，
当她到达我们身边时说：“她的心跳如此之快，
想这么快。
”海蒂在山坡上有 50 名或更多的观众。
老太太对她说的话很感兴趣，
不允许任何人打断她。
在谈话中，
海蒂告诉他们应该敬拜耶稣而不是他们的祖先，
这句话让他们有些生气，
{至少有几个人}站起来说走吧，
走吧，
但老妇人命令他们坐下再次下来。
令人惊讶的是，
这些人对老年人的尊重和崇敬。
在这方面是我们的榜样。
不久之后，
其中一个人告诉我们最好去附近有老虎，
但我们没有接受暗示。
下午2点左右到了船。
但亨利直到 4 点才回来。
他小心翼翼地让人们邀请他与他们交谈，
从而确保他们的注意力，
并讲了 1 1/2 小时。
他发现了一些非常饥饿的人，
我们很快就把昨天上船的鹅处理掉了。
我们痛苦地发现我们的面包很快就会减量，
而另一种选择是吃米饭。
亨利认为这将是一个让我们学会喜欢它的好机会，
我不准备怀疑这个想法前夜有一个作家游戏。
亨利在一场比赛中取得了成功，
而我在另一场比赛中取得了成功。
向远在美国的宝贝们致以晚安。
星期三。
4 月 15 日 没有一个很好的夜晚 雨下得很大很厉害，
闪电也很刺眼 露西和海蒂被雨打在他们的床上打扰了，
但我躺在客厅的地板上，
所以没有麻烦那个方向。
整个上午都在下雨，
上午 10 点左右停在一个小镇上。
在那里我和一些在看我们的船上的人聊了几句。
一个人到了国后，
不能把十几句话拼凑成一个可以理解的方式，
这有点令人沮丧尝试 4 个月，
但也许它会及时到来。
我希望你今天能看到我们的船夫。
他们看起来像行走的干草堆。
沿着海岸散步，
就像我们在家里运河边的马道一样，
大部分时间，
船都是按照它的名字来追踪的。
一根绳子系在一根很长的桅杆上，
每个人用一根单独的短绳把自己系在上面，
然后把自己带到岸边，
留下一个船上的人来操纵船，
所以你看我们的行进速度不会更快比这些人走路。
在这样的一个早晨，
男人们戴上大帽子和雨衣，
雨衣看起来就像是用劈开的玉米秆做的一样，
稍微落到膝盖以下，
但却是很好的挡雨用品。
他们光着脚打滚。
路有些地方很崎岖，
应该会很疼他们的脚，
但他们似乎不介意雨、泥、水，
也不在乎别的。
看到男人像马一样束着马具似乎太糟糕了。
他们的绳子在末端用一个大环固定，
上面系着一块厚布。
这块布被扔在肩膀上，
布作为胸甲或项圈，
他们拉着绳子，
有时当船很重时，
我很高兴地说，
我们的情况并非如此，
他们几乎会向前倾身以努力将其带走。
今天下午到达了一个山口，
在一个 24 小时都可以看到的山脉中，
我们进入了一个叫做 Censor pass 的山口，
然后抛锚过夜。
迄今为止，
这条非常宽的河流已经聚集成一个 900 码的空间，
但有 500 英尺深。
风景很壮丽 岩石堆积在岩石上 瀑布在这里和那里冲过峡谷 6th 生长发育不良的绿色藤蔓，
可爱的花朵，
哦，
我只希望你能看到这一切 我被允许看到多少宏伟而美丽在过去的 12 个月内，
见证上帝在自然界中的工作无疑是一种莫大的祝福。
到了晚上，
我感觉好像被他亲手围住了，
因为就人类而言，
我们处于完全的孤独之中。
今天下午，
我忍不住想起了新罕​​布什尔州，
精神上一直与父亲和莎拉一起旅行。
我将永远为我们被允许一起旅行而感到高兴。
我们在这个前夜出去，
