Dear father and mother:
Sajikkol,   Seoul,
December 28,   1931.
You °re always   so  good  a^out  sharing
8ny  special  day like  Thanksgiving or Christmas withjhe by
writing me  sometime durinc the day,   and  describing the day1s
happeninff.     I wantedofso much  to write you on Christmas,   but
there wa s not a  moment a ny time  that I   could  snatch  for even
a   few-lines,   nor the  next day    nor the next.     This morning I
have  come  over to Bro.   Stokes'  house right after breakfast
to avoid interruptions and  be  sure  to get this written today.
In my  last letter I   spoke of  father's
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letter not having come, but it arrived the next day: so the
record still stands of not a single letter being lost so far.
I had thought $12.50 was a good deal to pay for repairs on the
typewriter, but seeing th? t you got almost a new machine for
that, it does not seem expensive.!- This, little typewriter has
given me perfect service, and h8s not cost a cent, except in
new ribbons. M
I        Bro. Ratto was right about what I would
do with his §15 if he sent it here. When I am well clothed and
fed, there is nothing much else to spend money for on.myself;
and of course it goes where I see the needs so great. But if
he and any others "really do not want the money used that way,
perhaps it will be in order^for me to say * few words Qtout
wh°t might be done.  Some day in the nebulous future I hope to
build what I consider an ide
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orean house. Bro. Stokes himself
voluntarily suggested the same thing one day to my teacher, and
mentioned that there was a good level piece of ground on a part
of this compound that I could use.  Of course the Board would
ordinarily build such a house, if it were needed; but in these
days they are not -able to.  If I should marry, my present house
would hardly be big enough; and I doubt if any lady would want
to iivetthere.
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As I  mentioned before,   I have been thinking of introducing!some  contests in the  schools.     If I   should
build a house,   I would like  first to  give a   chance  to all  our
constituency  to express their feelings as to.wh«t an ideal Korea
house "is.     I  would  not wantfit  to be   so  expensivejj'it  could  not
be imitated by  the  ordinary Korean family!    I had also hoped I
might have  it by   some|runninc stream,   where I   could build a  pond.
In the water I have an idea   of ma>inr a   real map  of Ko^ea,   locating
the  cities and  churches.     It might be m
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very instructive.  Tnen
tne nouse would caxiffor some furnishings, pictures, piano, etc^
If Bro. Ratto wants to make me any personal gifts, perhaps-a nes
eak  for such a house might appeal to him.
came with some brass cnesob re
I bought ° rat.her-iar.p-e one for %B.
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last
vou  suffp-ested buying gloves.     I have a
I bought in Trenton,  N.J,,  which are
pair of kid  gloves
fur-lined leather pair
for much wear yet.     The palmers  gave me
hristmas,   which Kpn moksa   fell heir
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