Letter from Mattie to "Dear Ones at Home", n. d.

Letter from Mattie to "Dear Ones at Home", n. d.

Travel; Steamboats; Women physicians; Daily readings (Spiritual exercises); Hymns; Typhoons; Episcopal Church; Servants; Death; Sabbath schools; Foundlings; English language--Study and teaching; Paganism; Social life and customs; Chashitsu (Japanse tearooms); Music; Mail steamers; Aging; Visitors, Foreign; Croquet; Schools; Marriage; Single women; Teachers; Bargaining; Chinese language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers; Christian converts

Mattie writes this long letter aboard a boat on her way to China. Some of the highlights of the trip are that Dr. Kerr advised Lucy not to study medicine because she is a woman and that Mattie says she loves Dr. Kerr and that he reminds her of her father. Then, she talks about Japan, for instance, Yokohama's harbor, the missions, Sabbath schools, the "man power wagon", Mrs. Pruyne's foundling. She writes about "Fuziamma" ("lone mountain"), supposedly one of the highest peaks in the world, which is worshiped by locals. Then, she outlines Japanese culture, tearooms, and scenery. The Spanish prime minister is on their steamboat. Mattie explains the captain's and officers' jobs and the vessel's safety measures. She visits one of Harriet's schools and reports on the scholars' uniforms. Mattie writes about her first experience in China including treatment of single women, Henry's bargaining, the locals' constant stare at foreigners, and her Chinese lessons. According to the missionaries, Mattie's Chinese teacher is not ready to become a Christian making him a less valuable man.

Kerr, Martha Noyes

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[--Monday--] Sat Nov 29th This
morning most of our passengers are
enthusiastic in the idea that it is
[--is--] their last day at sea The Captain
thinks he will be able to cast anchor
by 2 oclock to morrow morning.
It is raining and the sky, and
ocean, do not promise us much
enjoyment. Eve. After breakfast
this morning we went up stairs
for our usual family worship. Mr
Henry led, and prayed so earnestly
that we might go to our different
fields of labor, fully consecrated to our
work, and that the void left in the [?dead
hours?] might be filled by the presence
of Jesus. There has not been a prayer
offered during our voyage, in which
the loved ones far away have not
been remembered. Afterwards I
had such a good talk with the
Dr about Canton. He thinks we
shall not suffer any evil effect
from the climate if we are prudent
He does not advise Lucy to study

medicine, says there is no real
need of a lady physician at that
mission. I can not begin to tell how
much I love this dear good man.
He makes me think more and more
of Father everyday. This forenoon
the passengers for Japan were busy
packing, preparatory to going ashore
We shall miss Miss Gamble, and
dear little Miss Whiting very much
but I am so glad we have been
permitted to know them. This after
noon Luc finished the life of Mr Rhea
while I went up and had a little sing
with Dr Hepburn. He told me his
favorite hymn was "Jerusalem my
happy home" sung to Woodland,
and 3 in going home is also one
of his selections. To night we had
our little prayer meeting. We could
not but feel that in all probability it
was the last time we should [?bow?]
the knee together before the throne
of grace. There was no want of words,
no formality, in the praying
circle. I think we all realized that our

strength must come alone from
Christ. Mr Green led the exercises
and read from the 6th of Ephesians
6-18 verses and the 72nd psalm.
We concluded with the hymn begin-
ning "Blest be tie, and then before
pronouncing the benediction Mr
Green in a few parting words exhorted
us to faithfullness in the vineyard
of our Lord putting our trust in
the Master who had commanded
us to go into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature. We might
claim the promise So I am with
you alway even unto the end of
the world. After the benediction
the whole party sat down as though
they could not separate I had no
idea of the bond of affection
which had grown up among us in
the short space of four weeks.
Everything on board has been
perfectly harmonious from the
first. Our precious gatherings for
prayer have been such a help to
us all, that we shall always remem-
ber them with great pleasure.
About 8 this eve we saw the light

house at Cape King off the coast of
Japan, something Mr [?Blithhem?]
said we had been looking for,
for 28 days. No one seemed at all
tired, but about 10 oclock Mrs Hep-
burn advised us all to go to bed
and sleep while we could for
there would be no rest after we
came to Anchor. The Canton
missionaries are all to take din-
ner with her an arrangement
which suits me exactly. Mrs
Hepburn will go off early to arrange
for our coming and get Mr Loomis
to come off after breakfast for us.
Yokahamma has one of the finest
harbors in the world, but the ty-
phoons are so severe, as to prevent
the possibility of building a pier,
so vessels must [?lie?] out more
than 1/4 of a mile from land and
passengers and freight be carried
ashore in little native boats
The shore around the landing is
walled up and capped with heavy
flat stones which are often taken
up by the force of the winds and waves
and carried long distances.

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A salor remarked, he thought
we would like to go home but
we would not allow the fact of
being homesick, for we were not.
We found our friends in such
a pleasant home like house, it
seemed as if we were stepping back
into America, when we went
into it. There is nothing extrava-
gant, but very comfortable, and Mrs
Hepburn is such a tasteful woman,
and has traveled so much, she has
gathered hosts of nice little ornaments
which are so very nice in the home
The services commenced at 11 oclock
There is no chapel here but the chuch
have obtained the use of the Theatre
an American structure, which
answers the purpose nicely. Mr
Henry preached from the text "Love
not the world neither the things
that are in the world" and we learn-
ed to day that his sermon met with
great acceptance. Mrs Hepburn says
she only wishes they could keep him
in Japan, but I think some other

people would have something to
say about that. There are over 30
missionaries here including all denom
inations, and some 3000 foreign
residents, so although there is an Epis-
copal Church in the city, the audience
here is usually quite good. After service
met Mr Ballaugh, Miss Youngman,
and Mrs Pruynes, the latter of the
American board, she was very anx-
ious some of us should go home
with her and finally Mrs Hepburn
consent to send Lucy Miss Coff-
man and I over there [u]after dinner[/u]
It would have been an econom-
ical plan is she had dispensed
with us beforehand for the way
we disposed of beef, potatoes, bread
and butter was enough to aston
ish the [u]natives[/u] {I can for once
use the term natives in good
earnest} It seemed as if I never en
joyed anything in the eating line
more than I did that meal on
shore. The young Mr & Mrs Hepburn
will board with the family for the

present. The young wife seemed a
little homesick and one could hardly
be surprised, that it was so. I felt just
like taking her up in my lap and
letting her have a little cry poor girl.
I suppose it will do to say here that
Samuel Hepburn is not a son wor-
thy of such a father and I fear poor
little [u]Clara[/u] will not be very happy,
always. The house servants are all
there, just as they were left and
had put every thing in order to
receive their master, and mistress.
It was a real pleasure to see
how overjoyed they seemed, to have
them at home again. They sa-
luted them over and over, on their
arrival [--prostrating--] bowing themselves almost
to the floor before them. The Chris-
tians there had been praying for
the safety of our vessel, ever since it
left San Francisco and Mr Green
was much affected to learn that
they had been remembering him
by name for [?3?] months before he

reached Japan. After dinner after
we sat down in the parlor the
Dr said, You can not tell how glad
I am to get back, and I never wish
to leave Japan again as long as I
live. I found now the first
moment I could give to reading
my letters, and was quite surprised
to learn of Mrs Happer's death. How
very much I wish I might have
seen her but we could not wish
her back. What a sad life she
has had in China, we could not
for a moment wish her back.
About 2 P.M. we went into a
sabbath school made up of foreign-
ers with only a single class of
Japanese girls, taught by Mrs Miller
formerly Miss Brown of the American
Board but recently married to Mr
Miller of ours. She is considered the
best colloquist they have in the
mission. And now I must tell
you of our ride to Mrs Pruynes

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It was about 1 and 1/2 miles distant
and the Dr went out and ordered 3
Gin-ri-ki-shas {Genrick-a-shaws} to
take us. The name means, man power
wagon and they are simply large
baby wagons, each drawn by a man,
and if they happen to get a passen-
ger of uncommon solidity another
will push behind. When we were
safely seated, out gentlemen picked
up the [?thills?] and away we start-
ed, in procession Luc first, and
Miss Coffman last in line, Luc's
man looked as though he had the
best of the bargain in having the
smallest one, and trotted on very
briskly, while Miss Coffman's puffed
and blew in good earnest. I wish
I could give you a sketch of our-
selves just as we looked, we all
laughed immediately Sunday
notwithstanding. I think it is per-
fectly wonderful the way these coolies
can travel, they say 4 of them will
take a man 30 miles in 3 hours.
Dr Vrooman says that when he
was in Yokahamma he [--travel--] rode

on horseback and a [?bettoe?] ran
before him all the way although he
went on the gallop most of the distance
When we reached our destination no
one came out to meet us, and I found
on entering the house the family
were all at sabbath school, except one
little Japanese girl who was waiting
for us. She could talk English quite
well, and I soon made her under-
stand that we had not settled accounts
with the carriage drawers, so she went
out to the school and brought one of
the ladies who helped us out of the
dilemma. This Mrs Pruyne is a lady of
about 60 years of age, who is the supt of
a home established for foundling
children. She was one of Mrs Diremus'
ladies and there are 4 other ladies with
her. Mrs Benton, ast supt who has only
been on the ground 5 weeks Miss Guth-
rie matron, and Mrs Pierce and Miss
Crosby teachers. There are 19 girls here
and the whole household includes 35
persons. They have procured very
nice grounds and the house and school
buildings are all that could be desired

We visited the sabbath school and
found the exercises were being con-
ducted in English. The natives are very
anxious to learn our language so
a missionary can find plenty to do at
once. There are quite a number of
earnest Christians in the school and
Miss Crosby told me that 60 had joined
the church during the past year.
After tea there was a Union prayer
meeting at the house where all the
Missionaries of Yokahamma about
30 in number including ourselves
were present. Quite a number of the
English soldiery, some American
and French sailors came in also.
We had a most delightful time
every one seemed so wholly in earnest
There is an unction in the pray-
ers of these devoted missionaries, that
reaches the heart they feel every word
they utter. Dr Hepburn in a few
remarks drew a comparison between
the first reception he met with in
Japan and his greeting to day, and
felt like exclaiming What hath the
Lord wrought. As I listened to the

prayers, and heard our own dear
hymns, I could only wish that the
dear home friends could look in
upon us and see what a precious
evening we were having away here
in [u]heathen Japan[/u]. A number of
the sailors took part and said they
should always bless the day then they
first met those of this band who had
led them to Jesus. Should I never see
fruits of missionary toil other than
I have met today I should feel that
the efforts of the churches at home
had put with rich reward. Miss
Guthrie seems to have been the means
of great good here she was formerly a
missionary to India but was obliged
to leave on account of the failure
of her health and went to Yokahamma
hoping the climate would prove so
beneficial to her that she would not
be obliged to go home has been there
something over a year and is compar-
atively well. She has spent a great
deal of time among the patients in
a marien hospital, near by, and has
been very greatly blessed in her work.


