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With all the drama around the engagement of Fred and Sibyl, it's good to see someone being just plain happy for her.
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Gogoyo
Oct. 11th./27
Dearest Sib,
This is to be just a hurried note to thank you for all your letters, the last one with the jolly snap of you with the pretty scarf came last week. You look fine in this and it is not to be wondered at when "The Man" himself was taking it and you were both happy. I am so glad for you dear girl that all is going well and that you are both so happy, I think this is the best time of all, to be engaged, even the prosaic world wears a different look and you want every one to share in one's own joy.
I was delighted to read your uncle's letters, I know we should love to visit them and the part of England they live in is quite my favourite. Your cousin is near, about ten minutes walk from where we lived in Hampstead. Kamba and I were married in S.Mary's church in Primrose road as it was the parish we were in. I know Bedford college very well and had several student friends there although I was not there myself. I went to college in Brighton and later on to the domestic science section of Swanley College in Kent.
Last mail we both sent short notes to the M.D., I expect he will have told you. You will be in our thoughts and prayers all along and most especially on the great day Dec. 22nd. We want to send you something for a present, I had thought of sending to England this mail and I was writing to have a linen set of luncheon things sent direct to you. Now I think the best way is for you to tell us just what you like, we know you well enough to do this sort of thing so that you don't get two of any thing when you would rather have something else. How I wish we could be near you now and have some happy chats and help to get a trousseau ready. From this side I am quite afraid to send anything in the post as I know they never get to their destination.
So glad to hear how successful everything was at the clinic. Certainly Dr. S. did do some clever things and I can imagine that you were proud of him; where will you be living after you are married, will it be Dondi? It is just fine for you that you will be able to get home in 1928, how perfectly scrumptious it would be if it was possible for you to come our way. Our house will be open to you both any time.
I am so delighted that other members of the Chissamba household are beginning to be a little more human and sociable, it does make a difference to have people reasonably nice. I know Esther will be more than happy to have you folks there for Christmas, how nice it would be if both Mary and Elizabeth could spend a few days there with you. My heart does ache for dear T.L. she will find life very lonesome after you have gone, the dear girl does so need and appreciate friendship.
I shall look up some silver leaves we had on our wedding cake and send along for you to use on yours.
Louis is a precious darling, if only you could see him, you would love him. I never imagined anything could be so wonderful as a baby, he fills all my thoughts night and day and I don't suppose I was ever quite so happy as I am now. I said to K. the other day, if all babies are like Louis, there would be no decline in the birthrate; he is so winsome, roguish and jolly.
Lots and lots of love and kisses to you darling Bib, your ears ought to burn as we are constantly talking about you and your joy.
Lovingly,
Christine
Oct. 11th./27
Dearest Sib,
This is to be just a hurried note to thank you for all your letters, the last one with the jolly snap of you with the pretty scarf came last week. You look fine in this and it is not to be wondered at when "The Man" himself was taking it and you were both happy. I am so glad for you dear girl that all is going well and that you are both so happy, I think this is the best time of all, to be engaged, even the prosaic world wears a different look and you want every one to share in one's own joy.
I was delighted to read your uncle's letters, I know we should love to visit them and the part of England they live in is quite my favourite. Your cousin is near, about ten minutes walk from where we lived in Hampstead. Kamba and I were married in S.Mary's church in Primrose road as it was the parish we were in. I know Bedford college very well and had several student friends there although I was not there myself. I went to college in Brighton and later on to the domestic science section of Swanley College in Kent.
Last mail we both sent short notes to the M.D., I expect he will have told you. You will be in our thoughts and prayers all along and most especially on the great day Dec. 22nd. We want to send you something for a present, I had thought of sending to England this mail and I was writing to have a linen set of luncheon things sent direct to you. Now I think the best way is for you to tell us just what you like, we know you well enough to do this sort of thing so that you don't get two of any thing when you would rather have something else. How I wish we could be near you now and have some happy chats and help to get a trousseau ready. From this side I am quite afraid to send anything in the post as I know they never get to their destination.
So glad to hear how successful everything was at the clinic. Certainly Dr. S. did do some clever things and I can imagine that you were proud of him; where will you be living after you are married, will it be Dondi? It is just fine for you that you will be able to get home in 1928, how perfectly scrumptious it would be if it was possible for you to come our way. Our house will be open to you both any time.
