Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-01-27
WRITTEN TO HER MOTHER
Interesting Account Of a Hop
kinsyiIle Girls Life in
Mission Field.

ing the most delightful showers, (
very grateful relief from the Ions
dry season. 1t is too early for the
rains to begin yet, and | can't say
enjoy that season. but / suppose the
drouth is broken. The first rain waE
last Saturday afternoon. The girlI
came down from the hill that morn.
ing. in time to do their washing for
Sunday. But Miss Buck stayed UP
until Sunday morning. so had to
watch the girls and it was very try
ing. New Year week is the one
time in all the year, when the boys
and girls are allowed to play to-
gether, and you may know the boys
improve their opportunity. III had
charge of the school, ] should not
allow them to come on the pi enises,
New Year or not. But Miss Buck
allows it, and ! was uneasy all day,
knowing they were on the place.
paying with the girls, and one of
the boys even came upstairs, but /
sent him down in a hurry. But we
we're invited out to Nawng Patti,
about a mile from here. that after
noon. and was glad when the time
came, and / got the girlsout Of lown-
Our matron has just built her a new
house, and we went out to attend
the dedicatory exercises, and ate our
supper there. AS / may have men,
toned before, one of the leading
features of New Year time is throw
ing Of water. Men and women par
ade the tIeets, in crowds, bearing
big bowls of water and every passer.
by is treated to "sousing. Thegirls
had told me that they were going to
''hoat" me Saturday afternoon, so |
went in an old dress. expecting to
come home drenched. But while we
we're eating supper, a very heavy
shower came up. and we had to wait
some time before we could start
home. and it was quite dark when
We finally got there. So the girls
fun was spoiled. and we all got our
"ducking" from the skies, instead.
Outside the temples, on high poles,
are floating hundreds of player flags,
of all colors, the flags being about
foot wide. and ten or fifteen yards
long. They float gaily in the breeze,
and every time the wind losses them
up, they are supposed to pull the
person for whom they were raised,
so far out of hell.
Sunday was Easter, and we had a
very elaborate service arranged.
played the violin, and all three of |
the schools sang. our girls best of
all. Every one spoke of how beau
tiful the anthem was. DR.. Briggs,
who is very fond of music. was there.
and seemed to enjoy it. He had in
tended going home the Friday be-
fore. but early that morning. the
stork visited the McCluers. and
brought them baby girl. SO he had
10 stay over.
The Whites are coming dow n from
the hills tomorrow. and hope 10
start home next week. though he is
still very weak. and we are afraid
that he will not be able to take the
trip. He came down early this week
Tor q day. and just the ride in jolted
him up very much; 50 that doesn't
Iook as if he cauld stand six days
riding. They are going to be with
rs until they leave.
hear the railroad is moving.
When ] came up. il took three days
10 make the trip from Railhead to
Pre-, and now it is only one days
Journey. But it is still far enough
from Chieng Mai, TO make as feel
'afe from the cholera epidemic Cor
believe il Is something like pneu-
nonia) that is sweeping Asia and
Europe. So you see there are some
advantages in being far from q rail
Dad.
Miss Buck and had a good laugh
'ver your idea that screens would be
heaper than mosquito nets. In I
'ur dormit0ry. there are eight enOr
nous Windows, and i've double do0rs, q
nth large trnnsoms. Then wiz 1