The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-24
Cliff Domke May
Not Return To Fenyang
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speaks uneasily, too, Of the fact
that international complications be-
tween the U. s. and Japan are not
entirely out CT the picture, and In
that event he points out that the
presence OF few Americans aligned
with the Chinese would not help
the situation.
Whether the move to Fenyang
has been accomplished with or
without Mr.. Domke is not known
by his parents here. No word has
come through since this letter be-
gun two months ago.
'Ive just completed my first
Christmas and New Year in China .
his letter begins. At Christmas
breakfast they breakfasted on
sumptuous Chinese dishes, and he
refers to having real coffee. milk,
and butter" as luxuries.
His description of the Christmas
Day Church services follows:
Church began about II o'clock. All
morning nearby villagers came in
by foot or on donkey back or bicy-
Giles. Tai Tais (Chinese for lady)
came riding in on donkeys, these
little long-eared animals-both have
such unusually small feet-the
bound feet of the Chinese ladies
and the tiny hoofs of the animal
that one could not help but notice
the similarity. The ladies and
some of the children had on their
very best OF colored clothes, greens,
reds, puppies, and the usual black
that make up the majority OF the
cotton padded garments. Using the
same setting that we had used the
night before in our Christmas Eve
party for the school kids, with
many of the same numbers repeat
ed the meeting lasted for more
than an hour and a half. Watching
the little kids as they got up proud
ly to speak their pieces or to sing
their songs; old Tai Tais who,
screwing up their courage got stiff
fly to their bound feet and tottered
up to the front where they render
ed hymns in rather Chinese
rhythm not paying much attention
to pitch or anything else except
singing as Justify as they could.
Clifford Jared well on Christmas
dinner as the menu shows in his
letter: I'VE had roast goat two
chickens from the Chinese Fan
Kuar together with two Chinese
dishes which are simply delicious
(tsaoer wan tses, and tung hsia jo)
two sweet Dishes" he writes. The
first is of Chinese dates and the
second from the meat of the goat;
each are put in a kind Of doughnut
fritter and then dipped into boiling
fat and served hot.
Another part Of his letter was de-
voted to his vacation to the city of
Sian, and to his mountain climbing
up the Hwa Shan, near Tungkuan.
TIE fei (bandits) almost kept them
from gaining permission to climb,
but they argued them down." UP
the ascent there were temples
where they stopped to drink tea or
get a bite to eat, he said. The tenn
pies were of the Taoist cult where
they have their images to which
they pray and burn incense. From
the east peak, 5000 feet above the
plain, they had a wonderful view.
To the north stretched level fiat
country of the Wei and Yellow riv-
ers; to the northeast we could see
the mountains of Shansi; to the
south and west stretched as far as
the eye could reach the rugged tops
and slopes of the mountain range,
he said. The ascent was made in
two days; the return to the plain in
three hours.
Getting into civilization after
months in the wilds of Shansi made
Clifford eager about ordinary
sights, his letter indicated. II no
ticed flash Of electric lights and
the row of white way" he wrote.
II almost rubbed my eyes. Then we
turned into the gateway at the Sian
Guest House and saw the modern
foreign L-shaped hotel all lit up
nestled back behind circular pool
and colored lights. It was too
much. I couldn't believe It," For
one day they splurged, took the
bridal suite equipped with modern
istic furniture and real soft spring
beds. what gift for two seedy
tramps from the wilds If Shansi,"
Lis letter said.