The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-31
Ethiopia-Lan Of Strange Faiths,
 Diseases, Courage, Superstition
Missionaries Make Heroic Sacrifices Among Prim-
 tive People

either syphilis or ghonorrea. For instance, our cook has 1t, our night
 watchman, in fact, of all the boys on the place, there's but one whom I'm sure hasn' the disease. We just have to trust the good Lord to protect us, and He has, too! The cook is clean and every once in a while has an injection, but still he has it. It's frighful.
 Just to-day, l met a very sad case. In Sunday School class we told them the story of Moses being put among the reeds as baby to be saved from Pharoah. We told how God loved the child and saved him from death and how he loved each one of us. One lady spoke up then, and said she had a little baby, and wanted to know if God loved it, too. We told her 'yes". and then after the meeting, she insisted on taking me to her home and showing me the child. l went. The baby was naked, half wrapped in a bit of cloth. I could see at once 1t was a half breed, half Greek or Armenian, proba bly,, and it's legs and tummy were cov- cred with syphillitic sores. It just made me shiver. and they were so repulsive. The mother said, Jesus loves lit, doesn't he?" and she gave me and 1t a big smile. Such is life in the mission field. But it's not all sorded. by any means.
 Some of the darlingest girls about 10 or 12 years came to-day. We had to go visiting on the vari- ous compounds in back of our boolsshop in Addis, to get permis- sion of the mothers for their chill dren to come, and two or three of these girls were awfully shy when 1 called for them to-day. How ever, they went home gaily sing ing Jesus loves me, this I know" Gin Amharic of course) and 1t gave me d thrill. They're so responsive to little love.
 l. you still have those old seeds, you could slip few in letter if you wish. Most things grow won- derfully out here. Good soil, lots of rain and sun.
 I'm still here in Addis, after I had every thing all set several times to go down to Soddu before the rains began. However, I still have hopes of going down there about the middle of October or November. In that case we'll be married at Soddu, two days trek this side of Gamo. We're expect ing the wedding to take place about February 1st, maybe before, maybe 8 bit after. It depends upon when Dr. ,Lambie gets there. He'll be visiting the station about then and we want him to marry us. He's g dear.
 The rains haven't been as bad as I thought they would be. Each day we've had at least an hour or two of rain. Usually if it rains in the morning, we can count on sun in the afternoon and vice versa. Only when it rains, it pours, and howl! The grass has shot up, the flowers also, and everything is so fresh and pretty, and amazingly cool. I usually wear sweater all morning anyway. The rains stop on Sept. 15 Casually on that day exactly) and then the winds be- gin; cold and stiff for about two months and then our hottest sea- son. It all seems so funny.
 Marian, wish you were out here to see me engineering life here at headquarters now. I've been made have had the job about one and one-half months now. Overseeing the two cooks, two table boys, two laundry boys, as we'll as horse boy and wood- chopper (handy man). It's inter- esting and has many problems. Had 25 people at supper tonight, some company, but our crowds vary frightfully from day to day. sit at the head of the table, get that honor, but then all the work too, of settling disputes between the boys, sending the cook off to market twice week; advising him as to what desserts, menus, etc., are best; keeping the rooms cleaned and inmates satisfied. It's almost a full-time job. They are having a lady come out from the States especially for that soon, but until then, someone else has to do it.
 Language is being conquered slow but surely. Can make my self understood somehow, always.
 Oodles of love.