The rain has come at last, and the drooping green world has revive ed as at a breath from the Creator. The night before last I woke and thought I heard its music. I listened. 1s it the much-wished for rain come at last?
I went out on to the baleuny, into the warm, moist night. It was good to fill one's lungs with the sweet, humid air, and apostrophize the wind. "Ah, thou pitiless North. Easter, sand laden, now thy hard heart is melted!"
All day yesterday it rained off and on, and Jast night it rained quite hard. Rice should fall very considerably_in price. The country this morning as I walked into the; city was good to wander in. 1 toox! the longer way and let the mustard! and the beans suggest their name-Jess fancies which were Felt like an odour within the sense." 1/ noticed with satisfaction that large plots of ground which had been taken by the soldiers for drill were now gay with hopeful crops once more, As I entered the East yate I encountered a group of soldiers "Ts all peaceful outside?" Yes no trouble at present."
Rey. A. A. Puiviprs, His many friends will sympathize with the Rev. A. A. Phillips of this; city, who has been ordered horns 1 gy the doctor a few months before he intended going. We all hope that with care he will regain his health. He is progressing.
He and the present writer hops to start for the coast on April 13. I understand that the river from here to Chungking {s now peaceful so we hope to be unmolested.
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