Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-16
MME Il: CHANCES MISSION
Crossed Ocean to Learn How
to Help Koreans.
WOULD NoDERH1zE OLD uArmv

uAgA Glass woma. ., -.
kiasas. nxDsets to ke.a.. =. ~.
s.Ated states Several Year. a.
Wu TAea Rstar. to the or,... ..
ssDeriats.A scAesl,.
The desire to acquire an Amer,co,
sdacatton. to enjoy American customs
AZ to imbibe American sentiment In 8
hrs1sht Nine. Chang all the wav from
Asrea to San Francisco, says the St
1sss Republic. The quaint little crea.
tsre b the first high class woman y,
Ar nation to cross the ocean for an
American education.
In her simple way she tells how al
the real happiness of her life came
through the teachings of Americans
ana she wants to speak the Language
Iesd the literature and live the life OF
the people Of this republic.
1t required just two years to con.
vfAce Chang Sebang, her legal lord
that peep at the world and a bit Of
education would not utterly ruin the
WIFE. But the lady's logic was not only
good, but persuasive, and here she Ia,
with her child, domiciled as q parlor
boarder at the Methodist mission, It
= the intention Of Mime. Chang to re-
main there year. or more until she has
na1tsred English sufficiently to take
up SEINE lines Of the higher education.
Nine. Chang's father, the late Ye Sc
bang was one Of the most prominent
men In the Wueyo province. He was
rice grower. and the plantation on
VII. n he made his home was at Nam
eAanSne. Her husbands family, which
= rich and powerful, lives near the
sane town.
Il never saw my husband until l
stood by him for the marriage cere-
nsny." she said through an interpreter
n comparing some Of the Korean GUS
toms with those of the advanced ma.
tons.
Il was just fourteen years old, and
~ had been raised with the idea that
my father would select desirable per-
son I peeped at the bridegroom with
approval. Suppose had not liked his
looks and refused to marry him? oh,
such a thing could not have been. A
Korean girl would not dare-why, she
would not even think Of such an act Of
rebellion. There's no sweet pea girl
hood in my country. When girl Of
the better class reaches her seventh
year. she goes into seclusion and is
housed and under restraint until she ia
fourteen. Then ehe Ia married. After
that she may visit friends. but she is
not permitted to speak with man.
There ID no social intercourse be-
tween men and women. The men have
most Of their life with men and the
women theirs with women. 1t will be
q telling step In the advancement of
ny country when social conditions are
One Of the old customs OF
the capital. Seoul, has been abolished,
and this indicates progress along the
right lire. This custom forbade men
ON the streets after sunset. From That
time until o'clock women were al
lowed the freedom Of the town to Walk
or visit. Death was the penalty for a
man who broke this law. The women
attended by their wards, went In par
ties, and every one carried pretty IAN
tern. Those hours were selected 80 that
the promenading Of the women snouM
mt interfere with the business life OF
the city.
"JJnlike the other oriental women,
the Korean after marriage has dis
tinct place in the household and
voice in all matters pertaining to her
family. She must be consulted, anu
her views carry weight with the nus
hand. She is an important factor IN
the home life, but in the community
she ID nonentity.
strange as 1t may seem, the horea"
~oman has no name of her own. Here
I am called Nine. Chang. and l Hike
mat and wish might always De au,
dressed by my husbands name. At
home am Kenug Sin Omanie. Inat
means mother of Kenug Sin, my cnlu'
II had no offspring, would have no
anne A girl is sometimes given u nicA
name when a baby, but this is droppeu
vhen she is married. My baby name
was Loving Bough. . :. ~.
.arhe latest social innovation Is ths
family meal. Formerly the men anu
women never ate together. inc wMe
and daughters had their meals toeetn-
r and the father ate with the SOILS =:
al, who have adopted the new way VI
having family breakfasts and dinners .er.
and n 20 delightful that think aftef
awhile it will be universal. ~
korea is not as stubborn as emma ,'s
and I believe in time she Will yield anu
become modernized. Chrlstian'ty n"s
taken tremendous hold on the peop.e'
Who are eager to adopt the new Gus
toms along with the new religion
y do not know how long ! snan re
main IN this country. Likely sevela.
years. for wish to prepare myself ~