|
Ancon, C.
Zone
Dec. 2, 1925 [the following Wednesday]
Dearest Mother and all:-
Today we leave the Canal Zone and
go up to our place, probably arriving at David Friday A.M., the Lord willing.
My, but I like it down here!
Everything green and beautiful and tropical.
It is in its natural state
(beautiful) what California is by irrigation. Flowers trees and birds.
The sun is quite hot in the middle
of the day to be out in but it is a good deal like that of California and not
the oppressive heat of the east.
The mornings and evenings are cool,
but not enough so that you need a wrap nor any sign
of a fire.
But when you stir around and work
hard - washing, sweeping etc., it doesn’t take any time to work up a perspiration.
We have had a very pleasant time
while here. The morning we came in Manly went to the club house to look up
Charley (by the way we didn’t get in touch with him all that day) and found
one of his old friends.
As soon as we were thru breakfast
on the ship, this friend was down there with a nice big Studebaker and took
us to their home. He lives with his father and mother. They certainly
entertained us find and made us feel so at home. It was Thanksgiving and they
had a fine turkey dinner.
We got Charley the next morning and
he laid off and spent the day with us, helping Manly
get everything attended to and taking us around.
We went to the locks in the evening
and watched them in operation. The next morning we left for the Pacific side,
went by train and it was a very interesting ride. I am going to try to write
some about the Canal and its sights for the Y.P.F. [“Young Peoples Friend”- Church of
God religious paper; sister Jessie was editor of this or some other Church of
God publications.]
Manly had called one of his friends
on this side by phone and he told him to come over and stay at his place as
he and his mother live together, but she is in the States, so he gave us the
key and we have come and gone just as we wished. It has been fine as we are
quite centrally located. We get our meals here and Mr. Wilson eats breakfast
and supper with us.
Manly has taken me around his
familiar haunts and I have enjoyed it very much.
The natives live differently from
any foreigners I ever saw. One thing about them, they are very clean, as a
rule. Of course it is warm, and the children especially, are not burdened
with clothing. I even saw one little tot in back of the house, playing
without a stitch on, then across the street on a second story veranda, a "colo’d gen’leman" with
white shirt, vest and dress coat. People don’t seem to be slaves to custom of
any kind - Just live to suit themselves.
Well I could write on and on
telling you the interesting sights and experiences, but we leave this
afternoon and I have some things to attend to so will say Bye-bye - God bless
you. We certainly feel that he has blessed and protected us. So many things
have worked together for our good on our trip.
Lovingly your children
Hazel and Manly
P.S.
I am making something for Ruth’s
girls and Fred’s girls for Xmas and hardly think that I shall be able to
finish it before I leave here, so it will require duty and I will send it in
one package so it will not be so much. Will you please send the other on? We
don’t have to pay duty on the Zone but we do from David.
Charlie expects to come up the 15th
and stay a month.
|