Sharp diary 1917 page 116. Wednesday 18 April 1917 - Mount Smokey Academy
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Wednesday 18th of April 1917
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Storey is a very humble, extraordinarily simple and nice man and I like him very much. His house, church, school, dormitory etc is on the top of a hill, with mountains all round, and stands 2800 feet up. Food very poor and not too much of it. Water with a strong taste of iron. On the whole I like the people & the place better than other missionary places I have stayed at. Mr & Mrs S[torey] Maud and I started off about 10 for Emmet’s[?] cave. At the head of the cave struck a good singer aged 70, Mr Solomon Williams from whom I got some songs. Had lunch in the sun — there was no shade anywhere, the trees are not yet in full leaf — a very warm and comfortless proceeding. Walked a long way down Emmet’s[?] Cave and into Green Briar but got no more songs. On return got some songs from Loveday’s and walked home the last 2 or 3 miles in the dark, getting back horribly tired about 7.30. Weather very fine but hotter than ever.
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