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fitw Etmp*r6 Kiaan-hsu, in oy yowth my Paexntw )* t

for me Moot tandrly. Shon I rmoheth th ase of Haarn thoy Gnt

me C oci,ciw I continW my stt0' Until I finished the

pr*Acry ;,re$&o, at, tha ;o f Oluyon*. Thowgh I hav rea ewany

cooho, I cannot oe imad to possaas any 'reminp or spvoie-l

quwditotton*s. People ropetdl2y told muppose you tat an

c4w4 ation, What 'gill you ever do with it? ut dAt, in my hoart

I j4 t~ utoaof Atriot ha not yet ea Ohgd,T t gavare;yXay of orpwo~awe~t ertO or yous, OO2di

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father w"A altya as. Linho* on lmslnoso;eltrortaldv;y wMte X t ans h4; died lcn efore t dt is4:

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Sten 1.0 gw1n tbwai year nU my tatterrmried, vn live

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Worked, rat k:-r night I ivittateo

Wher, Mr. Liu Ohln-Meng returned to Qwar couny m became

pri.bo1pX O our girlto 0ioo0 the, school m 4 r,4STJo wotald ot permit any truancy or idlenea-0 Iz*ar treaty

a4W'11 tho4e ppilaz whO worked hard, They wero rewardd with

priz r tin it , whil' ths ho not sty Qnd

Uin reprimand. Hoce I lost my tear that, my stepmothar would

interfere with my schooliacg., Afterthe yearo I f"11lnuhei the

gr aroa grades. That I wat fourteeOn yvare o0a Thea the coonty

mag~iztratO olfOerts a eoh4aovasn4 of POto continue my StIa±OSgr~wXllt a'n xW epentnt, I rt nof4 deni tW

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thet my brother he u y bec4o insane, at I have not yot

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h1most boon driton Uas, not cxing either oltt ve or toc*on-

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AMEICAN -BARD MISSION

Thohow $hansi1, China

The following is addressed to the missionary ladies of ?enohou to takethe place of an oral statement setting forth my experience in seeking an edu-cation.

Iy gie name is Ohugrying, and my family name is Chant. Ia anative of the county -of Chia i the province Of Shersi and am sixteen yearsof ago, havi been bora in the twenty-third year of the Emperor Xuaghso.it MY youth My parents loved anOAeOared for massst tenderly. When I reachedthe age of seven they sent me to shoo&, and I continued my studies until Ifini d h p ary grades at th ag o v Thoug ote read manybooks, I canot be said to: possess anY learning or special qualificatiOns.People repIaatedly told:me,"Bug9e you ;ot an duat4ion, what wtill yOu everdo with ittt* But alas, in my heart T knew that the tstomes of OUT districthad not yet been change, sad tb-at eo'roely ay of our people, whether old orYoung, could appreciate the advantage of girls getting an edupatio. Onevery hand were those who harbored position and Variotus inds of destructivemeasures. If I had not been conscious of my youth an my lack of for earaaee,I would never have submitted to it. Alas when I did learn forbearance, whomould haVe thought that my on mother would die, leaving five disheartenedchildren. Long I sighsd. and 0t, hawing now no one oa XWom to lean, aioemy fat er was always an4yfromhome on business. Unfortuntely my maternalgrandparents had died long bieore, nor did I have autes or Wuncle on mymother' side. Alas, I dhad ro relatives left to me. When I was twelveyears old my father remarried, and I lived continually in fear of my step-mother's violent word ad deeds. Night and day I lived in suspense. Evenwhen exhausted by work I did not dare let it be known. T feared that myparents would discontinue my su rt in school, and I would then count asone of the world's stupid and unenlightened ones. Wenoe by day I worked,and by night I meditated.

When Mr. Liu Chin-mag returned to our county and became principalof our girl's school, the school made real e would not permitany truancy or idleness. He invtaiably treated well thloesepupis who workedhard. They were rewaded with prizes from the magistre h those whodit& not study receivd fhis reprimand. Hence I lost my fear that my step-mother would interfere with My schooling. After three years I fiihd thegrammar grades. Then I was fourteen Years old. 7 en the county magistrateoffered me a scholarship of *& a year to continue my studies in ?aiyvafu.This was in accordance with at gret ambition, and, put me in a place to beindependent. I had no desire tosperd Money for personal adornients, butrather for getting an education M th is of the same mind as myselfin wanting me to Vursue xy studies.

But alas, sines Ooming to thi school (in Fenchou) I hear that mybrother has suddenly become insane, and I have not yet learned the reason.As I formerly had o inkling of this, I have almost daily been driven totears, not caring either to live or to continue my education fearing lestmy bother's illness may end in the worst. These past ten days I have spentin sighing and weeping.

