Ke thought a better way would be to explain the gift and
give them the money» They were highly pleased.

Tuesday July 12 - 1898

Get up early to see the friends off for the Fool - gave
them some letters for Mr. Sheppard - the European letters
were put in the wrong bag and carried by & we will have
to wait for them until tomorrow. Mr. Keel one of the
Dutch agents came up & had after-noon tea with us.

Wednesday July 135 - 1898
I forgot to mention that each Monday Baron De Rozen sent
us @ nice piece of venison. He went Hunting & killed a
nice fat antelope ~ & today we had the last of it. I led
the prayer meeting tonight. No news all well

Sephie & Stephen
Thursday July 14 - 1898
I had developed some photographs today & taken off some
prints for Crimonini, a trader and he wanted the plates
to send to Europe so I let him have one & he gave me
$3°° a good days work - he was is the man I sold my house
to. Mr. Silva sent us a nice piece of steak today so you
see we have been faring well. Mr. Pinnock & I went
hunting this pam. Mr. Keel took tea with us again today.
I paid the Dutch House a lot of money, for Mdee & a balarce
due for my Donkey. We got no deer. I shot at one but
missed it. "Hunters luck.®

Friday July 15 ~ 1898

Yesterday we got some letters - Sophie got one from Flora
& I got one from the Committee. We rec'd the Ladies

Home Journal & some boston papers & the Christian Observer
Always glad to get them. We hear a little about the war
always from England before our papers come. Mr. Frame

of Wathen came in today. He & Mr. & Mrs. Wooding are
going to make a trip te San Salvador next week - a six
days journey. Mr. Cameron left for Wathen today quite a
number of state officers came up on the train today.

Saturday July 16 - 1898

I went down to the train to see a friend off who has been
kind to me & is going to Europe - his time is finished.
Mssrs. Finneck, Frame & Morgan dined with us at 6 o'clock
this eve. We all had another hunt today but failed to
kill anything I shot at a jackal & a flying deer, but
failed to hit ~ or at least to kill -