I roomed with her and school girl
fashion we talked most of the night
nevertheless we were out bright and
early in the morning to get a view
of a grand old mountain about
30 miles away. It stands quite alone
is quite perfect in form and is I
suppose one of the highest peaks in
the world it being a walk of 10 miles
from base to summit. It is Christ-
ened Fuziamma }{or lone mountain}
and is an object of worship by the na-
tives who make pilgrimages to its
top during the two months [--when--] of
the year when it is free from snow
It is scarcely wonderful that they look
upon it with so much reverence.
At breakfast we each gave a little
history of leaving home. Mrs Pruyne
said it grew no easier to her to be
away, she missed the faces there as much
as at first. Mrs Benton has left a dear
little boy in Albany, to whose absence
she is hardly reconciled. There is one
thing which I have already discover-
ed draws missionaries very closely
together, and that is the fact that we

have all left our precious homes
and all can sympathize together in
this severe trial. Our ship was to leave
at 12 so we were obliged to leave soon
after breakfast. Went into the day school
to bid the teacher good bye and shook
hands with each of the 50 scholars present
Every one here seems anxious to
learn English so once can go to
teaching at once, but I should never
have the resolution to learn a for-
eign language if I could work in
my own. Mrs P. took me down in
her carriage to Dr Hepburns while
Lucy and Miss Coffan had a second
ride in a Ginric a shaw. The scen-
ery about here is beautiful indeed
Fuziamma stands out in bold
relief against the azure sky, while we
can distinctly see three ranges of Mt
that skirt the coast of the island and
from this home, we can [--look--] take
a birds eye view of the foreign part
of Yokahamma with its fine harbor
filled with the vessels of all nations our
own Colorado being this morning in
full view. Miss Guthrie says one of her

chief enjoyments is in seeing the
mail steamers come in. We only
stopped at Dr Hepburns long enough to
bid them all good bye as Mr Loomis
wished to take us into the Japanese
settlements before we went aboard
The good Dr bid me [--good--] bye in his
kind fatherly way kissing me in the
way my own Father at home would
have done. Mrs Hepburn gave me
some ivy just like what I attempted
to bring from home which if it lives
I am going to keep for Frank and Clara
We went afterwards into some of the
Japanese streets. The natives seem
very small indeed women going
about with babies on their backs who
look as if [u]they[/u] ought to be at home
with their Mothers. The little ones are
always carried on the back, in a bag
that looks not unlike that old satchel
of Aunt Mason's which Mother has
to which straps are attached which are
brought forward and fastened to their
belt in front thus making the little
things perfectly secure. They do look so
funny with their heads sticking out
at the top but their poor little arms are

[--are--] kept close prisoners The women
are very particular about their hair
which is as black as the blackest coal
and as smooth as [u]oil[/u] They always
sleep on a pillow of wood because they
think every thing else in injurious to the
hair. They all wear sandals which are
invariably left at the door when enter-
ing a house. It seemed funny to step over
a pile of shoes whenever we stopped any
where. They must be a more honest
people than report says their Chinese
neighbors are, or or their property would
sometimes be missing. Everything
seemed very clean and I must say
I almost disliked to step on the floor
of their shops with my shoes on, which
were a little muddy, while the mer-
chants were going about in white
stockings. I would not like to do
their mending for them I am quite
sure Miss Lucy bought a nice box
for {[?3 1/2 boos?]}, 87 1/2 which was a little
like the one Cynthia's sent to Father
and has a picture of Fuziamma on
the cover something they put on every
thing they make almost Fuziam-
ma stares one in the face from boxes,

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bureaus and every imaginable place
We went into a place where they were
curing tra The were nearly 100 workers
most of them women, and girls who
had very little clothing upon their persons
The tea was put into basins fixed
just like the [u]set kettles[/u] in Mass with a
little fire under them, and they kept
constantly stiring the tea with their
hands, which emitted a very pleasant
odor. Good tea can be purchased in
Japan or China for 25 cts while 50 will
buy an extra article. I would have
liked very much to have had two days
more in Yokahamma and then we
could have gone up to Yeddo and seen
our missionaries there. We had a
most delightful visit while it did
last, and from what I have seen of the
people in Japan I could go among
them and enjoy it very much There
is nothing repulsive about them at
all. We can never forget the kindness
of our missionary friends, and we
told Mrs Pruyne we felt as if we had
seen the palace Beautiful and been
refreshed for the remainder of our journey

This afternoon has been spent in
watching the fine scenery along the
coast. I had no idea of the beauty of
these islands. A high range of Mts pass-
es through them which in the distance
looks as if it were terraced the peaks
against the sky being snow clad and
the other covered with the [--she--] sheen and
shadow so perfectly lovely yet so in-
describable. Little Japanese houses
skirt the coast and innumerable fish
ing boats each with its white sail
resemble a flock of birds in the dis-
tance. Just about dusk we took our
parting look of grand old Fuziamma
{sacred Mt} America gives nothing that
can compare in sublimity to this
lone sentinel, which looks like the
father of all Mts.
Tues Nov 2nd Did not wake until late
and accomplished but little this
morn. We feel quite alone having
lost all the ladies of our company
but four and most of the gentlemen
One lady has come on board bound
for England but is sea sick so
we have not seen her yet.
Her husband died very suddenly in

Yokahamma about 3 months ago
and she is returning to her children
in London Poor woman she feels
very sad, and lonely. The prime [--of--]
minister and staff of Spain to Japan
embarked for Hong Kong on our
steamer and sit at our table such
a jabering as they keep up in spanish
Pourtugese and French is enough to
give one the head ache. There are a
few gentlemen who can do some
talking I have found The minister
himself is rather taciturn but the
3 members of his staff look as if they
were ready for any thing that prom-
ised a good time. One of them is a
very fine player indeed and accor-
ding to the Cap version can make
the [?Pianno?] talk We spent part of
the eve in the Saloon listening to
music. I never hear any one
who can play so well, without
wishing Edward could enjoy it with
me. Well I must say good night
We have lost our dear Miss Gam
ble who used always to come in
before she went to her room . Per-
haps I told you she is going to Yeddo

with Miss Youngman to open a
ladies home which is all ready
for occupants. Mr Green remains
at Yokahamma.
Wed 3rd Was out soon after sun-
rise. I can hardly realize we are
within 5 days of our journey's end
Cap. Dearborn thinks we will arrive
at Hong Kong on Sunday. We have
the old head wind and he told us
to day he thought he still had a
Jonah on board Of course that can
mean no other than Mr Henry
as he is our only minister. I think
our day on shore will be a financial
loss to the steamship company as
we have since had an unheard of
appetite owing in part perhaps to our
fresh supply of fruit, and vegetables.
Our Japanese friends have to day been
giving their English an airing as
we can [u]not do[/u] French etc It is funny
to hear their foreign accent. The
sec. or {[u]musician[/u]} said he should have
gone through the united States by the
overland route before this time, had
he not been afraid of the Indians.
He seemed to think he should
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it. Of course we politely assured him
there would be no danger whatever
This afternoon Mr Hammond came
in saying the steamer China was in
sight, and would pass in a few min-
utes. She came within 2 miles of us
and we exchanged greetings by dip-
ping flags Where both vessels are un-
der the same flag the younger Capt.
salutes the elder first. In port the
home ship lowers flags to the stran
ger. I was exceedingly glad we left
our letters for home, at Yokahamma
as we could not otherwise have sent
them by the China. It is very stormy
and disagreeable this afternoon.
Have been in sight of the lower
province of Japan since 4 P.M.
have passed the port of Nagasac-
ca and one other, but they are not
yet open to foreigners. We expect
to be in the China sea before morn-
ing and then good bye to the old
Pacific. I do not think it has merited
its name since I made it ac-
quaintance but I can not forget
that its waters wash the shores of

my native land and I feel as if
about to bid adieu to an old friend
Another link about to be broken
These links severed on earth will
but be united in the better land.
It is a most beautiful night clear
sky full moon smooth sea. Miss
Coffman Luc and I went on deck
and watched the sky a long time. I
always find our stars. Do not forget
that mine is the upper pointer in
the dipper and please look at it for
me sometimes.
Thurs 4th About 10 oclock last eve we
went up on deck and found we were
within sight of the light house on
Vandeeman's [?U?] the lost point of
the empire of Japan. The land on
one side was so near we could sea
the little fishing smacks coasting
about and I could not help thinking
of the diciples of our Lord who spent
the night so often in fishing in little
boats perhaps not very unlike these
It is wholly impossible to describe
the beauty of a moonlight night
at sea. The water shimmered and
shone in the soft light the Mts. along
the shore meanwhile bring out

