Tram 0 , frmilnalitha. 1
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ALA Itzpozima h piblisho4rety Thant.
ctiy M0r10328, b 7 111 . 6 tiaiDiaii;st *Psi
annum, 11i mum& ' L ' -- i
ovgin., IKOi . uozig , meal
lines sr* iiilecrtel apt_=avails itatliali`i*
Ini
first -.
out nil 1 0 1 1
4, figgre tir , , , ,toctr i :
sabsequen 'inseriblis. - 1 1 CVNIMMINfieraiVa!
serted b Matriagea tail Paatika; gill
be elziarga*MlS 01 0 211 1 14 ._
...
__ ,ft idle*
inse4ion. ' All samotatiou air Amosusam;
e D atannications of Ilitted_ tit Pli!hitial
ititereskand notices - 4014E44m arlihili
" co wing five lines, Axe obatiadlia °Dia
per line.
1 - Yesz.! .8 ma- - 3. 1811.
..
? One Oolumn, 4 - 100 . '• ' $BO - 840
oait " • - GO.. .- •35 ,• • - :25
One Square, . • - 15 - . .._ 10 - ' 71
g3tray,Cantion, Lostindltourid. =dottier
a dvertisements; not entiesilttig 10 lin4ml,
khree weeks, or lees, - $1.50
A t lministrator'4 it Exectulaes /lotices..ll,oo
Auditor's Haloes •' : ' . tap
Business Oard4 five lines, (per, year)..lV 00
-• , _
)jorehtuits and others, advertising their
brisiness, will be charged $25. They will
be entitled to 4 oolrunn, oonlinedeleituidve
ly to their businessmith privilege of quarter
ly changes.
Advertising in all oases sixolusivs of
subscription to the paper. —•
JOB PRINTING of every kind, , in. Plain
and Fancy colors, done with neatness and
dispatch. Handbills, , Blanks, Cords, Pam
phlsts, Ito., of every variety and style, Prin
ted at the shortest notios The Berm=
Orman has . just been re4tted with Power
Presses, and every thing in the Printing .
lino can be executed in the most iwiistio
manner and at the lowest rates. TERMS
INVARIABLY CASH.
tiaras.
Or - EORGE D. MONVANYE, AT
TORNEY AT LA 11 7 -0111ce corner of
Main and Pine streets, opposite Portir's Drag
Store.
D OCTOR EDWARD S. PERKINS,
Offers his professional services to the citi
tens of Prenchtown and vicinity. Calls prompt
ly attended to.
llay 28.1887.-1 y
IT. DAVIES, Attorney at Law,
a-Towanda, Pa. Office with Wm. Wat
kins, Esq. Particular attention paid to Or•
phans' Court business and settlement of deco?
dents estates.
UERCUR & MORROW, Attorneys
at Law, Towanda, Penn's, .
The undersigned having associated themselves
together in the practice of Law, offer their pro
fessional services to the public.
ULY4aIIB ILSROIIII P. D. MORROW.
MarcM 11366.
PATRICK St PECK; Arroalms AT
Law. Maces :—ln Patton Slock,Towanda,
Patrick's block, Athens, Pa. They .may be
asultea at either place.
u. w. firpucl, apll3 w. nil.
HB. aICEAN,_ ATTORNEY (2 ,
.. COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Towan
da, Pa. Particular attention paid to business
in the Orphans' Court. July 20, 1868.
LIENRY PEET, Attorney at Law,
_LI. lowan la, Pa. jaal, 68.
i i i . DWARD OVERTON Jr. Attor-
Edney at Law, Towanda, • Pa. Ofdee In the
Court House. July 13.1885.
DR. R. AVlEl3„Airsvmue, PA.
fD
has permanently located :at the office
ormerly occupied by Dr. B. DeWitt. for the
practice of nis profession. May 9.1867.
