The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-24

couldn't see much among the islands.
Forgot to tell you when we crossed
the $50 Meridian we dropped day.
We went to bed Tuesday night and
woke up Thursday morning.
November 10, 1915.
After leaving Moji and Shimonoseko,
Japan.
Dearest home folks:
You have noted that this has taken
the form of a journal rather than a
letter.
We anchored out Moji and were
taken to shore on launches, where we
left Miss Chiles. We hated to part
with her as she was the life of our
party. Mr.. Dozier, with whom she is
to work, Mr.. and Mrs. Willingham,
(son of DR.. Willingham of F. M.
Board) and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray all
came on board. They live in nearby
towns and came down to meet Miss
Chiles and the rest of the mission
aries. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray, who live at
Shimonoseki just across the bay from
Moji, carried seven grown people and
five children to their home for dinner
and l was included in the number. 1t
was pouring rain and the roads were
|lob-lollies, but we were in iinrikishas
and kept dry. We had such lovely
dinner, baked chicken, fish stewed
fokra, creamed potatoes and rice, fruit
salad and ice cream and chocolate
cake, coffee and tea.
Now don't get the idea that mis-
sionaries live high, for l know extra
efforts were made before we got there.
Their china was beautiful, though
cheap to them because it was Jap
anese. Mrs. Ray was a Miss Pettis
from Mobile, Ala, and has brother
and sister in China. They have three
children at home and one in an Eng
liSh school at Shanghai, China. They
go home on their furlough next April
/ and if you see or hear tell of them,
Eyou will know that I was in their
home.
1t was interesting to watch the ma
tives put coal on our boat. 1t was
brought out in large fiat sail boats to
our ship, and the natives came in
paddle boats called Sampan. They
arranged sort of step up-a man
standing on every step forming line
Others in the boat filled up grass bas-
kets about the size of a wash bowl
land passed it on to the next man,
| land so on. 1t was marvellous the
Ispeed they made. We timed them and
they passed 60 baskets in a minute
ut looks so miniature, but they say
1T is the quickest way of coaling ves-
Isels. 1t took lots of people to do this
and they only receive 45 cents per
day. There are extensive coal mines
near here which makes coal cheap is
why the vessels always coal here.
The sea is so calm and smooth and
fthe sun is shining today. We had
fsuch misty weather in Japan except
the day in Toxic.
i At Shanghai our crowd will be
iabout half divided; Irma Newcomb,
\ Pearle johnson, Ada Bell, Mr.. and
YMrs,. Herring and children (the one
i:sesssS se:,sS ,srs;ss at ihosne) get off; leaving
miss Barton, Mrs. Green, the Upton
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Lake and my
Iself to go on to Honk Kong, where
we leave the boat and take rail for
I90 miles up to Canton.
| We have to anchor about two hours
out from Shanghai and go in to shore
in some way. Of course all these
launches belong to the company and
costs passengers and their friends
nothing to- ride on them.
1t is three day trip from Shanghai
to Honk Kong.
With lots of love and hoping that
you will not tire of all this descrip-
tion as you told me to go into details
I'll be happy to arrive at my desti-
nation and see what my work will be
like.
We are praising Him for preserva-
ton, protection and the joy He has
given on the journey.
Will write again from Hong Kong
or Canton.
Fondly, Yours in Him.
Lora.