收集了一些漂亮的羽毛草，
几乎就像我们去万宝路的那个峡谷一样。
这里有一个monitan，
如果我们认为我们能够完成这样的壮举并且如果不下雨的话，
我们明天去上升，
如果从外观来看，
后者如果我认为是一个相当大的。
我们回来时参观了一座寺庙，
发现人们非常愉快。
其中一位告诉海蒂，
她一定在中国待了很多年才能说得这么好。
亨利与他们交谈，
并给了他们一些书。
他看到一个人给他看了一张不久前我们的一位传教士给他的传单，
他已经阅读并仔细保存了该传单。
我们只能希望这样撒在路边的种子不会完全丢失。
今晚露西上了一堂国际象棋课，
但我发现自己太困了，
无法等待结果，
并相信上床睡觉是谨慎的一部分。
周四早上晚安。
今天早上五点半起床，
但今天没有上山，
正如中国人所说，
雨太大了。
但是我们不希望失去这个通道，
一些山脉。
伸入河中，
使溪流变得非常狭窄，
水在它们的底部旋转和涡流，
似乎在警告我们不要靠近，
以免我们被撞到岩石上。
追踪器的路径在山边很远的地方，
它们像一条长蛇一样爬行。
岩石被船的绳索固定住，
绳子经常挂在上面，
绳子经常挂在一些崎岖的边缘上，
然后必须小心地将它们扔掉，
以免男人被混蛋从小路上抛下 早上 9 点左右。
穿过了这个范围的空隙，
但风景是如此美丽，
以至于我们认为尝试学习将是一种原罪行为，
并让自己无限享受周围的环境虽然这很不愉快，
但我们把衣服别起来拿了雨伞并上了岸。
路过一个小村子，
这里的主业好像是烧石灰石 石头确实很漂亮，
我们想回去的时候会停下来找一些在我们广州小院子的角落里做一个巢穴作为纪念我们的旅行。
我注意到大量的蕨类植物被切割并打包好，
在干燥时用作燃料。
对于我们来说，
获得最好的蕨类植物标本还为时过早，
但我们有一些非常漂亮的。
我们的船以这样的速度行驶，
亨利认为跟随它是明智之举，
我们继续把海蒂和露西留在后面。
当我上船时湿漉漉的，
我拍了一张漂亮的照片。
女孩们没有看到我们继续前进，
正在看着一艘船在思考它是我们的，
来得最悠闲。
因为他们没有窥探，
我们开始想象我们隐藏自己的目的是为了捉弄他们，
当我们看到他们并大声叫他们上船时，
我们变得非常不安。
如果我们没有打电话给他们，
他们就不会发现我们离我们这么近，
根本没有看到合适的船。
前夕。
好吧，
最重要的消息是面包已经送出。
我们的男孩说在广州我们有 ho -taw {很多}可以吃，
但这里什么都没有。
我们在任何情况下都过得很好，
现在不用担心得天花了。
向坎顿发回一份关于我们自己的报告，
该报告将于周六送达他们，
并倾向于让他们对我们放心。
今晚，
我们的朋友们，
船夫们尽情地吸了一口烟。
当令我惊讶的是，
当他们确认他们没有吸烟时，
亨利向他们解释，
这是一个完全的错误。
现在距广州约 130 英里，
但已行驶得更远。
这种沿着海岸爬行的做法很难让美国企业满意，
但这是一个缓慢的人，
他们当然知道如何吃力。
下雨？下雨？？晚安 好梦 我现在经常梦见我的家 4 月 17 日 星期五 还在下雨，
但我们今天早上发现自己刚刚进入另一个通道，
如果可能的话，
它的美感超过了昨天的通道。
我们确实想出去走走，
但不能获得特权，
但是有一种安慰，
我们可以走得很慢，
并且有很好的机会看到要看到的东西。
