The Holt County sentinel., 1895-06-14
LAND OF CON FUCIUS.
Miss Fanny Meyer Writes About the
Land of the Acknowledged.
CHAPTER H.

Seotll 5O lar uOcS IL.
What comfort it ia that We can pray
for each other, and thus have one COM
mon meeting place. No doubt but that
sometimes our prayers are ascending for
each other at the same time.
The annual meeting ia over and the
Chentu folks are on their way home. 1t
is rather lonesome here. miss espec-
tally seeing the children run around.
But We would not have the meeting last
always, as We are ANXIOUS to get settled
and down to solid studying on this diff
cult language. some times think it is
about as some one has said, "that the
Chinese language must have been IN
vented by Satan in order to prevent
missionaries from coming to China" We
all get discouraged ut times, but ! am
going to hope that what others have
done can do. am going to do the very
best and trust in God, who know is
able and willing to help me. Until l can
speak this language I cannot tell the
wonderful story" have come go far to
tell.
Monday afternoon. How the timas
flies; have taken two lessons today and
must hasten with this letter and prepare
my lesson for tomorrow morning. No
one studies at night as tho characters
are too hard on the eyes. My eyes have
been giving me some trouble since am
here, and the doctor advises me not to
use them at all at night. not even to
read or write, 30 until they are stronger.
| cannot spend much time writing let
tiers. The light affects them more here
and / wear dark glasses when 90 out
At the annual meeting they revised
the course Of study and it is harder than
it has ever been before. It is three
years course and We are examined every
six months; there is nothing compulsory
about the time, and if necessary We can
have longer time. Isn't it horrid that
We have te be examined? The course is
just the same for single ladies' as it Is
for the gentlemen. don't thihk it is
quite fair and wish they would be a lit
tie easier on US. Wait until until learn
to write some characters and / will ex-
plain, or try to more fully about the Ian
guage and will send you my Chinese
name. 1 like this way Of changing your
name and keeping your old one too. I
will give you few English sentences
that can tronslate into Chinese. Jesus
ia your Savior, Pastor Fang reads his
Bible. You sit on the char This is
my hymn book. Where ate my things?
think We all find the translating the
most difficult to do. After We haye
studied for several months we shall not
find it quite SO hard.
am 30 thankful am feeling so we'll
and If my eyes were only strong Gould
accomplish more. II l keep Gil getting
fieshier l shall certainly have to 90 into
Chinese dress to be comfortable. ldon' t
think / have ever had such a full face,
The girls tell Inc am getting cheeky"
| am going to have me Chinese sum-
mer dress made soon so that when
want to wear it l will have it. Mrs.
Manly had Chinese dress on yesterday
and she looked very nice in it. We can
buy some kinds Of silk for less than IL
cents per yard. am going to send
three yards Of raw silk, for George a
waist; it is called wild silk as it is made
by worms that rustic for themselves and
are not fed by any one. 1t must not be
sprinkled before ironing, but iron it per
fectly dry or it will spot Mrs. Lewis
makes whole suits out of it for Raymond
for summer.
The school girls hRye few silk worms
and they are commencing to work, 80 |
shall have the opportunity OF watching
them sometimes. 1t is necessary to
thoroughly dry all the mulberry leayes
they feed them, not to dry them in the
sun, but with cloth.
wish you, Nina. Nellie, Lillian and
George could have seen the school girls
when unpacked my box. l unpacked
1t down stairs in one Of the school rooms
and they helped to carry the things up
stairs. When l came to Mary's scrap
album showed them through it twice
and they did enjoy it so much; how
their little eyes sparkled and how they
chartered away about the different pic.
lures. l was sorry could not under
stand what they said. gave them each
a card. 1t is too comical the way they
dress the children and especially the
babies. There is one little tot, little
boy about ten years old. who ia 30 cute;
his mother has him 10 Mrs. Myers yard
quite good deal; he is generally pretty
dirty, but cannot keep from picking
him up once 10 awhile. When the DIR.
is not so busy I am going to ask him to
take his picture for me and will send
one to Wyoming and one to Missouri,
but AN sure the picturs will not do
HIM justice. Twill also send pictures
with my Chinese costume when haye
some taken. When any Of you have new
pictures taken you must be sure and
send me one. am SO sorry l did not
get picture Of the dear nome and ps
and ma sitting in their rocking chairs.
Ada, am sorry did not leave you my
deaconess bonnet, as have no use for
it here haven't worn q hat but few
times since l am here. never wear one
to church. Yesterday Miss Collier and
Helen were the only ladies who wore
hats. The Chinese men and boys always
wear their hats in the house as we'll as
out doors. l was glad to hear OF Ada
doing deaconess work in Forbes. l am
anxious to know what arrangements will
DE made for preaching at Forbes.
Mise Kissick and are settled 10 our
rooms at Mr.. and Mrs. Myers; We moved
over last week. We have two very pleas
ant rooms up stairs. This being foreign