JOIN N. OALIFF, ATTORNEY
AT LAW, Towanda, Pa. Also, Govern
ment Agent for the collection of Pensioss, Back
Pay and Bounty.
sr No chaise unless successful. Mee over
he Post Mee and News Boom. Dec. I, 1864.-
111 P. KIMBALL, Licensed Atm
• tioneer, Pottetsville, Bradford Co.. Pa.
tenders his services to the public. Satbdsction
guaranteed, or no pay requir ed . All orders by
mail, addressed as above, will receive prompt
attention. ' Oct. 2,1867.-8 m
JOHN W .MIX, ATTORNEY AT
LAW, Towanda, Bradford Co. Pa.
General Insurance and Real Estate Agent.—
Bounties and Pensions collected . N. B.—All
business in the Orphan'. Court attended to
promptly and with care. Office first block
booth of Ward House. up stairs. 04.24, '67.
DOCTOB B. MIWITT, PHYSICIAN
LI AND Suaosow.—May be found during the
day—nniess otherwise engaged—on , a
few doors below Codding Bassell's. Best
deuce corner of Milian and Diviidon-sts.; late
ly occupied by E. A. Parsons.
Towanda, April 28, 1887.-1 r
ARSONS 4ty CARNOcHAN,
Ar-
I
TORNEYB Air LAW, Troy, Bradford Co.
Practice in all the Courts ~,of the county._Col
:crawls made and promptly remitted.
B. 13. PAILSONS. dl2 w. a. CLIWOONAS.
DR. pRA.Tr has removed, to State
street, (first above B. 8. Russell I*Co's
Sank). Persons from a distance &drone of con
sulting him, will be most Dimly
_ta And him on
Sitcrday of each week. Especia l attention will
be given to surgical cases, and the extraction of
teeth' Gls or Ether administered. when desired.
July 18,1866. D. 8. PRATT, M. D.
fIOCTOR CHAS. F. PAINE.-0 f
lice in loss's Drug Store, Towanda, Pa.
Calla promptly attended to at all hours.
Towanda, November 28, 1888.
E tArD MEEKS-AUCTIONEER.
All letters addressed to him at Sager Ran,
Biadford Co. Pa., will receive prompt attention.
fiIRANOIS E. POST, Painter, lbw
assda, Pe, with 1.0 pare esperience, b con
fident be caa give the beet satidaction in Paint
] ng ,
sur Graining, Staining,_Glazing, Papering, &c.
Particular attention paid to Jobbing in the
April 9, 1866.
JK. VAUGHAN—Architect aid
• Bui/der.—All.ltinds of Architectural de
signs furnished. Ornamental work to Stone,
Iron and Wood. Office on Kaki street, over
.11asseU & Co.'s Bank. Attention given to Bo
cal Architecture, such as laying out of grounds,
Ac., &c. April 1,1867.-Iy.
.J. NEWELL,
DI
COUNTY SURVEYOR,
4 3rwell, Bradford Co: Pa.„ will prompUy attend
to all business in his line. 'Particular attention
ven to running and establishing old=
lines. , Also to surveying of all an
ods as soon as warrants are obtained. myl7
Fe B. FORD—Licensed Auclicmeer,
~..Z OWANDA, PA.,
Will attend promptly to all badness entreated
to blot. Morro modorue. P. 13, 1868.
JOHN HORAY,
ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER.
prom y atteutto all business in hisiine.
Special ri &snip losruhaspe end Mere
oscoplo •• • 4 4 , • Views of !iimUy Red-,
dances, Stores: 4 ,71 ;) 1 Bunnies. -14 1 =m1r. Kn.
chines, eta., taken WU* best man '-
Particular attention given to: Tel and
beautiful dereseopis re of objects.
Orders rootAred'id Wood & Sirding's Photo
g =Art Gallery, Towanda. ,
Apr 1,113,1867.-41.
. B. KELLY, • .Deraisi. ..Office
e over Wickham 4 Black's, Towanda".
All the Tarim at of work scbudifically
done an I warranted. Particular lateatka is
called to the Allandiari Bea . • kir Artificial
Teedirwhich is equally as good es Gold and
far superior toelfher Rubber orSUver. Plasm
call and UMW II specimens. -
Chloroform or Ether adnainisttred under di
rection of s PhystrAan when destisd.
Aug. 8. 1867,--tf.
