Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-27
MISS LETTERS
From The Mission Field of Siam Tell Much That Will Interest
Her Friends Here at Home.

fellow had turned around and sole
the house for which he had paiC
four ticals (only one of which wal
his OWN, for nine. / decided thai
anyone with such a genius for Fl
nance didn't need anv pity from me
so after he had finished his grass
cutting let him go.
Nan N. Siam, Aug %. 1913
This is Friday night, and | am
just home fromtsa at Beache5',
We had a nice teaon the porch,
salad m dee Of pottoes
cucum b ers, a little onion, end
mayonnaise dressing; chicken GRO
quotes, bread and butter sandwich
es, strawberry jam, pickles, tea. and
for dessert, oranges and maraschine
cherries, with caramel cake. Enough
to give one a nightmare, isn't? Our
Friday evening teas are very pleas
ant, but / think they usually manage
to get together the greatest lot Of
indigestible stuff ever saw.
wrote to you last week, about
our joint birthday dinner on the 18th;
well, Sunday, the 18th was lovely
day, so bright and peaceful in every
way. No one mentioned my BIRTH
day, nor did |, but / don't know
when l have had as happy day.
Tuesday, the 18th, l went over to
breakfast; and Mrs. Taylor greeted
me, by wishing me happy birthday,
and presented me with a lovely new
kimona she had made for me, tan
background, with pink rosebuds.
Then, knowing my fondness for APP
pie, she had it for dinner. | told her
of her mistake MRS. Palmer had
told her the date, and she had got
ten it wrong); but when the mail
came in that afternoon, and l got
seven letters, and a book, | told her
she must have been right in the date.
So really had three birthdays in
one.
When Mrs. Taylor came out, she
brought lot of bulbs with her, hya-
cinths. freisias, jonquils, etc.; but
the only things that has done any
good at all, have been some dahlias.
1t is dark red. and isn't anything
like as handsome as in U. S, show
ing it does not thrive in this climate,
and the insects eat it badly; but the
girls have taken a great fancy to it,
and | hope for their sake, it will
thrive 1t seems that nature makes
few mistakes, and not many flowers
or trees that are not Indigenous can
be made to thrive.
Mrs. Beach has to go down to
as soon as the rains are ov-
er, for some dental work; so we will
go together. But she will
be in a hurry to get back to her chill
iren, so shall stay longer than she
My Siamese teacher wants to 90 along
so ! will have company. DR.. B. has
to have some work done too, so ne
will go down as soon as she returns.
One of the worst things about the
life out here, is the being so far from
a dentist. But | shall be glad of the
trip down to Bangkok, for the sake
Of a change.
The other day one of the little
girls got cranky. and wouldn't go to
ner class, mad at the teacher, | sup
pose, told her twice to go, and each
time she would start, and when she
thought WASN'T looking, would stop.
The second time, | got up, took her
by the arm and led her to her class,
giving her a spank at the last, to
knock out her bad temper. When |
came back to my own class, and took
my seat, one of the little princesses
said, in a most disappointed way,
when you whip, it doesn't hurt" l
pretended not to have heard the re-
mark, but had hard time keep
ing my face straight. The girls are
often disappointed, because don't
furnish them enough entertainment
in the punishment line.
LUCY STARTLING.