The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-16
MISS ALICE WISHART.
Reached AIIahabad, India, Her Destina.
tion In Time for Christmas Dinner.
IS DELIGHTED WITH THE PLACE.
Tells Of Her Arrival, the Meeting Of Miss Todd.
and Her Introduction to the Euraslan Girls.
Something Of Their Home Life.

with DR.. and Mrs. Abbot at Rom
bay from Saturday noon, when
we landed, until Monday night,
when l came on to Allahabad,
reaching here Wednesday at 2 a.
m. Miss Todd met me at the
train and 1 hadn't the least trou.
BILE In recognizing her. I am
writing out on the big veranda
surrounded with the loveliest
palms-four immense beauties as
tall as myself in huge pots are in
sight, with dozens of the hand
soonest chrysanthemums and
ferns I ever saw sitting in groups
here and there on the floor. How
| wish 1 had picture of it to
send in this letter. The grounds
are fine-but I didn't finish what
/ began. This makes me think
of the "Bishop," for soon after
my chotti hauzri Qittle breakfast
brought into my room by the ay-
eh) Miss Todd had the bearer
bring a little table and chair out
here so that could write. I had
only finished one letter when l
heard some unearthly sound like
a bagpipe coming up the drive
way-and there he was-the man
With the mongoose and the cob.
ras, ready to perform for the
"Mlss Sahib" who had just come;
but I concluded that snakes could
wait, and letters must be ready
to 60 in to-morrow's mail; so he
vanished.
Just here a native woman
dressed in white with red chad.
der and anklets came up on the
steps and salamed low to me, and
as I've learned how, l returned
it.
But now to go back to Bonn bay.
DR.. and Mrs. Abbott are rich mis-.
sionaries and lovely people,
They did everything possible for
my comfort, and 1 had a delight
full little visit there. We were in
vlted to DR.. Abbott's sisters to
tea that same afternoon with all
the rest of our party; then part
of them were to dinner at the
Abbot's that evening and some
for 9 o'clock breakfast Monday
morning.
Sunday I attended five servl-
ces which I shall write up for the
S. S. and G. Il. at home just as
soon as l have time. Miss Todd
is so fearfully rushed and I am
so glad to be able to help her
with the things I can do about
the house. Monday morning
Mrs. Abbott and her mother, Mrs
Clarke, took me shopping. I had
to get a carry-all and comforta.
BILE for travelling, for one must
carry ones bedding along when
one travels in India. BON bay is
beautiful city with the hand
soonest public buildings 1 ever
saw. The shops are tantalzingly
lovely, and there is no end of in
teresting sights.
Monday afternoon l was invl
ted to take tiffin at the American
Mission. All the people there are
Humes or related to them, witt
several who had come up from
Ahmednager to meet theil
friends, the Lees andtDr Rutf
Hume. After I returned to tn,
Abbot's we went driving on Nal
aoar Hill, the aristocratic part o
Bombay, overlooking the harbor
/ never before saw such luxuri
ance of palms, ferns and flowers
such magnificent sunsets-fo
pink glow stays in the sky lon,
after the sun sinks. DR.. Abbo
took me to the train at $50 and
slept all night One funny thin,
Il couldn't find my trunks any
where, nor my shawl strap witt
my rug, ram coat, jacket and pil
low. They had not been sen
from the custom house; 90 Dr
Abbo; gave me his overcoat (th
nights are very cold) to pu
around me in the train or / woul
have bern greatly chilled. ! ha
a note this morning, however
saying they are all right and wi
be on in few days--meantlme