until we come to Monrovia where we will step on the
west coast of Liberia and take on a lot of Kru-boys

who are going to the Congo to work on the Ro Re By

the way - yesterday and day before, I cut of Armstrong's
hair and then Morrison's then Wescott’s. I then let
Morrison try his hand on mine he did a very good jobs
Wescott has come now and we will have prayers. Well,
we had a real nice prayer meeting and after a pleasant
chat we all retired.

Dec. 19 - Saturday

Just think of it, only six days more until Christmas!
My birthday! How I will miss home & friends = But I
have one great consolation, I ean be with Jesus.

It is a lovely morning and as I look over the great
expanse of water and see how quiet it is, I thank God
for giving ue such a nice sailinge While I sit here
waiting for breakfast, I see a Steamship pass, but it
is so far away I cannot tell te what line she belongse
I ean only tell that she is painted white and with a
red smokestack.

The day passes off very rapidly for I am looking
over my invoices and posting up my cash account. Then
I look over my list of medicines so that when I open
the box I will be able to be familiar with them. I
have put in the day in various ways. It is now after
supper and the sky is without a eloud. The moon with
her bright and smiling face sheds her silvery light
over the Dark Continent, where it seess to me that she
now is situated directly over the center. You see our
ship is not more than fifty miles from shore and we are
opposite the great dessert. Now we are going to have
prayers. Just after p's and a very nice meeting. Now
good-night - but the Belgians are making such a noise--
drinking, singing, shouting &c that I think it will be
sometime be4 I will get to sleep.

Dee. 20 = Sunday

A most beautiful morning, but very hot. The sun shines
very brightly. Our Belgian friends have commenced their
drinking already and from what I see now, we are to have
a dey of jubalee. Dinnertime has come and we did not
get together this aom. to have a prayer meeting. I am
sorry we missed it, but I had my private devotions and
