| Show f F u r NOTE FROM A M MISSIONARY 7 Nights spent in the country districts districts districts dis dis- of Germany are to say the least exciting I do not claim that they are pleasant and harmonizing harmonizing harmonizing ing with ones one's desires but at any rate your interest is kept up I have spent a few such nights one especially especially especially espe espe- do I remember and as it is too good to hide under a bushel here goes It was about past half-past four in inthe inthe the afternoon and already darkness was beginning to fall on the land when I found myself ten miles from the nearest town I was tired out and so I looked to one of the near-by near farm houses for entertainment entertainment entertainment entertain entertain- ment over night I soon fO found a place where I could stay To at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to relate the events as they happened after this would be bringing bringing bringing bring bring- ing back unpleasant nt memories so I Ir r will confine myself only to the most important facts The house consisted of three rooms all on the ground floor The floors were of dirt as were also the walls There was no ceiling to these rooms perhaps these were vere done away with especially to give one a better view of the pigeons up upon upon upon on the rafters A horse two goats and a pig had appropriated the front room room and were certainly perfectly perfectly perfectly per per- at home The only barrier that kept them from coming in and associating with the humans was their pride In the middle room was a bed which the dog had claimed claim claim- ed as his own own and upon which he was trying to sleep and fight fleas at the same time On the foot of the bed three chickens were complacently complacently complacently com com- roosting Over in one corner of the room an immense lump of bread about the size of a dishpan was vainly trying to show itself through a coating of ants and sand In Inthe the center of the third room stood an immense block of wood resembling those seen in any butcher shop The center of this block had been hewn out to a depth of three or four inches so as to hold enough food for a meal This served as a plate for the whole family and into it everybody dipped dipped dipped dip dip- ped with their fingers I might state that at the ti time e of my ob observation observation er- er a hen lien was finishing up the remains of the last meal This was enough for me so I Imade Imade Imade made my escape I am happy to state r I I spent the night in a hay stack Smith 09 m n t 3 t i ij 1 j i t 1 tv t di |