the light and shade so peculiar to
mountain scenery and withall so
intensely beautiful I wished so
much to remain on deck until we
passed through the strait which is
about 30 miles wide, but as we would
not reach it before Midnight finally
though best to go to our stateroom.
If I had had the company of one
of my good brother's I might perhaps
have had my wish. Lucy went at
once to bed but Miss Coffman and
I watched until we were in the water's
of the China sea. The light house
is on a single cliff apart from the
main land and at night the light
looks as though it came right out of
the mountain top. It {that is the Mt}
is quite regular in form and is con-
nected with the main land by a
suspension bridge. A range of Mts
extended along the shore whose tops
seemed chiseled upon the horizon
and as I watched them I wondered
when I should look upon them
again, and could but breathe the
prayer that it might be while my
Father and Mother still lives. The pas-
sage through this strait is quite

dangerous unless the weather is good
Yesterday it was so unpleasant
that the Cap. felt some anxiety was
not at dinner but it cleared away
before 7 P.M. which was truly a matter
for great thankfulness. This is the
first trip Cap Dearborn has taken
across the Pacific in command of a
vessel, and of course he is extremely
anxious everything should go right
Friday Dec 5th I learned to day that
a company would not allow the Cap.
or first officier, to have his wife or
family on board except once in a
long time, lest in case of danger he
would neglect other passengers
to secure their safety. Another thing
we have 12 or 14 life boats each
of which will carry 50 or 60 passen-
gers and these always have a chest
of provisions and casks of fresh
water in them ready to be lowered
at a moments notice. About 4 P.M.
we came in sight of the shore of
China. I was filled with strange and
indescribable feelings as I gazed upon
the hills in the land which for
years to come ^was to be my chosen home

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My thoughts found expression in
the hymn From Greenlands icy Mts
which I sung clear through as I stood
on deck thinking of the [u]new[/u] and
[u]old[/u] home one just before the other
thousands of miles towards the
rising sun. But you do not seem
far away and I am delighted that
it is so, for I had often feared when
I really passed over the distance it
would seem almost interminable.
One more day and then ----
sat 6th This morning we spied a
Chinese junk in the distance but
did not get near enough to see what
it looked like. The passengers are
jubilant at the idea of getting on
terraform again. The servants
are full of business scrubbing and
we have spent the afternoon pack-
ing up. My blue dress looks demoral-
ized enough and I do not know
as it will ever be wearable again
but I was determined not to spoil
but one garment of that kind. My
new wrapper I put on [u]once only[/u] and

concluded it was too nice to
spoil, and the morenio has had
no opportunity to appear except on
sabbath, so I feel that I have been
quite economical. Our Japanese
friends have been very social
to day. The sec can speak in
7 languages and is but 26 years of
age. He gave us his final concert
to night he seems to play almost
from intuition. Well we shall not
reach Hong Kong before tomorrow
evening so we can have a quiet
sabbath. I do wonder if we shall
find Henry at the wharf when we
arrive. Perhaps you remember he
came up from Hudson to Cleve-
land and met me on my return from
New England where Clara came
home. Sab 7. It was quite
warm all day hand our last
services on board. This afternoon
a nice large sail vessel passed
very close to us outward bound.
It had three large sails set was
painted white and a little distance

off was a very pretty sight.
We could have reached the harbor
by 10 P.M. but the Cap. did not dare
to enter in the dark so we moved
very very slowly the wheel revolving
just fast enough to keep from
stopping altogether. I do not feel
as if I could sleep to night but
suppose I had better go to bed to
be ready for an early start in the
morning.
Monday 8th I can scarcely realize
that I am really in China but
here I am with Henry and Hattie
on our way up the river to Canton
It seems as if I had lived a life
time almost since last night.
This morning I was up and on
deck at an early hour but found
we were within a half hour of landing
I rushed down to our stale room
to tell Lucy to hurry and went back
prepared to bid a long good bye to
ships and the sea. We were in
full view of the city which looks
as if the houses had just been
showered down upon the hills

and each had stopped at the
first good landing place. They are
all quite large with verrandahs
on the first and 2nd stories, windows
reaching to the floor, and everything
betokening the desire to keep cool as
possible. I was quite disappointed
at the number of trees, green grass,
and shrubbery we found for I had the
idea that the hills about the city were
very barren. I had supposed we
would meet Henry at the wharf
and was beginning to look forward
over the ship's side when all at
once Miss Coffman called out Miss
Noyes is that your brother waving
at you? I looked in the direction
she pointed and there sure enough
was my precious brother and
darling sister too [u]standing[/u] in one
of the little boats waving their
handkerchiefs and coming straight
towards us. I waited until I
could [?by?] waving my handkerchief
[?let?] them know that I saw them
and then went to the lower deck

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feeling that I did not wish to
meet them there among so many,
and in less than two minutes they
were aboard, and we [u]together[/u]
Yes our dear brother and sister had
been in Hong Kong almost a week
awaiting my arrival. Almost the
first thing Henry said after we met
was "Well Mattie look just
about as you used to" and then "how
did you leave them all at home?'
He does not look as much older
as I expect to find him and both
himself and Hattie would seem as
of old if they had more color but
they say every one loses that when
they have been here awhile. Brother
is not bald at all his hair only
thin and his beard is as heavy and
black as ever only not quite as
long as it has been. We felt as if we
must sit right down and visit
but as usual the baggage must
be attended to. Mr Eitel a German
Missionary where Henry and
Hattie had been staying came on

to take us all to his house to
breakfast and he assumed [u]entire[/u]
charge of the [u]entire[/u] party. He is
just one of the funniest most
jovial of men and the life of a
missionary has not take it out
of him at all. As soon as we were
safely on short the old missionaries
began. Dont walk in the sun
you must have an umbrella etc
much to our surprise for it did
not seem particularly warm.
But Henry says foreigners can
[u]never[/u] walk without umbrellas when
the sunshine's and that they are
going to look after us about that.
We had a most enjoyable break-
fast Henry sitting beside and
Hattie opposite me. After prayers
we went to an Artists gallery and
had one of our Chinese brothers
take our group to send home
If it had not bee that we wanted
to have it just as we landed we
would have put on the neckties of
diff. line as we knew those we

were wearing were not quite the
[?thing?]. Hattie was a little afraid
her buff overskirt would not add
to the effect but finally we want
[u]just as[/u] we [u]were[/u]. You will see
we have not grown very thin.
Afterwards Hattie took us to
the store and I bought a pair
of brown gloves kid for $1.25,
altogether as good as those I had
been paying $2.25 for in America
After [?tiffin?] {dinner{or lunch}
our host took us out to some
public gardens which are being
laid out very nicely but are
yet in infant state. We found
most of the home house plants
many of which had been brought
from England. There was one
shrub entirely different from any
thing I had ever seen which grew
to consiterable height and has the
[u]most[/u] bril[--l--]iant red leaves [?giving?] the
bush a [u]most[/u] gorgeous appearance.
In one part of the garden were 60

varieties of ferns some of them ex-
ceedingly fine. At 3 P.M. we left
for the steamer which was to take
us [u]home[/u]. I was disappointed to
find it was just the nicest neatest
little vessel imaginable furnished
very nicely, and having a small libra-
ry an article the Colorado did not
own. Hattie Miss Crouch Coffman
and I had the ladie's cabin and were
tired enough to retire quite early.
There were but a few passengers one
however a lady of German extraction
most elaborately dressed, in blue silk,
and laces, jewelry, long train, laces
etc etc having with her a most despic
able little dog which she fondled
with the greatest apparent affection.
Mr Henry said the dog was the
best of the two, for he was being the best
dog possible while he could not say
as much for the woman.
Tues. Morn Dec 8th We arrived in
Canton about 1 A.M. but did not land
until about 7. Hattie and I had

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had a long long talk in the night
and consequently were not as wide
awake as I suppose under the circum-
stances it was proper to be and were
in no wise ready to appear when
Dr Happer came rapping at our door
He said it was such a pity we were
late, that they were up before 5 oclock and
the breakfast would be all cold but
we did not come out until we were
ready. I was not quite so anxious
to reach Canton now that I had
Henry and Hattie with me.
Eve. We have had a very busy day
have seen all our own Mission
and some of the London, and Wes-
lyian. Mr Preston is the very soul
of good nature, and Mr Whitehead
seems to be one of the [?formost?] friends
of the Noyes family. To night we went
out to Shamin and had a game of
croquet. Met Mr & Mrs Graves & Mrs
and Mrs Williams and Miss Whildon
{sister of Mrs Williams} all of the Baptist
mission. Mrs Graves said she should
love me on [u]Hattie's account[/u]. Dear
girl no one could help loving her

seems to me but [u]perhaps[/u] I am
not an unprejudiced judge.
Our house is very comfortable in
every respect and I must tell Clara
that we have quite a number of house
plants among which is a Rose & Fish
Gerranium, and some home mosses
Our very small front yard which reach
to the canal is enclosed with a very
high wall and a nice vine has
covered the inside entirely and is ex-
tending over on to the side but Johnny
Happer says the Chinese will not let
it grow after it gets within their reach
but will break it off.
Wednesday. Calls a good share of the
morning. This eve the regular
mission meeting which occurs once
in two months, was held at Mr Gibsons
and we were favored by the presence
of two ministers of America Mr Park
hust of Chicago, and Dr Newman
who I believe has been Chaplain of the
senate at Washington The last
mentioned gentleman is greatly inter-
ested in missions and is gathering

information which he hopes to
embody in a book at no distant
date. A very animated discussion
was carried on as to the property of
ministers taking charge of schools
{native} and after consiterable had
been said on both sides, the question
was laid over for further considera-
tion at their next meeting.
Mrs Gibson had provided quita a nice
little entertainment and altogether
everybody seemed to have quite an
enjoyable time We went down in
Henry's boat which is as nice as can
be. The floor is painted in represen-
tation of oil ^cloth carpet, blinds all around
the sides painted green on the inside
and will carry 10 or twelve persons if
necessary. There are cushioned seats around
the sides exactly like those you find
in some of our cars at home. When
not in use it is always anchored just
before our gate and we can have it any
time expect when Henry is away in
the country. There is one boatman
and he with the table boy can row
very well when there are only ourselves

to go. The Canal in front of our house
and all the way to the river is filled
with native boats but they are not
nearly so nice as our [u]pearl seeker[/u].
It seems almost like owning a horse
and carriage and is so nice for
Henry on his long trips.
Thurs. This morning one of the women
in Hattie's school came in and
invited us out to the school building
to take tea with her. The 5 [?coonange?]
as we single people are called and Mrs
Henry went out and as Mrs Henry was
the only married lady she occupied the
seat of honor. The teacher presided
and we were entertained with small cups
of tea Chinese cakes of various kinds,
and sweetmeats. Of some of these [illegible]
we felt inclined to partake of sparingly
but others were very palatable. After
our repast went into the school and
several of the pupils gave us presents
of embroidered cushions, fans small
shoes, etc. The scholars seem bright
and happy They are all dressed alike