-A
- WATN_T SUPP,LIEDI
Every shoemaker can eat his own patterns by
the aid cif BURT'S NZW MART for draught
log ail Wads of boots, shoes and gaiters.
&nd for a circular. •
BURT, ,
Towanda, Pa.,
Feb. 3.,18418.—5i.
_ „... ANNING & HARNESS MAKING
the andendgoed here this day famed a
to lie bowl its the Ana of Ida
ltiLblit. for the peewee of e
JAN' laseheits bashing. Rs - reels meideg aliv Z
tepshitteloos to order and all . work warranted.
Cash paid be hides.
GRIFFIN NAGEL
EDGAR B. PIILLMI.
Oampioura,Ssa. 18, 1868,
THE PLACE TO BUT TRAVEL
ING Begets and Baskits 'of every' do
i h i, it _Ana's IP . 'griGure Rare.
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T 0. OF 0.F.-B •
Le No. 167, I. 0. of 0. PP
lows Sall, every Monday
Monday hi April to the Ant
at p. m., from October to?
• J.;
April 23, 1867. '
MID HON ,
Oa Naht Bonk Imor
O. T.
Ng.
AVERIOANI
TOWANDA.,
Raving purchased this well loitnrn ift t lz
Bridge Street, I have refurnished-and
it with every convenience i r the ac ct
tion of all who may patron me. No pains
be spared to make allpleasant and agreeable.
Bay 3, '68.--tf. J. N. Ph'ItrEBSON. Prop.
E ;'
LWICLL HOUSE, TowANni, P a :,
'
JOHN C. WILSON. 1, ~
.
Having.leased this 110g4.3, 1 b1 13tiVI ready" , to ac
commodate the Travelling public. No pains
nor expense will be spared to give satisfaction
to those w -- o may give himlcall. ~ '
ID' North owl 01 the po is squarei east of
Het-ear's new block [now ' b ding].
MEW ARRA
... 'GEMENT
AT ......
IA .
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NEWS ROOM . AND 00K STORE.
The audersigked bulling thiBOON
STORE AND NEWS WWI of J. J. rifilths,
=3ll3breaths ohl of (stab
;el the public gesealli,taiallelid ex•
lonia. our stock:. •• - •.'• • - • - - ,4 '
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i• W. AZAWDEN 7. 7. • •
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FASHIdNABM
LEWIS RR H)
Respectfully informs the, ciiisena 0 - f Towanda
Borceigh, that he has opehed'a
. TAILOR .S r OP, A.
In Phinney's Building opposlp theNeaikEisuse
and solleits a share of pablicipatronage,-
He is prepared to cut and (make guiding. in
the most fashionable allo t id the most dura
ble manner. Perfect ion • will be guar
anteed.
Cutting and Repairing don,
notice.
4 I
ie .ll/ .1, ,
I,
t
. ,
THE ' UNDERSIGSED
„ pirE
opened a Banking Ito . in To da, un
der the name el G. P. Id ASON .4
They are prepared to, BMX of Ex
change, and make co ' in Na York,
Philadelphia, and all pc.rti of the United
States, as also England, flertnany, and France.
To Loan money, receive 'derits , and to do a
genetal,Banking business;
.
G. Mason was
_one the lat. firm of
Laporte, k son A Co. ,' of Pa., and
big knowk go of the b men of Bradford
and adjoining Coonties,and having been in the
aching business for abon4lftem.yeire, make
Is house a desirable one throngh'which to
maktecollections. , : " ' "
' ' .G. P. MASON,
Towonda,o4.l., MIL ..1 1 A. G. MASON.
...,.._
JEWELRY STORE
A., YOGNG, ':
..
