The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-24
Letters From DR.. James B. Neal.
On BOARD S. S. TUNG Chow,

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fore we sail out into the China Sea / |
wish to write you little letter to 20
back from Chefoo which we hope to
reach day after to morrow, that is in
forty-eight hours from here. We nave
had very pleasant though hurried
stay in Shanghai. We found a pile !
of letters awaiting us in Shantung,
from friends in Chenanpo all bidding
us welcome back. 1t really has seem
ed so nice to be back once more in
China during these past few days. |
realize more and more how much /
like China and the Chinese and am
glad to spend my life among them
to me they are certainly an attractive
people.
We had such nice cabin boy on
board the Empress, (all the "boys' as
they are called, were Chinese) who
amused us very much with his fluent
English, of which he was very proud
and kept us in good humor with his
never failing cheeriulness and willing
ness to do anything we ask him to do.
He was so interested in Mrs. Dentz
and in us when we reached here and
SO afraid we might forget or lose
something belonging to us. Though
we called him "boy" he was
over thirty and had two wives he
told me his father took his first wife
SO he had to get another.
But to return to our stay in Shang
hal. Saturday afternoon Mrs. Dentz
took Mrs. Neal and out for a drive
and they two afterwards went out to
do little shopping while wrote let
tiers. In the evening Mrs. Neal and
went to see Mr.. and Mrs. Fitch, and
Mr.. and Mrs Mcintosh and spent a
very pleasant evening. Sunday we
spent quietly, attending Union church
at II a. m. where we enjoyed the ser
vice very much at p. m. we went
with Mrs. Dentz to the English Cathe.
dral for service nearly all the even
ing services in Shanghai are held at
6 p. m. before evening dinner. The
services there we did not enjoy so
much as nearly everything was chant
ed and we could not understand
what was sung. but the SER
mon was an excellent one Dy vener-
able Archdeacon Moale, one of the
best and most earnest Christian men
in Shanghai.
Yesterday (Monday) was very
busy all day raining around arranging
about our steamer to Chefoo, doing
errands etc. We had several calls
from friends during the day and even
ing and came on board our boat about
Top. M, setting sail early this morn
ing.
Col DENLY arrived from Picking
at noon and | saw him at dinner in
the evening. He does not think
there will be retaliation on the part o.
the Chinese and all Americans driven
out OF China, if the Geary law is no
repealed, as in driving out the miss
ionaries they would be expelling thei
best friends. Eight bells has JUS
struck twelve o'clock and we hope
to get away soon.
CHEFoo, Sept. 81.
We arrived here about 1880 thi
morning and were met by our agen
Mr.. Smith on the boat and by Mr.
Hays at the wharf Mrs. Neal and
are here at Mr.. Hays and Miss Poin
dexter at DR.. Nevius' house. We dC
not yet know when we shall get OF
from here.
CHEFoo, Sept. IS.
We are hoping 10 get away iron
here to night On a little steamer
which runs up the coast as far as
place called Yang Kia Ko, abou
three or four days journey from Chen
anfoo. From there we are still un
certain whether we shall take cart
and mule l:tters overland to our desti
nation or 60 up by small native boats
The river, at the mouth of which w
leave the steamer, is the same one oil
which we lived while in the famln,
region some years ago, so we know
what the native boats are like and ar
a little afraid they may be too small
for comfort, especially if we shoulC
have rainy weather; it is raining
steadily this morning. By going thl
route instead of going all the wa
from Chefoo by cart and mule litter
we hope to save week SO as to reacI
Chenanfoo in time for next Sunday
that is by Oct I, instead of wee
later, as we had expected to do w
will both be glad to get to the end
our long journey, and be settled dow
once more in our own quarters. w
are sorry however, to miss see ne tn
friends at Tung Chow and Wei Hiei
as we do not pass through the plac
by this route. Mr.. and Mrs. Hay
with whom we have been staying her
have been very pleasant and cordia
and we have enjoyed seeing them, b'