Smyrna times., 1885-01-07

AACl' DCCstuSC SilC was lOO III 70 WOIh,
they would not give her sufficient
food, and in her agony she begged
them to send her to her fathers house
for a little season. But her father
was an opium smoker and spent all
his means in the indulgence of this evil
habit.
Being alarmed at her condition and
fearing she might die in his home, he
made arrangements to send her back.
1t was here l saw her for the first time,
kind neighbOr coming to ask me to
visit her. She was u pleasant girl and
her bright mind and gentleness ofman-
ner attracted us greatly. With much
care on our part it was even then
nearly two weeks before she was able
to make the short journey back again.
Well do | remember the expression on
h0r face when she asked for an extra
medicine for the ride, that she might
not die on the road. We visited her
few times in her unhappy home-Dut
she did not live long, and died with a
faint hope of Heaven. Who knows the
extent of Fathers love to those who
turn even ever so feebly into Him?
Some three months ago young and
pretty lady came to me for treatment.
| She was so handsome | could but ad-
mire her. After a heightened treat
ment she recovered Some time then
elapsed without seeing her, when Il
few days ago she came again seeking
aid to recover from cold she had
taken. When l gave her the medicine
she said her husband wished me to 90
with her to her home and see a sick
one, unable to come to me. This |
did, Mrs. Davis kindly accompanying
me. As we had not entered manda-
rims home before we were pleased to
note the cleanliness, neatness and
comforts everywhere apparent. Be
yOnd the gate we passed down beside
the flower garden, then entered and
passed through into an open court,
| with rooms on all sides. Being led
into one of these apartments we were
introduced to line-looking and pleas
and lady, who we learned was the
mandarin's first wife and the sick one
we had come to see. She had been in
poor health for twenty years, since the
death Of her only little boy.
Her seclusion on account of her
rank, the narration of her sufferings
her grief and home troubles, would
have moved any one, while all the
time the young and pretty wife was
moving in and out, thoughtless and
happy. This is but a ,cord picture and
does not tell of the depth of woe that
is found in such homes. But in Just
these places do we desire that by fire.
quent visits the way may be made for
the light of the Gospel to enter
Another family that we have ofter
seen, is one where the mother has beer
i'll for some time with congestion o
the liver. Though this is an abode Ot
poverty, yet we were pleased to SEE
the kindness and attention of her chill
dren in caring for her during her i'll
ness, and their pleasure on her recOv-
cry. Several weeks had now passed
when two days ago her little boy came
desiring me to see his mother again, as
she was having chills. We could no
60 just then, but entering her home il
the afternoon rather unexpectedly t
them we saw a sad sight indeed. Th,
father, whom we had not seen before
was with the two grown up sons at tn,
bedside assisting the wife and mothe
in smoking opium. l had thought in
temperance in our own country
Y baneful evil, but when that and tn,
: equally degrading habit of opium tax
e ing are both abroad in this land, hov
. great is the destruction to health an
f morals and all that might tend to in
e fluence toward nobler life.
IS Not long since we made our frs
e visit to the foreign cemetery belongin
o to Shanghai. On entering the gat
the steps of all our party tended di
h rectly toward one spot, our esteeme
i friend Mrs. Carpenters grave. Th
Il plain marble slab at the head of th
Il well-kept plot told her name, age an
r date of her death, with these touchin
n words added blessed are the pun
RS in heart for they shall see Cod" SeN
eral times since coming to China, whe
r 1 have asked the natives if they kne,
= her, they would quickly answer. an
then mention some incident of I'll
past, generally closing by saying I" 81
:, died happy; Uery happy" When
think of the gloom in the Chimes
mind in contemplating death and IL
i' unknown future, do not wonder tn
they we particularly impressed by h
happiness. Often on hearing their I
marks have / rejoiced that she spe
u6T ldSJ udyo hCACi 10 III hCA NOhUh d
fixed firmly in their minds as nothil
else could, the certainty of the Chris
ry. ians hope in blessed immortalit
.S2 We spent some time in waikiki
IA through this cemetery, where art al
a. nature were combined to make Il
lay place attractive. At one time VIII
: we were noticing the names of diff
&C. ent nationalities, and the peculiar d
signs in sculptured marble, with t
abundance of native and foreign flo
- ers about US, little Susie exclaime
"How very pretty everything is here
&. then, after a pause, she looked up in
> my face and said: but thii
Heaven must be far more beauti
than this, don't your" Susie W
' right The quiet resting place of t