The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-20
An Interesting Letter From Dubois
Countys India Missionary.

kOuutl ihoto 'si0e"s
Nv The following letter 70 her
oo,h.r which the latter kindly per j
Ills the Courier to print. il will he
.een that Miss Lily Greene, OF
Boene township, is again al her siie
work in India. Her numerous
friends in Dubois County wall oe
glad 10 thus hear from her:
Pf alera, Razputana,
jar. -. 1908.
The days seem 10
90 nv ON wings and letters pile up
on NV table and | get SO little time
To answer them. You have already
received my letter from Bombay
telling OF my safe arrival IN dear Ola
India. The journey was very
rough one, we had SO much stormy
weather and only a few pleasant
ldays. thoroughly enjoyed my
"Trip across the continent. ~ was -
lyeiy foggy and dreary in LONDON !
hurried away to Europe as last as !
could. The English Channel Isl
usually very very rough, so dread
ed the trip across, but TO my sur
mise il was very smooth. An
II American girl from New York CITY
vas with me As far o. CALAIS,
france She was travelling Tor a
New York business house, and WIS,
MI
its England, France, Germany ana
Italy twice every year. Oh course
she makes lots Of money IN that
work. and has some very pleasant
| Times. but TO me that would be Per.
Meet drudgery. She was so put Out
\ with me Tor going of to India 70
] bury myself among the nea1nen.
! However. told her OF our worK
there. and | think she changed ne'
- mind and thought that It was
wonderful privilege to be able to g
and help such needy people,
only stayed one day IN rams
-topped at very nice little hotel
The ptoprietor's wife had spent sew
!, sral wears in London, so she coul'
- speak English beautifully rirs
= oil went down to the Louvr
Art Gallery. Formerly the spot OF
which this great building STAND
%. VAS famous hunting resort an
81. later various kings built their pa
weIaces there, adding wing after WIN!
Is The very first object Of interest
are me was the original statue OF u
mes Venus de Milo. This famous sta't
II Venus. the goddess OF love, WI
discovered in a field by a peasan
and was bought by the French 20
eminent for this Museum II
supposed 10 be the work OF pul
of the great Greek sculptor Scopa
i'n' In this Art gallery Of the Louvre
ala % enjoy the beautiful palnun
CO.. -one very fine one represented
Li,chen of an old monastery a
III gels are doing the work, WINE
monk is kneeling at one SIDE Pr
. ing Several monks, Just enter
the door. look so amazed, the OTIS
n JOYOUS expression on the faces
" The busy angels contrasts in '
j striking way with the look OF
nrise on the monks faces ana
the rapt devotion on the u?'ur
face Of the praying saint Inc
,,re i a very striking one, 80
monious, SO beautiful IN every
This picture is by Murillo, y
Oga ish artist.
% Hosts Of interesting things II
mo long to spend days in the 10
instead Of few hours. In the
lnQ ,ernoon went over 10 the tom
~ Nanoleon. 1t is in the churc
AIA the Invalides. Just under the
ida. Of the church i Ia e 5e y ds esSp
walls Of the crypt are OF pol
grani,e and the mosaic paveme
the bottom represents !
Agent, wreath. Here is the sarcoPl
containing the ashes OF Napole
mo. Over the entrance to the vau
- written the request found II
aEe. will: II desire that my ashe'
Ag't ~" ,ha hank. of tue Sein
.n,u the midst Of the French p
ABLE. whom have SO well loved
From the tomb ! went 70
tR. Dame church; it i one OF tne
.Gothic buildings IN all r rop,,
r, lhn west front had become i,mll
:, Of any me thro' pictures, and ! =,
rly com recognized IL square lowered
nd care The outside has some D.
and adj carving, some Of which was I
ded and injured during the French !
ton. On the way back I, 70
+ 'ss-D | saw the Eiffal tower, when
,~sN feet high, also The Obe'i-k %
W. which il a sister monolith 10
TALLY potra's edie Dlriag the
Of Terror ,h- guillo'ine wa
lade q over the spot where the
. ~. now stands, and , 600 pecpl
2" Nc" beheadei there.
81 Me. Oae statute Of LrfAse'te O
rack Interested me very mu'