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August 5, 1922 – Saturday
Am tired & dirty after a hard day's work in the library,
where I dusted most of the books, got all out on the ta-
ble [table] from upper shelves of big bookcase, but have
not touched the lower ones yet; will leave things thus
over Sun. as the room is never open that day any-
how [anyhow] & I don't want to handle the heavy things any
more [anymore] than is necessary. Stripped the bed E. has been
using – all but one sheet, which I left on to keep out
the dust as much as possible – hope we won't have
another dust storm soon, however. The dhoby
came this p.m. as usual, so I counted in the
clean, & out the soiled clothes. No pani wallah
on the job so carried water from the jar in E's
room to use. Got check for R150 cashed a day or
so ago, paying board & other expenses, as well as
returning the sum I had borrowed. I'll certainly
be glad when all my money matters are cleared
up once more. Besides dusting, I have the school
stamp with which I have to mark all the books,
which adds considerably to the time it requires to
go through them. There are some good things here but
more are badly needed, it seems to me; hope I can
get a number of the "5¢ classics" later on. May
ask some S.S. class for them if I can't get them any
other way. Went to Thea ze to service this eve; two
of our girls there & all the miss, but the H's left early
as they hadn't had their dinner; Mrs. G. just about
collapsed when it was over & Mr. G. had to carry her to
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drinks – I guzzled down 2 glasses as it just hit the
spot.

August 6, 1922 – Sunday
Went to S.S. & ch. this a.m., & service – the last by Dr. T. – this
p.m. when we had a larger crowd than usual. Ma T.M.'s
mother and father came this aft, so of course I did not
have any B. reading in John, but went down instead to
meet & talk with her parents in the hall for awhile
late in the aft. Read the dailies which I was behind on,
the Y.C., etc. We are not getting mail regularly these
days on acc't of the break. Was tired after my strenuous
day yes. so was glad to lie down awhile this aft. Our
meetings have been fortunate in having no rain to inter-
fere [interfere] with services in the tent. Carried water from the
next room again today as long as it lasted, but had to
have the mahli carry up some late this aft, as did Miss P.
as we were both out. Walked around the back of the com-
pound [compound] where the Chinamen have been splicing the long
wooden joists for her house in Theaze, but our tour of
inspection was cut short by the early dinner bell, as we've
had to have it thus during the revival. The C. who is a re-
cent [recent] comer, & is making the 10 wooden beds for the school,
had also established himself on the place, along with his
fellow country men, without so much as a by your leave, &
had further hired one of them, who is under contract to
Miss P., to work for him! Talk about the wiles of the heathen
Chinee!! No wonder they succeed when they are so hard-
working [hardworking] & shrewd; I think more & more in their redemp-
tion [redemption] lies the hope of the east. Two proselytes were baptized
this morn, one of them 66 yrs. old – an Indian, & the oth-
er one of the sappers & miners – a Chin, I believe.