I am so delighted that other members of the Chissamba household are beginning to be a little more human and sociable, it does make a difference to have people reasonably nice. I know Esther will be more than happy to have you folks there for Christmas, how nice it would be if both Mary and Elizabeth could spend a few days there with you. My heart does ache for dear T.L. she will find life very lonesome after you have gone, the dear girl does so need and appreciate friendship.
I shall look up some silver leaves we had on our wedding cake and send along for you to use on yours.
Louis is a precious darling, if only you could see him, you would love him. I never imagined anything could be so wonderful as a baby, he fills all my thoughts night and day and I don't suppose I was ever quite so happy as I am now. I said to K. the other day, if all babies are like Louis, there would be no decline in the birthrate; he is so winsome, roguish and jolly.
Lots and lots of love and kisses to you darling Bib, your ears ought to burn as we are constantly talking about you and your joy.
Lovingly,
Christine
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Gogoyo
Oct. 11th./27
Here's what I found in: Gogoi MissionPortuguese East Africa
The Gogoi (Gogoya) Mission was founded by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (the “American Board Mission” – or “American Board”) in 1920. Although located 35 miles across the boarder in Mozambique (formerly Portuguese East Africa), it was an outstation of Mount Selinda and mail was posted there (and can therefore be considered a Southern Rhodesian mission).
2.
I was delighted to read your uncle's letters, I know we should love to visit them and the part of England they live in is quite my favourite.
If I remember correctly, Fred and Sibyl visited Sibyl's uncle in England when they were on their way back from Africa in the fall of 1928.
3.
You will be in our thoughts and prayers all along and most especially on the great day Dec. 22nd.
December 22 was, of course, the day that Fred and Sibyl originally hoped to get married. Oh, well.
4.
Certainly Dr. S. did do some clever things and I can imagine that you were proud of him;
Fred was good at devising solutions to problems. I don't know what he did, but whatever it was, it's not surprising that he was clever about it.
5.
I am so delighted that other members of the Chissamba household are beginning to be a little more human and sociable, it does make a difference to have people reasonably nice.
Another indication that life among the missionaries was not a complete bed of roses for Sibyl - see: I wish that I was in a house with anyone else but Miss M.
6.
I know Esther will be more than happy to have you folks there for Christmas, how nice it would be if both Mary and Elizabeth could spend a few days there with you. My heart does ache for dear T.L. she will find life very lonesome after you have gone, the dear girl does so need and appreciate friendship.
Esther is Esther McAllester, at Sachikela, who with her husband hosted Christmas gatherings.
Mary is Mary Hurlbut, in Dondi.
Elizabeth is Elizabeth Read, in Chissamba, a.k.a. T.L., which I believe stands for Tin Lizzie.
All three of them are in the Non-Family page for mission folks.
Gogoyo
Oct. 11th./27
Here's what I found in: Gogoi MissionPortuguese East Africa
The Gogoi (Gogoya) Mission was founded by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (the “American Board Mission” – or “American Board”) in 1920. Although located 35 miles across the boarder in Mozambique (formerly Portuguese East Africa), it was an outstation of Mount Selinda and mail was posted there (and can therefore be considered a Southern Rhodesian mission).
2.
I was delighted to read your uncle's letters, I know we should love to visit them and the part of England they live in is quite my favourite.
If I remember correctly, Fred and Sibyl visited Sibyl's uncle in England when they were on their way back from Africa in the fall of 1928.
3.
You will be in our thoughts and prayers all along and most especially on the great day Dec. 22nd.
December 22 was, of course, the day that Fred and Sibyl originally hoped to get married. Oh, well.
4.
Certainly Dr. S. did do some clever things and I can imagine that you were proud of him;
Fred was good at devising solutions to problems. I don't know what he did, but whatever it was, it's not surprising that he was clever about it.
5.
I am so delighted that other members of the Chissamba household are beginning to be a little more human and sociable, it does make a difference to have people reasonably nice.
Another indication that life among the missionaries was not a complete bed of roses for Sibyl - see: I wish that I was in a house with anyone else but Miss M.
6.
I know Esther will be more than happy to have you folks there for Christmas, how nice it would be if both Mary and Elizabeth could spend a few days there with you. My heart does ache for dear T.L. she will find life very lonesome after you have gone, the dear girl does so need and appreciate friendship.
Esther is Esther McAllester, at Sachikela, who with her husband hosted Christmas gatherings.
Mary is Mary Hurlbut, in Dondi.
Elizabeth is Elizabeth Read, in Chissamba, a.k.a. T.L., which I believe stands for Tin Lizzie.
All three of them are in the Non-Family page for mission folks.
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