SajikoJ
oeoui,
December 23, 1928.
Dear folks:
Thank you a thousand times for your lovely Christmas
packages.  The big box came with the little one, but*I did not
know it last week, as the Swinneys had put it away to brine: forth
when we had our celebration.  As we are all leaving early tomorrow
morning for Chulwon, the Swinneys had their home Christmas tree
last Thursday night just before'the children went to bed.  The^
had the Stokes family here  so, and
bution of presents.
dinner followed the distri
photograph
Of course
thing to m
says she w
time.  But
accomplish
I did also
Wonsan and
Japan, and
That leave
got one
have he!
over ap*ain
The Stokeses gave me a calendar with a beautiful tinted
of a Japanese scene on it; the Swinneys gave me a tie.
I was glad when I opened my box to be able to hand some-
:rs. Swinney; and she certainly appreciated it.  She
'ants to write to you, but I don't see when she will get
she seems to be like you in being able to get everything
ed.  I gave the Stokes family ones:of father's books; as
to the Ross and- We ems families who entertained me in
Songdo, to Miss Stevens who conducted our party through
^"^t took me in their home here.
Brux,
So you see the]
irst story
to the Fishers who
s one, which I want to give to the Hunts, unless ]
>r his family while we were at Princeton,
d out greatly with my giving.  I read the
last night, and greatly enjoyed it.
Mrs, Swinney
• a dm 1 r e d
roj
ng book-ends wh*
brought from Japan, that I am keeping one to give them at Chulwon.
seventeen at the Chulwon house-party, and we are to
TVi
mere are
give a ten-sen present to everyone.  I wandered about the shops
until I got a very nixie  collection of ten-sen things, .amber, chop
sticks, and Korean curios; and I have them all wrapped now*
I have is
to keep a
pictures
have stud
by subjec
picture i
it means
else. Br
before, s
time wond
cushion.
Bread ver
I certainly
almost full
11 my Korean
from the maga.
led them all
Th«
fil
n the house,
to me a bit o
o. Swinney's
6me from Amer
ering who wou
Thank you^ s
much.
was happy to see the kodak album, as the one
now; and I was thinking that it would be well
pictures separately. All that collection of
zines gave me a great deal of pleasure and I
several times. Sou had them.so nicely arranged
1 a great need here, as there is scarcely a
And of course the fruit is being enjoyed;
f home, and is a decided novelty for everyone
•foe nVioi
said he had tasted  figs   just once
lea fifteen years, ago. I am having a hard
Id most appreciate vour beautiful doll pin
o much  for  them all.     I   like  the  ST.   John's
With your letters last Wednesday came  six others,   mostly
from the Chums,   some  of whom I  n^ver knew at all.    Apparently  it
must have been suggested in  class,  and I   thought it was very
thoughtful  of them.     From the poor one-armed man who^e Christmas
cards and drawings I have been buying to encourage him I  was quite
surprised to receive a Korean greeting he had written,     In the
midst  of God's  grace,   I  want  the pastor to have eternal  grace and
peace11   (translation) .
Last
Ivionds
iy we
had
snow,   and   the
we a th
er
has
been ve
ry
cc
Id
all
week.
They
say J
anus
_ry and
February are
•All
colder;
so
I
am
beginning
to thi
,nk  th
at 15
'orean ^
winters
will
be
more
severe
th
an
any
I have
seen
yet.