The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-13
MISSIONARIES IN MACAO.
Refugees From Canton Live Among
Chinese ard Portuguese.

Chinese and POrtuguese.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 13.-Mrs. Edith Cars
well Patton. daughter CT Mr.. and Mrs
Robert S. Carswel, of this city. in a let
ter written on July 3, at Macao, the Por
tuguese port on the southern coast of
China, gives some interesting glimpses in
to the life Of the missionaries who have
taken refuge at that port. Mr.. and Mrs.
Patton went out to Canton, China, little
| over year ago and en- ga, ed in missionary
work under the Presbyterian Board Of
Missions, During the latter part OF June
they left Canton and took refuge at Macao
HCHgkcng and Macao are filling up with
refugees, both foreign and native" Mrs
| Patton writes, for the native Christians
are in IS much danger, and IN many ways
mere danger, than the foreigners.
We sent a cabiegram 10 you this morn
| ing saying that we were safe By this
| time il is on its way around the world TO
you ard viii sooa reach you. Bat the
| queerest part of all IS that you Will prob
ably receive it an hour or two earlier than
| II was here when we sent it. We sent il
! this morning at II O'clock. Leaving a good
/ ma gin for delays, y61T,giu receive il By
/ 10 OF tbs same morning.
We sent the cablegram because it viii
! take at least a month before cur letters
| ItftS-i ca! II the mean me Il &it~4 LSd4
might happen in Canton, which DOW is
comparatively quiet. The consul has or
! Gered all the women and children to leave
! Canton and has recalled all the American
| missionaries who are in the interior. Quite
| a little eo.ony Of foreigners is being form
ed here.
| Nest OF the men are saying in Canton.
! If they feel it their duty to remain there,
/ they will stay until the last moment But
| those who are studying or are from the in
! terror have come here. If they stay long
enough, as the refugees did during the
| French war, they Will open chapeIs and go
| 10 work here There are a great many
! Chinese here You know Macao is just off
| the mainland.
! Great efforts are being made in C4ntoa
/ to keep the peace. The reform party is
/ very strong here in South China but even
a great many in that party believe in re-
| form only for the Chinese and by the Chi
| nese. There has always bsen stToDg an i
| foreign feeling IN Canton We were con-
| stantly called 'forsign devils on tie
| streets. but We grew used tn that. The
| present breaking out has bsen impending
| for the last fifty years. The older mis-
| Sion2rles have seen il groW.ls4
Some OF the Chinese arg very noble men
| and women The danger lies-in the scum
| and mob element and IN the few ambitious
| or wicked leaders, The business class and
| the more substantial class are solid think
| ers, and do not want the present state O.:
affairs any more than the foreigners. Ii
| Hung Chang is still having the pirates
executed in Canton. a1d tie pla ards of
| the Boxers still appear on tae Canton
| sjTeJs.
We nave ser up our establishment in
Macao, and l wish you could see our little
| house. We have just three rooms, and
| below them are the qusFtezs OF our ~
ants We have with Us curaooak and his
| wife and their baby, ard our hGuseboy- Cur
| coolie remained in Canton 10 IGok after the
] house and our belongings, If any hing
| should happen he is 20 come to u, too
! We were fortunate to have our servants
come with Us. Some OF tbs refugees GTs
! here without any, as their servants pre-
| ferred 10 so back to their little secluded
| country villages
| Our housaboy was the first 10 come. Ths
| cook had taken his wife and baby into
| the country. but day or two after we had
| sent word that if he wished ne could bring
| his family and come TO us he put in his
| appearance For a day or Two We had
| little Chinese colony in the house. We
had to go to a friends house to sleep, so
| that they could sleep on our floors. But
| We have eTerything settled row. We felt
| that as long as We could protect our ser
| wants II was our duty TO do it
! We brought a few things with US, and
| have fitted up our three rooms so that they
| are as coy as can be. I wish you could
see the little Portuguese houses most of
| our people are living in They ere queer
little plaster affairs. Ours is on a little
street running up from the Praya. very
near the water. The street is just about
| six feet wide, but We have garden
| across the way that is full OF pretty trees
! and plants.
| Our dining room is our hall, too, as the
steps come up into it. We rented cur fur
| niture as il is uncertain we shall be abe
! to return to Canton
Or. and Mrs Graves will come next
| door to Us, I think, in little pige0n-box
| Of house. They are a dear old couple.
They are Baptists, and are among the pio-
neers in missionary work Dr.. Graves has
done splendid work here. and is looked
| up 10 by everybody. He speaks the Lam
guage like a native, as the natives them
| selves say.
] We have Portuguese and Chinese for
neighbors. They smile ana we smile. and
| we ale fast becoming friends