45
black wide pantlettes with an over
garment not unlike a sackue with
large sleeves made of plain blue
cloth and timed with two [?bias?] pieces
of black one piece one the edge and the
other a little narrower just above it. They
all wear their hair that is the girls in
one long braid down the back which
sometimes by braiding in other ma-
terial is made to reach almost to the
ground. Like the Japanese they take
the most scrupulous care of the hair
which is always immaculately smooth
and they use the wooden pillow also.
This eve went into the Chinese prayer
meeting Dr Happer's chapel I begin
to realize that we are indeed in heathen
China, and must begin to prepare for
work. This is the eve for our prayer m
meeting at home and I trust they will
sometimes remember us so far away
who more than ever need the prayers
of God's people.
Friday This morning a Chinese
[u]Sin Shang[/u] } or teacher called to know
if he could have the pleasure of

instructing the new arrivals in
Chinese. Henry called me down
to inspect the gentleman and see
how I liked his appearance but told
me he was once Hattie's teacher
and she could never fancy him. Of
course that was not a very excellent
recomendation and Henry finally
told him he would let him know
our decision Monday morning.
Teachers seems about as plenty here
as at home, we shall have no trouble
getting some one but do not propose
to begin before Monday next.
I unpacked my trunk to day and
found everything in nice order
My vase is all right and Franks
cans but I must make an exception
in the case of the horse which was
somewhat dilapedated but the cakes
came through [u]all right[/u]. Hattie and
Henry were much pleased with their
presents and Clara's photo is put on
his writing desk in his study where
we shall all see it every day,
sat Dec 13th Our last play day as I
told Lucy this morning at breakfast

Well I begin to feel ready to get to
studying, and make a beginning on
this mountain which stands in the
way of our doing any thing for these
poor people. Some of the women in
the school are daily remembering us
in their prayers and asking that the
spirit may help us to get the language
speedily so we can teach them the
doctrine. It will be very hard to do
almost nothing for nearly 3 years but
they tell us it is better not to try to go
to work too soon. This morning
Henry went out with us to buy furni-
ture for Miss Coffman who expects
to leave in a few days for Bankok
It was our first investigation of
Chinese streets and shops and every thing
seemed so new and strange.
The shops are all open to the street
that is have a wall only on three sides
so you can get a pretty good idea of
what they contain without the trouble
of going in. The streets are all paved
with long flat stones but are not
more unpleasant then I expected to

find them and on either side all
the way along you see almost every
imaginable thing for sale, vegitables,
fruit, meats, fowl, fish, dry goods etc etc.
Now I invite you all to go with us on
this trip. The street are so narrow
that we could not walk more then
three abreast under the most favor-
able circumstances and now there is
such a crowd that Henry is obliged
a good share of the time to go first
and clear the way. Men women
and children begin to follow after
us and by the time we reach the
first stopping place we shall have
quite a [?return?]. Here is said to
be a good furniture establishment
where H has traded before so we go in
and proceed to examine chairs tables
bureaus, wardrobes and the like.
The price of a bureau is demanded
and with the soberest of faces we are
told ^by the shop keeper it is not worth $16. Henry begins to
laugh and tells him it is too much
he must let us have it for less exam-
ines it talks about it walks about
indifferently looks at something else

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talks about going to another shop to
see what he can do goes back and
looks at it again [--and--] finally says he
will pay $12.50 for it and after a while
gets it for that. Our footmen stand
at the entrance gazing at us as though
we had falllen from the clouds and
they wanted the benefit of a good look
before we went back. Well we will
go somewhere else to see about Chairs
We push out and walk on the company
following after increasing in numbers
every moment. We discovered about the
article we wanted and Henry walked
in and said to the owner thereoff "I
will give you a dollar apiece for
4 of those chairs. The man looked at
him a moment and then said that
will do. He said when he made
the offer he had no idea of obtaining
them at that price but that is just
the way all the trading is done
You must never think of paying a
man what he asks for his goods or
you will be sure to be cheated.
After a busy forenoons work Miss
Coffman found she had bought 4 straw
bottomed Chairs Rocking chair bureau

oval shaped table sink and towel
rack for the sum off $25 about
what she supposed she would be
obliged to pay for her bureau. It was
a very pretty light colored chamber[?ed?]
set and we were all well satisfied.
One must never pay a chinaman
what he asks for a thing if he does
not expect to be cheated. The buyer
always makes an offer less than the
true value and the seller tenders it for
more and then begins, tim, te tim te,
tim te {add a little} to the buyer while
he answers Kam te, kam te, kam te{
{take a little off} and so it goes until a
bargain is struck probably between
the two extremes. I am sure I
should never dare to [?shop?] alone
even if I did understand the lan-
guage, besides one almost needs a
man to clear the way and prevent
the following multitude from
become boisterous. One would
think the people here would be
accustomed to the sight of foreigners
but we never go out of our own
gate without encountering the gaze

of quite a large number who
standing [--gaz--] looking after us until we
are safely in our boat. We can not
do things in a corner here you see
This eve had a nice sing at Dr
Happer's Mr Henry is quite a fine
tenor singer, so we can have a
quartette without any trouble.
Dec 20th Well we are now begin-
ning what Hattie says we need not
feel in any hurry about as we can
think we will have to work at it
all our lives and that is the lan-
guage. Henry has procured one
new teacher and he says we can
have his every forenoon so we can
get along nicely, as far as that is con-
cerned. He understands some
English and is a very fine Chinese
scholar has successfully passed
all the examinations to which
the educated class are subjected but
two and they have the thought he meant
to be a Mandarin. He has been
through the New Testament several

times with brother and sister and
intellectually understands the plan
of salvation perfectly, but is not
ready to become a Christian should
he do so he would be obliged to give
up entirely all hope of official position,
and Henry thinks he is not quite
ready to do that He says no fear of
the displeasure of his friends would
have any influence in detering him
from joining the church. He is so
nice every way so highly educated
so influential in the higher classes
so able as a translator that he
would be a most valuable man
if he were only a Christian. I can
not help thinking wat a fine min-
ister he would make. 10 years ago
a request was sent to the Fulton [illegible]
prayer meeting in his behalf and he
has been the subject of prayer ever
since and yet he is still not conver-
ted. I believe he [u]will[/u] be some time
but I feel as though I so longed to have
it soon. Will not the home people
sometimes pray for him. Our other
man is thoroughly Chinese does not

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understand a word of English
Luc and I study with each alter-
nately. One comes in the morning
at 9 and remains until 1 P.M. then
again at 2 and leaves at 4 P.M. The
other gets here at 10 A.M. and leaves at
5 P.M. with an intermission of one
hour for tiffin {dinner} We have com-
menced with a little phrase book which
begins with the terms for good morning
{Tso shum} open the door {Hoi mun}
etc etc. There are 8 different tones in the
language and the managing of these
tones is the tug of war for us. You
always mean something in whatever
you say but it is a whether
it is what you set out to mean
For instance she is the first tone
of with falling tone is {book with
the second means rat, third {[u]at once[/u]}
5th tree etc etc. Che in first tone signi-
fies [u]pig[/u] 2nd [u]lord[/u] and Henry once
preached a sermon exhorting his
[?bearers?] to worship the crazy instead
of heavenly Father by a slight intake
in tone Our next neighbor Mr

Williams when he first came,
sent out orders for the servants
to bring him in a stomach The
trouble is you always mean some-
think whatever you say if when you
made a mistake the sentence would
not make sense it would not mat-
ter so much. We have some funny
times nevertheless. Luc the other
day tried to give her teacher this
sentence I have a teacher and instead
said, I [u]love[/u] my [u]teacher[/u]. This was
a little too much for even his grav-
ity and politeness and we all laugh-
ed immoderately not so bad as
my designating a great fat ugly
pig on the [--other--] street [Note: page torn]
[u]Lord[/u] however. The pupils in Hattie's
school are very anxious we should
get hold of this soon so we can
teach them I can not refrain
from telling you of a woman who
wished her servant to procure
her some sage but used the
term [?sage?] {wise man} The
servant looked at her a moment

and said You ^better go get one piece a
[u]Mr [?Legg?][/u] a missionary who was con-
sidered quite wise.
Dec 24th It is now mid winter
here thermometer down to 42° which
is about as cold as it gets here though
Hattie says she has know it as
low as 39° But there is something
very penetrating in the cold and we
go about wrapped in our heaviest
clothing. The Chinese have taken a
special fancy to my large shawl
because it seems so warm.
Every article of clothing worn about
the waist and shoulders is pronounced
a [u]sham[/u] and they describe the weath-
er by saying it is is so many shams
cold [illegible] the missionaries saw
a man on the street yesterday
with 8 shams on one over the other
These are more like heavy quilted
sacques than any thing else reach
ing to the knees and having sleeves
When they get on so many they
look a little corpulent and the
arms stand out almost horizon-
tally for of course it is quite im
possible to bend them at all

