The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-10-03

The coffee is then cleaned, sacked ana
Is ready for the market
The Mexicans know how to make ex-
celleut coffee. Our housekeeper puts IL
on the table hot, in nice little pitcher,
and the cream boiling hot in another
pitcher. You put nice lump OF sugar
in your cup, pour in just little OF the
rich. strong coffee and I'LL the cup with
the hot cream. / tell ysu it is goodi You
little Morristown housekeepers Will
have to be smart IL you can beat our
Mexican.
have many otherinteresting things
In this country, but must say some
thing about the people. There are Two
distinct races, the Indians and the Span
ish. A few of both races are rich, re"
more comfortable, but the great body
of the people are wretchedly poor ana
miserable. The very poor people hve
in little, low houses, built of sundrieo
bricks or corrstaIks. The house usually |
has but one door and no windows ana |
the bare ground is the door. They slt on |
, little palm or rush leaf mats spread on
7 the ground, eat on the ground ard sleep
4 on Il. They are very dirty in their haD-
its, and 1t is not their custom TO wash In
the morning. have stayed few times
r in the houses of these poor Indians ano
: they thought it very strange that al
e ways washed my hands and face In the
y morning.
n The little girls and the women have
e very beautiful long black hair, which
l hangs in two long plaits down their
\ backs. They never wear bonnets ana
l. seldom have hats, when they do they
a are lust like those the men wear, with
u brims as broad as their shoulders. They
do not wear shoes, but sandals. The lit
at tie girls dress like the grown women
u Their dresses are usually seamless
piece of cloth, much like blanket
rs wrapped two or three times around the
T. body, and held in place by a string or
III belt tied around the waist. Another
al garment is a piece Of cloth little larg-
10 err than a common hand-towel, with
Ill hole in the middle large enough to pn'
n. the head through. This hangs down
" behind and before and over the edges OIL
n, the shoulders. They also wear a long
or thin cotton shawl, called 'seraPa."
in This they usually draw up over the head
Just as a little girl sometimes does with
Ie- her warm shawl, and 1t serves the place
be of a bonnet. The mothers carry theil
n. babies on their backs. The babe Is lalO
TO on the "serapa," one end Of il IS ther
is brought over the woman's shoulder, thu
a other end under the other arm, and TIM
ed two ends are tied in front, and the wo
full man trots along with both hands tree.
ast have seen. hundreds of them carrying
III their babies in this way, the little lee
er- sticking out one side and the head tn
Sc other and baby fast asleep.
IRE These common people are not onl.
les very Door, they are also very Ignorant
'us Yeti have generally found them yer.
m kind and simple hearted. They are al
, L WAYS polite to each other and to stran
IN gers. 1 have seen some boys at HON
OIL who could learn from them in this re
eet spect. They will get the best they ca
w. for the missionary to eat, and nix Dir
full the best he'd, but they usually like to b
nts paid for their trouble. They have nc
nd yet learned christian hospitality.
it'll Many of these people are willing
in hear the gospel and to learn better way
lge than they now know. We have abor
Q a two hundred members in my distric
az and hope to have many more before
i've great while.
OF We have no church buildings AID Z
mes schools. We need both very much. III
the children of the Virginia Conferenc
NIB The Rose-buds," have built churc
and in Mexico. They also support schoo
axe Their church is a very pretty one.
lm- have been in it. / wonder what q
les, children of the Holston Conferen'
era could do, if they were to try?
lies Now, dear children, / must end th
the long letter; but let me first ask you
! of do two lhings for missions. First, gi
rom a little at every meeting of your Soci
his ty. We cannot do eur mission Wo
any without money. Second, pray lit
arm every day for the missionaries and the
lcks work. You need hardly stop your wo
alter or your play or your lessons to offer
the a little prayer every evening, like {
md. ladies do for their missionaries at
and sunset hour. Then, dear children. a
/, la of you enc other thing: seek the Lo
,lted Jesus, each one Of you strive to be
tain christian. 1t would be very sad II al
cool you have helped others you should
Dun- to be christian yourselves.
,hur Isend you my cordial love, to eve
q 90 one of you. If I had q list Of yS
and names would read it over and pray
every dear boy and girl; but pray
pro- you any how, and / hope you VIII
pits the same for me. Prayer Is very sw
with to a missionary far away from his no
hicb and his own people. Bu. God 10 w
.opld me and blesses me every day. May
ward bless you likewise.
q off Your brother and former pastor,
ID. w. CARTEH
8 the ELECTRICITY.-Ofa all the kno