1. •
Informathe r eltizenkof BOWL count i that be
has opened a Jeweit7 Store,E " tbe ton ding op
posite Welles & Ackley's' st re, Onshore, when
he will keep on hand an eis went pi
JEWELRY,. WATCHN3, ;AROCLOCKS,
a f t
Which will be mid as knr PIM any oilier place
in the coontry . ' Particular attentkny• pal& to
Watch and Clock Repelling ,
Sr Give me a gin, m( minty_yeirs" top eri
once will enable me to 40 7 e graded/ion:
Dushore, Oct. 9, 1t387. , I.:
HARDING SG SIfAI,LEY, ' -,
Having entered into a rsiiip for the
ettne
transaction of the PHOTO RAPHlOndnees,
at the rooms formerly opal led- by Weal- sad
Harding, would respect:ally; entll2lbe latteethm,
of the publicpec to several. Ids Or Adores
gr which
make enciled and eialties &
So all ler PhOtoipbs,
Pla we in, Pfistedirptis,Porce
lokesti
lain Pictures, &a., which ; claim orccieruneee
and br il liancy of tone 'and et finish; can
not be =celled. We invite ito examine. , them,
as well as the more comlno kinds of, Portraits 1
which we make, knowing well i that they '
will bear the closest inspec on. This Gallery' .
claims the highest reputeti for good, work of
any in this section of cOntry, and lie are de
termined by a strict attention to Wildness and
the superior gdality of our pork, to I not only
retainhut increase its very invadable iypdtatiens.
We keep constantly on luind the best variety
of Frames and at sower pHetts than atanylotber
establishment in towin g. . Also , Puiepirtonts
Card, frames, Card F.' la, Holm& fitereoi
Stereoscopic Ties, and everything else
eir pa,
pertainkm tiithe bluffness. Give
us an early call ••I .1 1 . .
N. B.—Solar Printingl for the Ueda on the
moat reasonable terms. ' D. HARDING, .
Aug. 28,'67. 1 - p.-smAuzy.
A OARD.=--Dr. ysi e tausgrali has 6b-
I
tabled a Liceime, , ' • re qu ired o of th e
Goodyear Yakima* miy , 'to Valeta's°
'Rubber as a hue for dal .',Teeth. and has
now a good selection et , beautiful aimed
Block Teeth, ands se article of Ilbleat
English Rubber, which wilt edible .himio sup-
ply all those in want of I:sets of tieth. ; with
those unsurpassed for besaty • and 'natural ap
pearance. Filling, Cleanift, Correstilag ,Irreg
ularities, Eitract/ and all operations ' be
longing to the Sa aid Gamboa:lg skillfully
performed. Cholo orai administered for the
extraction of Teeth wheatdesired,. an article
being used for the pumas in which-he has .
perfect confidence, having admintstefed It with•
most pleasing malts during a practietat
fourteen pus:: •• •• 1 i; 1 -
Being verE sgitteful ',o the put: for their
liberal pan'o.iiVi bereteihili received he web'
say that by strict attention to the nal of
,hik
patients, be Would conduit to merits their 1;011 ,
Una- And argobstion. 0-. • in Beldleman'ir
,
Shashi opposite tlie• Rouse, Li 'Dmitri*
Pa. —•-,- - - 1 1
IrIiVIONTY-PTirE YEARS MEM..
SNOIIIIYDRNT -TRY. _
J. B. Stutz, IL D.. would reigiectfelly inform
the inhabitants of ilraog w t z mty that he hi
permanently locsted
would say that from long_ sucoesital
..practice of TWIINTY- YEArgs.durstift
he is familiar with. WWI dli n ef
work done in any and la Dental " ts
in bit yor can and istettei pre than -
say Dental o p , in *kir* tYIIo do
wok the boist adapted the many and diaient
oases that present ' oftenthste to the
Dentist. sails do lot or look/OR
own artificial teeth,
ot a:2 x s facilities for •
the seas. To those übbig under tote
teeth he would call to Ms new kid of
work which musts of I pOrcelain for both piste
and teeth, and foaming it continuous gem. It Ii
more durable, more natural! a
much bitter adapted to the gum = e n e y
Orr
kind - of work. Those in Deed of the two are
invited to oall 'and email= specimens. • Teeth
tilled to lad forymts and oftenthneit for Inc.=
Chloroform, RIW, and "iNitrous Oxide ' , Ad..
