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Dear  father
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his probably will be next
before Trou leave onnyour longfjourney.
the + ime is so close already. I trust
that you will have no mishaps.
to +he last letter I can write
It hardly seems possible that
everything goes smoothly, and
but the
Perhaps
Your letters have been coming regularly
one that should be here about this time has
it has gone to Seoul, or it may be a day or
to Kimwha lately;
not yet been received.
two late.
|Last Monday the outing we planned for the church members
turned out very pleasantly. About twenty-five went, some on bicycle
and some by the electric train.  The place was +wenty-five li (7 or 3
miles) from here, and quite a scenic spot.  The whole section is volcanic
formation; the original surface is apparently covered many feet deep
with lava, as at Yellowstone Park.  A stream4winds through a canyon with
perpendicular cliffs on one side, perhaps sixty^or seventy-five feet
high.  On the opposite side are sandy stretches-good for bathing.  On
one cliff near the railroad station is a **lookout'1, or whatever one
wishes to call it;  one of those picturesque Korean tile-roof structures
which grace the top of every advantageous eminence from which an unusual
view may be obtained.  At this "lookout'* we pat our provisions, and then
everyone went out exploring.  As everywhere in Korea, the sights to be
seen have been numbered and named.  There are said to be eight atfthis
place. At the base of the cliff on which the ''lookout'1 stands, runs a
well-constructed irrigation ditch,, which is a great addition to the
attractiveness of the scene,  The outer wall Is thick, made of concrete,
and makes an ideal walk. We followed this, with the cliff on one side
and the stream below us on the other.  At one place a huge rook juts out
toward the stream, called (to translate very freely) "Angel's Landing".
Steps lead to the top of this, and here the group paused for a picture.
Th
draft blows.
Some of the ^\en  brought a. net and spent the morning catching
fish in the stream, and others bathed,  There are a few Christians in
the village, and they were good enough to prepare the rice for the party
and bring^'it to the "lookout".  ""he fish were made into a soup, and
several side dishes were prepared on the spot, and soon we all gathered
for dinner.  In the afternoon a number of games were superintended by
the Bible woman.  I olayed the guitar, and Kim Hyp Han, the student
from Pyeng^ng, p laved the trombone.  Some prizes in the form of candy
were distributed^ and then a little supper was made of the remains from
dinner.  Toward seven or eight o'clock we took the train back to Kimwha.
I think eveyone enjoyed the day very much.  The fare on the train is
thirtv-eish+ sen one way; but during the summer the railroad gives hail
fare, a round trip for thirty-eight, sen. Besides +his, twenty sennas
collected from everbody for the expenses of the food.  But the lbxe
woman came to me the Saturday before saying she needed some, more mone.,
for extras (prizes, etc); and so I gave her a yen.