A half century among the Siamese and the Lao : an ... - Khamkoo

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nearer the city, so near that a man can ride up in the
evening, spend the night there with his family, and return
in the morning to his work for the day. It is in
a delightful situation beside a cool brook, but is too
low for the best results as a health resort.
At the Annual Meeting in December, the importance
of opening a new station in Lakawn was discussed.
The baptism of the officer from that city, and the
organization of a church there, have already been
mentioned. The officer was constant in his appeals
for the establishment of a station there, with a missionary
in residence. Although Mr. Wilson was soon
to start with his family for the United States on a furlough,
there would still be left in Chiengmai—if I were
sent to Lakawn—two ministers and two physicians,
Besides, there
even if these were but three men in all.
were beginning to be some good native assistants in
Chiengmai. No one had expressed a desire to open a
new station, and no one had been sounded in regard
to the matter. So I determined to make now the visit
to Lakawn which I had planned for the previous fall,
but had been unable to accomplish. My wife and our
little son Norwood were to accompany me. When our
preparations were well advanced, what was our delight
to find that Dr. and Mrs. Peoples wished to accompany
us, if they could obtain elephants. When this was
mentioned to Prince Bijit, he not only volunteered the
elephants, but informed us that he had authority from
His Majesty to see that we had a lot for our station
there, and, furthermore, that, in passing through
Lakawn, he had already secured for us one of the most
desirable lots in the place. In addition to this. His
Majesty had sent by him two thousand rupees as a con-