Letter from Henry to Mother, February 4, 1879

Letter from Henry to Mother, February 4, 1879

Health; Travel; Deciduous teeth; Missions--Study and teaching

Henry writes to his mother about getting back to Canton after having been away. The house was ready for them and they've transitioned back nicely into home and mission work. Henry is working with Mr. Henry to build another schoolhouse and he is excited for the years to come. Bella is learning the language so she might begin teaching soon. He writes that Mattie is also doing well.

Noyes, Henry Varnum

The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #3

Unpublished

1879-02-04

Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant

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Canton Feb 4th 1879
My dear Mother
I was very glad yesterday
to get Father's & Edward's letters &
specially glad to know that you
are feeling so well. I was sorry
to learn that they were having so
much trouble in Columbus. It
must cause them all a great
deal of anxiety. From Edward's
account "Watch" must have
come about as near the end
of his existence as he could and
not get there entirely. Edward
expresses the hope that the boxe
got to San Francisco in time for
Dr Kerr to take it with him. I
thought I wrote but suppose I did
not from S F that the box got
to S F just in time for me to
get it. I got in Monday forenoon
& we left Tuesday so I brought
it. I guess I wrote last time that
the clothes you sent were just
what I wanted & will last me a long time hence

We are getting settled down
nicely. The house had all been
painted inside & out and was
all ready for us to go into
when we came back. We had
bought some pretty [?Chamois?] in
Sacramento which look very
pretty. Jan 29th the day on
which 3 years ago we were
married we invited all the
missionaries who could come
and one or two other friends and
had quite a large gathering
and a pleasant evening.
It seems to us both as father
suggests pleasant to be settled
down without the expectation of
having to move for awhile.
We are well all but baby. He
has had a good deal of trouble
with his teeth for the last two or
three weeks. Seems somewhat
better but I suppose will not

be himself exactly until his
teeth get through.
I have my old work
back again, my old chapel,
a day school, and the country
stations of San Ui & Chik-Hom.
It seems real nice to be back
here again. We expect to make
a country trip soon, probably
early next week if possible.
Bella expects to go and I think
will enjoy it very much. We hope baby may
be well enough to go too but shall
be guided somewhat by what
Dr Kerr says. It is beautiful
weather now if it will only remain
so. I expect to find the San
Ui station quite encouraging.
Last year Mr Henry [--a--] rented
a large temple for 20 years at
about $20 per year. There
is room back of the temple
for a school house and
the Mission have authorized
the money to build it so I shall

get the thing started as soon
as I can. The house will only
cost about $160. This is the
station that I used to ask so
many people to pray for when I
was at home. Mr Henry tells me
that there are 4 that he knows
of that wish to be baptized when
we go down, and I heard to-day
of another woman who says she
is going to apply for baptism. I
hope to be able to do much more the
coming ten years than I did before.
It seems as though I was only just
ready for work and that I have
something definite ahead and I
feel so strong & well, do not
feel tired as I used to. I intend
to be careful & not overdo.
Bella will learn the
Chinese I think quite correctly. She
seems to get the tones very well &
she wants to have a school as soon
as she can.
The girls seem well. Mattie
has to be careful but is so much
better than I ever expected to see
her that I feel real thankful.
Now good bye for this
time, love from us all
Your Aff Son
Henry.

[Continued vertically on the fourth page]
A good many of the California Chinese [?were?] from the region about
Chik Hom.



广州 1879 年 2 月 4 日
我亲爱的妈妈
昨天我很高兴
得到父亲和爱德华的来信&
特别高兴知道你
感觉很好。我很抱歉
得知他们有这样的
在哥伦布遇到很多麻烦。它
必须使他们都伟大
处理焦虑。来自爱德华的
帐户“手表”必须有
接近尾声
尽他所能和他的存在
不能完全到达那里。爱德华
表示希望这些盒子
及时赶到旧金山
克尔医生随身携带。我
以为我写了，但假设我写了
不是来自旧金山的那个盒子
到旧金山正好赶上我
得到它。我在星期一上午
&我们周二离开所以我带了
它。我想我上次写的
你送的衣服只是
我想要的，因此会持续很长时间

我们正在安定下来
很好。房子已经全部
内外涂漆
一切准备就绪，我们可以进入
当我们回来的时候。我们有
买了一些漂亮的麂皮
萨克拉门托看起来很
漂亮的。 1月29日当天
3年前的我们
结婚了，我们邀请了所有
可能来的传教士
和一两个其他朋友和
有一个相当大的聚会
和一个愉快的夜晚。
在我们看来都是父亲
建议安定愉快
没有预期的下降
不得不移动一段时间。
除了宝贝，我们都很好。他
遇到了很多麻烦
用他的牙齿为最后两个或
3周。似乎有些
更好，但我想不会

做他自己直到他的
牙齿通过。
我有我的旧作品
又回来了，我的老教堂，
走读学校和国家
San Ui & Chik-Hom 站。
回来似乎真好
又是在这里。我们期望使
很快就会去一次乡村旅行，可能
如果可能的话下周初。
贝拉希望去，我想
会非常享受。我们希望宝宝可以
也可以去，但应该
受什么指导
克尔博士说。它很美
现在天气，如果它只会留下来
所以。我希望找到圣
Ui 站相当令人鼓舞。
去年亨利先生租了
一座大寺庙 20 年
每年大约20美元。那里
是寺庙后面的房间
对于学校的房子和
特派团已授权
建造它的钱，所以我会

尽快开始
如我所能。房子只会
花费大约 160 美元。这是
我曾经这样问过的车站
当我为许多人祈祷时
在家里。亨利先生告诉我
他知道有 4 个
想要在什么时候受洗
我们下去了，我今天听说了
另一个女人说她
将申请洗礼。我
希望能够做的更多
比我以前十年来。
好像我只是
准备工作，我有
一些明确的事情，我
感觉很强壮很好，不要
像以前一样感到疲倦。我打算
要小心，不要过度。
贝拉将学习
中文我认为很正确。她
似乎音调很好&
她想尽快有一所学校
尽她所能。
女孩们看起来很好。马蒂
必须小心，但太多了
比我预期的要好
她让我感到真正的感激。
现在再见了
时间，来自我们所有人的爱
你的儿子
亨利。

[第四页垂直续]
许多加州华人来自该地区
志鸿。

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