The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30

Miss Minnie Johnson, who left
Leon three years ago as mission
airy to India, sends an interesting
letter to friends and acquaintance
here. She is a sister of Mrs. ]. H.
Pitman, of this city, through whom
we received the letter, which fol-
lows:
Abergeldie Cottage, Landour, Ind
lathe party later known as the
Tehri Ten, left Landour May %, on
their forty-mile journey into Tehri
Carnival State. The weather fine,
the party all congenial and ready to
rough it. The first march out most
delightful, but must make melt
ton of the individuals making up the
Tehri Ten. Mrs. Allen, the chaper-
on, the dear California lady of about
so years, whose daughter is a med
ical missionary Ferozepur. Miss Lee,
lady from Seattle, Wash, just out
from home and college, and a most
charming person. Miss Hessel, from
San Francisco. with quiet charm
all her own. Miss Atkin, under the
Free Church of Scotland Mission
u
sionary and author of Behind the
Bungalow" and Tribes on Our
Frontier" are most interesting ac-
counts of both home and insect lite
in India. Miss Atkin while born In
India was educated in Edinburg,
with all charming young lady. Miss
Copeland, from Glasgow University,
intensely jolly and interesting. Miss
Kenzie, Mr.. Scott, from our mission
Just out from home and college, and
our English friend, Mr.. Addison.
Miss Jackson and myself complete
the party.
And now about the trip. We
reached Jalki about 10 a. m. where
we had our breakfast. 1t was rath-
er a conventional breakfast and even
though we did not have half enough
water to make tea for ten thirsty
folks, we were deciding to rough 1t
and to be unconventional, but at
Jalki we were still strangers and 1t
took us all day to become acqualnt-
ed.
The march was delightful, the air
cool and crisp, making walking easy
and pleasant. The roads are very
conveniently made around the hill
sides. so there is not the climbing
that there would be necessary 9TH
erwise. And we were surprised to
find the roads in such splendid con-
dition.
Miss Jackson had been appointed
to take charge of the commfssary
and we had jolly fun buying sup
niles for ten persons for seven days.
We took seventy loaves of bread,
twenty pounds of potatoes, ten
mounds of rice. eight tins of Heinz's
baked beans, four tins of salmon.
sayen pounds of butter, three glasses
az chipped beef, one and q half
ponnds of cheese, four pounds Of
peanuts. three tins of pineapple, five
tins of jam, one roasted leg OF nut
ton. some corned beef. a box OF DIS
cults, one small cake and lovely
large sunshine cake, contributed Dy
Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Moody and MRS.
Granger.
We stopped along the side of the
road for tea the first day out ann
4 coolie, who carried Miss Lees nat
bag, In which had been placed our
little round faisin cake rolled OF
down the Khad (ravine). Mr.: Aao,-
son rescued it but found that IN fall
ing it had received injuries sutficlent
! to bring it to the pudding stage.
We reached Dunalti at about s p.
M. We were first attracted by the
large groves which no doubt the Ra-
ia (king) had planted there me
Oak bungalow is clean, roomy and
comply. The Chaukidar watch
mani very accommodating. Dis
pensing with Chhoti Hazari uittle
breakfast) we had breakfast at about
$50 a. m. After breakfast Mr.. Ad-
olson gave a talk in English and Miss
Jackson interpreted it in Hindi for
the benefit Of the twenty-six coolies
We had with US and the servants ct
the Dak bungalow. We spent the.
day il resting under the lovely old
Iarches. some OF US wrote home
lSttera ana some Of us tried TO sleep
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