One day the sagiettate came to our school in person and Informed methat in May I might proceed to Taiyuanfu to pursue my studies. I could takethe entrance examinations there just before the school closed for su r vaca-tion. After thinking it over, I gave mi eatty approval, since I wished tohave it just so. But when I went home to inform my parents, who would havethought that my stepmother, moved by fierce envy, should compel my father,not merely to oppose my studies but to consent to my engagement to a farmer.Yet I vtw still of the opinion that at the proper age girls should apply theirminds to study, for after marrying there would devolve on me the duty of cook-Ing, sweeping, serving myhusbandts parents, obeying my husband, and lookingafter children. These duties would all be forced upon me, and then therewould be o time for getting an education. I knew that it in youth I did notstudy, I would upend my later yearn refining such neglect. I decided thatsince I had notreached the proper age for marriage, I would in no case con-sent to It. I made an appointment at the school with my old uncle Mr. Liu,and as he talked sympathetically, I explained the whole matter to him, withthe request that he intercede with my father to have the engagement broken.As my education was still very limited, I really wanted to continue my studies,and if the engagement were not canceled, I could not hope to get an education,and I would have no sufficient reason far living in the world. The famousones of earth, even though dead may yet be said to live; while those wholeave no name behind them, even tho they live, may already be counted as dead.If they had died earlier, it would have made no great difference. My uncleperceiving that I viewed the matter thus, vent three times to my home to takeback the engagement presents. My father was willing to break the engagement,but my stepmother was obdurate, saying, 'If this engagement ie broken, Irefuse to live' and proceeded to cry vehemently. Then my father, in orderto preserve my mother's life, declared that under no circumstances would theengagement be broken. In order to pacify my mother's heart it mattered notif others were educated and I remained stupid; others civilized, and I bar-barous; others enlightened, and I suerstitious. Seeing that the engagementwould not be broken, that my education would be neglected, and that fatherstood by mother as firmly as Mount 'ai while my viewf wre no heavier thana feather, I remained outwardly obedient to their dishes, but inwardly Iflly Planned to flee from home. My stepmother's treatment became generallyknown, and the magistrate and the educated people of the naighborbood allsympathized with me. The principal of our hot¢ol urged me to let themcirculate a petition in my favor, but I could not consent, since I knew myfather's decision, and It would mean my expulsion from home.

One day I heard some one remark, "On the 17th day of the twelfth moonChun-ying will be married.' thereafter I proceeded at once to gather moneyto facilitate my flight, but it took me a month to gather enough for the trip.In order to escape my marriage, I thought up a rus to make my relatives believeI had drowned in the Yellow River. My underlying motive, of course, was toseek an education. I left my shoe orn the banks of the river together withmessages, one to my home, and one to the county magistrate, explaining in de-tail my views on the question of marriage without consent. These days beforethe time appointed for my wedding the MOon was bright and full. After eatingsupper I stealthily left the village of Water Cave, and walked three miles,passing through a plate called Lion Village. That same nght I hired a guideto led me twenty miles by unfrequented roads until daylight. My feet warnedme terribly and I could walk no further. Again I engad a guide for two daysfor the sum of $2. On the morning of the 17th 1 hired anther guide, giving him700 cash for the day. Then I had not another casie left Ath which to got to)enohou.

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Fortunately, by GoT'sgace, T Mt a MAn who was On his Way home.Be had a little surplus Money which M consented to share with me, alsopermitting me to accompny him on the way. Whn I treaced the city ofLinHslen,, secured a little money from the county magistrate, perhapsbecause I sowed him my gr ar school diploma. Mho Would hare thoughtthat I would nowmeet three tcuevolcntly minded gentlemen naed 1hang,lsl, and tKw with whoae I could travel the rest of the way. Being 8ed

and generous teo, when they asked me who I was and where I hailed from,I made a clean breast of my plight. They all three expressed the greatestsympathy for me. On the entIre way they were of Inestimable help to me.As Mr. Chang was an elderly man, T posed us his adopted daughter, travel-ing rith his until the evening of the third day when we reached Fenocou.

If any one Is disposed t praise my ambition and courage, I shouldhave to say rather At was God's protection which was with me. Men are notalways tob1 trusted, but God's way oar. always be counted on. enes itwas not entirely my own ambition or courage which led me here. If any oneshould remind me that in fleeing frba bose I disregwA:detrte commends of myparents, I should have to say that a though I id- tfl their counsels,I yet have not forgotten them. My b e is t .at ft r tting an educationI may later repay their kindness to tie. My flight ftro hone s In no wisedifferent fro the tfight of the fuke of Chin (iA the Cow dynasty $60 B.C.).Those who are jualitied to express mu opinion, will agree with me that thetwo cases are zuite analagous. I bog my teachers to ask my fellow-studentsnot to despise me. Confuoious once said, t¶hp young should command ourrespect. Those who hbvs passed their prime are no longer capable of cmmaud-iag our respect.' I hope my fellow-students will take these things intoconsideration.

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