[•HE ORPHANAGE NEVE '.FTTI P.
niKni with superstition. I ut he i
neve. ,e..f (t> !lie o.lI of distress from
his ow n pei p c
As we el Her i he gate will, h e ds
i ito Hi./ K/.awauwuk's lott.-jje, six
year O il l’a...skona daits into the
house through a hack enlrame to semi
Ik- mother to the front door.
l«.itiia. .ike her litt’e daughter. is
p■ uin|>. jo! 1 y, ami "brown as a berry"
Mo/.a is out salmon fishi u but is
ex peeled home by Saturday. He
will be p'.e.sed to know tint you
have met his wife and i hi d
Mania, our mission yi . who died
two years aito, w..s a sister of .Voza.
In the neat ted cottage which
stands next, Heratina is suffering
Kieatlv, and it ts pitiful to hear her
tell, "me eyes sick, much Her hus
band, Audrue Ninjak. is chief of his
people, both Heratina and Andrea,
with their little daut-hter \nnie were
amonu the number taken to St J ouis
from this part of Alaska.
. iic 1.1*1 I Ullage on 1 he street is (o
tile mi st interest to many of von, as r
is the home of a former mission boy
ami girl, Paul Chya anil Mary Itrown
They live rosily ami are very happy
indent, doing for their three tittle
chi'dren. Johnnie’s bright evesdance
a iig; white Georgies cheeks are so
led and round that they look like two
ripe apples.
Mary herself told us that the baby
was "awful cute and sweet", so it
must be true.
f’aul was at his work, so Johnnie
will have to tell him alt about our
visit; and he wilt do it well, for he
chatters tike a wren, from morning
til! night.
To begin our catting tour among
tire- cottages to 'he Not thward from
the mission, we will vist the home of
Mr. Sandberg.
It is full of life and merry glee.
Children.’ U’e should s; y There
is fifteen year old ],ouise. the nmther
si*iter to all the rest Patient y * nd
<|iiiet!y she w..-ties a d hons. sw eps
and dusts, hakes ..mi biews
Then routes romi ini; I. ti. n. . • nd
Sint ini; Wd v. maul) I;red and nntdv
K. i/al eth. timid Rud< ph. . ltd wee
ha by i ler m< n
The mother, who »- even now a
ve y young wotiiuti. is 1 ur-i y engaged
eating lor I ..1 y. mem: mg, se Aiiu ‘ f
knitting. from morn utitiil e\c.
As Mr. Sundliei j; is ovet in the mis*
sum took ini; supper, we im.*t loir.r
ag..in when lie is home, fo he 1 *k«•
com} any. and hi- st mes of ihiiddie
in Swe en aie alw..y> llite.* sting.
T h e Stewart iiome l- cart d M i
Stew .it, took tor a (»ove. time nt -t .
lion on AN t;n. k is.. ml h. s t..ken
.Mis Mew it, .ml ltt.e Ji hut le with
hi.n foi the stim.tei. win e Fird is
\i.-!ti»g in Kdl.k ..tat Agnes ..ml
Ade.t are stepping wt h f.uia.r on
Wood IsN.nd
A l the head of the lake we tall up
on Mrs. Amlc.'ou. uer hush.nd,
'Vapt. Cl.ii'", i.* m.kiu^ a run to
l nuli.sk ., «.nd to Alii*. Viuie.soii ihe
ti.ne see ns Ion.4 >i:ue he went.
Afoiiasia, the fcu.tetn \e«.i old
duUvjhtei, is a i» eat help am* a>.il «>.t
it* hei mothe . As we talk she in e.
prets. Jennie is a dear child ot sis
ilennon hnies his he.d in his
mother’s lap, whi.e the tiny h*.l \
sleeps in hi-* crahle. lit sunk: sweet
ly anti tne t hiltlien 1. y, “'lit . 1 s
kissed ni .1 *
Ki lam pie Pest* ink »*f i i;<! his \o e.
with their son Ahran. L a \ e none u
Kodiak fur the summer, ..hc.e \1
Pestiiakolf works at the a petite*
trade. Hut the home is nt»t closeo
for the other sou, Muhae. i.tid his
wife *ivc in it.
To be con tiu tied