The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-08-18
Another Letter from Miss Clarke.
TAGRIsH, PERSIA.
lima Ok 1909

TAGRIsH, PERSIA.
June %, 1898.
MY DEAR FRIENDs:-I have not
heard from any of you lately, but will
write a line this morning to let you
know of my new surroundings.
Our school closed June Is and not
any too soon, for during the ten days
previous the heat had been intense.
| was sick and unable to do much the
last few days, but 1 managed to stay
until the close of school, them inn
mediately came up to this village
where most of the missionaries had
already been for about two weeks.
Tagrish is mountain village about
six miles north of Teheran. Here We
will be as comfortable for the summer
as in any of your homes, l think-as
cool, rather, for in these wretched
village houses we can be comfortable
only as we make up our minds to ac
cept cheerfully whatever comes along
and worry about nothing. The great
est danger here is of chills and fever.
1 suppose the air around the village
must be quite pure as it comes down
from the mountains, but the village
itself is built with the idea of comfort
in summer, there is plenty of water
here so that grass, trees and under
brush grow well and l can't help
thinking that the air in houses so
larious. 1t is such a relief, however
to get out of the burning heat of the
city that 1 have not yet worried much
about the possibility of having fever.
Although compelled to leave our
work in the city, we are not idle dur
ing the summer by any means. My
daily program for the three months
vacation is as follows: Up in the
morning in time to be dressed and
have my room in order for breakfast
at $50. From $3.50 prayers with
the school boys, of whom we have
twenty with us. From S:30-9:30 L
take lesson in Persian. Two days
in the week give lessen in Peda-
gcgy from 9:30-11. From 11-12 1 |
have another lesson in Persian. From |
1880 l have no regular duties, the
time is generally occupied with din
ner, a nap, and a cold bath to rouse |
me out of the stupidity caused by the
nap. From 4:30-5:30 / have a class
in history. After this class / take a
walk if nothing happens to prevent.
In the evening l have my own lessons
in Persian 10 prepare and the lessons
/ give TO look over. L am obliged,
also, TO do some sewing, making both
dresses and undertaking as my box
es have not yet arrived and we can
hear nothing of them.
| have entirely recovered from the
effects of the heat in the city and am
feeling very well again.
Perhaps you will remember letter
that wrote you some time ago about
the Azizi Sultan, the adopted son of
the Shah The Shah seems perfectly
infatuated about him. A few weeks
ago the boy deliberately shot one of /
his servants and whipping was the /;
only punishment that the Shah would i
allow to be inflicted upon him. The !
Shah gave the family of the murdered
man SIC, 1000 blood-mOney, and lest the !
mans two brothers might sometime 8
harm the murderer, he made them
governors of distant provinces. l
doubt not he will see to it that they
are kept in such financial condition :
that they will never be able to return i
TO Teherau. such is Persian justice. i
l left the city in such hurry that |
lid not bring things enough to make .
myself really comfortable, consequent g
y L am writing this morning on
iny little stand with one leg shorter
han the others. l want TO write sew =.
raj letters and / am uncertain Just a
low long my disposition will stand q
his kind of a strain, SO must make i
ny letters short. e.
MARY A. CLARKE. q