Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-21
Ny Dear Everybody:

West Virginia Friends.
My Dear Everybody.
| MoRADABAD, India Dec. 19, l901---
This letter Is for you all, afterward /
/ know each one would like to hear sep
aratelv, but | thought I'd write the
| first letter TO you.
1t has been week today since
got home, and | am beginning to feel
rested after the long hard journey. l
was very tired before | got here.
Towards the last it was very hard.
OF course you are all very anxious
TO know about the journey. | win
begin where suppose Minnie left Off,
for | know she told you all about
what nice time we had In New
York. She was great help aud
comfort to me there, and we all had
such lovely time together. We left
as you remember on Wednesday morn
ing. BY Wednesday night we were
out Of sight OF land just water, water
all about us. We did not see land
again until the next Wednesday
morning when We got up. We land
ed about ten at Southampton. We
had a delightful voyage on the Attain
tic add It was not nearly as rough as
it usually Is, nor was 1t as cold. |
was not seasick at all, but my head
hurt me good deal. | think IL was
the motion OF the ship that caused
this. There were several days that a
had to keep it on thepillow all day.
The children were pretty good con-
sidering everything. and there were
plenty TO help me look after them, so
| got on very nicely. They kept very
well and were lively and good natnred
all OF the way. They had plenty Of
books and toys TO amuse themselves
with.
We did not land In Liverpool as
thought we would but at Southamp-
ton. We did not go to London at all
bat went directly from Southampton
to Paris. We landed at Southamp-
ton at ten and left for Paris at mid
night. We got into Paris at three
the next day aud then at six we left
there for Marsellles. We got into
Marseilles at nine and our boat sailed
at eleven so you see we made very
close connections. We were good
and tired with rushing when we found
ourselves on the Rome. This was
an old boat AMI not nearly SO nice as
the boat across the Atlantic. 1t was
also very bad sailor and apt to roll
d good deal If the weather was at all
rough but we had such nice weather
all of the way, that we did not suffer
any with sea sickness. We were very
much crowded in this boat. There
were forty children besides eight little
babies in arms, SO you see there was
a crowd for there were at least ten
grown people for every child. A few
days out from Marseilles it grew very
hot. On the Red Sea the heat was
intense and poor little Helena took
the fever. For nearly a week she had
it, She is all right now however.
Al Alden we changed boats. Alden Is
just ten days sailing from Marseilles.
There we took boat called the
Persia. This Is a fine large new boat
and we had plenty of room In 1t for
most OF the passengers on the Rome
did not get off as we did but went on
to Australia, China, New Zealand or
Japan. We were very glad OF the
change for we had very restful time
en- this boat / had letter from
Lewis at Alden and he said he expect
ed to meet US in Bombay, so | began
to count the days until we got there.
We left Alden Monday and got into
Bombay Saturday. AS we drew near
the docks you may be sure looked
sharp to see Lewis, but i did not see
him. / saw DR.. Neeld, my cousin
Miss Flicker and other friends but no
Lewis. / felt very much disappoint-
ed when | saw this, and / felt alarm
ed when Mr.. Stephens one OF our
missionaries 10 Bombay came up and
said he was sick at his house, that he
had come down to meet me but was
taken sick soon after his arrival.
The children add | got into carriage
at once and went TO him. We saw
him sitting on the veranda as we
drew near looking eagerly up and
down the street. You may be sure it
was a happy meeting. His trouble
was dysentery but he Is all right now.
Although he looks worn and tired III
look after him now and see that he
gets plenty OF good nourishing food.
He has been rather discouraged about
the work too and I'll try to cheer him
up. 1t has been very lonely for him.
Oh am so glad to be home again.
We left Bombay Monday night and
after hard hot journey of two and a
half days at last reached our home.
] have had very warm welcome from
all.
We are getting the house nicely
settled and 1t will soon seem very coy
and homelike. In my next letter III
tell you all about how we are settled
and III take some pictures soon TO
show you everything.
Now that | am back it almost