Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-29
j. T. L:tslejohn, Jr., Sends In.
seresting Letter 20. Mr.. IL.
E. Quarles From Pc
kin, China.
Dear Mr.. Quarles:

r. OuafleS from e.
kin, China.
Dear Mr.. Quarles:
Here we are in the big city Of Pc
kin trying to get our tongues united
SO we can talk, and believe me, it is
no easy task.
One can not have the right con-
ception of China and heathenism un-
til they see at first hand the condi-
tions. They are far worse than / ex-
pected. I have never seen so much
filth and dirt in my life.
The people, as a whole are very
poor, while there are some who are
very rich, and you know what is
bound to be the result. I wish you
could see things that we see every
time we go out on the streets.
I saw the other day. big China
man with a long pigtail (queue)
astride little old donkey, smaller
than the one C. B. and I used to have
at Red Hill, jogging along the street;
it was funny sight. The day of pig
tails and bound feet is by no means
over in North China. It is pitiful
sight to see women hobbling along
the street on their misshapen bound
feet.
There are all kinds Of travel We.
hicles in Pekin, automobiles, used Of
course, only by a.few rich, and some
foreigners, carriages, that look much
like those We see pictures of in
George Washnigton's day with man
in front and one behind; rickshas
pulled by men, called coolies; cover
ed wheeled carts pulled by mule or
a donkey, wheel barrows, not like
ours, but with the wheel in the CEN
ter, donkey back and walking.
At first, I did not like the idea of
riding in a ricksha with a man pulling
me, but I am used to j t now, as that
is the only way these men make their
living, mad have to ride sometimes.
do not know how long we will
stay here at the language school,
but we are expecting to go to our
field about March, as our partners
there expect to go to America soon,
and we will want to get on to the
ropes before they go. We went by to
look things over as we came to Pekin,
and we like our fellow missionaries
and field just fine. There is young
woman there, Miss Lila Watson, from
South Carolina, and she was glad to
get some news from 'sthe bess State
in the world"
We had a good sea voyage even
though I was very seasick. think
it was the worst feeling Lever had.
Mrs. Littlejohn was sick, too, but not
so bad as +. The baby. stood the trip
welg and IS growing every day.
+ We have two nice rooms here, and
are comfortable and happy. Tomor-
row is a Chinese holiday, and so our
teachers want to have it off and we
will not have school. I am glad,
though, for I need to straighten up
the house and things a bit.
The other night on train on which
we were going to Using pronounced
Jening) our station, we had laugh
about the idea of the crew. There
were about 200 bushels Of peas to be
loaded and the car passed the peas
by about hundred yards and in
stead of backing the car to the peas,
men carried the big old basekts that
distance. Of course that delayed us
quite a good deal.
The Chinese do a lot of lshings
that we think are funny, and vice
versa, suppose.
I hope all the folks are well, and
that we shall all live to see each other
again. Write us when you can.
Love to all,
j. T. L1TTLEJoHN.
Language School,
Pekin, China.
Oct. 9, 1922.
Resolutions on the Death of
Mrs. Emma Wash.
Whereas, it has pleased God to re-
move from our midst our esteemed
friend, Mrs. Emma Wash, we the