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between stations. Messrs Latta & Roach met
me at the station &
after I'd had something to eat, we, including
Mrs. L. & Miss Peck, went to the night service only
to find it finished; but the latter began talking
to some passers. by & we soon had a good
sized crowd and sold 18 copies of Luck at a piece each.

February 11, 1922 - Saturday

Mr. L. set up my cot for me last eve, & after a
sponge bath, as there was very little water, I
turned in - out on the porch. I arose at six
this a.m., still dark, and after chota, all ex-
cept [except] Miss P., plus Emma - the youngest
child of our hosts, went to the early service
at 7:30; back for a hearty breakfast; off
again immediately thereafter, taking
something for tea with us, so we didn't re-
turn [return] till after five this p.m. Had rather a
noisy session for awhile this afternoon over en-
tertaining [entertaining] the convention at Thouge next
fall. We heard there were 30 or more heathen
in the rear. I got a couple of snapshots as
we were leaving, the subjects being child-
ren [children] for the most part. I enjoy the drives back
and forth in the ford, altho it is rather dusty; we
saw quite a number of water birds silently fish-
ing [fishing] in the fast drying pools along the roadside
on the return this a.m.; while on our first trip the
telegraph wire along the railroad were full of
swallows; coming back this eve there were a lot
of night birds in the road. The smells we get from
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are anything but fragrant. There are nine big
mills in Zigoni; I would like to visit one.

February 12, 1922 - Sunday

At early service this a.m. Mr. Gates appeared on the
scene, straight from his jungle trip; the other man
didn't come. When leaving after breakfast I took
all my baggage along with me, Mr. L having helped
me take down my cot this morn. before chota.
Miss Peck couldn't find a ruby pin which had
been given her on arising and made life miser-
able [miserable] for me - not directly of course - for several
hours, but happily she found it where she had
put it away last night upon returning from
the early service. After the 2nd session we
stood around & talked awhile and then had a bite
after which Mr. L. took me to the station near by; a
man, whose seat I shared, turned the fan on me
so that I got the full benefit all the way, and
otherwise looked after me. I'd read all I'd brought
along on the way up, so spent most of the aft.
napping. Several came and went during the
long, hot aft. - a tiresome trip. Took a gharry out
from the main station & had to wake up the Telegu
boy to get in. Miss D. not here of course, as she is
keeping Miss Campbell company while Misses C. &
W. are away over the weekend. I found the prints
she had gotten for me, so between trimming &
straightening & packing, I was up till one o'clock.
Consequently I fear I shall oversleep tomorrow
morning. I ate my lunch about six p.m., & took one
station view soon after starting. Saw the A.B.M. [?]
at Thouge as we passed - Mr. L told me where to look