write again and good newsy & cheering letters. good-night

Saturday April 16 - 1898

We have had a delightful time last night and today reading
letters & papers. I had letters from Morrison & Verner
at Luebo + saying that Mr. Mrs. Sheppard will be here in
a few days on their way home, or rather Mrs. Sheppard. It
will be nice she can have the company of Mrs. Graham to
England. It is awfully nice to get so much good news.
Letters papers, misstonary &&. But if it could be dis
tributed more regularly along it would be nicer, but we
will not complain. If we move it will not teke letters
any longer to reach us for Stanley Feol is the terminus
of Shermin de Fer du Congo" and it will be only 14 days
from Matadi. I hardly think we will go to Luebo to live.
House cleaning &c for Sunday. good night

Sunday April 17 - 1698

A nice day pleasant. Mr. Morgan's turn te preach the Con-
go service but he got a native to do it for him. Sophie
& I did not go as she had a severe head & back-ache. She
slept nearly all day. In the after-noon Mr. Wilks preachec
to the Accras. I went but Sophie did not. After service
she was better & we had a little walk. Service in the
evening was at our house & Mr. Wooding preached All there
or here except Mrs. Graham who did not feel well enough

to come out. About 9:30 p.m. we retired and had a nood-
night's rest.

Monday April 18 - 189&

This am. Sophie got up feeling considerably better = but
shortly after breakfast she began to feel badly again =
head & back-ache - regularly about once per month she has
a bad spell which lasts about 1 week generally ~ nothing
serious however - as I'm told all women have the same
complaint. 1 looked for Mr. Sheppard, wife and baby but
they did not come. I saw an officer of the state who came
down as far as the Pool with them. Good night.

Tuesday April 19 - 1898
I rec'd a letter last night that the money had beed rec'd
for the house, so in a few days, we will move into another

building, which is here, vacant. Nothing much of interest
today.