But although they bundle up the
bodies to such a degree they pay no
attention to the feet which are often
quite bare. I find whenever I meet
a woman I involuntarily look at
her feet to see whether they are compress
or not but it is perfectly wonderful
how they get about on their small
feet We often meet them out in the
street along and some of Hattie's
scholars get up and downstairs
with consiterable ease.
Dec. 29th We begin to feel some
what settled in our new home
and I suppose I must say good
bye to this old journal. It seems
as if I had lived a life time since
I commenced it and its conclusion
finds me on the opposite side of
the world from the place of its
safety to Canton am in perfect
health with the prospect of plenty of
work as soon as I am able to begin
it. If this gives the dear ones at
home half the pleasure it has given
me to write it I am more than
satisfied. Although its dates follow
in regular order I have never made
an entree on the sabbath. May the Lord
[Note: Letter concludes sideways in the right margin]
bless you all and keep you as in the hollows of his [?hand?]
Your loving daughter & sister
Mattie



[注：&c 转录为 etc] 第 1 页 11 月 29 日星期六 今天早上，
我们的大多数乘客都认为这是他们在海上的最后一天，
船长认为他将能够在明天早上 2 点之前抛锚。
下雨了，
天空和海洋，
并没有给我们带来太多的享受。
前夕。
今天早上吃过早餐后，
我们上楼梯进行我们平常的家庭崇拜。
亨利先生带领我们，
并恳切地祈祷，
希望我们可以去不同的工作领域，
完全献身于我们的工作，
让耶稣的同在可以填补死去的时间留下的空缺。
在我们的航行中，
没有一次祈祷，
远方的亲人没有被记住。
之后，
我与医生就广州进行了很好的交谈。
他认为，
如果我们谨慎行事，
气候不会对我们造成任何不利影响。
他不建议露西学习医学，
并说在那个任务中没有真正需要女医生。
我无法开始说我有多爱这个亲爱的好人。
他让我每天都在想父亲。
今天上午，
去日本的乘客正忙着收拾行李，
准备上岸。
我们会非常想念甘布尔小姐和亲爱的怀廷小姐，
但我很高兴我们获准认识他们。
中午过后，
卢克结束了瑞亚先生的生活，
而我上去和赫本医生唱了一小会儿歌。
他告诉我他最喜欢的赞美诗是唱给伍德兰的《耶路撒冷我幸福的家》，
《回家》中的 3 也是他的选择之一。
今晚我们举行了小型祷告会。
我们不禁感到，
这很可能是我们最后一次在施恩宝座前一起屈膝。
祷告的圈子里没有言语，
没有形式。
我想我们都意识到我们的力量必须来自基督。
格林先生带领练习并阅读以弗所书第 6 章 6-18 节和第 72 首诗篇。
我们以赞美诗开头“Bless be tie，
然后在宣布祝福之前，
格林先生在几句临别之词中告诫我们要忠于我们主的葡萄园，
相信主，
他命令我们去到世界各地把福音传给每一个受造物 我们可能会得到应许 所以我一直和你在一起 直到世界的尽头在短短的四个星期内就在我们中间长大了。
从一开始，
船上的一切都非常和谐。
我们宝贵的祈祷聚会对我们所有人都有很大的帮助，
我们将永远怀念它们。
8 月 8 日晚上，
我们看到了日本海岸附近金角的灯塔，
这是 Blithhem 先生说我们一直在寻找的东西，
28 天。
似乎没有人感到疲倦，
但大约 10 点左右，
赫本夫人建议我们大家去睡觉睡觉wh我们可以，
因为我们来到 Anchor 后就不会休息了。
广州的传教士都要和她一起吃饭，
这个安排正好适合我。
赫本夫人会早早的去安排我们的到来，
并让卢米斯先生在早餐后为我们下车。
Yokahamma 拥有世界上最好的港口之一，
但台风非常猛烈，
以至于无法建造码头，
因此船只必须远离陆地 1/4 英里以上，
乘客和货运用当地的小船运上岸 登陆点周围的海岸被围起来，
上面覆盖着厚重的扁平石块，
这些石块经常被风浪的力量卷起并运到很长的距离。
9th Page 一位 Salor 说，
他以为我们想回家，
但我们不会允许想家的事实，
因为我们没有。
我们在如此温馨的家中找到了我们的朋友，
当我们走进它时，
我们仿佛回到了美国。
没有什么奢侈的，
但很舒服，
赫本夫人是个很有品味的女人，
旅行了很多，
她收集了许多漂亮的小饰品，
在家里非常漂亮。
服务于11点开始有这里没有小教堂，
但教会已经获得了剧院的使用，
这是一种美国结构，
很好地回答了这个目的。
亨利先生的讲道是“不要爱世界，
也不要爱世界上的事物”，
今天我们得知他的讲道得到了极大的认可。
赫本夫人说她只希望他们能把他留在日本，
但我想其他人会对此有话要说。
这里有包括所有教派在内的 30 多个传教士，
以及大约 3000 名外国居民，
所以虽然城里有圣公会，
但这里的听众通常都很好。
在服务会见了 Ballaugh 先生、Youngman 小姐和 Pruynes 夫人（后者是美国董事会的后者）之后，
她非常担心我们中的一些人应该和她一起回家，
最后 Hepburn 夫人同意把 Lucy Coffman 小姐和我送到那里晚饭后一个经济的计划是，
她事先放弃了我们，
因为我们处理牛肉、土豆、面包和黄油的方式足以让当地人感到惊讶{我可以一次认真地使用当地人这个词}从来没有比我在岸上吃过的那顿饭更喜欢吃排队的东西。
年轻的赫本夫妇目前将与家人一起登机。
这位年轻的妻子似乎有点想家了，
这并不奇怪，
事实就是如此。
我觉得就像把她抱在我的腿上，
让她哭泣可怜的女孩。
我想在这里可以说塞缪尔赫本不是一个配得上这样一个父亲的儿子，
我担心可怜的小克拉拉永远不会很开心。
家仆都在那里，
就像他们离开时一样，
为了迎接他们的主人和情妇，
已经把所有的东西都放在了那里。
很高兴看到他们看起来多么高兴，
再次让他们回到家中。
他们一遍又一遍地向他们敬礼，
他们一到就几乎跪倒在他们面前的地板上。
自从我们的船离开旧金山以来，
那里的基督徒就一直在为我们的船的安全祈祷，
格林先生得知在他到达日本之前 3 个月一直记着他的名字时深受影响。
吃完晚饭，
我们在客厅坐下，
医生说，
你说不出我有多高兴能回来，
只要我还活着，
我就再也不想离开日本了。
我现在是第一次可以花时间阅读我的信，
得知哈珀夫人的死讯后，
我感到非常惊讶。
我多么希望我能见到她，
但我们不能希望她回来。
她在中国过着多么悲惨的生活，
我们一刻也不能希望她回来。
大约下午 2 点我们进入了一所由外国人组成的安息日学校，
只有一个班级的日本女孩，
由米勒夫人（前美国委员会的布朗小姐）任教，
但最近与我们的米勒先生结婚。
她被认为是他们在任务中最好的口才。
现在我必须告诉你我们乘车去普鲁因斯夫人第 13 页大约 1 和 1/2 英里远，
医生出去并命令 3 个 Gin-ri-ki-shas {Genrick-a-shaws} 带我们去。
这个名字的意思是，
人力车，
它们只是大型婴儿车，
每辆都由一个男人拉，
如果他们碰巧有一个不寻常的坚固乘客，
另一个人会推到后面。
当我们安全地坐好后，
外面的绅士们拿起了山坡，
我们就出发了，
游行队伍是卢克先，
科夫曼小姐排在最后，
卢克的男人看起来好像是最划算的，
因为他有最小的一个，
而且非常轻快地小跑着，
而科夫曼小姐则认真地喘着气。
我希望我能给你一个我们自己的草图，
就像我们看起来一样，
尽管星期天我们都立即笑了起来。
我认为这些苦力的旅行方式真是太棒了，
他们说其中 4 个人可以在 3 小时内带一个人走 30 英里。
弗鲁曼医生说，
当他在尤卡哈马时，
他骑在马背上，
尽管他大部分时间都在疾驰，
但他一直在他前面跑。
当我们到达目的地时，
没有人出来迎接我们，
我一进门就发现房子里全家人都在安息日学校，
