“Awnom de Consiel d'administration de la compagnie du
chemin de fer du Gongo, l'Administrateisr. Directeur
général prie Monsieur Crowley, Chef de l'American Pres-
byterian Gongo Mission, de lui faire l'honneur d'assister
aux fetes de l'inauguration officielle de chemin de fer
de Matadi au Stanley Fool qui auront lieu daus les pri-
miers jours de mois de Juillet proclaim.

Bruxelles le 1£% Mai 1898 R.S.L.P.
aM? le Directeur de la
Un avis ulterieur fira Compagnie a Matadi

conuaitre les jours

Et heuses de depart de Matade

des trains speciaux qui seront

organises pour le invites.

I have axepted and will join in their feasts and accom~
pany them to Stanley Foel. D.V.

Tuesday June 21 - 1898

I found Mr. Vernij sick yesterday, with fever & he had

to stay in ted all day. I gave him the never failing
remedy —~ a purge and plenty of quinine - and of course I
looked for the expected results ~ all which were good but
he would not stay in the house as directed, but disobeyed
orders, & the consequence he had fever today. I bade him
stay indoors & poured quinine down him and this p.m. he
is better. No other experience.

Wednesday June 22 ~ 1898

This a.m. I went to see my patient very early, and found
him clear of fever, so I gave him another big dose of
quinine, & he got up & is alright now. I found a letter
from Mr. Greshoff chief manager of the N.A.H.V. trading
Go. offering me a piece of ground to build a house on &
only charge me rental of one Dollar per annum for a term
of five years, then he proposed to buy the house - so you
see I am in favor with him - these are the people whom I
helped so much in sickness - and with whou I boarded one
year. But yesterday I had a great experience. In the
pem. I shaved off my beard and not one of the native boys
on the station knew or recognized me. I had a great
time. I went out the back door & came around to the
front & rapped the boy came to the door - I asked where
Mr. Crowly was & he looked all over the place but could
not find him - they all thought I was a new man who came
in - there was such a complete transformation - a great
time.
