Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1920-09-23

| We passed thru even prett1er couI
try the second day than the first
One of the girls remarked that the
crops would do credit to Iowa, but
that was III an irrigated region, the
parts which were not watered either
from wells or streams did not look
very well and they call it a poor
year.
l forgot to mention the only acct
dent of the trip which occurred early
on the first day. One mule, loaded
with baggage only, went too close
to the bank, in an effort to avoid a
bad mud hole. The pack scraped
against the bank, tipped and started
to fall over, but the weight of it
was so great that the unfortunate
mule was dragged over too and lay
on his back with his feet sticking up
in the air, the baggage under him in
muddy water nearly a foot deep.
Soon the drivers had mule up and
the baggage rescued with little dam
age done for the water was so nearly
mud that it did not soak into things
badly.
All three moons we stopped at
Chinese inns and had to stay two
hours while the animals ate. We
had been given very good lunches to
bring along with various extras to
make the trip pleasant; some de-
licious candy, hand-decorated nap
kins, and lots of ripe tomatoes. Ger
trude Kellogg tied a tall bottle of
flowers in the side of my litter-limou
sine fashion, and several of the girls
wrote letters to be read along the
way.
Our stop the second night was at
an out-station of Taiku. 1t was small,
none too clean, and full of interested
who came in to- see what
we were doing. 1t also abounded in a
variety of unpleasant smells. A
policeman got me up after l was
once in bed to ask for passports or
cards, and some talkative
neighbors kept me awake in the
night, so on the whole it was a re-
lief when the servant called us at
four o'clock before the stars had be-
gun to dim.
We ate our noon lunch that day at
what is said to be the largest spring
in Shansi, and the whole region is a
garden spot. A large temple has been
built in honor of the spring and both
ire in the outskirts of a good sized
own. We left our filters at an inn,
hen started over with lunch and SER
yant to look for the spring. We ex-
oected to find quiet spot where we
,ould eat and then rest on a grassy |
bank, so we were rather taken back |
o find ourselves in the midst of a |
.rowd, for fair was in progress at |
he temple, and it's extensive grounds
eminded me of Central Park in Pc
ting or of city park at home, tho
10 park at home could boast such
andsome buildings.
The crowd followed us as we walk
d thru the grounds and I was be-
inning to think we would have to
o back to the inn to eat, when we
cached the spring and found that .
here was a secluded spot at it's
PURGE which was sunk about ten
eet below the level of the temple
rounds. Stone steps lead down to
he water, then there was a climb
yer some rocks, and ten foot
Iank to walk, which brot us to a ce
ent boat-like effect which had been ,
1ilt in the stream. We went down
nd the crowd of nearly two hun
red, hung over the railing above
nd watched us eat. One child lost
S shoe and we won the good will
the crowd by rescuing it. They i.
ere also much amused when
'evented a beggar's coming over,
: sitting on the plank so that he :,
uld not pass. Two school girls ap- :,
Jared later with the children of a
tile charity school which they are Q
inning this summer The pupils I
ng for us and one of our number
as asked to play for them, but the u
gan could not be gotten without "
lay and our time was short, so <
at had to be omitted. Il
We reached Taiyuan, the home u
Shansi's very progressive COVER
#, about five, but settling with the :,
rvant, and drivers, and sending -
ok things which we had borrow :"
for the trip took quite a while, D
I was glad the next day was Sun ~
y and we were to have a day of -
st before going on with our jour- =.
y. / and two others were in the -
me of Miss Jaques, a nurse, and
} were given the best of entertain al
ent. Did 1 tell you that they are Ell
lglish Baptists in Taiyuan except ca