The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-03-19
nal We came from Tientsin to pao. ting flu

Chinal We came from Tientsin to Pao- ting fu
on house boat, which is strange affair push
ed along by putting pole iu the water and
bearing down upon it. and walking f. ON the
front part of the boat to the back part. We
travel very slowly here We were six days
but we stopped two-makipg four days going a
distance of one hundred and twenty miles at
Pao -ting-iu they have girls school; only five
girls in it, but the Chinese not SO anxious to
learn, and to have their little girls learn as we
are. of curse. These five little girls repeat
the catechism so perfectly. Two or three OF
them had their feet bound; one of them is moi
going to have hers bound at all. L don't know |
much about the binding, now; when L know !
more of it, u ill write you.
All the ladies We have seen have little feet. |
some of the shoes not more than three inches |
long. This, however is not the size OF the foot.
They walk on the tips of their toes. and their
foot is turned up SO that the heel can be bound
quite close to the leg. The heel of the shoe is a
fal heel. 1t is strange how well they get
about. Some Of them wear a support for their
| heel, guess
We came from Fao-ting fu to Fen-chou III in
a mule litter. Don't you think it would be
strange to lie in a kind Of box, carried along
by mule Il front. and a mule behindP We
started from the inns, where we slept at nlgh5,
about In tne nOrnlnS-ueloIe IL w. > uaS hShe'
some IN ornings-but the moon shone bright and
it was real nice. had chinese garment, lin
with sheepskin, to keep me warm. and we
rode very comfortably. There was room Tor
TWO in This litter, and wnen Mr.. Davis would
get out and walk would lie down and sleep
one day Mrs. Price and l rode together. and
the litter hung on one side, and we were not at
all comIortabIe; so L got out and walked awhile.
and then roIe a donkey. believe you wou
all have laughed to see me. They had pack
or rather a sack, on the donkey's back. and got
on 1t was real fun riding, but we had to g.
through a city and into a sub"rb on the other
side of the city. The Chinese are not much ac-
, customsd to foreigners, especially when we are
dressed in our own clothes. and to see foreign
woman in foreign clothes. was something lor
all to see Several followed us, and was lit
tie afraid 1--WE not alone; Mr.. Price. who
h S been here several years, was with u'). bui
Mr.. Price turned and said, = Why, she is only d
, foreign woman; you have all seen women;" SO
they said 'yes,'' and stopped; but more came
as we passed along. and when we went into the
yard of the inn where we were to eat there
were quite a number who followed in. but the
/ inn-keeper sent them all away. don't want to
ride through another city here. however, on 9
, donkey.
Fun-chau-f -fu is a city of $4,000 inhabitants
there is a high wall round, and the gates are
shut every night. There is wall around oul
house and large gate is fastened all the time
We have real comfortable home.
Now, dear Mission Band, 1 hope you will
e write me en-, and will write you about my
f work in China. 1 hope you will pray for me
and for these people who know not Jesus.
will pray tn at the Lord will send forth labor
ers into His harvest" and hope some of you
will be laborers for Him in China.
With much love,
LYDIA ORD DAVIS