206 TN India by April, the European war compelled the father 

 JL to be "acting principal of the school and the college." 

 Mother explained how "a good many people who had intended 

 going to England or Scotland wanted to send their children 

 to the local schools." From her own side she could report that 

 she had "varnished most of the old furniture so that it looks 

 new, and you will perhaps be surprised to hear that we have 

 had electric lights put into 6 rooms. India is advancing." The 

 war situation had brought the military to her summer abode 

 in Mussoorie and she reported: 



There are quite a number of English soldiers up here. I saw 

 about a hundred march into the Church of England on Sun- 

 day. Only 6 came to the Kellogg Mem'l Church [Presbyte- 

 rian] who of course were dissenters. . . . Yesterday we got 

 a telegram, telling us of Dr Charlie Newton's death. He was 

 the second one to die of us four who came out 47 years ago on 

 a sailing ship & we were the last who ever came to India in that 

 way. ... I wonder if you get all our letters? I try to be very 

 careful how I express myself when I write! as several of my 

 letters had bits scratched out or cut out. Our police officer has 

 been transferred to Jullundur so we'll not hear so much of 

 what is going on around. The conspiracy trial is over. A good 

 many were sentenced to death & some transported for life, 

 &c, &c. . . . 



In July she was checking up on the censor: "I enclose 4 

 clippings & a programme. Are they all in this letter?" Where- 

 after she listed the botanical triumphs about her house: 

 22 pots & tins of the most beautiful Begonias that I've ever 

 seen. On some a double flower & a single one on the same stem. 

 We have 3 fuchsia plants, on one of them 39 buds & flowers. 

 ... a great many geraniums in bloom too. We found 3 small 

 fir trees and we also planted a walnut tree. We find the electric 

 light very much cheaper than kerosene. For this last month our 

 bill for the meter & electricity was 60 cents. Just think of that! 

 ... I have canned some pears & peaches, and made raspberry 

 jelly and apricot and peach jam. July 5th Yesterday the Am 

 Missionaries met and celebrated the 4th, mostly by eating. 

 . . . We were glad to get those little pamphlets, Will, that 

 you get out. My! how learned you are! Most of it is beyond 

 my comprehension. 



