The American Missionary — Volume 33, No. 11, November, 1879 — John Shaqi
The American Missionary — Volume 33, No. 11, November, 1879Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 33, No. 11, November, 1879
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
Hospitality was very generous. I thought that there were too many of us
to go into anybody’s house; but at Dunginess, where we remained two or
three days in connection with each of two Sabbaths, a woman said, in
the absence of her husband, “You must all come in. If you pitch your
tent I will set fire to it and burn it down.” We submitted. The agent
at Neah Bay was just as hospitable, notwithstanding that his house
already seemed to be full, and also the superintendent of the mill at
Seabeck.
The weather was generally pleasant, but sometimes it rained hard. No
one caught cold, however, on account of it. Camping on the sand is not
so pleasant. Fresh water is so scarce as only to be used for drinking.
We boil our potatoes in salt water, but get it near shore, and forget
to let it settle. The potatoes crack, and the sand is all through them.
Then baby crawls along and tips the rice over into the sand, and we all
tramp the sand on to the beds, and into them, until our better half
wishes herself at home, as it blows into the food-box and clothes-boxes
and everywhere.
A WEDDING.
An Indian, who had been married Indian fashion for several years,
but who had homesteaded a farm, thought it best to be married in a
civilized way. He had never seen such a performance, so I explained
all to him beforehand. But when I was going through the ceremony and
had just said, “You promise to take this woman to be your wife,” he
interrupted me, saying, “Yes, of course I do. You do not suppose I am
going to put away my wife now, after I have lived with her so long?
See, here are my children, the oldest fifteen years old. It would be
foolish for us now to separate.” I told him, “All right,” kept very
sober, laughed in my sleeve, made a note of it, and proceeded to say,
“You promise to love and honor her,” etc.
Twenty religious services were held during the journey, including one
communion service, and one very pleasant prayer-meeting preparatory to
it. Thus we spent the month of August, enjoyed it, and have enjoyed
home all the more since reaching it.
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CHILDREN’S PAGE.
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CABIN PRAYER-MEETINGS—WHICH WAS THE HERO?
LILLIE E. BARR, ATLANTA, GA.
DEAR TEACHERS AND CHILDREN:
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