The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-01-07
ATTENDS We'd
Ding IN CHINA
Miss Mamie GIassburner, Missionary
to China, Tells Of Hardship in
Going to Wedding.
BOAT is STRUCK BY A GALE
Party Thoroughly Orenched and Rain
Fell in Torrents-onIy Seven
Men to Handle Scat.
Haitang, China, Nov. 16, 1918


l have so much to tell you this time
that hardly know where to begin, for
since my last letter l have been to
Foochow and back again. 1t was a
Lying trip, or it attempted to be. Miss
Jones left on Thursday afternoon, IN
order to reach Ngu Cheng in time to
90 up with Miss Bartlett. Miss Bart
lett was to be a bridesmaid and Miss
Jones had some dental work to be
done, so they both had to go early.
reveled in my four extra days at home.
The boat did not start until the mid
die of the forenoon Monday, so l had
time to teach some of my classes BE-
fore leaving The wind was high and
favorable most of the way, so we
reached Hal Kan about $3.50. | forgot
to say that Sunday night when | went
10 bed there was no boat in and the
prospect for going seemed very poor,
but in the morning when l Wakened
there was the passenger boat which
was not due until afternoon. Bertha
said it had been prepared for me. IL
had made forced trip for the purpose
Of carrying a theatrical troupe over
to the main land, so l went over with
the theater!
Chinese theatrical trOupes are all
men. There were two or three dozen
in this company, so the boat was quite
crowded, but they were very consid-
crate and careful not to crowd me.
When l reached Hal Kan l found
letter from Miss Allen saying she
would wait for me at Kank Cheng un-
til II that night. The distance is about
10 miles and the best possible time IS
three miles an hour. When it came
to hiring a chair everyone held up
their hands, so to speak, and said.
Impossible! Can you fly" At the
very best you can only get to 20
Bung"-a point half way to kang
Cheng, so l consented to take the
chair to Co Bung, thinking that once
there l could plan somehow, as Gin
Lair, who figures in the various ca
pacities of washerman, gardener and
Country boy" was with me and the
moonlight so bright that we could
easily walk half way if necessary.
There is one long high mountain be-
tween Co Bung and Hal Kan. l walk
ed over that and when l got in my
chair again I said, "Now l have helped
you. / want you to do something Tor
me. l must get to Kang Cheng to-
night and if you will get me there
will help you by walking over all the
mountains" To my surprise they
readily acquiesced, stipulating only
that they must stop at Co Bung for
supper. We reached Co Bung an hour
after sundown stopped half hour for
lunch at the Chinese "hotel'' and were
eli again at quarter to eight. The
trip from there on was simply eX-
uuisite. The moonlight was indescrib-
able and the air filled with the sweet
ness of mountain flowers and new cut
rice. Miss Allen was asleep when we
reached the landing, but the boat was
waiting and we were soon "on' and
"off."
We reached Foochow about half
past twelve the next day. Miss An
keny was at Miss Trimble's and it did
seem so good to see her. OF course
there wasn't much time to visit with
4 Girl who was to be married at p.
M. but we squeezed in an incredible
amount OF conversation nevertheless.
OF course you want to hear all about
the wedding. 1t was held in the chap
e. Of the Anglo Chinese college. Miss
Bartlett and Miss Wallace we're brides
maids. The color scheme was white
and yellow and they were dressed in
white with yellow girdles and carried
great bouquets of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS, the great huge kind with curl
ing leaves Jessie's gown was white
silk crepe with a heavily embroidered
panel. Her veil was fastened with a
wreath of tiny white chrysanthemums.
One very pretty feature was the mat
ron of honor. This part was taken by
Mrs. Walter Lacy, sweet young
mother of two little girls of three and
Eve who came in at her side, each
carrying baskets filled with white and
yellow chrysanthemums. The pulpit
and altar were banked with chrysan-
themums, and the pews were also dec
Grated with great bouquets of the
same. DR.. Lacey, father OF the groom,
performed the ceremony. The bride
was given away by DR.. Gowdy, presi-
dent of the Anglo Chinese college. Mr..
Irving Lacy, another brother. played
the wedding march. 1t was Lohen-
grin, as they came in, but Mendell-
sohn as they went out, and you know
what a flood of memories strain
Of the latter always brings to me.
We had pleasant trip overland the
next day. Miss Bartlett and Miss Al
len were with us as far as Co Bung,
where we parted company, they going
tn Ngu Cheng and we to Hal Kan. We
arrived there in good season, having
walked six miles and ridden three.
You know can walk any distance now
without WEAKNESS or any uncomfort-
able after effects. We had good
light at Hal Kan with plenty of time
to examine the day school, there for
Miss Bartlett, the next morning. 1t
looked as though we might not be
able to get to Tang Tan as neither OF
the passenger boats were in, so we
decided to take the See-O boat which
would land us about nine miles from
home. The main thing is always to
ret across the channel, as once on the
island one can always manage to get
tn Tang Tan in some way. Just at
the last moment Gin Lai came in and
said there was boat to be lined