我不认为我说过几乎总是在山上发现的坟墓他们总是埋得尽可能高我不明白他们如何在如此高的陡峭地方挖坟墓，
我们在 1000 英尺的高度看到了一些。
其中许多是马蹄形的，
主体埋在鞋的脚趾上。
我们还看到了一些我们发现的大型纪念碑，
是皇帝为纪念一些单身女性而竖立的，
我理解这是他对这些人的习惯 4 月 18 日 7 日星期六 我能说的只是事实和是不是还在下雨。
当我告诉你我们今天早上又经过了另一个山口时，
你会开始认为我们在群山之中，
这是三个山口中最好的，
但这是我们这次旅行中将有机会享受的最后一个山口。
过了这一关，
景色变了，
群山耸立在孤峰之中，
全是石灰石。
在来中国之前，
我有一个关于人口的想法，
这是不真实的。
人们聚集在城市和乡村，
因为他们害怕彼此远离生活，
这是因为暴露在强盗掠夺之下的危险。
有大片无人居住的国家，
而城市却非常拥挤。
我可以想象死亡率会非常高，
因为沿河岸边的许多城镇处境悲惨，
在高水位时，
地面一直处于被溢出的危险之中。
这些房子都是用蓝色的砖砌成的，
是在燃烧时弄湿的。
我们的厨师对学习英语单词非常感兴趣，
今天上午我和露西一直在和他做一些实验。
他说中文很容易，
但英语很难。
船长很喜欢辛尚{亨利}我不知道，
但等我们完成这次航行时，
他会准备收养他的。
在过去的 30 年里，
他一直在这条河上上下下，
是一个有趣的老家伙。
晚上，
其中一个人躺在亨利房间的地板上，
他像七个卧铺的人一样打鼾.前夕。
持续不断的降雨使水位升高，
我们开始认为我们将被囚禁在这里。
下午 2 点左右锚定。
在英笃，
一个我忘记名字但没关系的地区的首府。
我认为这将是一个居住的好地方，
那里有如此美丽的风景。
一座山在城市的背后升起，
仿佛在保护它，
河岸两旁种满了如此美丽的竹子如果其中一些没有涉及到这一点，
那就好了。
一直在下雨，
但他们一点也不介意。
这里的女人穿着很长的假发，
从膝盖以下垂下来，
看起来很有趣。
广州方言在这里用得不多，
除了一些当地的移民，
所以理解起来有些困难。
太黑了，
不能写长，
所以我要说晚安我必须告诉妈妈我昨晚梦见她了尽可能简单明了，
她看起来很自然。
我亲爱的母亲，
我还能再看到她可爱的脸庞吗？我希望我可以。
上帝保佑她和所有珍贵的在“山上的家”中。
20 日星期一 昨天我们度过了一个非常非常潮湿的一天，
一整天都在下雨，
亨利今天早上出来聊了一会儿，
散了很多书。
传教士很少能做到这一点。
人们似乎非常渴望拥有 Henry & Hattie {Kong She}，
或{谈论教义}，
但当然部分是出于好奇。
下午，
一群妇女来到船上，
海蒂准备和她们一起进村，
但雨开始以这样的速度倾泻而下，
她最终放弃了去。
水位在 24 小时内上升了 4 英尺，
如果再上升 5 英尺，
船夫们说他们既不能上河也不能下河。
我们得出的结论是，
我们不会担心这件事，
而是等着看，
就像早上一样。
今天早上，
我们很高兴发现它真的看起来像是在清理。
亨利本想再去一个离河更远一点的地方，
但昨晚觉得这是一个相当可疑的案子。
今天早上前景更加光明，
我们在七点之前就上路了。
在过去的两天里，
我一直在四处走动，
穿着两件衣服，
但发现空气温和到今天才承认一件，
就像“我的姐姐和朋友”一样。
早餐后不久，
