The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-10-19
Written for the East lenaeSSso Union I'Ag.l
PERSIA.
Another Letter from Mrs. RheA.

SEIR, PERsIA, July 9Th, 1866.
Ny DRAR IA I'll wrote TO you in my last
Of tue ArrIynl of : box from NeWburyport,
containing presents for Mr.. Shedd, DR.. Per-
k.ns, Mr.. Labnrn and myself. Ny presents
consisted mostly of clothing for myself and
chIldrCn, bought, in part, with twenty dol
lars, watch - Mrs. Judge Williams, Of Hart
ford, Co., sent to the Newburyport ladies, for
ME, At the tame Of her hearing OF Nr. RheA's
death. You may imagine our joy aud graft
tude 10 receiving such gins, sent to US BY
eutIrp strangers, for "the Master sake
And every Que that hath forsGk-n houses,
or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or
children, or lands, for my name sake, shall
receive = hundred fold"
Tue 4th Of July has passed this year with
out any effort ~ celebration. We were at
the city and | spent the day tending TO baby
and canning truit. We came up in the even
lny TO SER. Ny three children are now
quite we'll They cannot eat cherries, Gu
ylm6rr, &c 5StSAuot Susan" Miss Rice
picks pnf counts out fortJ ripe, ~hite Tui-
berries 10 !. m each, for n meal, when they
behave well and IL not talk too much 1t the
table. Mlss Rice and Dr.. Perkins help me
very mucn about the children, their influence
over Inem is both strong and excellent. and
they strengthen my bands and encourage my
heart 10 tran them up in the way they
should 90.
You would love them for il, and 80 would
he who is your, their blessed, sAinted father.
Jesus knows il all, and loves them for il Too.
Ars. Labarn and Benney are spending a few
days vita US before they leave for GaYalan.
BsLuyi 10 pale and droopy. The Coans are
a., Vnn vn.ndtu., . ,twhN e., eh.sr .un,u,ar
rooms and they have all been here to tea, 80
We had a "loug table 80 the children say,
seven grown up people aud Eve little ones
around II. The Shields have been in Gawar
two or three months, but are obliged to tome
nome. after = week, on account Of Mrs.
Shields health. A very menger mail arrived
last night, but I had no Tennessee letters
DR.. Perkins has painted the grave yard fence
tniJ week, with two new, white coats. On
It looks very nicely, especially for Persia,
where paint 10 not seen. You write Anna
and Foster to come 70 AhAn Hall, and see
your turkeys, lambs, &c. They are very fond
uf such Things. Dr.Psrkinl has now more than
hfty turkeys and three little beautiful doves.
After breakfast. We always take q little ride,
Sophie in Daniels ANS and the children In
their basksts-all on Wbitey-Aunt Susan
aul nv LAEklnk aikeI On tnE hHIEtl huu FHfl-
mas (the Iwihl. We have Eve school girls
waosv reeitatlonI ! attend Friday afternoons.
Tue village priest Is their teacher. Dr.. Per-
klns teacues them singing. Last Sabbath
they all learned tWenty-one verses from the
STU chapter Of Mathew, aud repeated them at
prA, ers without any hesitation or mistake.
July lllh.-The eho.sra increases, but sS
yet the plAgus comes not nigh our dwelling.
A. we look down on tbs city, . heavy mist
hangs Over iI like the pale Of death. II wai
JUS 20 II The TAIL Of 1860 when the eholera
SaI here before, and Ar, Breath died.
July l7tt-We are much stirred up By the
news u The Sultan'I death and the insurree.
ton in ConstAntiBopls and the war 10 Eu-
Surely these are among the orsr-
that are 70 pTeetde the reign Of
PerhaII the nlllenipm Is n1ari-
privilege to Try 10 DO something 10
bslp IL 90. am about 10 send a present TO
would order II 10 Oxford IL l was
,ure she gonld 20 there. hope Sbs will,
md thai The blessing " God may meet aud
tsep her wherever she 10. Ny p~reeionS sis-
sr Our dear Miss Crawford and Mrs.
shsdd wsrs educated ~ Oxford, and Katy
is 10 20 there. Ny own beloved
Miss JesserPs TOO, teaches them. I
ong 10 hpar Of the revival for which you
Issn 10 be looking and praying 90 sArnsstly.
bellows IL will come.
10 The best u hasdt, I remain,
Your widowed, NisSionaTy daughter,
sARAB JANE RHBA.