Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-20
Letter From Miss Starting to
Her Mother From Siam
Nan, N. Siam, June "a, 1913.

Ihe three men leIt wednesday
morning for Annual Meeting, leav-
ing a lone woman in each house and
guess / am the only woman who is
not concerned. Mrs. Taylor and !
drove down this afternoon to the
south compound, to see the widows
there; they are sleeping together,
but each eats at her own house.
While Mrs. t. and | stand by the
stuff at night, and eat together. /
don't mind sleeping alone, but |
don't like eating by myself. We
have both decided that we prefer
this way of doing. Mrs. t. could
come over here at night to sleep, if
she liked; but she would lose a lot
of time going back and forth, and
she isn't strong, and it would be
hard on her, especially as the rains
have begun.
We have fifty pupils enrolled this
week and not all in yet; hate to
think of the rains interfering with
our attendance, as it will do. We
have more pay pupils than we have
ever had. A Siamese who put his
daughter in, became our friend and
has been instrumental in bringing in
half dozen others, whom we would
have never reached. One of tie
teachers in a government school has
also brought US in three girls.
There is a disease here that is kill
ing off the cattle like flies. Yester-
day two buffaloes died near here,
and people we're focking around all
day carrying the meat off. Buffa-
Ices are too precious to kill for eating
so whenever any of the meat is for
sale you know it is diseased. We
have new matron, and last week
she bought some dried meat that
was evidently diseased. for two of
the girls were poisoned from it.
have just finished writing to Mr..
Spilman, who has charge of the Ego
down" in Bangkok, and sent him an
inventory of the box you are send
ing me; this is to avoid the custom
officials from going through the
things. have also asked Mr.. s.
to take charge of the box or trunk
when it comes, unpack it and put
my dresses away until fall when |
go down, if | do. This will avoid
any risk of the things getting wet
coming up the river. | knew you
have worked hard on the sewing, as
you always do, and | appreciate the
Labor of love" more than / can tell
YOU. When | see how the women
out here have to worry over their
sewing with very unsatisfactory re-
suits, realize how much you are
saving me. If | had to worry over
my clothes | should adopt the native
dress, which isn't bad, but would
shock the other missionaries, know.
Mrs Taylor is rejoicing that, as she
isn't having any clothes to come out
this year, that | am having box to
unpack. Unpacking our boxes is
the most exciting event of the year.
But Mrs. T. brought back plenty
of clothes with her, and then she is
a good seamstress and can do lit
tie sewing along as she needs it.
Letter from Mrs. Palmer last mail,
mailed at Singapore. They were
all enjoying their trip-but they are
all like children-ev everything that
happens to them is the best and most
exciting ever. That is one of their
fine traits; it takes less to amuse
them than any people | ever saw,
and they don't complain about things.
Nan, N. Siam, July 26, 1918.
have been going hard all morn
ing attending to various wants of
my cherubs, and nothing to show for
It; unless certain spirit of quiet
sanctity reigning over the place be
excepted.
The men returned from Animals
Wednesday afternoon in good health
having made a very quick trip. They
brought home some plants of pink
and white Honolulu vine, red single
hibiscus, and a pair Of fine chickens
which Mrs. Harris sent Mrs. Taylor.
So we have been setting them out
this morning, with nice cape jas
mine which rooted in water.