‘The first mention of her intention to come out to India reached us in May 1875. Well do I remember the evening when Mr. Clark, coming to our Bungalow, with a letter in his hand, said, ‘Who do you think is coming to join you here as a Missionary?--A. L. O. E.!’ The title instantly brought to mind books such as _The Young Pilgrim_, _The Shepherd of Bethlehem_, which had delighted us in our childhood’s days. And now we were to welcome the well-known and gifted authoress into our house! This _was_ a privilege; and earnestly did we look forward to the pleasure of receiving her; though at the same time we were perhaps conscious of a slight shadow of doubt crossing our minds, as to how far one of Miss Tucker’s age would be able to accommodate herself to the new surroundings, and bear the trials incident to life and work in a tropical climate.