The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-02-15

first time, At first they can hard
ly comprehend il and take it for
some fairy bale.
~Mrs. Adams and I held a five
days meeting with the women OF
The Satol church len miles from
Taiku and beside the railroad.
Thirty women were enrolled. We
studied from 9 a, M, to 4 p. m. ex-
cept about an hour for dinner and
had also sn evening service. Three
women and two girls walked in al
most len miles bringing along their
rice ana lived in the church build
ing With US, only we shut off our
room al night. But the Korean
women kept studying and talking
till midnight aud resumed with the
first streaks Of day light,
"Their honor Of the missionaries
is quite interesting. l heard them
calling Mr.. Adams "the Adams
missionary gentleman" Gentle
man with them is next to royalty.
We were grateful to see that those
women had given up smoking since
they believed. Not all do so, torit
is hard for them when they have
been addicted TO the habit nearly
all their lives. | longed for a ko-
dab picture Of the scene at meals.
The food Of Mrs. Adams and my,
self not very different from what
we might have at home, but served
on the lid Of Ii commlssary box
for a table, all having been prepar-
ed by our boy cook and kerosene
stove. He might be taken for a
girl if you saw only his hair braid
ed down his back but his real
American dart vest over his own
short white (?) jacket easily dis
tinguished him from a girl.
"Seated on the floor like our
selves the Korean women and girls
were crowded around their large
bowl Of rice and pot of kimii or
chinchi. The brass bowl before
each n was piled high and in
each an ungainly Korean spoon.
Later The water in which the rice
had been cooked was brought in
for their beverage. Before they
began, all bowed their faces to the
ground while one Of their number
tfered prayer. When any one of
them did not wish all her rice she
lifted it in her own spoon and put
it over into another'S bowl. The
chinchi is made of turnips, garlic
and lettuce with liberal seasoning
Of red pepper, and allowed to "trip
en-" till the odor is very disagreea-
bic to a foreigners nostrils. 1t is
eaten with the fingers. How they
can eat rice and kimpji three times
a day | cannot understand. Oh
course they occasionally have eggs
and chicken, and their bread which
to me is simply awful. They ask
ed us the names of the different
dishes Of which they saw us par
taking and expressed surprise that
we satisfied ourselves with so it,
tie. But | noted often they show
ed Christian courtesy and at night
they wished each other "~peacefu]
Sleep" at morning peaceful
) day." We returned by railroad
train Monday morning. Our cave
taking was hard for them. One
dear soul who is said to have for.
merly been possessed with a deyi
put her arms around my neck anG
laid her head on my shoulder mucl
to my dismay for | had seen toe
much live stock to care for closer
contact than was necessary. W.
; love them but not their filth. An
other woman cried as she babe III
goodby and another met us ant
saw US off. Our visit seems tt
have increased their interest in til,
regular class here in the loca
church, which is being enlarged tt
accommodate the increasing
crowds.
eve must have a union pub
] fishing house soon, but the none,