Sajikkol,   Seoul,
September 9,   1934•
Dear father and mother:
The letter that has seemed  so long in coming
was delivered while I was at church this morning,  and as  soon as I
came in Mrs. Han handed it to me.     There was a letter also from
Hendrix Townsley.    Needless to say,   I was greatly rejoiced.    I  could
not have expected a letter sooner,  but it did  seem a long time since
I had a view of your activities.     Just a month today since I  left.
Since I actually did not  stay in Honolulu,   it is a little  strange
that you seemed to feel doubtful whether I would.    Bro.   Lira received
it in Honolulu and forwarded it.
vou will tell the Acuffs,  I am sure,   that I
appreciate their friendship.    I know they would enjoy having a dinner
with you.    Even if you had thought about them before I  left,   there
would have been no time.    Of course by this time you have my letters
telling about  seeing Mrs.  Hewitt at the boat,  and how the boat was
late leaving and was immediately enveloped in fog,  and how I did not
see Aunt Norah and Margaret at the close.    The presents they gave me
were a  green pencil  to match the pen,  with a  set of leads,   *=»nd a bottle
of ink,  and two boxes of canfy.     The large box is chocolates and the
smaller one i>£ min+s of all kinds.    Miss Cherry had a box of home-made
mints a  friend of hers  gave her,  and  she  got them out frequently after
meals and passed them round.     So I did the  same with my box.     They
were  so different that they made a nice variety,  and everyqpe enjoyed
them immensely.    We  finished both Miss Cherry's and my boxes before
arriving in Korea.    'Hie chocolates I have not opened yet.    I  think I
will use them in paying back the Stokes and <5erdines and Andersons
here on the compound for the dinners the-"' have  given me.     Some good
candy direct from America will be greatly appreciated I  think;  they
will do me more  good used that way than for me to eat them myself.
Han moksa Is  giving me so much,  anyway,   I  find no chance  for such
things now.    A cup of milk every meal,   sometimes hot tea,   peaches and
apples,  bread with the  jam you put in my trunk,  and always milk chocolate  (similar to Hershey's), besides the regular dishes of rice and
fixings.    I am using the pear Jam now;   it is excellent.
I am glad Maude Nelson's folks made  themselves
known to you.     She said her brother had been a member of Trinity for
some time,  and I  thou^it It was  strange we had not seen him.     If he
was at  church very much,  he would have known of my being there,  and
would naturally have spoken of his sister.     She came to Korea the  same
year I did.    v0ur description of her mother was exactly right,    a little
mite of retiring humanity".     I  talked with them some  on the boat,  but
toward the last'was on a different part of the deck.    I purposely made
no effort to see them a .sain,  because I  felt It would be Intruding on
a  family affair to be present at the farewell.    We all got together
soon after the boat left,  and Maude  said they all cried a little.
It was Tom Bunnf s idea that no one should be at the station when I
left.    He said so to me once or twlxze,  and explained that that was the
reason he would not be there.    He told me goodbye the night before in
town (after I had taken Miss Cheryy to the station).    Of course I
would have been glad to see any of the friends,  but I am glad there
was no general demonstration.    There is no satisfaction in twenty-five
or fifty or a hundred  standing about;   there are too many to pay atten-