The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-03-14


Independents; they are nov called
the Peoples Union. The Emperor
has offered him almost every position
in the government, just to get him
away from the People's Union, but he
refuses each time that he Is appointed.
The Peddlers want 10 kill him, but
they are afraid Of the Peoples Union,
unless they could do it on the sly.
About two months ago mob went
to his house one morning TO kill him
before he was out of bed. His wife
detained them at the door till he es-
Capped out the back way. he went to
Dr.. Reds, and has since been living
in q house on DIR. Reid's compound,
very near DR.. Reid's. There 10 wall
around the compound and that seems
IS .,Aake him safe. We're he TO appear
!, ,,o -, ~at3 no wopld doubtless be
he,,on - ds,,, After th9 Tudepeud-
ents' Club merged into the eeoPie
Union it took in more people, anu
two weeks ago petition was sent 10
the King asking that a mau who had
been banished might be brought back.
The King became very angry and
gave the Peddlers permission to beat
the leaders of the Independents If
they could find them on me treets !;
so they (the independently have had
TO disband, and nothing seems to be
doing at present.
My things that were shipped from
New York got to Chemulpo on De-
cember 7th, and on December 9Th
close connection. Bnt they, with all
my trunks except my steamer trunk,
are there still. When reached there
/ found note telling me to have my
things stored there till they could be
taken to Song-do, aud that was to
come on here for few days and then
60 there. One thing and another has
prevented my going, and it seems
best that 1 stay here this winter; so
Mrs. Campbell has written to Bishop
Wilson, in China, in regard to my
staying for the winter. We will
doubtless hear from him in a few
days. 1 can be working on the lam
guage here and can do nothing there
till l get some of the language. be-
gan 10 study the language the next
day after 1 got here, but of course
have not been able to do as much as
, if had my things and were settled,
cannot understand why this matter
in regard to my location should have
come up. l feel sometimes that it is
the enemy just hindering what 1
might do. / don't know why my
things are still at Chemulpo. DIR.
Reid thought that they ought to go On
to Song-do, and he and DIR. Hardle
ok charge of the matter of getting
them there, but had note from
Chemulpo yesterday saying that they
we're still there: so | could not open
my Christmas things to-day, but they
will be good when L do get at them.
The box of candy that Mr.. Trimble
gave me in the children's names hap
pened to be in the steamer trunk, so it
constituted my Christmas, and 1 en-
joyed it most thankfully.
The little boy takes great pleasure
in teaching me. have a man teach
er and Mrs. Campbell has one. They
dress in white, with delicate, almost
white silk coat and black hat tied
under the chin with strings about an
inch wide and nearly yard long, so
they make quiet a picture. She sits
at one end of long room and l in
the other.
Mrs. Campbell has prayers with the
school children and Bible women and
servants every morning. They each
read verse about. from the Bible in
Korean. At first / had to do my
reading in English, but on the morn
ing when l had been here two weeks,
when my time came I began in Kc-
reGn. They all jumped as if they
were frightened and sat with their
mouths and eyes open till l finished
my verse, then they clarped their
hands. My reading only constituted
in calling the words; of course I do
not know the meaning of all.
No more time now. The next steam
or will not go for more than a week
l will write more.
January 2, 1S99.-We had a mes
sage from Bishop Wilson on Saturday