Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-11

TRIP IN THE ORIENT.
Miss Annie Patton Describes Trip
Taken With Her Sister, Miss
Floy, in Japan.

MISS Annie Patton writes the fol-
lowing interesting letter to her par
ents In this city. Miss Annie, in com
pany with her sister, Miss Floy, are
missionaries in Japan.
ARIMA, August /. - 1t does seem
such long time since we have heard |
from you and we do long for your let
ters. We have been here in this Mt. |
village for about week with Miss
Ritson and Mrs. Warren; we are in an
ideal house for a summer rest. up on |
the side Of mountain and surrounded |
by trees with spring of delightful
water bubbling out of the mountain
just behind the house. Sister and
each have room | have the front
one as | study some every morning.
The view is beautiful. We find Mrs.
Warren and Miss Ritson such nice
company, and Mrs. Warren is such a
good housekeeper, so we are having a
very good rest, which we both needed
and have had just week earlier than
we expected for it turned hot very
suddenly, so we decided at about 10
O'Clock week ago to-day to leave that
evening by the O'Clock boat and we
were very thankful that we had
thoroughly cleaned the house aud
summed everything the day before, as
we had been having a good deal of
rain, and then, too, we had sent our
baggage all on the day before, for it
was brought up the mountain on an
OK cart and reached here Just about
two minutes after we did, So all we
had to do was to put things away and
pack our little grips and prepare our
lunch for the journey. Sister brought
her Bible Woman with her, asshe had
not been well for sometime, and isl
such sweet, dear girl. We went on
board the steamer at about half-past
eight in the evening, just in time to
see a most beautiful sight. 1t was an
offering to the god Of waters-heathen,
of course--but il was truly beauti-
ful sight. The river was filled with
lighted boats in all sorts of beautiful
designs, and some had music in them
and on the bank of the river at
intervals were huge bonfres with
various colored lights and some of the
most beautiful fireworks / ever saw
In the shape Of chrysanthemums and
other things. After watching it for
an hour and a half from the deck we
sailed out over CLASSY sea just as the
moon rose in her beauty. 1t was a
most delightful evening. We reached
Osaka between six and seven the next
morning. We took iinrickaShas and
rode to the station, where we had to
wait for the eight O'Clock train, where
Miss Rltson and Mrs. Warren found
US to their great surprise, for we had
not decided when they left the morn
ing before. Miss Ritson had her Bible
Woman, too, and their three servants,
so We set forth, a party of nine, on
the eight O'Clock train. After an hour
and fifty minutes we left the train
for jlnrlckashas again in which we
had about a two hours ride, with
about a twenty minutes rest In the
middle in little Japanese inn, where
we ate our lunch and felt refreshed;
then we reached the hotel here just in
time for dinner and to escape a thun-
der shower which would have soaked
us, SO we were very thankful. After
dinner Ia very good one, too) we came
on here and found our baggage had
not been taken across the river (which
is mostly a rocky bed with streams in
it now, and only foot bridge over it).
They had covered it over, but some
things were wet, but no damage done.
We all fell to work and when at half
past six we were to return to the
hotel for supper, the house was in very
comfortable order for Sunday. The
next morning we began having our
meals at home. Miss Houston Is here,
and we see her nearly every day. Mr..
and Mrs. Cumming arrived last even
ing with their three little boys, the
Youngest month old. We called on
them this afternoon, where we met
Miss Houston and the two Mrs. Buck
hams and their children and Walter
Buckham. We all had pleasant
time. We enjoyed the church service
so much Sunday, and song service in
a house here Sunday evening. But l
must stop. Trusting that we will
| hear soon from you, with lots of love,
ANNIE.