little girl bern Xmas & Mrs. C. wants te send it a nice
dress. Nothing in the stores suitable but we found some
cleth at Mrs. Graham's which we get, and now Mrs. C. is
making a pretty little drese. It will be so nice, you
knew, to do something for our friends on the upper River.
If we only knew on coming out the things that are needed
in various ways for missionaries & their comferts as well
as the Congo people - Remnants of cleth, laces, embroider.
silks, satins, ribbons and all such things, thread (silk)
of various colors for feather stitching. But the next
time we come we will know better. May the Lord bless us
to do good work here. After dinner the usual rest for an
hour or two, for it is so het from 12 to 3 that it is
dangerous to stir about too much. Mrs. Crowley is enjoy-
ing the school-work very much and seems te be in the
height of her glory when she is teaching the little ones
something. Sometimes she cuts out garments and teaches
them how te sew them. She had another ride on the donkey
after school. Mr. Cameron has a little fever, but better
and tomorrow will be well D.V.. Good-night.

Friday Mar. 4 - 1896
We always make it a point to read a chapter in the Bible
together morning and night, and we get so much good out
of it in this way - reading alternately. This ig always
after breakfast & after supper. Then Mrs. C. goes about
her work & I mind. Today Mrs. GC. Sephie - I shall not sa;
Mrs. C. any moree Today Sophie has been learning texts
ef scripture and a song to teach to the little ones « she
has entered into the study of Conge with great interest
and enjoys it very much for now she begins te see she wil]
be able to do something for Christ's Cause. Tonight we
finished reading Kate Carnegie, then ran in to Mrs.
Grahems, te find some boys there trying to learn to sing.
It is good to see the interest. Good night Sophie &
Stephen
Saturday Mar. 5 - 1898
I was busy about the place all day. Mrs. C. was making a
little dress for Mrs. Sheppard's baby, cut out a shirt
for one of the boys, baked some lovely bread and rells
from some flour which I got at the Dutch House. I took
ene loaf and some rells down to the chief, and yeu sheuld
see the look or surprise on his face to think that such
fine bread could be mad out ef such fleur, for his baker
makes the bread all dark and heavy. We had a nice little
