The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-02-14
On last saurday aftet,


er, aud they we're just the Korean
christians, not The missionaries
While their petition was not granted
h large meeting seemed TO have H.
elect, for the next day the Emperot
mad the men from The county place
all OF their clubs in pile and TAKE
themselves back to the country. Blu
he may do something just the oppo-
site Tomorrow
Well, OF course, you are anxious to
hear about the poll ride. Ii wa
about five miles instead of tweaty-
five: three from the river to the city
aud then two to the part of the city
where Mrs. Campbell lives, and thai.
was quite enough for me, for did
not like the chair at all. Mr.. Camp
| bell met me at the river and we
] reached her home at at seven o'clock.
1t is q Korean house that once belong
ed 10 government ofiioial, hence is
much better than most Of the Korean
houses, and has wall about five feet
high around quite large yard. On
entering / felt truly as If we had gone
back to the old Saxon dav that we
read ". 1t is a one-story tiled-roof
house, with the caves far overlapping
the building. There lie no ceiling,
but instead, just under the tilee, there
are good-sized poles running from the
caves to the ridge poll, a foot apart.
The spaces between the poles are
plastered with sand and pspered with
a strodg white paper mace for the
purpose these are painted chocolate
color. Besides these poles there are
great heavy beams foot one way and
two feet the other, running from cave
to cave Numerically across the room
eight feet apart, giving very prima'
tive appearance to the dwelling. The
) walls are made of mud and straw AND
pspered with the same white paper OF
the outside aud wall paper on the in
SIDE. There are five rooms beside
the kitchen aud dining-room, and |
veranda running around all excep
the kitchen aud two sides OF on,
room.
You are now expecting to hea
about my room. Wrli, "now l have
none" There are some missionarie
at Sondo about fifty-ive miles from
here, and theI prevailed upon tn
bishop TO send me there. / shall hav
to go tomorrow, hence have not set
lied here, but am staying in Mrs
! Csmpbelps room. She Is splendiC
and feel that could do good worl
with her, She has li,sle boarding
school, nine little Korean girls be
/ tween sin and ten years old. She ex
:, poets to keep them right along AM
{ irsin them for workers. She want
!, about thirty when she has room, tina
is when she builds. And she has on
little boy about nine years old name,
Beverly Keys, and he takes great de
tlightin teaching me. Mr.. Campbell
has native teacher for herself an
n -he let's him teach me some and tn
2 little boy likes to help me when / al
+ studying. I know the letters and
, little more.
Several people have called on m
E (not Koreans) among them was III
: wife OF the American Consul. l call
r ed on old Mrs. Greathousn to-day.
thought she would like to see som
$ one from Kentucky she was deligh,
Z ed. She ia eighty years old and hs
ler birth day last week. She is
i Tiny little old white headed woman
but seems to have good mind an
: entertsins beautifully. j did not sc
/. her son he is back in'his position.
! hear that he is dissipated, and i al
ashamed of him, for had hoped I
: find something nice from Kentuck
: here. have many things that
would like to write you, but it is no.
! twelve O'Clock. Mrs. Campbell lalke
! 10 me until eleven O'Clock.
Remember me to all my friend
| and many kisses for the dear children
. | fear shall never get over sorrow
: ing for them.
Lovingly,
FANNIE.