Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-13


broher Brayton bring intelligence ofdeep
interest to me, at least, containing as they
do more minute and detailed information
than any have before seen. And think
inc that these communications can but be
interesting to his numerous friends in this
vicinity, and to your numerous patrons in
general, send you transcript for the
Telegraph.
Karen Jungle, Done Yam, !
Jan. 25. 1889.
Very dear and beloved Brother Lit
lie, YES rsry little can you imagine how
our hearts were cheered on the 18th inst.
b, receiving your kind and bro herly let
Ter. Could you know how much good il
does US TO receive letters from you, Iknov
you would write often. Hoslilitics have
not vet openly commenced between the
English aud Burmah-Proper. We do
rot nOw expect that this will be the case
until another cold season, but Mr.. Blum
del, the Eaglish governor at Maulmain,
says, +" IL must come them
About two months since I took trip
With brother Vnion up the Attaran river,
and spent the Sabbath at Bootah. 0he
christian village on that river) All the
families in this village except one, Ia Bur
man lamily,) are christian families. Sat-
urday visited a small Pwo Karen viii
lage about an hours walk from Bootah.
Called on every family. and said all that
my limited knowledge of the language
would allow me to say, several times over.
BY having my Teacher straighten out
aud repeat some sentences after me, | was
able 10 make known much more truth
Bat 0 how long to feel at home in the
auguge. must however. be patient
aud diligent ling lime yet for that
luusiin9 Bootah, was much delight
ed 10 see the change which religion had
evidently made for the better, even in
their external circumstances. In one
house the first thing which net my eye
upon entering was, small book case, well
and neatly filed, with books l know
This would not be thought much OF in
America, but it is quite different here
There was a neat little bedroom and
JedsteGd with musqueto curtains, and o.
The head of the bed were the Testamen
and hymn book. In one corner of tn
dining-room was the loom, with pie..
partly woven. You would be amnsed L
see their looms. as The whole establish
menl TO two looms. could easily be put in
to common pillow case. Their farmin
tools, Of various descriptions hung u
about the house, and it really looked Xix
civilization. Their farming tools, how
ever, are quite different from yours
Vermont. All the farming they prefer
lodo is, to cultivate rice, except fey ga
den vegetables, such as sweet potatoe
cucumbers, pumpkins, onions, pepper
&C. Instead of poughing their land thu
tread it up with bufaloes, and sow Il
seed during the rainy season.
10 visiting the Sabbath School,
mta forgot, for a moment, that | was
aheathen land. The whole village, {
cepl the Burman family, above mention,
came together, from the oldest to t
Youngest. Mothers brought their lit
minis swung upon their backs, or
Tier sides, and thus all sat down togetl
and listened TO the instructions from
IS Word Of God, as though il were in V,
uetd their "meGt and drink. Fine $
7 Haen thisl thought I, of Sabb
l. school In heather land. What an
ample for mothers IN Christian land
|ing 4aere they must not only stay at he
themselves in consequence OLA little eli
,,l. Out some one else must stay away e
rom the sabba'h School, TO help take
Sr@ Git :" These things ought NOT so 10
And believe that such mothers IN
they are sick, will have an awful acc
nied 70 render in the judgment day.
alton AT this place | had the privilege of
.r,t 'ziug three individuals, one little
cero aO0u, 9, one about Is, and very
woman, just able to get to the wale
~ walk in and on. with my assistant
,sr. Long lone has NV hear, nao,a.l G..