The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-20
BACK IN INDIA.
Miss Alice e. Wishart Tells Of Her Re-
ceptlon upon Her Arrival at Al.
lahabad.

Under date oil december ], 1909,
Miss Alice E. Wishart writes to
her parents, Hon. and Mrs. S. p.
Wishart, and tells of the hearty
welcome she received upon her
arrival at Allahabad, India, to con
tlnue her work as a missionary,
and from the letter we are per-
mltted to publish the following:
"Here l am, safe and sound, In
dear old Allahabad again. 1t does
not seem as If l had been gone
more than a month-everythlng
Is so natural.
"Uur Conference was postpon.
ed; so | came on at once from AL
mednagar, and as my train was
two hours late, 1 did not get here
until 2 o'clock Sunday morning.
Miss Bertsch met me at Chooki,
little station some miles out of
AlIahabad. Shahyadi was at the
station waiting to greet us; and
when we drove up to the gates
10 and behold! the whole place
was illuminated with dozens aud
dozens of tiny lights; and gailv
decorated with flags and paper
chains, Japanese lanterns, and
triumphal arches. Welcome
was spelled out in little lights on
the hedge, and the gardner had
arranged his chrysanthemums as
floral decorations. Some fire
works were put off, and the girls
were all out to wish me welcome.
Miss Bertsch had some hot cof-
fee and cake for me before I went
to bed at 3, and, altogether, I feel
very happy. arose at $50 and
went to Hipdustani church at q
30, and renewed old acqualntanc.
es with the Indian Christian com
munlty.
"My room and everything is in
excellent order. Miss Byrne,
about whom l told you befoI Q
coming away, ls charming Eng
lish girl, keeping house fo- us and
paying board, but receives no pay
from the Society. She Is not
strong, however, and we fear she
will not stay more than q month
longer.
Yesterday went over all the
work and workers conversation.
ally with MISS Bertch, and inves.
tigated all the house, compound
and buildings, besides making
six calls.
"We sleep out on the veranda
at night, as we like the air which
is cold enough. l sleep under
two blankets and a comfort. In
three months from now it will be
hot enough.
"I had stacks of nice welcom-
ing letters from our Nissij friends
and several kilograms; but though
they were sent to Bombay, did
not get them until 1 arrived here.
81 am going up to Fatehpur at
4:45 to-day, and will write more
If get back before mail day.
81 have made most of my calls
on Missionaries and Indian Chris
tlans between WORK hours. l
feel 80 well and energetic that it
Is difficult to hold IN and not do,
and do, and do! But 4 know 1
must husband my strength some
what, If l mean to keep IT and
have it last.
Several of the schools, know
ing that was going to visit them,
had their schoolrooms decorated
and special little welcome exercis
es--bless their hearts
"At one high caste school, all
the children had on their gayest
clothes, and bright colors enough
to dazzle ones eyes. On my en-
trance, two small brownies pre-
sented me with garlands of jassa
mine blossoms, which / had to
wear, and huge bouquet of flow
ers. In another the room was
decorated with bright colored pa
per CHAINS with "In the Honor OF
VOur Visit IN larOa Iottoro ,rsv, q