The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23
JASPER INDIANA. FRIDAY. JUNE 90. 1899

The poor wretched people seemed
to be so degraded, and my heart
went out to them SO in love and
pity; my one thought was that had
only To tell them of Christ, and his
love for them, and they would a
once become true and go' q in every
way. Now, after these years OF
work for them, my love and pity
has increased, but my IDEAS OF work
among them have undergone many
changes. have at last settled on
one plan and when | return to In
dia, hope to be able to carry it out.
want school Just large enough to
be able to do all the teaching my
self, live with the girls, and train
them up Just as il they were my
own. Nearly all of our mlsslonar-
les live entirely in English style.
My idea is to live with the people,
be one with them in every respect.
As to coming home this year
have written to my W. +. NJ. Soci-
ETY. Sec Y at home askirg for per
mission to come, but have not yet
received a reply to my last letter
In the last one | received from hel
she said she hoped | would stay ioi
another year or so.
Last week | wrote to the Bishop
asking him to give me permission
TO 90, but he has not answered me
yet.
| dread to leave my work, but
think it is the best for me to come
now before am entirely worn out
But of course | have to obey those
in authority. will let you know
as soon as ! know myself.
have succeeded in getting suci
good teachers and other helpers
and they depend upon me so much
that it seems selfish of me to g
away and leave them now. All m,
teachers are Indians, and tnat Il
what enjoy most.
April 20. You see, | did not ge
this finished while | was away iron
home, so must finish it up and senC
it off now. We closed school yes
terday, and many of the girls hav'
already gone to their homes. w
will only have ten or twelve her
during the vacation months, Ma.
and June. | have a splendid mat
ron who will take care of the fey
girls who remain.
AS soon as | get all the schoo
maps, states, books and clothe
packed away, as well as my house
hold things and my own winte
clothing, | am going to the hills 70
rest.
We have to pack all our winte
clothing, blankets and other woolel
clothes in tin lined boxes, will
camphor, to keep moths from eat
ing them up. We will probabl,
get everything put away and leav
here next Thursday, and will 60 L
Bareilly that evening, and leav
for Naini Tai by the & o'clock morn
ing train on Friday. Will reacl
the station at the foot of the hill
by O'Clock p. m, and from ther'
90 up the hill in dandi,s, arriving
at Naini Tai by 5 p. m. The up
hill trip il lovely one, such beaut
iful scenery. Lila has not beer
well all the year, SO am taking he
with me, hoping that the rest am
mountain air will make her wei
and strong again. We will stay il
Naini Tai only three or four days
then expect TO 60 on a wandering
trip to Pithoragarh. Will probabl,
90 by way of Dwarahath, stoppin!
there for a few days. | hav,
bought two dandies, as it will b.
much less expensive than to hir'
them by the day. When we return
two friends of mine in Naini Ia
will buy them from us, a we hav,
no use for them in the plains.
Pithoragarh is nine days journe,
from Naini Tai. The distance trav
eled j. about 10 or II miles eacl
day. We start very early in th'
morning and finish our days jour
ney by 3 or 10 a. m.
The sights and scenery along th
way are 50 varied that it is mos
!, delightful way TO spend ones vaca
ton. We will be away about six 0
seven weeks. School reopens il
: July, and we must be at home il
! time for that.
/ II is 50 hot here now, and we hav
: been having dust storms all week
what change it will make whe
r we get up in the hills.
| With ever so much love to yo
) all, your daughter, LILY.
Sullivan will start paving-brlc
4 factory.
Judge Vaughn, Blackford circuit