除了一个在等我们的日本小女孩。
她的英语说得很好，
我很快就让她明白我们还没有和马车的抽屉算账，
所以她出去到学校，
带了一位帮助我们摆脱困境的女士。
这位 Pruyne 夫人是一位 60 岁左右的女士，
她是一个为弃儿而建的家庭的监护人。
她是 Diremus 夫人的一位女士，
和她在一起的还有另外 4 位女士。
本顿夫人，
只在地面上呆了 5 周的助理助理 Guthrie 小姐，
以及 Pierce 夫人和 Crosby 小姐的老师。
这里有19个女孩，
全家35人。
他们已经获得了非常好的场地，
房屋和学校建筑都可以满足我们的要求 我们参观了安息日学校，
发现这些练习是用英语进行的。
当地人非常渴望学习我们的语言，
因此传教士可以立即找到很多事情要做。
学校里有不少虔诚的基督徒，
克罗斯比小姐告诉我，
去年有 60 人加入了教会。
喝完茶后，
在房子里举行了工会祈祷会，
包括我们在内的所有约卡哈马传教士大约 30 人都出席了会议。
相当多的英国士兵，
一些美国和法国水手也进来了。
我们度过了一段非常愉快的时光，
每个人都显得那么认真。
这些虔诚的传教士的祈祷中有一种油膏，
他们所说的每一句话都触动了他们的心。
赫本医生在几句话中将他在日本遇到的第一次招待会和他今天的问候进行了比较，
感觉像是在感叹上帝的作为。
当我听着祈祷，
听着我们自己亲爱的赞美诗时，
我只希望亲爱的家乡朋友能看到我们，
看看我们在异教的日本度过了一个多么宝贵的夜晚。
一些水手参加并说他们应该永远祝福他们第一次遇到这支带他们到耶稣那里的人的那一天。
如果我除了今天所见的以外，
再没有看到传教工作的成果，
我会觉得国内教会的努力已经得到了丰厚的回报。
格思里小姐似乎是这里的大善之道，
她以前是到印度的传教士，
但由于她的健康状况不佳，
不得不离开，
然后去了约卡哈马，
希望气候对她如此有益，
以至于她不会不得不回家已经有一年多了，
而且相对来说还不错。
她在附近一家玛丽恩医院的病人中度过了很多时间，
并且在她的工作中得到了极大的祝福。
我和她和时尚女学生住了一个房间，
我们聊了大半夜，
不过我们一大早就出去了，
可以看到大约 30 英里外的一座宏伟的老山。
它非常独立，
形式非常完美，
我想它是世界上最高峰之一，
从基地到山顶步行 10 英里。
它是基督化的 Fuziamma {或孤山}，
是当地人崇拜的对象，
他们在一年中没有雪的两个月里到山顶朝圣它怀着崇高的敬意。
早餐时，
我们每个人都讲述了离家的一点点历史。
普鲁因太太说，
离开对她来说并不容易，
她和刚开始时一样想念那里的面孔。
本顿夫人在奥尔巴尼留下了一个可爱的小男孩，
她很难接受他的缺席。
我已经发现有一件事将传教士们紧密地联系在一起，
那就是我们都离开了我们宝贵的家园，
所有人都可以在这场严峻的考验中共同同情。
我们的船是12点出发，
所以我们不得不在早餐后很快离开。
走进走读学校和老师道别，
与在场的50位学者分别握手 这里的每个人似乎都渴望学习英语，
所以一次可以去教书，
但我永远不会有决心学习一门——如果我能用自己的语言工作的话。
P 夫人用她的马车把我带到赫本斯医生那里，
而露西和科凡小姐又坐了第二次 Ginric a shaw。
这里的风景很美，
确实 Fuziamma 在蔚蓝的天空中显得格外醒目，
而我们可以清楚地看到环绕岛屿海岸的三座山，
从这个家中，
我们可以鸟瞰Yokahamma 的外国部分，
其美丽的港口挤满了我们自己科罗拉多州的所有国家的船只，
今天早上尽收眼底。
格思里小姐说她的主要乐趣之一是看到邮船进来。
我们只在赫本医生停留了足够长的时间向他们道别，
因为卢米斯先生希望在我们上船之前带我们进入日本定居点 好医生出价我以他慈祥的父亲般的方式向我道别，
就像我在家里的父亲那样亲吻我。
赫本夫人给了我一些常春藤，
就像我试图从家里带来的一样，
如果它还活着，
我会留给弗兰克和克拉拉。
我们后来去了日本的一些街道。
当地人看起来非常渺小，
确实是妇女背着婴儿走来走去，
看起来好像她们应该在家和母亲在一起。
小家伙总是背在背上，
装在一个袋子里，
看起来和梅森姨妈的那个旧挎包没什么不同，
妈妈的包带系在前面，
系在前面的腰带上，
这样小东西就很安全了。
她们的头伸出头顶看起来很滑稽，
但她们可怜的小胳膊却被紧紧地囚禁着。
女人对她们的头发非常讲究，
她们的头发像最黑的煤一样黑，
像油一样光滑。
她们总是睡在枕头上。
木头，
因为他们认为其他一切都对头发有害。
他们都穿着凉鞋，
进屋时总是留在门口。
每当我们在任何地方停下来时，
踩过一堆鞋子似乎很有趣。
他们一定比报道说他们的中国邻居更诚实，
否则他们的财产有时会丢失。
一切看起来都很干净，
我必须说我几乎不喜欢穿着我的鞋子踩在他们商店的地板上，
鞋子有点泥泞，
而商人穿着白色长袜走来走去。
我不想为他们做修补 我很确定露西小姐为 {3 1/2 嘘声}买了一个漂亮的盒子，
87 1/2 这有点像辛西娅寄给父亲的盒子，
上面有一张 Fuziamma 的照片封面上的东西 他们放在他们做的每一件东西上 几乎 Fuziam- ma 从盒子里盯着一个人的脸，
第 21 页的办公室和每一个可以想象的地方 我们走进一个他们治疗 tra 的地方 有近 100 名工人，
其中大多数是女性，
和女孩她们身上几乎没有衣服，
茶水被放在像弥撒中固定的水壶一样固定的盆中，
下面点着火，
他们用手不停地搅拌茶，
散发出非常愉快的气味。
好茶可以在日本或中国以 25 cts 的价格购买，
而 50 cts 将购买额外的物品。
我非常希望能在 Yokahamma 多呆两天，
然后我们就可以去 Yeddo 并在那里见到我们的传教士。
我们有一次非常愉快的访问，
而从我对日本人的了解来看，
我可以去他们中间并非常享受它。
他们一点也不令人厌恶。
我们永远不会忘记我们传教士朋友的善意，
我们告诉普鲁恩夫人，
我们感觉好像我们看到了美丽的宫殿，
为接下来的旅程精神焕发。
今天下午一直在看沿岸的美景。
我不知道这些岛屿的美丽。
高高的山脉穿过它们，
在远处看起来好像是梯田，
山峰映衬着白雪皑皑的天空，
而另一座则覆盖着光影和阴影，
非常可爱，
但又如此难以形容。
日本的小房子环绕在海岸边，
无数的渔船都挂着白帆，
就像远处的一群鸟。
就在黄昏时分，
我们对宏伟的古老 Fuziamma {sacred Mt} 美国进行了告别，
没有任何东西可以与这个孤独的哨兵相比，
它看起来像所有山脉的父亲。
11 月 2 日星期二 直到很晚才起床，
今天早上完成了一点。
我们失去了我们公司的所有女士，
但失去了四位和大多数先生，
我们感到很孤单。
一位女士登上了开往英国的船，
但晕船了，
所以我们还没有见到她。
大约 3 个月前，
她的丈夫在 Yokahamma 突然去世，
她正在伦敦回到她的孩子身边 可怜的女人，
她感到非常悲伤和孤独。
西班牙首相和前往日本的工作人员乘坐我们的轮船前往香港，
坐在我们的餐桌旁，
他们跟上西班牙语和法语的口号，
足以让人头疼。
有几位先生可以谈谈 我发现部长本人相当沉默寡言，
但他的 3 名工作人员看起来好像他们已经准备好迎接任何承诺美好时光的事情。
其中一个确实是一个非常优秀的播放器，
根据 Cap 版本，
可以让 Pianno 说话。
我们在 Saloon 度过了前夜的一部分时间听音乐。
我从来没有听到有人能弹得这么好，
不希望爱德华能和我一起享受它。
好吧 我 必须 说 晚安 我们 失去 了 我们 亲爱 的 甘布尔 小姐 ，
她 以前 总是 在 回 房间 之前 就 进来 .或许我告诉过你，
她将和扬曼小姐一起去耶多开一间女士之家，
一切都已准备就绪，
可供居住者使用。
格林先生仍留在 Yokahamma。
周三 3 日日出后不久就出去了。
我几乎无法意识到我们距离旅程结束还有 5 天。
迪尔伯恩认为我们将在周日抵达香港。
我们有旧的逆风，
他今天告诉我们，
他认为他仍然有一个乔纳在船上当然这可能意味着亨利先生，
因为他是我们唯一的部长。
我认为我们在岸上的一天对轮船公司来说将是一笔经济损失，
因为我们从那时起就有了闻所未闻的胃口，
部分原因可能是我们新鲜供应的水果和蔬菜。
我们的日本朋友每天都在放他们的英语，
因为我们不会说法语等。
听到他们的外国口音很有趣。
秒。
或者{音乐家}说如果他不害怕印第安人，
他应该在此之前通过陆路穿越美国。
他似乎认为如果他尝试第 25 页，
他当然应该被剥头皮。
当然，
我们礼貌地向他保证不会有任何危险。
今天下午，
哈蒙德先生进来说中国轮船就在眼前，
几分钟后就会过去。
她来到离我们不到 2 英里的地方，
我们通过降旗交换了问候 当两艘船都在同一面旗帜下时，
年轻的船长首先向年长的船长致敬。
在港口，
母船向陌生人降旗。
我非常高兴我们把信留在了家，
在 Yokahamma，
否则我们不可能由中国寄出。
今天下午风很大，
很不愉快。
自下午 4 点以来一直在日本的下游省份。
已经通过了长沙卡和另一个港口，
但尚未对外国人开放。
我们希望在早上之前到达中国海，
然后告别旧太平洋。
自从我认识它以来，
我不认为它名副其实，
但我不能忘记它的海水冲刷着我故乡的海岸，