我们准备上岸。
近一周几乎没有运动，
开始感到相当绝望。
露西在她厚重的裙子外面套上了她的黑色罩衫。
我穿着我的石榴石茄衣{这是弗兰克斯特别钦佩的}，
用我的黑白超短裙固定得很短，
海蒂穿上一件已经失去美感的黄色连衣裙，
露西和我把它系起来，
这样她就不会受到威胁为火车烦恼。
篮球被免除，
因此我们开始装备。
我不相信当开始下雨时我们已经走了 10 分钟，
并且有一段时间刚刚倾盆大雨。
如果你看到我们蹲在我们的雨伞下，
你会笑的，
溪水从他们身上流下来，
但我们下定决心，
我们不会回去 当一个人不在乎她的衣服弄湿时，
以第 8 种方式出去很有趣.很快就结束了，
我们一直出去到下午 2 点。
在家里找到一株与犬蓟草一模一样的蓟草，
看到了 4 块漂亮的大麦田。
小麦快要收割了，
真正走过一片真正的麦田看起来真是太好了。
亨利发现了这么漂亮的大草斗，
我们立即追了上去。
海蒂跟着它，
直到经过一些机动后，
昆虫被捕获了。
他大约有 4 英寸长，
拥有如此美丽的粉红色身体，
当我们检查它时，
它跑掉了，
追逐又重新开始了。
它可以飞多高和多远。
我不会很快忘记亨利手里拿着张开的中国雨伞的样子是多么有趣，
他脱下帽子在犁过的土地上快速追赶。
他看起来肯定是在追逐那只带翅膀的蝴蝶。
然而他们没有第二次抓到他，
我们总体上很高兴，
因为我们不能享受杀死它的乐趣。
我们遇到了一些水牛城，
亨利坚持说露西和我应该把它们赶出我们完成的壮举，
以显示我们的勇敢。
一些看到我们的男孩试图让他们追上他，
冲到他身后并试图把他推向那个方向，
但那家伙太笨拙了，
他倒在地上，
因为我们党的欢乐和男孩们明显的厌恶.亨利把一些书送给了一群在某个领域工作的人，
他们似乎很高兴得到这些书。
我们来到了一个叫做“中国的骄傲”的小树林，
它的花朵非常芬芳，
非常像家里的丁香花，
我认为它们已经有点晚了，
因为花朵即将脱落。
上船吃晚饭，
吃了新鲜的猪肉，
煮豆子，
米饭，
红薯，
还有一种酱汁。
正如亨利所说，
广州的规定已经失效，
现在他们住在乡下。
你不觉得我们挨饿的前景很惊人吗？晚餐后过河参观一个山洞，
里面是一座寺庙。
这被证明是我们所见过的最好的事情之一。
这个洞穴所在的岩石从水中垂直上升到 1000 英尺的高度。
它的成分是石灰石，
并有纯白色大理石纹路贯穿其中。
一些负责寺庙的人为我们来到我们的船上，
我们在它的入口处着陆，
爬上几层石阶，
穿过一些相当长的通道，
才到达保存偶像的房间.它穿着一件白色缎面长袍，
上面绣着五颜六色的花朵，
最漂亮，
就像我去过的每座寺庙一样，
一排香柱和一排罗马蜡烛在它前面燃烧。
这些神像几乎总是可能总是以一种坐姿坐在前面有一个祭坛的凹处，
所以人们不能靠近他们这个洞穴至少有 100 英尺高和 100 深。
两侧刻有用坚硬岩石雕刻而成的中国铭文。
当这座寺庙的木制品被放置在一个脚手架上时，
脚手架被搭在河床上，
上升到 60 英尺的高度。
在我们离开之前，
牧师让我们坐下来和他一起喝茶。
哦，
亲爱的，
当我活着的时候，
我不想在地球的深处安家，
我敢肯定，
但哦，
那是一块宏伟的古老岩石，
正面大胆，
侧面倾斜 [无法辨认]，
后者部分被植被覆盖。
当我们从远处看它时，
它让我想起了一些废弃的城堡。
