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Mar 07, 2024 Portia May 12, 2020 AliceBrown Mar 25, 2020 Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections	SC1684_101 186 came back in holes, but I promised him bucksheesh if he did it well, so that ought to help some. July 4, 1922 – Tuesday Miss P. waked me at 5:15, S. coming along about 5:30, so I arose & dressed, taking all my things down with me so I would not have to return then had to come up for an umbrella, & it wasn't here after all, as I'd left it down in the office after returning from ch. Sun. We went by the 7 a.m. ferry, a very pretty trip down the river, especially on the far (west) side. Ar- rived [Arrived] at Sagaing. Dr. McCurdy was not there to meet us so we took a gharry out to the mission house, arrived there to find he'd gone to greet us, so we waited for his return; going once more to the boat we found his man who runs the motor boat had gone back to the house; going to get him, found he had departed for parts un- known [unknown]; then Dr. McC., who had made this trip a- lone [alone], had to return for us, who had remained in the boat, & then took us for an auto to ride about 10 mi. to the north, stopping at the elephant pagoda, where a colonade had been built around the four sides of an elevated platform, as he want- ed [wanted] us to see some of the mural painting, we only went as far as the steps, however, as we didn't care to remove our shoes. Returning we breakfasted, & afterwards left for Ava across the river, we walked along the very road trod by Judson, across the outer moat, & to the prison site, where there is now a monument to mark the spot, as our denomi- nation [denomination] has bought several acres of ground sur- rounding [surrounding] it. Then on to the palace grounds, as nothing is now standing but the whole tower, which 187 leans in a reckless manner, & from which the stair- way [stairway] has been removed to prevent prying people from entering as it is now considered unsafe to do so. Wrote to Dr K. telling him of our trip. July 5, 1922 – Wednesday Mrs. Hinton was sick all night & sent over for a hot water bottle this morn, so Mrs. C. came to me for mine while I was having my lesson; the doctor at first feared adhe sions [adhesions], but later I think he decided it was the beans – prob- ably [probably] aided & abetted by the mango, etc. Miss P. said this eve that Mrs. H. wanted my L.H. Journals to read while she is in bed, so I took them down to the office after dinner, also the last Y.C. We heard Miss Tufts expects to come down Sat.; with her prospective hostess ill, it probably means that she will stay here, so I'll have to hustle with the books & try to get that room cleared out; worked to that end all aft. After dinner read the paper & puttered around till 10 p.m.; I don't seem to be able to get to bed any earlier, & then am al- ways [always] so sleepy next morn. The Chinaman has not come with my bed fittings nor the jailor to see about my furniture – so aggravating, but suppose you can expect these slip shod ways in the careless east, more time means nothing them as the New Eng. would say, "shiftless" inhabitants. I still grieve over my missing lovely bird books every time I happen to think of them, and others as well – all my most expensive ones – one of a set on famous singers & pianists; and I think of some of linens that are missing almost daily; I'd like to know who the Pitts. thief or thieves make even tho' I never recover any of the things. I can hear Mrs. C. tapping away on her typewriter; she was in before din- ner [dinner] & talked a little while about my language study she & Miss P. have been conferring, & spoke of writing in the Miss Prescott & the board at home – hope they will.	SC1684_101 186 came back in holes, but I promised him [bucksheesh?] if he did it well, so that ought to help some. July 4, 1922 - Tuesday Miss P. waked me at 5:15, S. coming along about 5:30, so I arose & dressed, taking all my things down with me so I would not have to return then had to come up for an umbrella, & it wasn't here after all, as I'd left it down in the office after returning from ch. Sun. We went by the 7 a.m. ferry, a very pretty trip down the river, especially on the far (west) side. Ar- rived [arrived] at Sagaing. Dr. McCurdy was not there to meet us so we took a gharry out to the mission house, arrived there to find he'd gone to greet us, so we waited for his return; going once more to the boat we found his man who runs the motor boat had gone back to the house; going to get him, found he had departed for parts un- known [unknown]; then Dr. McC., who had made this trip a- lone [alone], had to return for us, who had remained in the boat, & then took us far an out to ride about 10 mi. to the north, stopping at the elephant pagoda, where a colonade had been built around the four sides of an elevated platform, as he want- ed [wanted] us to see some of the mural painting, we only went as far as the steps, however, as we didn't care to remove our shoes. Returning we breakfasted, & afterwards left for Ava across the river, we walked along the very road trod by Judson, across the outer moat, & to the prison site, where there is now a monument to mark the spot, as our denomi- nation has bought several acres of ground sur- rounding [surrounding] it. Then on to the palace grounds, as nothing is now standing but the whole tower, which 187 leans in a reckless manner, & from which the stair- way [stairway] has been removed to prevent prying people from entering as it is now considered unsafe to do so. Wrote to Dr K. telling him of our trip. July 5, 1922 - Wednesday Mrs. Hinton was sick all night & sent over for a hot water bottle this morn, so Mrs. C. came to me mine while I was having my lesson; the doctor at first feared adhe sions [adhesions], but later I think he decided it was the beans- prob- ably [probably] aided & abetted by the mango, etc. Miss P. said this eve that Mrs. H. wanted my L.H. Journals to read while she is in bed, so I took them down to the office after dinner, also the last Y.C. We heard Miss Lufts expects to come down Sat.; with her prospective hostess ill, it probably means that she will stay here, so I'll have to hustle with the books & try to get that room cleared out; worked to that end all aft. After dinner read the paper & puttered around till 10 p.m.; I don't seem to be able to get to bed any earlier, & then am al- ways [always] so sleepy next morn. The Chinaman has not come with my bed fittings nor the jailor to see about my furniture - so aggravating, but suppose you can expect these slip shod ways in the careless east, more time means nothing them as the New Eng. would say, "shiftless" inhabitants. I still grieve over my missing lovely bird books every time I happen to think of them, and others as well - all my most expensive ones - one of a set on famous singers & pianists; and I think of some of linens that are missing almost daily; I'd like to know who the Pitts. thief or thieves make even tho' I never recover any of the things. I can hear Mrs. C. tapping away on her typewriter; she was in before din- ner [dinner] & talked a little while about my language study she & Miss P. have been conferring, & spoke of writing in the Miss Prescott & the board at home - hope they will.