Seoul, Korea,
September 8, 1929..
Dear father and mother:
vour letters written August 11 were gladly
received on Tuesday.  It was a strange coincidence that you should
meet Miss Edwards on  the anniversary of the day I sailed. You
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appreciate it.
certainly treated her generously with your
fruit, and I want you to kno|
oe able to see Bonnivue on her return next year
her sister1 s living in Altadena she must have some wealth.  I
si ad irou £Ot to see th^ ^v»^ "iriv»/=kv\t a
to picture Korea still better.  Some day I hope you
>ur gifl
"~ili
nvitation an^
|
I had supposed by
a m
children1s presents, for it will help you
lay see it for :
3^ourseii
so she mi
I hope i'
wai
not too warm while
'B Jl O
Sit
OOOI
press
on
r,d  not' enjoy her visit.
>re,
was  surprised
birthday
rou were  thinking. abou+
i    no
tot anv
preser
£ B-ry f o
Tt
was  Quite na*
irai
that lliss Edward is  should   suggest  shoes,   for,   from'what  everybody
without  exception  says,   comfortable  shoes  cannot be bought here.
roreign shoes are an innovation, a
skill at making them yet; although
wearing them,   and  they are beautifu
.ton,
send me any clothes;
I left, and I have not 1
" '.eve most  things £
d no  one  seems  to have acquired
many Japanese and Koreans are
in apnearance.     But do not
)U remember
stocked up
out anvthlnpc
vBf '
out
ir\    T
cneapei
the
malit^
)roDai
not  so
)0d.
shirt s  a   vpn *
.or
mvass  snoes
ii ou
qp   1t
house visitation,   as  on
:he
nere  than m
Ties are  fift
*ty  sen,   etc.
feouhtrv trips,
or  five years  before
few pairs  of hose
>nca,
sen
hen
th i
and
yen;
do much
T^" o r e ^ n
sh oe s
the  omr
IlOl U-L1
of the  other  foot when
*'Ust   stens  into  them am
the bother  of  shoe   stra
of annoyance.
They  slip  off  just with a  touch
goes  into  the house,   and  on leaving one
l and  is  readv  to  p*o .    TJ]
rs and   of  tuning, to null
preign  snoes,
on is no  end
I   can't thl
of anything; to  su&scei
"Dresentjs
found a  !
I had thought
needed an
s Secondary School' Di
Cnei
rM r.+A
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has returned to America
i c-m
U3(
left bv g m^ ss
I had though:
D00'<
but I found one in a second-hand book store
as entirely
usekeeping,
"orete
itious
eor
a cook: book
If I go to housekeeping, I shall need some cooking uten
knife, paring knife, can opener, spoons, etc.; but I ex
■ for them before Chr
sort to puJ
soms
those
things Korean stvie as far as po
sea about suggesting anything as Mis
send me anything but your love, which
you must, a little money. How 'is that?
a   study table,
hings  can be  bought very  satisfactorily here.     I
r^v^an  style as  far as possible.     So you see  I  a.
Idwards' was1.     mlt
but  I  nav
ona r *^r wh o
t  of a  cook
and  conclude
,   or desire:
si Is.,   bread
pe.ct- to be
or dresser <
c;   ''out  '
want to ma!
m as much a1
Lier don t
r\cr
uo>
02
7 a s mi
i s "oul
'ins
disappoint'
another
^r^
from Dr.  H^rdie  that he
house on this compound as soon as Sin noksa moves out.
Exposition in Seoul beginning Sept. 16 and lasting abou
a half which is expected to fill"the city full of visit
fore houses will be at a premium until November. The N
moving to Dhoon Chun as soon as the^ can get off, and- t
me the only missionary on this compound, with one hous<
rented  to a  G-errnan in the  consular  service,   °nd  one  t
k  to hear
to the Korean
There  is  an
t a month and
ors.     There-
orrises are
hat  wi1      leave
vacant-,   one
Russian