He staid an hour and a half, appearing more free and social
than ever before; and when they returned his visit, he came out of
his tent to meet them, and treated them with unusual respect,
saying, in the course of the interview, "I fear that Miss Fiske is
not happy here: she does not look well." On being assured that she
was both well and happy, he said to his attendants, "This lady is
happy only as she has a number of Nestorian girls around her, eating
care[1] for them, teaching and doing them good." So, when our ways
please the Lord, he maketh even our enemies to be at peace with us.
[Footnote: This is the Nestorian idiom. We say, "taking care of
them."]
Babilo, the carpenter, who made the coffin for the child of Priest
Eshoo, was taught to read by the younger girls in the Seminary after
school hours, and thus writes to Miss Fiske, November 20th, 1859:--
"I remember how, thirteen years ago, in that trouble with Mar
Shimon, when my father beat me for attending meeting, and men
despitefully used me, dear Mr. Stocking and you comforted me in the
great room. I shall never forget your love. Give my love to your
dear mother, who so loved us that she willingly gave you to the
Lord, as Hannah did Samuel.
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