Dear  father and mother:
SQjikkol,   Seoul,
December i,
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Here it is already December1. It win soon be time
to begin writing 1932.I Svery year seems shorter than the one preceding-     And  so little done!
This noon ft   e*^:e in from" tertidays* l stay in the
Reed Valley  section of my Pochun circuit. IThissls my rest day after
strenuous  "circuit-riding'1  days,   and I   spent it mo3t enjoyably  reading
the letters"' that  came  from you while  I  was  gone.     I  have  al!so  finished
reading the  otherffirst"class'mail,   leaving?the   several  magazines   till
later;land have  entertained-three  or  four callers.     They-always have
an uncanny  intuition when to  find me home.     I had  scarcely  caught%y
breath after lugging up "'the hillfny  load when the  first  one  came.
Before^supper I want  to write  to Vouf ascmuch as Ifcan,   for tills is
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ni^Vt offer each at the Mission.
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#fr It • seemed   thatlyour letters were -particularly  inter
esting this  time.     |i I   notice' the Yorktown commemorative   3tamps first
of all,   i will  thank you  for butirig and   sending them* €.1  also enjoyed:
studying the  snapshots.     You were ve^y -successful in ^gettlh-  °   good
one  of the dahlias.     ^hev   certainly look like prize wirfhers:   the   shape
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print were  on dull paper I  would  tint it.     I  notice  the  acacia   seedling
lb j : the desert ]bed has become  quite  aftree.     Ilcan imagine  there  is not
room  for much elselwith  the   century plants  flourishing as  they do.
Pertoaps  tfoev.wiil bloom before  long and die  and  give  the  cactus a  chanc i
It is
The olumo'sa
palms look as  fine as any       ever  saw in California.
unbelievable , that thev  could have  nrrown  so tail
The heather  seems to
havegrown to an
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creeping
fig seems to have crept round on the south
side,and out on the balcony- railing. I suspect I will be greatly
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check .for||80 was a   great  surprise and-I   couia
notlimagine .'what it| could  be  for.     I  do "feel   Dad about your  giving it
and  also .about your giving $.25j for printing .the booklet,   when'there
arefothers  so "much better able   to help.    vou have not  said whether
Aunt Una made  any reply  to ^our letter,   el   liked  the printing  job  on
Korean  Sketches ,so much. that^I  had hoped   the   same  firm might^do  this
work  also,   but Bro.eShaw I   think will  ais0 do  a   good   job.   Ivou  spoke
of  fiv
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Bible woman,   but I   think  five  yen
would -be
Th°t mean
enough for
the one you '-^re thinking of at|3eautlful Stream,
another one can be supported. Have not had i-Lm^ +f
lme  so
think ho^? best   to use  it vet-     Am  sure  th^t" the  Lord will direct,   and
that a   great
work can
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ddnel;t As I   got  the material into your nana3
too ia + e,   the booklet!: will  probably not be  ready in time  for Christmas
here,
bu
that
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h°ve  it in
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treatiy i-nconvenl-e
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^rou hv;my  repeated  corrections.
I  remember your telling °bout Mr.  kla r*e^ gift on
my  salary.     I   cannot be grateful  enough if or these  friends.     It ls-all
tin»  r.o-r»^f q finincr'   for t ■»*n  n^tViin^ that  such  things  should  come  to
Wha +  I have done:'here h«s been utterly wor^hlesa,   tA- I, Have made many
bungles*   wh»tv the  Lord hasnbeen "pleased  to do:;i9 really Wonderful.
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