quite badly.

most of the time - feeling

Sophie not well yet but up

Dec. 25 ~

mention that last night we gave a shirt, cap, knife &
spoon to each boy on the place the shirts sophie made
the other things she didn't. The boys were highly
pleased - this a.m. they were showing off their new
coats. Mr. Wooding had the asm. service & I had the

Peme service. Not big congregations, but the Congo boys
more than the Coast men a very quiet day as the Belgians
do not make so much of Xmas. Mr. Woolings was with us
for Dinner & supper Good night a big feast for the

boys tomorrow

Dec. 26 ~ 1898 ~- Monday

A great day - Mr. Woolings killed 2 goats - & I killed a
small pig. Mrs. Crowley had our cook, Kiasia fry a lot
of doughnuts - the boys cooked their meat & rice & 1
furnished the Quanga. Mr. We the rice Both Mr. W. & I
waited on the &ble. Dr. Snyder took some snap shots of
us while we were at work. The dinner took place about 1
oclock just after we had our own dinner Mr. Woolings
ate with us. A quiet time yet a pleasant one today.
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon gave their boy a dinner also at Kin-
shasa. Nothing new afloat. Good night.

Tuesday Dec. 27 - 1898

I had a telegram from Bros Vass - he has arrived at

Boma ~ will be a Matadi Friday D.V..& will probably be
with us on Tuesday next, the 294 of Jan. 1899. Nothing
new - the usual work about ~ Mr. Morrey still having a
continuous fever. Hope he will soon retover - good night

Thursday Dec. 29 - 1898

today we looked forward to the receiving of some letters
& papers - as we heard the mails would be in - Dr. 8. & I
went down to meet the train only 2 passengers. I sent
over about 8 o'clock p.m. & the P.M. sent our letters

we had one from Flora written Nov. 26 - just a month.
Flora rarely ever fails us - News of our box from Mr.

Whyte & a nice personal letter from him to both of us.
Good night.

Friday Dec. 30 - 1898

All the a.m. we looked for some papers, so in the p.m.

I had to go to the P.O. but they had not completed the
distribution so I did not get them - a little later the
P.M. sent them over - the missionary & other papers for
Dr. Snyder & Observer for us. I read until 11 o'clock.
Sophie having glanced over the whole by nine - & retired