我感觉好像要和一位老朋友告别另一个链接即将断开这些在地球上被切断的联系将在更美好的土地上联合起来。
那是一片最美的夜空晴空满月光海。
考夫曼·卢克小姐和我走到甲板上，
久久地注视着天空时间。
我总能找到我们的星星。
不要忘记我的是北斗中的上指针，
有时请帮我看一下。
周四 4 日 上个晚上 10 点左右，
我们登上甲板，
发现我们在 Vandeeman's U 上的灯塔的视线范围内，
这是日本帝国的失落点。
一侧的土地离我们如此之近，
我们可以在海上航行，
小渔船的味道在四处游荡，
我不禁想起我们主的门徒，
他们经常在小船上过夜，
也许与这些没什么不同。
完全不可能形容海上月夜之美。
水在柔和的光线下闪闪发光，
照在山上。
沿着海岸，
同时带出山景特有的光影和美丽的景色最后虽然最好去我们的客舱。
如果我有一位好兄弟的陪伴，
我可能会如愿以偿。
露西立即上床睡觉，
但科夫曼小姐和我一直看着，
直到我们进入中国海的水域。
灯塔在主地之外的一个悬崖上，
晚上的灯光看起来就像是从山顶出来的。
它{that is the Mt}的形式相当规则，
并通过一座悬索桥与主要陆地相连。
沿着海岸延伸的山脉，
其顶部似乎在地平线上轮廓分明，
当我看着它们时，
我不知道什么时候可以再次看到它们，
并且只能呼吸祈祷，
也许我的父亲和母亲还活着。
除非天气好，
否则通过这条海峡非常危险晚餐时感觉有些焦虑，
但在晚上 7 点之前就消失了。
这确实是一件非常感谢的事情。
这是迪尔伯恩船长第一次指挥一艘船横渡太平​​洋，
当然他非常担心一切都应该顺利进行。
12 月 5 日星期五我今天得知一家公司不允许船长。
或副驾驶，
让他的妻子或家人在很长一段时间内除外，
以免在发生危险时疏忽其他乘客以确保他们的安全。
另一件事是，
我们有 12 或 14 艘救生艇，
每艘可载 50 或 60 名乘客，
这些救生艇中总是有一箱食物和淡水桶，
随时可以放下。
大约下午 4 点我们看到了中国的海岸。
当我凝视这片土地上的山丘时，
我充满了难以言喻的奇怪感觉，
这片土地在未来几年都是我选择的家园第29页我的思绪在我站在格陵兰冰山的赞美诗中得到表达甲板上思念着新老家一前一后，
朝旭日东升。
但是你似乎并不遥远，
我很高兴它是如此，
因为我经常担心当我真正越过距离时，
它似乎几乎是无穷无尽的。
又过了一天，
然后 ---- 坐了 6 号 今天早上，
我们在远处发现了一艘中国垃圾，
但距离不够近，
无法看到它的样子。
乘客们为再次登上 terraform 的想法而欢欣鼓舞。
仆人忙着打扫卫生，
我们花了一个下午的时间收拾东西。
我的蓝色连衣裙看起来已经够颓废了，
我不知道它还能不能再穿了，
但我决心不破坏这种衣服。
我的新包装我只穿了一次，
并得出结论它太好了，
不能破坏，
而且除了安息日之外，
morenio没有机会出现，
所以我觉得我已经很省钱了。
我们的日本朋友今天非常社交。
秒可以说 7 种语言，
只有 26 岁。
他在晚上给我们做了他的最后一场音乐会，
他似乎几乎是凭直觉演奏的。
嗯，
明天晚上之前我们不会到香港，
这样我们就可以安静地安息了。
我真想知道我们到达时是否会在码头找到亨利。
也许你还记得他从哈德逊来到克利夫兰，
在我从克拉拉回家的新英格兰回来时遇见了我。
Sab 7。
我们在船上的最后一次服务一整天都很温暖。
今天下午，
一艘漂亮的大帆船非常靠近我们向外驶去。
它有三个大帆，
被漆成白色，
不远处是一个非常漂亮的景象。
我们本可以在晚上 10 点前到达港口。
但帽子。
不敢在黑暗中进入，
所以我们非常缓慢地移动，
轮子旋转得足够快，
以防止完全停止。
我不觉得我能睡到晚上，
但我想我最好上床睡觉，
为早上早点做准备。
星期一 8 日我几乎无法意识到我真的在中国，
但在这里我和亨利和海蒂一起沿着河上去广州的路上似乎我几乎从昨晚开始就过上了一生。
今天早上我很早就起床在甲板上一个小时，
但发现我们在半小时内降落，
我冲到我们陈旧的房间告诉露西快点，
然后回去准备向船只和大海告别漫长的告别。
我们看到了这座城市的全貌，
看起来好像房屋刚从山上冲下来，
每个人都停在了第一个好的着陆点。
它们都很大，
一楼和二楼有游廊，
窗户直通地板，
一切都表明希望尽可能保持凉爽。
我对我们发现的树木、绿草和灌木的数量感到非常失望，
因为我认为城市周围的山丘非常贫瘠。
我原以为我们会在码头遇见亨利，
并开始往船边看过去，
这时科夫曼小姐突然喊诺伊斯小姐，
你哥哥在向你招手吗？我顺着她指的方向望去，
果然，
我亲爱的弟弟和亲爱的妹妹也站在其中一艘小船上，
挥舞着手帕，
直奔我们而来。
我等到我可以挥手帕让他们知道我看到了他们，
然后去了下层甲板第 33 页，
我不想在这么多人中遇到他们，
不到两分钟他们就上船了，
然后我们在一起 是的，
我们亲爱的兄弟姐妹已经在香港等了我将近一个星期的到来。
几乎亨利在我们见面后说的第一句话是“好吧，
玛蒂看起来就像你以前一样”，
然后“你怎么把他们都留在家里了？”他看起来并没有我想象的那么老只是瘦了，
他的胡须和以前一样浓密和黑，
只是没有以前那么长了。
我们觉得我们必须坐下来参观，
但像往常一样，
必须照顾行李。
埃特尔先生是德国传教士，
亨利在那里海蒂一直留下来带我们大家去他家吃早餐，
他承担了整个派对的全部责任。
他只是最有趣最快乐的人之一，
传教士的生活并没有让他失望完全没有。
当我们安全的时候，
老传教士就开始了。
不要在阳光下走路，
你必须有一把雨伞等等，
这让我们感到惊讶，
因为它看起来并不特别温暖。
但是亨利说外国人永远不能不带雨伞走路，
当阳光，
他们会照顾我们大约 t帽子。
我们吃了一顿最愉快的早餐，
亨利坐在我旁边，
海蒂坐在我对面。
祈祷后，
我们去了一个艺术家画廊，
让我们的一个中国兄弟带我们的团队回家如果不是蜜蜂，
我们想在我们着陆时就拥有它，
我们会戴上 diff 的领带。
线，
因为我们知道我们穿的不是那么回事。
海蒂有点担心她的浅黄色超短裙不会增加效果，
但最终我们想要的还是原来的样子。
你会看到我们并没有变得很瘦。
后来海蒂带我们去了商店，
我花了 1.25 美元买了一副棕色手套小孩，
和我在美国花 2.25 美元买的一样好。
布置得非常好，
但仍处于婴儿状态。
我们发现了大部分家庭室内植物，
其中许多是从英国带来的。
有一种灌木与我所见过的任何东西完全不同，
它长到相当高的高度，
有最鲜艳的红叶，
使灌木看起来最华丽。
花园的一部分有 60 种蕨类植物，
其中一些非常好。
下午 3 点我们去了要带我们回家的汽船。
我很失望地发现它只是可以想象的最漂亮最整洁的小船，
布置得非常漂亮，
还有一个小图书馆，
科罗拉多州不拥有一篇文章。
海蒂克劳奇科夫曼小姐和我有女士小屋，
很累，
很早就退休了。
乘客寥寥无几，
其中一位是德国血统的女士，
穿着最考究，
穿着蓝色丝绸，
系着花边、珠宝、长裙、花边等等，
她带着一只最卑鄙的小狗，
她以最明显的爱抚抚着它。
亨利先生说这只狗是两者中最好的，
因为他是最好的狗，
而他不能为那个女人说太多。
周二。
12 月 8 日上午 我们在凌晨 1 点左右抵达广州。
但直到 7 点左右才降落。
海蒂和我在第 37 页进行了长时间的长谈，
因此没有像我想象的那样清醒当哈珀医生敲响我们的门时，
他说很遗憾我们迟到了，
他们在 5 点之前就起床了，
早餐会很冷，
但我们直到准备好才出来。
既然亨利和海蒂和我在一起，
我就不再那么急于到达坎顿了。
前夕。
我们有度过了非常忙碌的一天，
看到了我们自己的所有使命和一些伦敦和卫斯理人。
普雷斯顿先生是善良的灵魂，
而怀特黑德先生似乎是诺伊斯家族最重要的朋友之一。
今晚我们去沙民玩槌球。
在浸信会的所有传教活动中遇到了格雷夫斯先生和夫人、威廉姆斯夫人和威尔顿小姐{威廉姆斯夫人的妹妹}。
格雷夫斯夫人说她应该爱我，
因为海蒂。
亲爱的女孩，
在我看来，
没有人会爱她，
但也许我不是一个公正的法官。
我们的房子在各个方面都非常舒适，
我必须告诉克拉拉，
我们有很多室内植物，
其中有玫瑰和鱼天竺葵，
还有一些家庭苔藓 我们非常小的前院可以到达运河，
周围有一个非常高墙和一棵漂亮的藤蔓完全覆盖了里面，
并一直延伸到一边，
但约翰尼·哈珀说中国人不会让它在伸手可及的范围内生长，
而是会把它折断。
周三。
早上好。
这个前夜，
每两个月举行一次的定期宣教会议在吉布森先生举行，
我们得到了两位美国部长的出席，
芝加哥的帕克·赫斯特先生和我相信他曾是华盛顿参议院的牧师的纽曼博士最后提到的那位先生对传教非常感兴趣，
并且正在收集信息，
他希望在不久的将来将这些信息写入一本书。
关于负责学校的部长们的财产问题进行了非常热烈的讨论{本地}，
在双方都表示了相当的利益之后，
这个问题被搁置在下次会议上进一步考虑。
吉布森夫人提供了相当不错的小消遣，
总的来说，
每个人似乎都度过了一段愉快的时光。
我们乘坐亨利的船下水，
这艘船非常好。
地板被漆成油布地毯，
四周的百叶窗内侧涂成绿色，
必要时可容纳 10 或 12 人。
侧面有软垫座椅，
就像您在我们家的一些汽车中找到的那样。
不使用时，
它总是固定在我们的大门前，
当亨利不在乡下时，
