The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-04-22
Letters from the Old World.
BY MISS JENNIE A. NELSON.
NO. XL.
AMBoL1, Jan. %, 1875.

such a variety of ways that I have
not been able to settle down to a
quiet talk with my dear home friends,
and now I do not feel at all sure
that I will be able to be very inter
esting. d
Mrs. J. and I left Sabathu on the
18th of December, on our ponies.
We spent a day at Kassouls, Sani-
tarium on a peak of the mountains,
much higher than Sabathu, and ten
miles distant. The Christian sol
diers of the place all came down to
see us, and we held q prayer meeting
with them, and they cheered us on
our way.
Next morning we started on our
way to Kalka, at the foot of the
mountains, a distance of IL miles.
There we took conveyance to Am
boil, and here we have been trying
to do something for the Master.
This is very large station, has a
large native population, and is. also
a military station. There are rifle
men, artillery and cavalry troops
here, and this winter Lord Napier,
commander in chief, has his camp
here, and troops from many other
stations. He is having what are
called ''Camps of Exercise" a term
which no doubt you understand.
We have been doing what we can
the Eurasians and low-class
Europeans, who seem quite as igno-
rant of the plan of salvation as the
heathen. Miss Sarah Morrison and
[ spend much time in visiting those
families and persuading them to
come to services, we have been hold
ing in Mr.. Morrison's house. Mrs.
Janvier and Miss Henrietta Morrison
devote themselves to visiting the
wives of soldiers, and the hospitals.
Four evenings in the week we have
service here at Mr.. Ms house, and
the other three evenings we attend
the soldiers meetings.
There are anumber Of very earnest,
and devoted Christian men among
these troops. I do feel such deep
them, and they are sograte-
full for kindness and encourage
ment from us. Last evening about
25 of them, all Temperance men,
came over here to our meeting.
The 11th Hussars, the regiment
so distinguished in the "Charge of
The Light Brigade" or the charge of
the "Six Hundred" is stationed |
here. It is said there is one man
here who was in that fearful charge !
have been anxious to see him, but |
Is yet have not. Their uniform is
very peculiar-navy-blue jackets,
trimmed with any amount of yellow
braid-and bright crimson pants
with yellow stripe down the sides.
Among the privates there are some
noble Christian men, who are doing
Ill they can to lead others of their
comrades to Christ, and they are
much encouraged, they say, by an in
creased interest among them. |
One young man who was here last
evening has strange history. He
belongs to a titled family in England,
has been bought out of the army
5wice by his mother, has deserted
TWO or three times, and now has
ust escaped expectation and impris-
onment for 10 or 20 years. His trial
s Just over, and he is now out of
prison, having been confined for
some months past for shooting at
me of his comrades. His wealth and
social position, it is said, had much
10 do with his release. He has taken
he Temperance pledge, and brought
mother comrade to take it too.
They both came to our service last
evening, and we invited them to
AXE tea with us. His comrade is
ION of a surgeon in London. We
nope they may be brought to Christ,
md as prodigals return to their
ZONES. We are praying for them.
must tell you the history of the
roung soldier of whom I spoke in my
asst. He had been in college, expect
ng to come out with commission,
out one of his friends shot him, and |
le, to save his friend, allowed him
'elf to be expelled. He volunteered
is q private, came out here, and
ound himself in the same regiment |
md company with his friend, who
vas a Lieutenant. They met for
;he first time on the stage of thea !
re, and have been the best of friends |
.ver since. until the conversion of
his young man. He has given up
lis friend, as he found he was a
snare to him. He has now bought I
'ut of the army, and has employment
n our mission press as a clerk, and |
expresses a wish to devote himself !
% the work of missions. 1 hope he
S truly rescued from life of dissi-
,ation and may yet be useful man. !
The regiment to which he belonged
las left Sabathu. We often hear
Y0p, 4bo ~, ic4ia,1 ,,oo,1 -, kRoA rocri !