I'HE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
AT THE
WINCH DORMITORY
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t rc eivt i*i': kugei ones >iucc
'.cLi, -ii.i have tlie promise of waists
*ud apruus for ihaI yeai
We worked -evei.-l days making
sheulder straps for the middle sized
» younger children lor garter."
hen the re its an wo!leu dresses
woie ti led on. we had to«. hatige them
gain, as some had outgrow n their s
even in the- lew weeks nice we fitted
them We didut get out the mitten
hag yet, it hesnt been cold enough,
hut they ue ready With the new
stockings the gir Is also began wear
ing the new moccasins which they
had made out of old stockings. We
do uot forget the one thing needed,
kkirist upheld ..s the friend and heal
er fioiu sin.
Our t w.» lilt ic giGs feel more ami
more at home with us, we t t v to shield
them from every evil influence; our
prayer is th.it they may grow up liv
tug tor God.
Grandma wanted to know if the
'■ xbr talked. I said "Yes. she hits
Hessie on the head as hard as she can
v. ith the tea can, and then says ‘lVssie
what von cry tor he.*”'
September added piettily tinted
leaves to our colie tiou of wild floss
er§, aud the high Kallena bushes
presented cluster of ripe berries
which make tine jeUy.
The matron treasures in her uiem
o: v one lav oil dut v n hen she was per
mitted to >ee i evil's Hav tlu slimmer
retic.it of the natives. I visited their
1 i. abar.is and enjoyed seeing a catch
ot salmon, i hev swam close to the
• bore and out b >v> caught hundreds
of them in a few minutes with a seine.
How I wished our friends could
h ;▼« had iome of t lie in Hie natives
had stacks nf dried fish ready to bring
home for winter. We landed for din
tier on a spot which looked promis
inv? for rutting hay. theie was an
empty barahara w ith an old stove and
table. Our hoys caught tish, cleaned
them and Mr. beam fried them and
set the table The two men who
worked for the mission were along
and the big boys. I enjoyed the me. 1
so much.
Ill haraharas the natives sleep on
hay on the ground, they have alitth
stove but no windows only a door the
barabaras are all very small, men.
women, and children sleep together
The women bake bread by making
an oven out of stone ir.d mud, remove
the tire, put in the bread and pm
stone and wet moss as a door. After
.«n hour the bread is baked.
Mi ami Mrs. 1?. I*'. Snodgrass, their
litlie sou Gicti, and Grandma
Snodgrass arrived in tVie last liertha.
and are euzily settled in l.ake View
cottage. We find Mr. Snodgrass,
not only an exeellea teacher, hut he
and his family are a great help in the
Sunday School and Church work.
Already we realize tk.it they are •>
valuable addition to the population
of Wood Island.
A nice lot of blouses and other
clothing for the boys and main
other useful articles vswre received
from the Missionary Calendar Club
of the First baptist Church of Ulm \
111. The value of the package w *
£1, . , and the Club vet v thoughtful
lv prepaid the express on it. \W
surely appreciate such gifts, as the)
meet our needs and do not cost u
more than they are worth in tians
portation ch .rges.