当我看着内心的阴暗和黑暗时，
我想起了那些被追捕的救世主追随者在地球的洞穴和洞穴中避难的日子。
离开这个洞穴后，
我们去了附近的一个采石场，
看看我们能不能为我们的小巢穴弄到什么东西。
我们没有为此得到很少，
但我们确实找到了一些最美丽的大理石标本，
露西发现的是一个水层，
非常漂亮。
我希望它可以以相当少的价格出售。
如果能在那里度过一整天而不是半小时，
那将是一件令人愉快的事，
但我很高兴我们停下来了更多这些美丽的石头。
露西和海蒂正在准备睡觉，
所以我不会再写了。
我们将在今早回到家后的地方停泊在晚上。
尽管我们几乎没有做任何学习，
但我不觉得所花的时间已经浪费了。
我想家里的人今天一直在洗手盆里。
晚安，
给从父亲到玛丽的每一个人一个吻。
4 月 21 日 9 日星期二 今天早上下雨了，
但我们还是玩得很开心。
海蒂把露西的头发编成辫子，
然后自己做了厕所，
带着几本书上岸去了{孔石}。
妇女们非常愉快，
并告诉她他们不能忍受她离开。
一个人说，
如果她留下来，
只要有一个愉快的一天，
她就会为她洗衣服。
如果她昨天在我们散步后看到我们，
我不会对她的提议感到惊讶。
早餐后立即穿上我们的团准备上岸这里有一条隧道，
亨利和海蒂希望我们能看到，
但它太湿了，
我们买了一艘小船把我们带到尽可能靠近水的地方。
我们的厨师告诉我们，
在这样的时尚之后，
我们看起来并没有很好地固定，
当被问到哪个看起来最糟糕时，
海蒂回答说，
我被认为是最好的。
亨利说这是装扮游行告诉我们，
我们的外表都很可笑。
好吧，
如果我们不穿漂亮的衣服，
我宁愿去看洞穴和隧道。
我们被排在如此美丽清澈的水流中，
非常靠近上述隧道，
然后步行通过。
看到了一些更漂亮的麦田，
但是哦，
这条路太泥泞了。
我们的脚是一个值得一看的景象，
我认为我的脚状况从未如此糟糕。
这条隧道并不长，
非常开放和轻盈。
一条水流流过它，
据说很深。
钟乳石非常漂亮，
几乎覆盖了各种长度和大小的顶部。
拱形圆顶的高度约为 200 英尺。
中国人像往常一样聚集在我们周围，
亨利和他们聊了很长时间。
公司里的一位老神父试图转移注意力，
最后劝说众人离开，
却没有达到目的。
我想这是第一次在那里听到福音的声音。
我们用中文唱了“现在就来信靠耶稣”，
永远与主同在，
“我的天上的家是光明和公平的”，
为父亲结束了赞美诗。
有时我很高兴父亲自己不能成为传教士，
他能送出他的孩子真是太好了。
正如大卫在不被允许自己建造圣殿时，
得到了一个儿子为他做工。
无论我们能够在这片异教之地完成什么，
都归功于我们亲爱的父母在山上的早期训练和不断的祈祷。
我多么享受这次隧道之旅。
我以前从没见过这样的东西，
除了我们在车上匆匆穿过它们。
亨利费了一番力气，
成功地折断了几小块岩石作为纪念品。
入口处有一座寺庙，
但我们没有进去。
我已经对观察异教徒的寺庙失去了兴趣，
总是一样的偶像，
上面装饰着轻薄的金属丝装饰品和蜡烛，
在它前面燃烧着香。
剃光头的祭司长得很不讨人喜欢，
一般不以他们出众的整洁而著称，
然后他们就是这样根深蒂固的乞丐。
昨天我在洞里的时候，
弄到了几根快烧焦的香，
要送两三根回家给你。
新的时候它们要长得多，
但你会看到它们是多么的轻和小。
回到船上大约 1下午。
