| Description | Letter from Amelia Nyasa Laws, Metz, to her relatives, regarding excessive hymn-singing in the Diaconess' hospital, glad she has never had to work there, playing for the singer Mme. Perrin, expected to play for the church choir, too, account of the Christmas concert, particular comment on M. Brunel's sermon, visit from Mme. Bourguignon and her son Charles, who is now much better, he wants to work in town instead of on the farm, and has found a good place in a tobacco factory, he must give up smoking, however, as the excess with his work upsets him, visit of Miss Leigh Clare to Metz, Mlle. Stoufflet is still not well, visit to Miss Davies, an American at Plantieres, on Christmas Day, correspondence from Rome, the Fairweathers' changes to the manse and the church, including electric light and the letting of the third floor of the manse, the Fairweathers are popular though he seems unwell, Amelia feels that the criticisms of the Fairweathers are probably correct. |