Iron County register., 1890-01-23

tiOn on what they had seen. The followin
Is handed us as verbatim copy of com
position by boy who "hath eyes and sees ::
"CALIFoRNIA ON WHEELS"
Yesterday morning, my first trip was t
the depot, instead of the schoolhouse. NJ
object in going there was to see something
that had meyer seen before. l saw som
very fine things in the shape of fruits, wine
dc. L went through the cars not less thai
ten times, and saw something new eacl
time. As soon as | entered the first car,
saw some very fine mineral, then l began Il
think whether / would be a miner or what
l took another step and began to think
would not be miner, as gaZed upon som,
hye-pound pears, such as l had never seer
before. My mouth began to water, and |
had good mind to ask the proprietor if hi
didn't want me to sample them. | went
little farther, and saw some very fine pump
kins, said to weigh 500 lbs; but Which
most of people thought, would weigh 20(
lbs. Next | saw some fine oranges, and
then peice of orange wood, said TO be 81
wears old, finely polished, with notice on ii
inscribed, "don't handle"; but the notice
was not obeyed, because the wood looked so
smoothe that nearly every one had 20 rub
his hand over it. / then looked to the left
and saw some very fine nuts, such pecans,
| almonds, hazel nuts, English walnuts, and
various other kinds, which l cannot bring to
mind. now entered the next car, and saw
| some fine pictures representing people at
| work on large farms, and in mines. /, with
l, L.,
| long, that the proprietor came up and said,
''pass on through, don't blockade the road
so long at one plsce.s- I passed on and
next saw some very fine looking wines of
different kinds and cOlOrs. A bottle of this
wine was broken and thrown out the window,
which, after being examined by some of the
outsiders, wa proved to be water put into
a cOlOred bottle. | passed on through the
car and did not see anything more to attract
my attention very much. Ii was now about
twelve O'Clock, and | went home to my din
ner. After L ate l returned to the depot.
1t was now nearly time for the California
products to roll off ''on whees.' | walked
up to the other end of the car, and saw No.
comming to take it off. l staid at the de-
pot till California disappeared. l then re-
turned home. .. .. s.
At 4 recent meeting of the Women's Mis-
sionary Board of Missouri, on the 10Th of
December, the following letter from Miss
Mary Hayden was read. She is stationed at
Seoul Korea, and as she was born and rails
ed in this Valley, we have no doubt it will
be read with interest here:
''Just year ago l was on my way to Korea
looking forward to the work before me with
mingled feelings of fear and pleasure.
''As become settled, find satisfaction in
the work increasing though it seems slow
progress to have gathered only six girls in
eleven months. Those six have become
very dear to me, however. AS we have
japanese photographer in Korea hope /
shall be able to send you their pictures some
time. We are having lovely autumn wealth
ct. The climate of Korea is delightful with
the exception of few weeks in the summer.
How l wish you could see our mountains.
They are a continual source of delight to
me. The city is shut in by them that one
almost wonders if there is really way out.
We have been gathering many beautiful
flowers since early in the fall, the lovely
purple sweet scented vIolets made their ap
pearauce followed by the lilies of the valley
great abundance. All summer the Chm
ese pinks have been blooming everywhere
and for two months China asters and the
most lovely pink-tinte dlisieS have covered
the hill sides. Soon the chry ysanthemums
which grow so luXuriantly here will be in
bloom.
81 never go outside the city without Won
derlng why those people huddled down to-
gether in those indiscribable abodes don't
scatter out on the hill sides where every
thing Is so sweet and lovely. As Il rule,
however, the hills outside the city are given
up as places for grave yards. No graves are
allowed inside the wall. The last steamer
brought u two new missionaries, Scotch
Pres >byterians, Mr.. and Mrs. Davis from
Australia. We are very glad, indeed to
have Mr.. and Mrs. Bunker back with us.
During the summer | had young woman
with me learning the English with view of
becoming interpreter to the queen. While
with me she attended Sabbath services of
her own accord, but whether from sense
tell.
"At our Sabbath service the Korean won
en- seem to enjoy the singing especially.
"Am giving five hours a day to the lam
guage but though my progress is slow, am
enjoying the study very much indeed. 1t is |
needless to say that with this and a family
of seven nv time is fully occupied"