tonight, so tomorrow D.V..we will have new potatoes and
green corn for dinner. Yes, green corn and new potatoes.
Don't you wish you had some? Africa is not such a bad
place after all, You see. Now we shall both say good.
We are both well Thanks. I forgot to mention that I held
@ prayre meeting service last night and I had a eongrega-
tion of two (2). We sung (?) I prayed & read a scripture
lesson. Each of the congregation offered prayer - our
meeting went off nicely. Good night.

Saturday Jan. 22 - 1898

This asm. I had 3 caravans 30 men. I had a earpenter and
-brick mason to send up to Luebo and the caravan which had
them was somewhat contrary. However after some little
trouble they agreed to go alright & then the "palava
finish." I have about 75 loads in the magazine now to gc
up to the Pool. I hope though, in a few days to have
them all off. I went to see my sick friend this p.m. and
found him quite well.

Sunday Jan. 23 - 1898

All well, in good spirits Sophie writing. I called to se
the sick man find him quite well. We go to the 10 a.m.
service Mr. Grahem presented a sermon in Congo. At 4
o'cloek p.m. I preached a sermon in English. After ser-
vice Mr. & Mrs. Graham, Mr. & Mrs. Sollner & Mrs. Crowley
and myself took a nice walk - it was a very pleasant and
cool afternoon and the air so refreshing. We came home
and hed supper, and prepared for the evening service at
our house - three married couples attend ~ Mr. & Mrs.
Wooding, Mr. & Mrs. Graham, Mr. & Mrs. Crowley. Messrs.
Morgan & Pinnock still being absent. Mr. Wooding led
the service, the day was spent very pleasantly and profit
ably. Thanks to our kind Father for His care and pro-
tection to us alle Good-night. 5. &5.

Monday Jan. 24 - 1898

Bright and early this morning, I began loading carriers
with loads for our friends at Luebo. I had 8 caravans
in and in the 8 caravans, the no. of men were 75. Each
man took a load. Each load had to be weighed. Hach box
had @ no.» on it and the name of the person to whom it
belonged. The name of capeta, the name of each man who
took a load, the name of the owner, the no. of box or
bale, the no. of declaration permit and the weight of
each package all had to be noted carefully on a mani-
festo. I worked very hard all day. However everything
went off o-k. At the same time Mrs. Crowley was busy
