ttle lads. They are so modest and so polite,
making a deep bow as they go away. Always be modest and polite, my
sons, and people will love you and treat you well.

'The boys buy a lot of books too, and I preach to them earnestly,
because in ten years to come they will be men, and if they know
about Jesus now they may more easily become Christians some day
soon. You, Jimmie, know Jesus; does Willie? Teach him. Mamma is not
here to teach him, and I am far away. You are his big brother.
Teach you him like a good laddie as you are.

'The other day when I was preaching a man was standing behind me
with a little black pig under his arm. He wanted to hear me preach,
but the pig would not be quiet. He held its mouth shut, but the
little pig would still manage to give a squeak now and again. At
last it would not be quiet at all, and he had to go away with it. I
could not help smiling at him. There is an old man here in my inn.
He is owner of the inn. His son manages the inn. The old man is not
very old. He is about sixty-five. But he used to be a great opium
smoker. A year or more ago he had a very serious illness and gave
up his opium, but he had wrecked his health by his smoking. He
cannot now live many months. He can hardly speak plainly now. He
comes to see me in my room, and I try to tell him about Jesus,
hoping that he may be saved. He listens, but he is not very bright
in his mind. I hope he may pray to Jesus.

'The other day I had to pull my own tooth. It was the back tooth
and had been painful for days. There was no one who could do it for
me, so I sat down with a little Chinese looking-glass before a
candle, got a good hold of it with the forceps, and after a good
deal of wrenching out it came. He _was_ a deep-pronged fellow, and
he did bleed. I was so thankful that God helped me to get it out. I
can sleep now all right.

'Our Mongol donkeyman wants to be a Christian. I hope he is
sincere, but he is very slow and dull at learning. There are three
other men here who are learning about Jesus too, but it is too
early yet to say much about them. A good many people learn some,
then stop. But it is late and I must go to bed, else I won't be
able to preach and doctor all day in the market-place at the fair
to-morrow.

'Praying that God may