Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-11-20
News From The Orient,
Yochow, Human, August II. 1871

time three wears ago when | WAS in Fred
e,ick rushing around getting reMdy L"
come to China. Only few days ago IL
seems and yet days Potent with change.
1t ia Sunday evening here which means
early Sunday morning with you and am
wondering if in the long bdsv day you II
have you II have time to think OF this
side of the globe.
Tomorrow am going to have quite
lark A couple of u are gong down
the mountain on an uncut road through
the pampas grass for about Is Ii Is mi'es)
expect to start at the first suggestion OF
dawn and hope to get back before the
real heat of t! e day
Cholera and il flu, wa are raging IN
MANY OF the ports. 1t is slowly comirg
inland but nothing to be alarmed about.
MANY boats a,c rot coaling 1T Shanghai
and our n ;ils ale out of order. But
littls things like that don't count h're,
Aug. 10. 1919.
Now | must tell ,cr about our walk.
We started when dawn WAS i the f. It
and the mo,,n WIS overhead. For sew
.ral miles We went through painpas
grass I'd to our shoulders or nh,re our
heads tie COZ Ii, going tirtt with IA huge
knife cutting away VIZ es. At one SPOT
we heard wild boar fighting but when
we neared the rpot we fourd o trace s
of them Then we reached the plsi s
ard by ,hif tine the sun was shining 'ur-
;ousiy. We tettn L.kirg the 1istahcr
and found that instead Of Is u it was 'I
Mr.. Tang begged ne rot to 60 hut
ddn'r " ant to sit b, ,ha road or stay at
Il farm house and be examined aid q',es-
toned t. death sra | Gidn't know he
way BACK 50 or ! went. ! had therm IS
bottle o coffee and that gayr ca and
filed at IA spring strictly against rules
in China but | had to BY the time ]
got LONE ! was so stiff sEd sore | could
hardly move. But it wasn't long until
one feeling better. We pa. sed some
beautiful places. ! shall never forget
some of them. At one place the first
shady spot for several il | sat down and
took off my shoes II made me think of
the soldiers and what many Of them had
endured only much worse ard then of
our Carl
Word came today that my horse is
very i'll and the doctor says he cannot
get yell. do feel very badly about it
but any way he certainly was joy and
comfort to me last winter.
Aug 26, 1919.
Three years ago today | was sailing
out of Golden Gste-three years from
now III be sailing back to China again.
But there will be a time two years from
now when III be home.
The cooie came from Yochow today
and brought me letters from Ruth and
Mother pictures of those darling babies
and NY Gcaf mother. What an anniver-
sary GIT. The yo.ie dress is in Yochow
they did not send it up, This time next
week II be back on the job. There
will be 90 much to do the first few weeks.
| have Eeen working on Physiology and
General science and hope to teach them
this winter know shall enjoy this
work thoroughly.
The thought uppermost in my mind
now is what to send the home folks for
Xmas. Not having been away | have
had no chance at anything interes ting.
Sept. Ia. 1919.
Dear Mother:-
In spite of my vow y write weekly
home letter find that have rot sent a
line since I've been down from the noun
tain. | came down on the 28th OF kur
gust and got things started in school.
On Sunday | went to Hsnchiang ard
found the day school teacher Mrs. Ma
sick in he'd. | brought her in to the
Woman's Hospital and left substitute
to keep the school going.
Sept, fnber 2nd. WAS Heinrichsonn's !
weddinr arriversary, and | wanted to
90 back and make little "fuss' for
them. So on Monday | baked pound
lake ov which | nearly had nervous
prostra in, and left in a nice gentle rain
On Tuesday for the mountain ! had
sent my horse ahead and found him wait
ing at the station. reached the hill
ong before the roolie with the basket |
lid, and had visions of lump of dough
arriving. But to my joy it was o. X. if |
do say it myself.
The first few days in Yochow we felt
weak and languid from the heat but very
suddenly the weather changed and it
mas been real cool. The opening days of
school were hard. Two of my teachers
are sick only one substitute arrived and
have new lady teacher to work in. /!
But every night took horse back ride
to blow away the cobwebs and the blue
demons and it helped a lot. My horse
by the way, recovered and has been bet
ter since, than he was for long time be-
fore. Tomorrow l open kindergarten
and High School begins on the 22nd.
Lots to do in preparation.
Somehow though did not care for the
place while there, yet now that you are
leaving feel like "a man without
| cannot visualize home or
think of returning to the former place.
But if you are anxious to go, l am glad
you can and do hope it will be better
for you and father in every way.
Was SO glad for the article about Carl.