Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-11-08

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J little sail boats down here arc
very pretty; the men arc eyper,
oarsmen; their boats skim over
the water like birds. The city oil
Klo contains many beautiful pal.
eccs-onc there, a deserted ore, is
known as the "ralacc ofTears,"
it has a sad observation-disclosures
shops and gardens. Our Bible
man, brother Tucker, came early
TO the ship for me, and he carried
me over to the Mission Home,
where spent a pleasant time;
met all the missionary sisters of
Kio who entertained me, and who
gave me hearty words of welcome,
The missionaries in the foreign
land are like Tie brothers and sis.
tiers of one family, which in trust
we really are. At Rio | attended,
for the first time in many weeks,
church service, and heard ser
mons in both the English and
Portuguese languages. My visit
10 lilo was exceedingly pleasant;
we renamed only a short time.
Soon again, We we're upon The
ocean All the passengers, save
three or four, left the ship at Rio,
that made the time loag to those
who remained on board; but the
vessel soon landed at Santos, Here
the ship deposited the remnant Of
her cargo, end turn to speed back.
ward on her homcwarl journey.
Friends met me at Santos. There
l had the unpleasantness of hay.
ing my trunks ransacked, which
resulted in the breaking of sever.
al things. Thanks to Mr.. Barney
McHenry, none of his carefully
fixed medicines broke.
Santos is s yellow fever hole, in
fact smallpox and other vile dis.
eases seem to concentrate and rad.
late from there. 1t rained all the
time | was there. l WAS happy to
go away. We had a short rail.
road ride from there TO Saw Panic,
which IS q nice and pleasant city. |
The scenery from Santos down
was very beautiful. and pictur.
esque. AT Say foilo was enter. |
tanned al the home of our presid. |
Ing elder His family gave me q
warm welcome and / passed a
pleasant night with them. Att
half past eight next morning in
company with one of our young
ministers, l left Saw Panic for
Plraclcaba. We travelled all day
over a beautiful scope of country;
The mountain scenery was the
most magnificent ! ever beheld,
Coffee and banana farms seems 10
be the chief occupation Of the
people in that section. Oranges,
pincapp(es, and other nice fruits
grow wild. Coffee raising Is i
great industry. We got delicious
coffee at several stations. The
people drink much of it. We have
coffee shrubs in our orchard here
1t the Home. The natives beat
up the coffee with large wooden
nallets, slft and beat again, until
be whole is beaten sufficiently
Inc. The coffee is put in a bag
md boiling hot water is poured
'ver it in an open vessel and from
hat poured into the coffee pot
eady to be served, The coffee is
cry, very nice, delightfully."- flavor.
ID. The missionaries and several
# our church members met me at
he Piracicaba depot. Ny home
8 much more agreeable than /
yer dreamed it would be; some
ay I'll tell you moro about it. s
he school goes on nicely; chris c
Iauity is taking hold here. | c
'und q set of devoted christian !
len and women missionaries.
My journey from New York c
ity TO Pirac!caba lasted thirty. II
We days and | arrived here very ,
red and exhausted from the "a n
cues Of travel. l have almost a
covered my wanton strength and Il
ave commenced my new duties '
earnest. II will be q long while
cforc the Portuguese language
i'll be easy for Inc, yet l hope to
aster itsulllciebtly for this work.