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to wade through the water, and in many places it was up to 
our necks; we had to cross a part of the river where a long 
nut tree was thrown across for a bridge; the flood was very 
rapid, and we were in imminent danger, but, thank God, we 
got over. : 
“ “After some time we all reached the town, and ran into 
one of the teachers’ houses; but we soon had to leave it 
again, as we thought it would fall upon us. We then got 
into a small house which appeared stronger than others; 
and being on a raised foundation, we thought the flood could 
not reach us. Here we remained about an hour, shivering 
with cold, our clothes being soaked by the rain. 
““While we were in this place, many houses fell around 
us, and the water continued to rise very rapidly, and now 
it reached the step at the door. The night was coming on, 
and we began to think of some plan of getting to the moun- 
tains before dark. The teachers tied a number of bamboos 
together for a raft, and we sent Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Wats- 
ford first; the natives swam, and pushed the raft along. 
They had great difficulty in managing it, and we were afraid 
the women would be thrown off; but through the goodness 
of God, they were landed in safety at a house at the foot 
of the mountain, which was only one inch or so above the 
water. — 
“*The raft returned, and Mr. Ford and I got on it. We 
had to leave our dear children behind, except my little girl, 
whom I carried in my arms. I had wrapped the blanket 
closely around her, and held her close to my breast to screen 
her from the storm. She cried very much for some time, 
and then she moaned a little, and I thought my child was 
dying. I felt her little face, and it was cold as marble. 
When, however, we reached the house, she revived again. 
Our other children were then brought, and the natives car- 
ried them up into the mountain and returned for us; but 
while they were away, we found that the water had gone 
down a little. We waited a short time to be certain, and 
