The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-01

daylight by the girls singing Christmas
carol in the hall, aud soon after the little
children from the Lees and Macallum's came
over and rendered another. Miss Wilson
and 1 were busy making up little packages
of sweets to put with Christmas card by
each girls plate, and when the children had
finished we slid some over the transom to
them. At eight we went to the Christmas
tree at the Lees. 1t is really for the or
phans, but we hung our presents on it..
Every one seemed to remember me, but the
presents l value most were tiny granite
iron tea-kettle and copy of Omar Khay-
yam's Rubaiyal.
The weather is the coolest l have ever
known it hire. The Pasha told Mr.. Nc.
that he heard caravan was freezing on the
mountains, and he sent soldiers up with tea
and brandy and found that it was really
true, and that 35 or such a number had
lain down in the snow. A Marash wind
just ragged last week. | had to put on my
coat in the south room, with fire. l must
Mr.. Nc. gets news from his consul that
the embassy has protested to some purpose,
and that he is to go where he wishes and
when he wishes. and TO let it be known if
ne is molested in any way He will go to
Zeitoon this vacation.
Have l told you that an English lady,
Miss Salmond, is coming the middle of next
month to take charge of the orphans, so
that Mrs. Lee will be free to go home?
And delightful young German woman is
coming about the same time to take charge
of the so supported by German funds-the
government wishes it.
A box came today and some butter. 1t
seems as strange to see it, almost, as 1t did
not TO see it for so long. And we have an
other luxury, a ham of wild boar. had
beef once in Mersine two years ago, and
some game on the mountain this summer,
and plenty of goat and mutton between
times. This boar was shot in the noun
tains and secretly sold here. The Moslems
hold by the Jewish law that it is unclean,
and 1t can not be sold in the market.
The condition of the poor is really more
pitable than at any other time, than that
Immediately succeeding the massacre, and
we have little or no relief money for them,
and their persecution by the powers that be
does not abate in the least. An incident
characteristic of the general condition came
to light recently. A man, killed in the
massacre left property over which there was
trouble among the children and step children.
In Tarsus is lady teacher who wrote to a
leading Prot. to look after the interests of
her little brother. This letter was opened
here and her name, Sara, was interpreted
Hara, mans name, and the most lucid
and Turkish influence derived that, Little
brother means Greece, and this man is 60
ing to take up collection to aid that coun-
try. So we will sieze his house and put
him into prison., (where the christian dogs"
who own property belong in this country
There was petty officer who knew this
man and by special permission he was al
lowed to unearth this plot still further. He
questioned the astonished man about his
ancestors, relatives and friends and then
elucidated the fact that he knew woman
in T. named Sara. All was clear and the
Pasha was awakened to be told to sleep Ia
peace, the throne was secure.
Next week the letter was delivered to the
man and then he understood and the mat
ter leaked out.
"What a woman of lesurew you will
will think when you read this long letter.
But you don't know the circumstances under
which it has been written, and Pm glad you
don't! Write me, every one of you. But
you all do much more than deserve.
Lovingly yours.
M. Hess