The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-10-24
Letters from the Old World.
BY MISS JENNIE A. NELSON.
NO. XIV.
DEHRA DooN, Northern India,
Aug. II, 1872.

once L lasG wrote you, WITHIN The
last few days, we have been called to
pass through a fearful scene of trial.
I remember at home of being fright
ened to hear the Cholera was in Asia
I never expected to meet and "beard
the lion in his den," but such has
been my experience.
We had known of some cases in
the city, principally among the ma
tives, and felt some fears lest it
might enter our household On Fri
day, the first day of August, at 2 A.
NJ, our worst fears were realized.
Three children were attacked stimuli
taneously, and with all our efforts to
save them they all three died before
noon that day. We had no other
serious cases until about the same
time next night, when a number were
attacked Some of them we kept in
the building, others we sent to an
empty house near by, where several
of the well girls and Mr.. Woodside
took charge of them. Out of 20 cases
we lost six. The recovery of some
of them seems indeed to have been
miraculous. They were SO far gone
the Doctor said they could not live
half an hour.
On Saturday, Aug. I'd, we had a
number of bad cases. Miss Wood
side and I worked as hard as we
could for them, she herself just escap-
ing an attack, when word came from
Mrs. Woodside in the Hills, that
their second daughter, who had been
Ill of fever some days, was dying, and
that Mr.. and Mrs. Woodside must
come at once if they wished to see
her alive. Oh, what an hour of trial
that was, to be left in charge of such
a household under such circumstan-
ces, In the midst of all this we got
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodside off, hoping
they might see the dear girl alive,
but messenger met them on the
way, saying she was gone. Mr.. Her
ron came to my assistance, sent all the
well girls away, and sent me help to
take care of the sick. In the mean
time he was called to attend two fu-
nerals of English people in the sta
ton, the English chaplain being
away.
Saturday night closed upon us, oh,
SO dark, the rain pouring in torrents,
and I the cnly responsible person in
the house. Mr.. Heron, from exhaus-
ton, was obliged to go home to rest,
as he is not in good health. About
midnight Mr. Woodside arrived, with
the body of his daughter, it having
been carried down on a little bed. A
coffin was ready here and he placed
her in it with his own ha1ds-no
friend near him but myself She was
beautiful girl, just ready to leave
school, and the pride of the family. I
loved her dearly. There was some
thing unusually sweet and winning
in her manners. She was beautiful
in death, and looked as though she
was in sweet sleep.
Mr.. Woodside intended going on
that night to Serahanpore, where all
the other members of his family are
buried, but it seemed his duty to re-
man at home, and there was risk for
his own health, so he sent her body
on in a 'sDoolie" alone, to the care OF
Rev. Mr.. Kelso, our Missionary at
that station, who received it and at
tended to the funeral services.
It was such sad thing to see that
lovely form borne away at midnight
alone, except the heathen Coolies who
carried it, with no thought beyond
the money they were to get for theil
services. Her body reached S. at
P. M. on Sabbath, was tenderly re-
ceived, and placed in the grave be-
side seoe1a others of the family. You
remember I wrote you of the death o.
little son about the last of March
The family are sorely smitten, but
bear the stroke with great fortitude
and Christian resignation.
But to return to our School Sat
urday night passed without any new
cases, and to our great surprise WI
had no deaths. Those we hac
thought dying were better and art
now almost well. We are in quite {
disorganized state as yet, but I hope
in a few days to begin our school du
= ties again. [ trust the fearful ordea
through which we have passed ma.
!, quicken us to renewed efforts, an(
, make us feel more than ever the i'm
portance of doing what we do quickly
, We hope the cloud has passed, ant
: that we need fear no danger now
, though Death is busy with his shafts
and we know not when or where the,
may strike.
1t is cause of great thankfulnes
g that they who were taken from u
9 were young, and we can hope the.
= were saved. The children have
strong and simple faith which rebuke
e us often. I asked one where tn
/ children are who have just been take
! from us. With a beaming face sh
: said, "God has called them tohimsel
y He has said, let little children com
s. unto me, therefore He has called then
a They are with Him" This child wa
p SO wretched when they first brough
her to the Orphanage, it was hard t
3 tell whether she was human bein