Letter from L. Moon to Dr. Tupper, December 24, 1877

Tung Chow, China, Dec. 24, 1877. My dear Dr. Tupper, I write merely to announce my safe arrival here. We had head winds and so took four days instead of two from Shanghai, and I landed at Chefoo in a snowstorm. One of the native brethren had been sent down to meet me. Under his escort, I made the short overland journey very pleasantly. Mrs. Nevius bundled me up so thoroughly that it was impossible to suffer from the cold. I feel like a Chinese mandarin with so many clothes on, & some of them wadded. I found my dear friends here well and cheerful. Of course we have done little but talk the two days I have been here. There is so much to hear & tell on both sides. I hope to write you a long letter next time. Do make Dr. Yates go east. His visit would be worth more than the money it would cost. He will not go unless urgently invited. He bears his own expenses as far as San Francisco. Yrs. sincerely, L. Moon.