Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-13
that should be glad to say. still it is good

Ihe established price OF LABOR here is
l2 Rupee per day, or about 25 cents.
You may, perhaps, think this 10 be rather
low wages. But considering the neces-
sarY wants Of laborers here and laborers
in the Uaited States, think that 25 cents
here is quite as much as Is cents there.
Besides, take them as they come | would
rather have one American than natives.
Perhaps you would like TO know The
manner in which l spend my time, from
day TO day. My hour for rising is the
same now as when was with you in COL
lege. while was with brother Brayton,
Tor more than years his hour for rising
was invariably A o'clockI After rising,
| spend half an hour in devotional exer-
cises then exercise an hour, when il is
daylight; then attend meeting among
the natives, which we have every morn
ing !; then read Karen till breakfast time,
at half past Z o'clock. Alter breakfast
and family prayers, spend the remain
der of the day in study. except about two
hotfS in the middle of the dav, whi:h we
devote to reading the Bible. We have
meeting also every evening. More or
less individuals call at our house every
day, with whom | converse as we'll as
am able. Brother Brlyton here states that
| although sister Brayton is not as yet able
TO SIT more than half the day, sill she has
! felt as though she could not possibly be
contented 10 see the heather and heather
children around her, from day to day.
without trying to do something for their
eternal welfare. She has therefore com
.nenced the superintendent of a small
school, which she got up soon after we
came 10 this place, and by employing a
native to assist her. she gets along very
well.
Brother Bravton mentions that when the
/ ship Louvre, (Capt. Green, arrived, hav-
ing no missionaries on board he was tell
ing the disciples that a ship had come
from America, but no teachers, when one
OF them looked up and with apparent
amazement exclaimed. /" What, ship
come, and no Teachersr' What then
has the ship come for 2" Another not
knowing but teachers had come, in his
prayer, prayed very earnestly for the
new teachers just arrived, and thanked
God that they had come Poor man,
thought |, how he mus. be disappointed.
Pray for me dear brother, that may be
holy, humble and Christ like in all nv in
tercourse with the hea:hen-a and then vii
mu.tnudes OF them be converted to Coz
; through my instrumentaily Dear broth
er, feel that our time for doing good i
short. How it becomes US 10 catch tn
: moments as they fly Let US try to liv
so that when the stern messenger shal
come we may have nothing to do but t
Il bid him welcome.
+" The following is literal translation
II a letter which received at the same tim
D. with the above, from Kone Louk, n;
Y tive disciple, about l6 or l8 years of ag
y who is brother BraytoD's teacher III
y letter is written in the Karen languag
st The mechanical part is ingeniously ex
| cuted. tits said to be the first that he e
ct. er undertook TO compose.
ch Done Yam, Feb. 9, 1899.
re I, Kone Louk, here Gods discip
he send book to Gods disciple in the lal
ga Of America
ust We, younger and dear brothers, W
he have become Gods disciples, and tho
Ter who have become Gods disciples
as America, have never seen each other
ed But God in his great mercy, has sent
in book, and we have seen the writings
ace ly. But though we have not seen ga
al other here, yet we shall see each other
.ul- the city of our God above. While
ard live here in this state, before we die,
YER US strive vsry earnestly TO do things
- God.
nda We who are here when the teach
pod, had not yet come, we served the de,
Ter- law, we worshipped pagodas we "
be shipped idols; we worshipped prize
The we worshipped evil spirits; we all of,
ed a ed against God; because we had
YES. heard his law. Ii the peonle here. 1