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for old postage stamps.

April 13, 1922 – Thursday
Mr. H. & Son went to Cummingses to play tennis this
p.m. & the rest of us intended to go, but it looked so threaten-
ing [threatening] that we put it off awhile, and, sure enough, it
soon began to pour & kept it up till dinner time. The
billiard room leaked, but I think they managed to
move around to dry corners & not get wet. Our bath
also leaked some, & finally one spot in our bed-r. The
Heptonstall's came by, having been to the station expect-
ing [expecting] to see Ralph Henderson; he didn't come, so I lent
them a black umbrella as they hurried home; I loan-
ed [loaned] Miss T. my Burmese one yes. p.m. but she didn't
need it after all. The Craigs from Insein came yes. &
are lying on the side track near the station in their
private car. The Phinneys are expected later in the
wk. We are now planning a trip to Taunggyi for next
wk.-end when the Ass. will be in session there. They
celebrated Miss B's & Mr H's birthday this eve by having
a candle at each of their plates & large strawberry
shortcakes for dessert; their natal days were the 3rd
however, & the former had one celebration in R. before
she came up here. J. & I were going to call on the M's
this aft, but began gathering roses to take over, Misses
B. & G. helping, & the rain began, so we ran over with
the flowers but didn't tarry. They had rook in the sit-
ting-room this eve, for the first time since we've been
here. Mrs. H. & Misses J., G. & B. playing, Mr. H. looking on;
I also went in for a few moments before preparing
for bed. One of our mulberry trees has been stripped
bare, so we'll have no fruit off of it. The wind & rain
broke down one of the rose trellises on a terrace of the
garden; hope it will be fixed. We have several trees full
of large green lemons that will soon be ripe. I read one
of my Lit. Digests for a while today.

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April 14, 1922 _ Friday
This is Good Friday; Saya was asked to speak at B. service at
the Meth ch this a.m., so five of us went down, having break-
fast at 10:30 in order to do so. The durwan has been on a
strike today, so Mrs. H. & Miss J. have had to go to Mrs. Miners
again, as they did about the lights, etc. & finally got things
straightened out. Yes., today & tomorrow are the B. water
festival, but as they are mostly Shans up here, and an
out-of-the-way place, we have seen nothing of it thus
far. In lieu of someone better, I had to play the organ
this a.m., & as I am not used to it, I usually forget to
pump; then when this necessity is forced upon me
& I begin to work my feet, I am then more than apt
to overlook my hands! I was the only one from the
house to go to the C. of E. evening service at 5:30 but
there were about a dozen other A.B.M's there, so we
formed the largest "bloc" of the congregation – with the
possible exception of the "dotties". A number of us walked
back together across the fields when I promised Mrs.
Case some "rit" to try to dye some Easter eggs for her small
son. We met Saya who had been to Tilbes to take the button
moulds which I gave him, & he then covered & painted
for the fancy fair to be held next week; later I gave him
some red ribbon out of which he will make bookmarks
for the same purpose. I called on the Craigs on my way to
service but they were at Cummings, so I missed them, but
I got a good look in the private cars, at any rate. Got to the
ch. before the children's service was over, about a dozen
or more in the neighborhood of six years of age were in
attendance. Finished my sweater this aft., J. doing the
cords for button loops, while Mr. Ah Sou chatted us for
a while after class. The Hs & Miss T both returned the um-
brellas. I washed out handkerchiefs & hose, darning some
of the latter. The others were doing the latter when I re-