natives die like sheep that have the feet disease. They

are se filthy. The remainder of the day was uneventful.

Nothing but the ordinary reutine ef business. Good-night
School pregressing nicely.

Wednesday Feb. 9 - 1898

We are exceedingly anxious about the mails, for it is now
12 days or more past the time - we would like to hear fro
our friends and leved ones ~ but we must have patience an
wait. Anyone whe expects to live in Africa must learn te
wait. The day has been uneventful. I went to the market
te buy seme sweet potatoes and other things. You will
laugh when I tell you what I took with me te purchase the
with, well, I toek as money ~ 2 cards of common white but
tons, & 3 pints of salt. I purchased with these articles
& peck sweet potatees, 3 doz. limes or lemons, and three

nice bunches of fresh beans in the hull. Nothing else of
importance.

Thursday Feb. 11 - 1898

This asm. after breakfast it began to rain, and continued
until noon - a nice slow rain. Mrs. Graham is net very
well this morning - this p.m., though, she hepes te be at
school. Tomorrow our mails close for Eurepe & America so
we must be ready for them. Tonight, L.V., I will finish
abevt this day. When you read these notes you must alway
leok en the epposite of the paper for you might find seme.
thing of interest on them. You see, in order to save
space & stamps, we write a letter on the opposite side of
the sheets. Thus killing twe birds with ene stone.
Sophie and I are beth well, thank God.

Tenight we had prayer meeting but only a few were
present. Mr. Pinneck had the service. I have just fin-
ished copying a piece for Sephie which she has written
fer the children's missionary. JI think it very nice.

She thinks not. She did net want te send it, and would
net unless I should copy it for her, se in erder that it
might ge te interest the children I did it for her. New
she feels better about it - we are both well - and she
has just finished some letters to be pested tomorrow.

May God bless eur Relatives, friends & ourselves. Sephie
& Stephen.

Feb. 11 ~ 1898
Messrs. Converse & Co.,
Leuisville, Ky.