我们可以随时使用它。
有一个船夫，
只有我们自己可以去的时候，
他和桌童可以很好地划船。
我们家门前的运河一直到河边都挤满了本地船只，
但它们并不像我们的寻珠者那么好。
这似乎就像拥有一匹马和一辆马车，
对亨利的长途旅行来说真是太好了。
星期四。
今天早上，
海蒂学校的一位女士进来邀请我们到教学楼和她一起喝茶。
我们单身的 5 coonange 被称为和亨利夫人出去了，
因为亨利夫人是唯一的已婚女士，
她占据了荣誉席位。
老师主持，
我们享用了各式各样的小杯茶饼和点心。
其中一些[难以辨认]我们觉得倾向于少吃，
但其他人非常可口。
吃完饭进了学校，
几个小学生送了我们绣花靠垫、扇子小鞋等礼物。
书生们看起来精神抖擞，
很开心他们都穿得一模一样的 45条黑色宽裤，
外衣，
有点像大号的sackue袖子由纯蓝色布制成，
与两片黑色斜裁片相配，
一件在边缘，
另一件在其上方稍窄。
她们的头发都是女孩在后背上编的一根长辫子，
有时用其他材料编成辫子，
几乎可以伸到地上。
像日本人一样，
他们对头发进行最细致的照顾，
头发总是一尘不染，
他们也使用木制枕头。
这天晚上走进了华人祷告会哈珀医生的礼拜堂，
我开始意识到我们确实在异教中国，
必须开始准备工作。
这是我们在家聚会祈祷的前夜，
我相信他们有时会记得我们如此遥远，
他们比以往任何时候都更需要上帝子民的祈祷。
星期五 今天早上，
一位华人仙尚或老师打来电话，
询问他是否可以愉快地用中文指导新来的人。
亨利叫我下来检查这位先生，
看看我喜欢他的外表，
但告诉我他曾经是海蒂的老师，
她永远不会喜欢他。
当然，
这不是一个非常好的建议，
亨利最后告诉他，
他会在星期一早上让他知道我们的决定。
这里的老师好像和家里一样多，
我们找一个应该不成问题，
但不建议在下周一之前开始。
今天我打开行李箱，
发现一切都井井有条海蒂和亨利对他们的礼物非常满意，
克拉拉的照片被放在了他的手上12 月 13 日坐在他书房的桌子上，
我们每天都会看到它 今天早上早餐时我告诉露西的最后一天游戏我们为这些穷人做任何事情的方式。
学校里的一些女性每天都在祈祷中记住我们，
并祈求圣灵可以帮助我们快速掌握语言，
以便我们可以教给她们教义。
近 3 年几乎什么都不做会非常困难，
但他们告诉我们最好不要尝试过早去上班。
今天早上，
亨利和我们一起出去为考夫曼小姐买家具，
她希望几天后离开去班克。
这是我们第一次调查中国的街道和商店，
每件事都显得那么新奇。
商店都是对着街道开放的，
只有三面墙，
所以你可以很好地了解里面有什么，
而不用进去。
街道都是用长而扁平的石头铺成的，
但并不令人不快然后我希望能找到它们，
一路上，
你几乎可以看到所有可以想象到的东西在售，
蔬菜、水果、肉类、家禽、鱼、干货等。
现在我邀请你们和我们一起去这次旅行.这条街太窄了，
在最有利的情况下，
我们不能并排走超过三个，
现在人潮太多，
亨利不得不花很多时间先走，
让路。
男人女人孩子开始跟在我们后面，
当我们到达第一个停靠点时，
我们将有相当大的回报。
据说这里是一家不错的家具店，
H以前曾在那里交易过，
所以我们进去继续检查椅子桌子、衣柜等。
一个局的价格是被要求的，
店主告诉我们，
它不值 16 美元。
亨利开始大笑，
并告诉他这太过分了，
他必须让我们拥有它以减少考试它谈论它走来走去漠不关心地看着其他东西 41 佩奇谈论去另一家商店看看他能做什么再看了一遍，
最后说他会花 12.50 美元买它，
过一会儿就买了。
我们的步兵站在门口凝视着我们，
就好像我们从云端坠落一样，
他们希望在我们回去之前好好看看我们。
好吧，
我们将去其他地方看看椅子我们每时每刻都在增加人数后推出并走在公司后面。
我们发现了我们想要的物品，
亨利走进来对店主说：“我会给你一美元买四把椅子。
那个人看了他一会儿，
然后说行。
他说当他做出价他不知道以那个价格获得它们，
但这就是所有交易的完成方式你绝不能考虑付钱给一个人他所要的货物，
否则你肯定会被骗。
考夫曼小姐发现她买了 4 把稻草底椅子摇椅办公室椭圆形桌子水槽和毛巾架，
花了 25 美元，
她认为她有义务为她的桌子支付费用。
这是一套非常漂亮的浅色室内套装，
我们都很满意。
如果他不希望被骗，
千万不要付钱给他要的东西。
买方总是出价低于真实价值，
而卖方出价更高，
然后开始，
蒂姆，
te tim te，
tim te {加一点}给买家当他回答 Kam te，
kam te，
kam te { {稍微离开} } 时，
一直到可能在两个极端之间达成交易。
我敢肯定，
即使我懂语言，
我也不敢一个人购物，
而且几乎需要一个人来开道，
防止后面的人群变得喧闹。
人们会认为这里的人们会习惯于看到外国人的视线，
但我们每次走出自己的大门时都会遇到相当多的人的注视，
他们站着看着我们，
直到我们安全地在我们的船上。
你看，
我们不能在角落里做事 前夜在哈珀医生家唱得很好 亨利先生是个很好的男高音歌手，
所以我们可以毫无困难地组成一个四重奏。
12 月 20 日 好吧，
我们现在开始做 Hattie 所说的我们不必急于求成，
因为我们认为我们将终生努力，
这就是语言。
亨利请来了一位新老师，
他说我们可以在每个下午都有他的老师，
这样我们就可以相处得很好，
就这一点而言。
他懂一些英语，
是个非常优秀的中国学者，
成功通过了所有受教育阶层的考试，
但只有两次，
他们认为他是普通话。
他和兄弟姐妹一起读过新约好几次，
在理智上完全理解救恩计划，
但还没有准备好成为基督徒，
如果他这样做，
他会很乐意ed 完全放弃了对正式职位的所有希望，
而亨利认为他还没有准备好这样做。
他说，
担心他的朋友们的不悦不会对阻止他加入教会产生任何影响。
他在各个方面都很好，
受过高等教育，
在更高阶层中具有影响力，
作为翻译的能力如此出色，
如果他只是一个基督徒，
他将是一个最有价值的人。
我不禁想到他会成为一个好部长。
10 年前，
有人代表他向富尔顿 [无法辨认的] 祷告会发送了一个请求，
从那时起他就一直是祷告的对象，
但他仍然没有悔改。
我相信他会有一段时间，
但我觉得我非常渴望尽快拥有它。
会不会家里的人有时会为他祈祷。
我们的另一个人是彻头彻尾的中国人，
一个英语单词都不懂 49 页 Luc 和我交替学习。
一个在早上 9 点来，
一直持续到下午 1 点。
然后又是 2 点，
下午 4 点离开。
另一个在上午 10 点到达这里。
下午 5 点出发tiffin {晚饭} 有一个小时的中场休息 我们从一本小短语书开始，
它以早安 {Tso shum} 开门 {Hoi mun} 等术语开头。
有 8 种不同的音调语言和这些音调的管理对我们来说是一场拔河比赛。
无论你说什么，
你总是意味着什么，
但它是否是你所要表达的意思，
例如她是降调的第一个语调是 {book with the second means rat，
third {at once} 5th tree 等等. Che 的第一声表示猪二爷，
Henry 曾经布道，
劝他的人崇拜疯子而不是天父让他陷入困境 问题是你总是意味着一些——不管你说什么，
如果你犯了一个错误，
这句话就没有意义了，
它就没有那么重要了。
尽管如此，
我们还是有一些有趣的时候。
Luc 前几天试图给她的老师这句话我有老师，
而是说，
我爱我的老师。
这对他的严肃和礼貌来说有点过分了，
我们都放肆地笑了，
还不如我在街上指定一只又肥又丑的猪[注：页面撕裂]但是上帝。
哈蒂学校的学生非常着急，
我们应该尽快掌握这一点，
以便我们可以教他们看了她一会儿，
说你最好去给莱格先生买一块，
他是一位被认为很聪明的传教士。
12 月 24 日 现在是仲冬，
这里的温度计降至 42°，
虽然海蒂说她知道它低至 39°，
但这里的温度与这里的温度差不多最重的衣服。
中国人特别喜欢我的大披肩，
因为它看起来很暖和。
穿在腰部和肩膀上的每一件衣服都被宣布为假衣服，
他们描述天气的方式是“太冷了”[无法辨认] 传教士昨天在街上看到一个男人，
上面穿了 8 个假衣服。
这些比其他任何东西都更像是厚厚的绗缝袋子 伸到膝盖和有袖子 当它们穿上这么多时，
它们看起来有点肥胖，
手臂几乎水平突出，
因为当然不可能弯曲它们完全没有 但是尽管他们把身体捆绑到这样的程度，
他们却不注意经常光秃秃的脚。
我发现每当我遇到一个女人时，
我都会不由自主地看着她的脚，
看看它们是否有压力，
但它们的小​​脚走路真是太棒了我们经常在街上遇到她们，
海蒂的一些学者起床和楼下相当轻松。
12 月 29 日 我们开始感受到新家安顿下来的一些东西，
我想我必须和这本旧杂志说再见了。
似乎自从我开始它以来我已经度过了一生，
它的结论发现我在世界的另一端，
从安全的地方到广州我非常健康，
只要我有大量工作的前景能够开始它。
如果这能给家里的亲人带来一半的快乐，
我会很满意。
虽然它的日期是按规律排列的，
但我从来没有在安息日做主菜。
愿主 [注：信在右边空白处结束] 保佑你们所有人，
让你们像在他的手心你可爱的女儿和妹妹玛蒂

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