The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-02

: couple OF stories and then we went on.
After walking some little distance
( down along the railroad we came TO the
school. This is a Christian school, and
since Anna Ely went home, Goldie has
the oversight and direction of these
schools. When I describe it to you, you
Will think that it is a strange school,
but when we see the good hat is done,
and the difference it makes in tile lives
OF the children, We are so thankful that
the effort pays. Yes, it is a very queer
school house. Just off of the road we
turned into a hut. It looked more like
a tumble-down wagon she'd than most
anything | can compare it to-. In the
front, and to one side, in a corner were
the students. They sat on two benches
that filled two sides Of the walls. All
together there must have been about 10
there. One was a girl and she was
dressed like a boy. Her name is
"Sunder" which means Beautiful"
Ihe teacher was the wife of one of our
Christian men. She is a nice little
woman and seems to be doing real
good work. But there is not the order
in this school that we have in U. S. A.
Every yOungster does about as he likes.
There were three little fat fellows there
that just kept things moving. They did
not study and tried to keep others from
it too. The teacher would look at them
and shake her head and tell them to be-
have, but they were too full of mischief
to mind. 1t seemed that they were try
ing to show off for our benefit.
AS the different classes recited they
gave us their books to look at, but you
can guess how much I knew of what
they readl They were four grades there,
and the two higher grades were doing
real good work, it seemed.
During the last half hour they had
their Bible lesson. This consisted in
telling stories to them and having them
tell other Bible stories. And those lit
tie heather children would get UP by
the teachers desk and tell about Adam
and Eve, Moses, etc. They also sang
several songs for us.
. Goldie and | sat on the homemade"
chairs, which almost needed to have a
label on them to know that they were
And Sunderbie, climbed up on
the bedstead and sat there.
While we were listening, the husband
OF the teacher made tea for us, and
brought each of us a cup of tea. 1t was
very good. We then got out our lunch
Of sandwiches and cocoanut and ate that
Will Jul lCd. DuC we Q1QI1 [ Care
to eat where all the children would
md into a little tiny room, that we so
warm that I got hot right away.
After seeing the school, we went to
mother house. This was the best one
We had been in during the day. A. large :
swing, with room enough for
our hung down IN the middle of the
DOM. We sat on that. They were
and cleaning rice in that ROOM,
md so we watched that process for
while, as they shook it on their wicker
'hovels, or scoops. In this home one of
he boys is a Christian.
Then Goldie took me over to the
,lace where she and Anna had their
ent last January. They were down there
or some time and got into lots of homes.
That really is the only way to reach
hese people. ! One must go and live
lear enough where you can visit their
and not have to spend so much
ime on the railroad going to and from
our work.
By this time it was nearly S o'clock
nd so we had to return to the station
0 take the train for Dahanu. The train
vas a little late and SO we had plenty Il
ime.
1T took us about a halt hour to get
ack home. That surely was a day
me. 1t was the first time that l
ad been in heather homes, and so l
aw lots of things. AS yet / do not
now what my line of work, will be
ere in India, but if I have this line of
,vangelistic work, YOU can tell by this
tier what kind of work I shall be do
lg as soon as | get the language.
have certainly enjoyed my visit here
t Dahanu with the girls. They have
1ch a nice home now. But it is GER
ainly a contrast to the home they
we'd in before they got in their new
ouse. They took me to see where they
sed to live the other evening, and when
saw those little dark rooms and heard 4
ow the cats used to crunch bones I'M
er their beds at night, I understood
ny they appreciate their new home so
luch. They say it is like a palace to =
hat they had.