Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16

ALASKAN boys ws,s and u h ss1
when you know we are giving pennies and
dimes for themr" / arh1sure you will be
glad to hear about their Thanksgiving. /
was Weakened very eariy3n the morning by
the girls in the dormit9rS above me. One
seemed to be saying, Il am thankful
Then some other girl would finish the sem
tence. 1 am sorry that could not hear
what they said, for they are very tin1id,
and when asked them for what they were
thankful they only looked at me with their
big black eyes, while their answer was
smile.
Long before daylight they were running
about the halls, for we rise at 6:15 in win
ter, and it is not daylight until nearly 3
O'Clock, and it is twilight at $3.50 in the
afternoon. Isn't that short day?
At 10 o'clock they alt went to church
Our pastor breaches in English. few sem
fences at a time, and Mrs. Paul interprets
to the people in Thlinkik their own Ian
guage. There were about $50 natives. be-
sides the children from our school, at the
service.
were arranged to form two letter LIS he
girls on one side of the room and the boys
on the other.
What did they have to eat? Irish stew,
bread and butter. picked beets, pumpkin
pie, cookies and apples. rs that all?'
hear you say.
Yes; but that was fine dinner. they
thought, for cookies and pie only appear
July.
In the evening they gave an entertain
ment in the schoolroom, which was very
good indeed. 1t ended with a song Pussy
in the Well" When big John Stout pulled
and pulled on the rope he drew up live
pussy cat in the bucket. She looked very
cunning, but very much frightened
OF course we were all amused, and this.
with the closing hymn. America" made
happy ending to the day.
Besides the Indians, the freedmen and the
Esi.imos, there are people living back
among the mountains of the south who
need our help. They are known as ''moun-
tain whites" and have been so long sepa-
rated from Christian influences that many
of their boys and girls have never even
heard about God. Some OF them are very
tells sad little story of how she tried to
enter one of our mission schools and failed
because there was no room for her.
This is what she says about it:
My name air Dorinda Mahala Hare
KEN from higgins Cove up thar in the
mountings We-uns hey no good houses
like you-uns got down hyar. Me an ma
an the childer. we live In a cabin: Mos
folkses live in the cabins. 'ceptin' 81 Rogers,
an he hev got board house with two
rooms an winders an brick chimbley.
The preacher stops thar when he comes
aroun' to baptize 'em an to see the goose
grabbin'.
We-uns hearn ez how Soiitha Davis war
a-goin' to q school down in the valley. and
ma lowed should Co. too. So we started
and walked all the way from Dandy county.
a right smart piece. nigh on to forty mile,
1 reckon. ceptin' ez bud Mackenzie KEN
along an he give u spell In the steer
kyart. Ma she war powerful done out. but
she said: "D'rindy. this air the only chance
you-1ns hev got 'Tain't no use ter live eff
yer have got ter live like me. You must
git some larnih' Drindy, and larn the
childer, and help EN- to be good arter am
gone" An tole her ez how I would try.
Then we-uns walked an walked. an we
we drank outn the creek an We stopped all
night at Roarin' Shinny's, an the mex day
we walked more. Then we-uns KEN to the
place, an the teachers they done tole us ez
there warnt no room for me In that school.
They lowed ez six girls war promised afore
me.
Then ma she went down all of heap on
the floor. an the teacher she cried an said:
20, IL Christian people could only see and
heart" but dunno what foikses she meant.
They were powerful good ter ma. an they
give US money to git lifts a-ridin' home.
An ma said: EFF could only hey writ TO
'em. d rindy; do yer see7p
And so we might go on to speak or the
Chinese. of whom there are moro than
sionaries and Sunday schools; and Of the
people of Porto Rico and the Philippines,
which are home mission countries now,
because our flag floats over them; and OF
the Mormons and Mexicans and all people
within the bounds OF our country who are
not living enlightened Christian lives.
Love of God and love Of country should
before to win this whole land for Christ.
What are we going to do about it?
Yours for the Juniors.
EDITH VIRGINIA BRADT.