The Newtown bee., 1902-10-17
duties as instructor at Ingleside.

uties as instructor at Ingleside.
'IDINGS FROM MRS MYRTLE INGERSOLL
KNAPP.
Mrs Myrtle 1ngerSOll Knapp, who is
Icing missionary work in Africa, writes
Ter parents, Mr. and Mrs Charles In
yersoll, as follows:
Nairobi, Africa, July 25, 1902.
AS the mail must leave here to-
4 few lines. We are busy these days.
At last we are busy brick making. We
have half enough done for our house.
DR. Henderson is helping us. We can
hardly realize we are to have the house
so soon. We have not quite enough |
but as it will take the bricks a
month to dry, l presume we shall have
money for the iron by the time it is
needed. We have little two-room
grass house we are living in until our
new house is done. | like the new
place very much. 1t will be pleasant
when we get it fixed up. like it
better than any place l have seen. 1t
seems good to be up here on the hill
top. Here we are all by ourselves, for
which I am thankful. The chief here
gave us this whole hill top. 1t is not
so high, yet commands a fine view of
the surrounding country. And we are
in the midst of hundreds of people
who know not God. Brother Severn
His going was sudden. We have no
chance of seeing him, SO cannot send
anything. If he ever speaks at Haw-
leyville, go and hear him. We have
felt he was our best friend in Africa.
He is splendid fellow. He will be at
home for year at least, so we shall
not come very soon if we keep we'll. l
am doing all my own work except
what DR. Henderson's boy helps. did
not like the doctor at first but now.
think a great d, al Of him. The hill
here is an awful picture of misery.
Before the famine it was covered with
people, but they all persisted; most of
them died of hunger. Then at the
last the NASSAU came in and murdered
what were left. One woman was about
crazy from hunger and stole some sheep
and ate them; so her husband made
bark rope and hung her. The native
who told me this said: ''Come, l will
show you the tree where she died.
About 10 yards from the house was the
proof of what he had said. The rope
is still tied to the limbs Of the trunk,
the ends dangling. Her bones are
under the tree. suppose one little
knows the misery and suffering here,
where there was no one to care. pity
or help. The place is strewn with
human bones. After the people died
the brush grew up and covered the
place. We are having it all cut off,
bringing to light all this past. We
many of them the bones of those that
persisted. But in a few months al
this will be changed, and it Will look
nice here. The need is so great
Aren't you glad you could give then
your big girl to tell them of the love
of Jesus? The mail has just come
some papers but no letters. I felt dis
appointed: not single letter. We hat
hoped the boxes had come by thi!
steamer, but find they have not. Thu
next German steamer does not arrive
until August 20, so we have a month
longer to wait. 1t seems so long.
received your letter with the one dol
lar bill, which makes So 1 have ha,
from you. 1 was sorry I could no
send you something by Mr. Severn
The A. 1. NJ. send boxes again in DC
tober and in March. 1 hear that il
these boxes are some things two of ;
; kind, so [ wrote a list for MOthe
Knapp, and will write one for you, s.
: If any one asks you or you wish to sen,
anything, it will be just what we need
; We can always use shoes and stock
ings. 1 like dark waists; collars ar
nice. Then dried beef, canned corn
fruit, coffee, soda, dish towels, til
basins, etc., would be acceptable
often wish I had dish pan, some til
basins, platters, and two-quart pal
or two. Now 1 am not asking you t
get any of these; only if you want t
send me- some little thing, you wi
know something of what l need most
Well, | must close now. I would low
to see you all. You are daily in m
thought and prayer. In His grea
l love, Myrtle.
Mr. and Mrs A. NJ. Booth passed Sur
day at Lake Waramaug, stopping a
> Landlord Henry Browns.
The tenement house of Andrew N
! Booth on Bennitt street has been r.
paired and painted by the +. E. Row
Co.
Y Don G. Peet is out with handSom
Booth.
George Root has secured very d,
: sirable position in Bridgeport.
Wallace Ferris has taken the locs
: agency for the Grand Union Tea Co
and is now driving their wagon.
Mrs E. F. Hawley passed Friday {
the Danbury fair. Miss Florence Hav
- ley visited the fair on Saturday, tt
3 guest of Miss Osborne.
Miss Agnes Roswell returned q
| Mop6ov to bor poc;tiop IL, fl,o cforo .
- the Farmers Trading Co., after