The Green Forest tribune., 1902-12-27
ACK TO THE PHILIPPINES
From Shanghai, China, M. B.
 Russell Returns to Manila.

Ii Again M. B. Russell has brok- bn long silence by a letter Reaching his sister, Mrs. Smith, Stating that he is once more back $n the city of Manila, which was &he first heard from him for >period of three or four months. He 3las, however, evidently written letters which have gone astray; but his folks are not alone in suf- fering disappointment on account Epf the very poor mail service, Nor letters from the home folks have been addressed to him that haye never reached their destina- &ion. Many letters and papers were started to his address in Shanghai, which, according to Ethe letter just received, never &eached him.
 4 Itseems that after having com- bleted his contract for six months Nith the Shanghai Times he de- &ided to try for more congenial location, and for lack of missing Kinks in his correspondence his Eetter cannot be well understood, but as we believe much of it will be interesting reading to many of bur subscribers we have decided 10 give it space. It is as follows: \ Manila, P. l., Oct. 26, 1902. ! Dear Margi Well my trip is #nde l and here l am again in Manila instead of Calcutta. I D,,ecided in Kobe that I had no Miness in Calcutta and so I kteered for Manila via Singapore Straits Settlements. The reason '9 did not go on to Calcutta was hat 1 learned at Yokohoma, Ja- Aan, that the plague was raging ' here, so not desiring to bump up gainst any more death dealing &iseases, l decided to return to
 ny old stamping ground. It was
 grand, good trip; enjoyed it puch better after l left Kobe, but s I told you was out for good me, I was not the least disap- ointed in Kobe. We enjoyed a ew days of rest there. l spent host of my time roaming about he city, taking 'gapings," but eally 1 did not like Kobe as well s did Yokahoma. Yokahoma the paradise of the east and l would have been glad to "hang po there for awhile had lucrative mployment offered itself, but lings seemed to be pretty well yerdone there and l decided 1t Eould not be best to tarry long.
 l am very sorry that could not end you some souvenirs from here, but the import duties there re so outrageously high and hard get at that l decided that 1 Bould not try to do so, but put all ly purchases in aJapanese trunk nd brought them here and will ow send you small consign- Ient.
 1 told you all about the Japan { Se in my last letter, so l will not taste any more time and paper them. did not get particu-
 rly struck on any of the Jap
 omen, but I must say that some
 the almoE- eyed wax figures are Fetty cute.
 l will write letter to THE
 RIBUNE soon detailing the rest
 my trip. There must be some-
 ing wrong again. You see,
 left Shanghai, Sept. 8, and gave
 [ders for my mail to be forward
 to Yokahoma. From there 1
 |dered it to Manila and when l
 me on the 23rd there was only
 e letter and chat was from Jesse
 Fttrell. Nothing at all from
 Pme. Presume some will turn
 soon. Do you know 1 never
 ceived a letter from any of the
 lnily except you while l was in
 ianghai? 1 have written many
 ters to the boys but have not
 eelved line in answer.
 am temporarily with The