并且有必要使用河流作为洗衣盆进行相当多的洗涤。
站在岸上的当地人似乎非常享受我们的诉讼，
他们认为他们不认为我们属于社会上层阶级。
今天下午几乎什么也没做，
只是读了一点。
我希望人们不必花任何时间来休息。
星期三。
早晨。
今天早上下雨今天下午我们将回到我们希望攀登的那座山，
但现在这样做的前景现在不是很光明。
停泊在山口的一个美丽点。
大约 7 点，
船夫们一边吃着米饭，
一边下船，
沿着小路，
为那些拉船的人准备了很长一段距离的山坡。
亨利爬下一个相当陡峭的地方，
得到了一些美丽的月桂山，
海蒂说这和她在弗吉尼亚看到的完全一样，
我们发现了一些真正的家乡黑暗的支线。
我说这些是为了让你知道我们有时会看到对我们的祖国来说是天然的花朵。
Lucy Hattie 和我爬上一些悬垂的岩石，
看着河里，
试图想象我们自己是女孩们所说的水仙女。
收集了一些蕨类植物和花卉，
它们可能会以非常小的花束形式找到它们的家。
这条路太高了，
以至于很干，
我们没有戴帽子，
这次旅行被晒黑了很多色调，
这不会改善亨利公平家庭的个人美感。
早上 8 点停在他们正在燃烧石灰石的地方，
以获取一些石头来制作我们的假山或假山，
这是它吗？被烧毁前的石头被证明太贵了，
所以我们决定买一些已经烧毁的石头。
当然，
它们是无用的垃圾，
但那些假设我们无知的中国人假设他们以与其他人相同的价格出售。
亨利和海蒂去取笑他们，
当他们看到外国人理解事情时笑了起来，
让我们以他们的价值得到他们：什么都没有。
当其他人被选中时，
他们给出的价格是亨利碰巧知道的价格的四倍。
他没有停下来谈判，
而是开始走开告诉他们真正的价值，
他听到其中一个人说。
他们知道他们知道，
因为他们了解烧焦的石头，
结果当然是他们最终得到了亨利的提议。
除非你知道你所购买的物品的价值，
否则试图与这些人讨价还价是没有多大用处的。
在我们回到船上后，
下着大雨哦，
非常大，
我们开始认为不会再出去了，
但时间会证明的。
前夕。
好吧，
今天下午我们在晚饭后进行了山间徒步旅行，
当时没有下 11 日雨，
所以我们修好并开始了。
这座山的高度略高于 9000 英尺，
以最少的计算结果排在第 10 位。
脚下是一座寺庙，
我们刚到达它就看到了最美丽的瀑布。
哈蒂曾谈到过它，
但我没想到它几乎这么好，
水从 60 英尺高的悬崖上掉下来，
形成了一股激流。
这条河现在已经达到了它经常达到的高度，
而且新鲜的水使这个秋天比平常大得多。
一个小玛格利亚。
几道石阶从这里通往山上更远的另一座寺庙。
到达后，
它撞上了一条小路，
开始认真地攀登。
我们用阳伞做手杖，
想象自己要爬上“山难”。
如果你看到了，
你会笑的。
我告诉露西，
我在安大略湖岸边野餐时首次亮相的浅色印花布连衣裙将结束它在中国攀登一座山的职业生涯。
你可能会告诉 Sarah Lirtzell，
她给我的其中一个刺绣小项圈很荣幸能成为我的同伴，
这次 Hattie 穿着她在家里制作的带有扇形和黑色包边的黄色包装纸。
这些小东西写起来看起来很傻，
但是你会发现我的日常作品不是很深。
好吧，
我们走了大约一半的路程，
看起来就像下雨一样，
得出结论认为这是智慧的一部分。
气氛如此阴暗，
我们的视野不是很广，
但值得所有的痛苦。
我一直非常想爬上一座山，
