way of fixing a door that will be the entrance to our
kitchen you see I'm jack of all trades.

Friday Nov. 4 - 1898

This aom. was all ready to go to King. but it came up a
big rain so I postponed it. I bought some chickens the
other day at 40 cents each & up to today I have found 6
dead ones - rather expensive. But it is too bad for they
are so scarce. We have managed to have a nice lot of
eggs all the time since coming here - so far we have been
fortunate, but we have no stove we cood on a small heating
stove which we keep out in the yard for convenience - &

a small oil stove which we have in the house. We bake

on Mr. Wooling's stove - but we are living in hopes.

Ours is on the way from Matade somewhere - & I hope we
will have it in a few days -- good night Sophie & S.

Saturday Nove 5 - 1898

I took two boys with me today & walked over to Kin - No
train will be over today. I dressed in native costume
for comfort, and I enjoyed the walk so much that I was
not tired at all. Upon arriving at Kinshasa I found the
small boat of the Dutch Go. going to Brazzaville, so I
went over & had a conversation with Mr. Greshoff. He had
written me a letter stating that I could not get any loads
on his steamer - but promised a goodly no. in the near
future. I prevailed on him however to take 50 loads up
to Luebo, & so on Monday I skall go to Kinshassa & place
them out so the capt. can get then when he is ready. I
had dinner with Mr. Gooper 16 men were at the table I
came back had a cup of tea at Mr. Gordon's donned the
native costume again & walked back home. The Governor
General came in today on a special train.

Sunday Nov. 6 - 1898

Mr. Wooling preached this a.m. A trader came to see me
to get something to eat for a sick man. I let him have
it - A Dutch-man came in jutst before church time & I
was kept from church ~— some newcomers, Italians for the
State came shooting around at little birds on the Mission
grounds & I politely pulled a little French on them &
asked them not to shoot on the ground, as we respected
the Sabbath - &c. They begged pardon & away they went.
Mr. Faris took dinner with us. I preached this peme at
4 o'clock while I had service in the church Sophie had
about 20 Congo boys in the house teaching them to sing &
