The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-06-19
Letters from the Old World.
BY MISS JENNIE A. NELSON.
DEHRA DooN, Northern India,
April 7, 1873.

No. xxx.
DEHRA DooN, Northern India, 90.
/ April Z, 1873.
NV duties are more arduous. The
charm of novelty is gone to some ex-
tent, and 1 find it more difficult to
write than it was last year, and / fear
my letters will be dull But please
do not allow this to prevent the prec-
ious missives coming from you and
my other dear friends; for they are so
much part of my life, and keep me
in home atmosphere.
My Calcutta friend, Mr.. Chattergia,
has brought his wife here and, she is
to come into our school in few days.
She has just come out of q Hindoo
ZanaaR, and he thinks we can mould
her to our will. He brought her to
see me one evening, and Mrs. Heron
invited them to take tea with us,
which they did. As they had never
been seated at table before, I fear
ed they would not feel comfortable,
but I was struck with their perfect
fcomposure and eAse of manner He
is certainly very interesting charac=
ter, and there seemed such a great
gulf between him and his wife, owing
to her want of culture.
These educated men begin to feel
the want of educated wives read
to Mr.. Chattergia the part7of your
letter referring to him, which pleased
him very much. He is going to Ed
inburgh to study medicine, expecting
to be gone five years. If he can af-
ford the expense he will visit Ameri-
ca before his return. Two other Ben
gall Baboos have decided to follow his
example and send their wives to our
school. All these things are eneou-
aging signs of the times. We have
about eighty children in our school,
most of them very small, and requir
ing much care; but they are 'Cery
bright and interesting, and we feel
sure the seed is falling in good ground
For the past two weeks Mr.. Her
ron has been at the great "lHeLa at
Hardwar, preaching to, the great
crowds who gather there. Weexpeet
him home tomorrow and expect an
interesting account of his experiences.
He says when lie talks to the people
at ''Melas" and in the Bazars now,
he finds much more intelligence tnan
he found some years ago. 1 heard
him talking 10 some boys we met at
''Mela" near here, and was astonished
at their intelligence and the attention
with which they listened.
1 have Just returned from delight
full canter on my little horse The
moon is shining with a perfect food
of light-the cool mountain air is
most refreshing, as it comes laden
with the perfumes of many fragrant
flowers. The roses are SO exquisitely
beautiful and in such abundance.
While outsfor my ride 1 called to see
Mrs Chattergia, to know why she
had not come to school, as she should
have beenehere on Monday. I found
her little child sick. I met another
Baboo, who wishes his wife to come
to school, but shrinks from the idea
of her, walking out in public, as he
fears it willsofend his relatives, He
says he is crying to make some ar
rangements to send her in a close
carriage. He called her out, to see me,
(as Idid not dismount< She has a
very bright, pleasant face, and seem
ed pleased to see me. Allsthese men
brought their wives to d magic Ian
tern exhibition we had here not long
since, which fact is q step in advance.
Invent again to Arcadia Tea Plan
tation last Saturday, but it was to
cemfort-my "Nelson" friends on the
death of child five months old, who
died after few days illness. The
little body was laid in the grave at
sunset Sabbath evening, and return
ed with Mr. Nelson to spend the
night, as, the poor mother was unable
to attend the funeral. I feared she
might be very i'll, and SO she was.
We we're up with her great part of
thenight. She is Cnow spending a
few days with us.
1 send you letter I got from Mr.,
Chattergia, with regard to getting his
wife into our school:
'sNo. 33 MUssULMAN PARAHl
LANE, CALCUTTA
''DEAR Miss ,NELsoN:-I wrote you
rather short letter some time ago.
To-day 1 have more time to spare, and
viii therefore let you know the various
, circumstances of my position. I do
not think you will be quite surprised
to learn that 1 amigoing to England
within a short time. I am going
there for education, which it will take
5 me five years to complete. You know
I have inherited some paternal prop
erty, and 1 have made up my mind tc
e risk every thing 1 have to give me Q
, sound liberal English education
which will enable me to be useful tc
my country and race. I am already
making the necessary preparations
y and I think it will take me some two
months to complete them; that is tc
say, I expect to start for England by
the middle of March.
o '.But very difficult question has