我的愿望甚至部分实现了，
我感到非常满意。
哦，
但是我们在杂草和灌木丛中湿透了，
但是当我们回到我们的船上时，
我们很快就康复了。
这些人显然认为我们是奇怪的人，
坚持要在这样的天气里出去，
但这并没有对我们造成一点伤害。
我相信广州的传教团会认为我们度过了一段悲惨的时光，
但那是他们误会的地方。
此外，
我们在没有面包的情况下相处得非常好。
这种在乡下觅食毕竟不是很糟糕。
好吧，
必须说晚安。
再过 2 天将带我们到我们在广州的家。
星期四。
自从上周星期一离开这个锚地以来，
我们第一次看到晴朗的天空明亮的太阳。
昨晚梦见妈妈，
这是我这周第三次见到她了。
这是一个请求ure夹杂着疼痛。
那时一切似乎都是那么自然，
但醒来并意识到我们之间的距离，
这是其中可悲的部分。
风向和水流都很好，
所以帆已经升起，
船夫们可以放假了。
已经在岸上走了至少一个小时。
我们降落的地方有一个如此美丽的小树林，
我几乎可以说是一个真正的家庭树林。
亨利说，
这是他所知道的唯一一个既没有榕树也没有竹子的地方。
在一棵开满鲜花的大树上，
是一群名副其实的蜜蜂，
它们的呼呼声充满了空气，
给我一种最愉快的家的感觉。
我几乎可以想象父亲或弗兰克冲出去给它们蜂巢。
这是我来中国后听到的最美妙的声音之一。
海蒂说，
自从她离开家以来，
她从未去过一个看起来像美国的地方。
当我们闲逛时，
我们遇到了一条蛇，
亨利说它有 6 或 8 英尺长。
他会攻击它，
看看它到底有多大，
我必须承认它是我见过的最大的一个。
我们发现每一天都比前一天更愉快，
这种家的感觉比一切都珍贵。
自从我离开广州以来，
我几乎一直在想你们所有人，
也许是因为没有那么忙。
不要断定我生病了，
因为事实并非如此，
但我确实非常爱我的家哦，
非常非常。
前夕。
今天下午写信给我的聋哑女孩和我的克利夫兰学生。
海蒂和我就房子进行了长时间的交谈，
我们很高兴父亲买下了伍斯特的那块土地。
亨利说我可以告诉人们他正在为写一篇布道而苦恼。
他和以前一样，
一直把脚伸出门外，
抬头仰望天空，
想知道他付钱的想法。
我告诉他，
他让我想起了他出去吃干草的那一天，
整个下午都在睡觉，
他的布道自理。
天黑前出去了一会儿，
回来的时候经过了一池死水，
好像是青蛙部落的住所。
我闭上眼睛，
在想象中坐在男孩房间的西窗上，
看着云彩，
听到它们的呱呱声。
不是一个非常诗意的组合云和青蛙。
嗯，
自从声音从那片沼泽传到我的耳朵后，
这是我第一次听到青蛙的声音。
海蒂在床上，
我不能再写下去了，
以免让她醒着。
周五早上。
今天早上我听到的第一个声音是亨利叫海蒂哈蒂，
如果你想见滕宇山，
你必须起床，
我们很快就会来的。
无论是山、镇还是河，
我都不知道，
但我们睡着了，
睡着了，
开始整理厕所。
亨利是一只早起的鸟，
他似乎不需要太多睡眠 我们很快就发现自己在一个大村庄的对面，
走出去，
穿过一个漂亮的小树林在对岸走，
但我们遇到了一个相当悲伤的景象。
两个男人拿着一把椅子走了过来，
椅子上捆着什么东西，
我们想不出是什么。
他们把它抬了一小段距离，
然后放下椅子，
抬起了一个女人的尸体，
该尸体被卷在毯子里，
铺在地上，
在包裹物上放了一些竹签以保持原位，
然后就走了。
留下它。
亨利认为她一定是作为对某些行为的惩罚而被杀，
