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1st. Friday. Bright p.m. Cold.
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Seoul home. Left for Song Do 9:15 a.m. train. Returned Seoul per 4:10 p.m. train.
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2nd. Saturday. Bright. Very cold.
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Seoul home. 鄭光鉉 came to see us. We agreed to celebrate 文姬's wedding 4 p.m. on the 12th, March.
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3rd. Sunday. Bright. Very cold.
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Seoul home. The 2nd or 3rd wife(in order of time) of cousin 致晟 died this afternoon, leaving seven children, the last one just a month old. 致晟's first wife was a lovely and saintly woman. During his absence in Japan she ministered to and served his parents with devotion which a model "myunuri" alone could have done. When he came back to Korea he went to concubining. Paying no attention to his beautiful wife she died brokenhearted. When her corpse was entered into the coffin 致晟 poured a handful of gold coins(Korean yens) into her last resting place! O the meanness of human nature!
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4th. Monday. Pale. Chilly and miserable.
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5th. Tuesday. Bright. Cold.
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6th. Wednesday. Beautiful. Chilly.
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7th. Thursday. Beautiful. Chilly.
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8th. Friday. Pale a.m. Bright p.m. Chilly afternoon.
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9th. Saturday. Bright. Mild a.m. Chilly p.m.
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10th. Sunday. Bright. Chilly.
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11th. Monday. Pale a.m. Bright p.m. Icy wind.
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12th. Tuesday. Pale. Icy wind.
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Seoul home. Our dear 文姬's wedding celebration at the Y.M.C.A. Auditorium at 4 p.m. Entertained the guests at 明月館本店. 250 persons, ⓐ ¥1.30 per person. Quite a number of foreign friends present.
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How the Union will turn out Future alone can tell, hence God alone knows. We can only pray and hope for the best. This being the first time a well known Seoul family has taken a 平壤 man for son-in-law, I am going to be butt of ridicule and criticism and even of a 辱. They 辱ed me for riding "Riksha” in 1883; for riding bicycle in 1907 etc. but time has proved I was wiser than any critics. I hope my 平壤 son-in-law will prove a success!
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13th. Wednesday. Pale. Icy cold wind.
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14th. Thurday. Cloud and sun. Icy cold.
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Seoul home. 文姬 with her bridegroom left Seoul 9:15 a.m. train for 平壤 to pay her respect to her parents-in-law.
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15th. Friday. Cloudy. Mild.
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16th. Saturday. Beautiful. Mind
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The 落成式 of the little library building at the Common School for Girls at 慶雲洞 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The building was donated by the parents of the girls.
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17th. Sunday. Pretty. Mild.
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Seoul home. Worshipped at the 宗橋 Church. Messrs. 金性洙 and 梁柱三 took supper at our home.
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18th. Monday. Cloudy. Rain from 12 morning. Mild.
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Seoul home. Rain from 12 a.m. but not satisfactory. The past winter was very dry and farmers are wishing for rain badly.
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19th. Tuesday. Bright. Icy cold―Windy.
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20th. Wednesday. Bright. Icy cold―Windy.
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21st. Thursday. Pretty. Cold.
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22nd. Friday. Pretty p.m. Damp a.m. Cold.
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Seoul home. 文姬 and her bridegroom returned to Seoul 9 p.m.
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23rd. Saturday. Beautiful. Mild.
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Seoul home. Went to the 夏令會定期會 held at 城北洞 from 9 to 6 p.m. 璋善 and 琦善 went with me.
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24th. Sunday. Pretty. Mild a.m. Cold p.m.
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Seoul home. Went to 城北洞 meeting 10:30 a.m. Dr. Billings gave a splendid talk. Returned to Seoul about 5 p.m.
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25th. Monday. Beautiful. Spring.
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Left Seoul 1:15 p.m. with 恩, 璋, 埼, 寶 for Song Do.
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26th. Tuesday. Pale. Mild―Windy.
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27th. Wednesday. Pale. Chilly.
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28th. Thursday. Beautiful. Mild―Pleasant.
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Left Song Do 4:10 p.m. train for Seoul.
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29th. Friday. Pretty. Cool.
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30th. Saturday. Pretty. Cool.
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21st. Sunday. Pretty. Cool.
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