Dear father and mother:
Seoul, Korea,
February 12, 1935.
"|||-   |     I Just back from my week in the north, having
come in on the 7:?5 train this morning. Han moksa was at the station
waiting for ne,cas he usually;is when I return from a trip.  I cbuld
not have found anybody in th* world hardly who would be so thoughtful
and helpful always without any suggestion", and always cheerful. When
I came into the house the family greeted me as if I had returned from
a long journey, each one coming to the room to make his bow and speech
of welcome. Before I could get my muffler and g&oves off,^Mrs. Han was
urging me to get into the warmest spot in the i$ner room and lie down,
as I must be very tired from my all night travel.        i fi
%f %/ SmA
~% I Soon breakfast came in, Han moksa and I eating
together at a little table.  I had rice chook (gruel) with kimchi, and
finishedfoff on Korean candied fruits, a delicacy ifor New dear's, and
a slice of caramel-iced cake which Dr. ..Anderson's family had sent to *
Han moksat and me as a Korean New Yesrr gift. vears ago Dr. Anderson,
when he was in the evangelistic work, was closely associated with Han
moksa in the Choonchun District, and they have always been good friends.
I believe Han moksa was one fcf the first Koreans he met when he arrived
in the country dvef twenty years ago. Han moksa had sent Dr. Anderson ..
a Christmas gift, and Dr. Anderson felt badly over not sending one in
return: and so he asked me a week or two ago if it would not be good
Korean custom to send a gift at Korean New Year s.  I assured him that
that would be excellent custom.  So while I was in the north I had a
from Han moksa in which he said'that Dr. Anderson had'just brought
c
ard
in a
marvelous cake^and he was waiting to eat it till I came back.
Qnce'or twice I.asked for the mail, feeling
sure there would be a letter from you,.but Han moksa did not bring it
in.  Finally when we were eating, he said something that explained his
reticence. He said that every time a letter came from you (he always
recognizes the handwriting or the envelope style) he dreaded possible
bad news, and felt like delaying the reading. He evidently wanted me
to be sure to enjoy my breakfast first., in case I could not after seeing
the contents of the letter. §After breakfast, he gave me your letter of
January 13> and also one from Mrs. Hooper of San Diego, as well as the
Geographic and Reader's Digest and other minor pieces of mail.  I was
glad ^'forf the news that the doctor thought mother was ''responding beautiful ly'V to the treatments.
Did I tell you I had a letter from Aunt Una
just after her visit with you in which she sent||25 and said she thought
it would be good for me to'come home?  Said she supposed there wo ild be
little I could do, but that I would be a comfort. But if I should decide
to go, it would be on the basis of information already three weeks old,
and befbre I 6ould get there.the time would have stretched to at least
six weeks, and I always tru<§t'that by that time mother will be.about
well. Was surprised that Lionel's income was not more than §1,800.
When Aunt Una wrote she did not say anything about L4onel«  I hope he
not lose all he has in this adventure.  Are the exhibits in progress
or|is he merely making preparations for them?
Was more surprised than ever at
niy account amounting to nearly |??• I thought $9 was a
does
now,
thexinterest on
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