因为这里的人们从不让成年人的尸体以这种方式暴露在外。
大约早上 8 点我们来到了麦克切斯尼先生遇害时亨利的船停泊的地方。
今天早上很安静，
我几乎无法想到发生了这样的事情。
海蒂从现场采集了一些蕨类植物，
送给麦克切斯尼夫人。
亨利当场与相当多的中国人交谈，
并分发了一些书籍。
我看起来很好，
他可以在这里和他们说话。
今天是他的 38 岁生日，
我知道家里的人都在给他写信。
我觉得德国的习俗真是太好了 一个男人总是和他的母亲一起过生日。
我们现在已经把所有东西都收拾好准备降落，
下午 2 点前将到达广州。
什么时候我会在我们的英语服务中添加一个词。
我们总是乘船去，
它是一种休息而不是劳动。
现在帽子领带认为露西和我可以在交替的安息日在这里听到这些课程，
并且可以和她一起去她的学校。
她从寄宿学校解脱所节省的时间被分配给了刚成立的一所新学校。
我以最强烈的反对满足了这项额外工作的计划，
我们花了一个晚上的时间争论这个问题，
但是有很多理由支持，
在我知道了一切之后，
我没有反对这个项目的心。
首先，
该位置是一个非常好的位置。
有很多家庭会把自己的女儿送进学校，
亲自来参加周三和安息日的祷告会。
上个安息日，
她第一次到那里时，
有 80 位听众全神贯注地听着。
然后她认为老师是基督徒，
因此学生将始终受到良好的影响。
除了去年年底从寄宿学校被派出准备工作的两个圣经女性中的一个住在大楼里，
和海蒂在这里一样，
和学者们一起做晨祷 你无法想象这有多好一切似乎都在异教之中。
然后他们开始和孩子们一起祈祷，
因为他们愿意。
这是他们自己的想法，
完全没有征询海蒂的意见。
这位圣经妇人来自中国的老虎班，
在这里意义重大，
在一大群朋友中具有相当广泛的影响力。
现在父亲，
当我面对所有这些事情时，
我无话可说，
尽管我觉得我们的海蒂在安息日有更多空闲时间会很好。
你无法想象我会多么高兴地想到，
通过我们听到这些课程，
她将有机会让更多的人受到基督教的直接影响。
虽然我希望至少有两年的不间断学习，
但我希望能够在一年内多做一些事情。
我非常喜欢这部分工作，
几乎可以一直工作，
但这不是最好的方式。
这些女人非常非常善良，
所以我们应该成功。
我对他们不断的祷告充满信心，
希望我们能得到圣灵的帮助。
我觉得我们现在甚至正在恢复我们的答案，
部分原因是对这项研究的热爱。
中国白话会比它的任何其他部分更麻烦我。
我想你几乎无法想象每件事都聚在一起是多么尴尬，
而且没有任何规则，
所以我们必须从夏娃老师那里得到每一个想法。
另一天几乎快到晚上了，
举行了中文祷告会。
这个教会真的非常有条不紊地工作 其成员所覆盖的地区被划分为常规区域，
整个地区都在定期探访，
除了 2 名校刊员将整个时间都花在家庭商店和分发书籍传单上，
这些都得到了以下人员的捐款的支持教堂。
我们的会众有 60 名或更多买家，
当我们在 10 月拿到新教堂时，
我们希望他们的前景会大大增加。
我们现在不能写更多来因为空间不足。
事情非常令人鼓舞，
我们希望传教工作能像去年一样结出硕果。
亨利每天举行的礼拜堂礼拜[竖直续写]已经有一段时间异常满了。

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