To the cast of Sanynan several towns have fallen or surrendered to the Eastern forces amd now Ching-yang and Hsienyang situated to the west are shining the for-uries of siege. In my last letter 1 Tet yew sce something of the vafian horde which pillaged Gospel village so. thoroughly, ud threatened" Mudd and Young so often. Their enemies don't seem #0 be very mach better and their propensities seem to be much the same, as the following will Three weeks ago T spent an hour Ju the heme of a wealthy Christian farmer. The oh Jady who is about 70 years of age poured out my tea and played he part of pleasant hostess. She, with the school teacher escorted me past the watch dogs and out to the corner of the village. Since then she village has been occupied by. the government troops, anid now Tam told the old Tady_ i hiding in a eave having been arried there on the back of a daughter-indaw. The servant hae teen killed, hex daughter" has. been anurdered Because she refused to sub.
it herself to the demands of the soldiers, and it is said the daughter-in-law has also been done te death but of thir Inet we are not yet eer tain.
The last article 1 saw in the "North-China Herald" relating to this province was headed. "Shensi moving towards tragedy." perhaps this letter will show that sh has made a step forward since then, and what i ahead of us it is hard to Returning from the pest office the ether evening T wes quietly passing a company of strange young men. One jeered, othe atghed and one Surely it te time that ors awaked to a xeelizet of the
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