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fan & caneball before she leaves. It seems that Mrs.
E. is going to Mrs. Jurys after all.

September 28, 1922 - Thursday

Mrs. Craig & Peggy arrived shortly before 2; school closed
at 3p.m. & we had tea soon after. Counted up my grades
before chota; Ma E Sine got 97; no one else higher than
the 70's; 2 failed - Ma Mya Shin & Ma Saw Ye; careless-
ness [carelessness] as much as anything, for they left out so much,
& they are by no means the dullest in the class; even
Ma Thein Hue passed after missing so much on acct
of illness; but with a pass of only 33 they all ought
to have done so. Went over their papers with them then
made out the grades for III & I S's; & sent for Ma N.
to consult her first before making out hers; then
into Ma M's room to see about hers, but the children
& teachers were everywhere but in their classrooms.
Saw Ma Nyrit & she got me a box of white rose soap,
so I was able to return Mrs. E's small cake of Cash-
mere [Cashmere] Bouquet unopened. Had a letter from Ida giv-
ing [giving] me the desired information. Mrs. C. certainly
has a Scotch accent. Finished the last Geog. & yes's pa-
per [paper]. Had to tell Ma. My. to come fix my bed. Spoke to May &
Ma N. Late this aft. we went in a gharry to call on the C's
Mrs. Nagabushrum there without stockings but
wearing European slippers; had on a green sari which
had faded yellow all over her back; she had been to
M. Hill this morn. She got out her native Indian musical instru-
ment [instrument] and played a number of pieces, singing also, for
us; it was interesting, but not so very entrancing to west-
ern [western] ears. Mrs. G. is getting all upset again, but Mrs. N. is
talking of going to Maymyo over the weekend, so if she does
that will give her unwilling hostess a respite. We came
up rather early. Got the home mail, but very little for me
welcome letters from Lucile, & one from Gustava mailed
from Plymouth as she is on her way home; spoke of an-
other [another] which she had written but it never reached me.

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The former telling of Dr. Huffmann's death; no school
news; one I.J., but no Y.C.; also a L.D. - but nothing more.
Collected books.

September 29, 1922 - Friday

Got up when I heard the others so got down to chota soon
after they did, but came up soon after & began on my
curtains; tore off 4 prs. 6 1/2 ft. long; the hems at each
end are the same width, so it leaves them about 6ft.
finished. Creased, measured & basted till break. time, which
came & went, as the others had gone to the Jap. shop & the
jewelers & didn't get back till past noon, so I was about
to cave in ere we got something to eat. Had duck last eve &
waffles this morn, with lots of fruit, etc. Sat in the dr. rm.
for quite a while as Mrs. E went into the office to attend to
some things; an hr. or so later as she was returning she
spied a small snake on the porch not far from where
we were sitting; she called the servants, but they were
so long coming it got away in the grass. It proved to be a
young cobra & Mary spied it afterward up in the large
tree nearest the house. Mrs. C., kinitting white sox for P;
she also brought the 2nd pr. of gloves - half handers - for Mrs.
E. She was telling of the fuss of the McG's & R's over the
mahly. Ma M.Y. here early this a.m. with 3 small pink roses.
Ma Hla came to say she had lost her marks - & she has the
largest class in school - all to be done over; so aggravating.
Several girls came from time to time to say good by; Ma
N. sent over the fan & ball; May sent the song book by Ma
Mya Chi (some one had spilled ink on it, so suppose she
was ashamed to bring it herself); only one teacher, however,
Ma Tuit; more came in the aft. than in the morn. Returned
to my job, & when curtains were finished, fixed sofa pil-
low [pillow] & one damask square; finger was sore by that time so
left the other for tomorrow. P. impatient to be off, so they
didn't tarry a great while after dinner. Jacob, the servant
they brought with them, had taken all the luggage down
at 5 p.m. & had also gone right after break. to make