ministered with perfetd wadi, as oVOr four II"'
sired patients within the list tour years Gan sae
•
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Russz.LLl.sr_ mlx , s
lif l gurßAifo , flAailiricyl,
Got tluepiisentfdser mgkox),'
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- c0m1....pa5:3 -rrprINTED :
Notth Americ a P ' ...$ 1,1)01,3114 Yi
_ h _hillizio, k'
Phoodz. of usruord,.4-.4v...;,. .. ' 1,1111,10$ 41
.11orsials, New To* ._ t 876,318 40
Homo 10,.gr. Nair is ••• •-' 4.0 10 1 03 0 30
firortli Amdolusi Piro 4. do
_ n of: t • 2 _ _' '
Mot Tort, ' • ' •' " 755,w00 IS
Zoterprioe. of CisolmkostA' ' 4 XI 00
Kutaal Igo, Newt yak,: ; '. , i'. ... .. :11 40:00 00
W• mite polle4os is* . *bon cogi.
pama g h
ponies al the lomat mia ow, onooths
Itivie 20 01101.110poliff f $llOl4 O O l O Oral
of the Pqo4innoo t p .la-tbstMll o o 4 4*
P_looo/ 40101 W. IL luta .Ifrazy Pielogip 0
thclasVu Wog oi 43.11 . 4
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Towands, , Peb. 20, t86* : •
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The "Wic i tu .4 44 7 b. l /14
the !g O 4 lB or mon
But !miss are' ethObta in hes** _
the gibs are open_
gnikatesi Lath'
• looked the crater " door.
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T l lO it oltio : a ist*l th ere r ` ;
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Neer toShder ever
Fill
Pie Sok_ PnTazeito olden;
New brstiO Tlle`nr b = n • i / i to , nteeire , •
Bath sociinens of the busy !reek
untgaike otiose,
And bantli ttprazy naidi ! •
' Torinks& service them •
&yield hour of longest night
' With ti l oiseless pinions bear
Anaketllynee tti life and light;
The es are open then. '
(Veil f 4 ,!eullelst. dtgleand
And ieta. to gm;
Open for prim to enter in—
Olen for you and Me.
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Fos'n!is
AN ADVENTURE WITS
THE 3HINESE REBEO.
AILORING I
!=1
1
In the fall of 1860, and winter of
1860-1; - the position of political of
fairs in China was as atiotnalont as
ever exiated in the histei.j , of an,y.na
tion."Fair away at the. North, where
the muddy waters of. the Fel Hoisibi
gled with the clear blue waves of the
Gulf of getebelee, a mighty , feet of
ships of T ar and transports rode at
anchor, sOpplying.with munitions ad
me,tetiarithe allied armies of Eng
land and France, which, after litOng
captured and destroyed the forts at
the Mouth Of the river; and defeated
the Impmial troops in several, hattles,
were now, marching rapidly , on Pe
king, creating incredible consterna-
tion in the minds of thelllmperor and
rl
his.cou i Who had never 'doubted
the , abil V of their " braies"' to
drive th intruders back into the seas
from wheol3e they came; •
Eight hMidred miles further south,
another 'fleet 'of noble ships,,,vrith
more peae l ful intentions, are waiting
to carrilto the distant portions of the
earth' the, wealth of teas and silk
which centre Li Shanghae. NoW,
however, all bushman is impended,
as the.T 'ping' rebels are serround
ing the ity and foreign settlement,
and troci s of the same nations which,
are batt ' Dg with' the with ' at
the nort ,1 ere here protecting them
from
,theii i own fees. Thus far the
rebelii lia e 'carried everything ' be
fore,;thein; and - appearances indicate
a possibility of their ' overthrowing
the prett government and estab
lishing edynasty of their own. ' The
Ancient eity of Nanking falling into
their hands ha been made thew ca*
ital. Beautiful &whew, the "Paris
ofChina,7 hes also been captured,
and twenty thousand persona, irre
spective' of age or sex, been. pit to
the sword. The, river, in front of
Sbanghee was tilled With bodies float
ing to and fro with the tide, clinging
in ghaitly groups to the cables of the
ships, and tainting the sir' with a
poison Which' was wen to break out
in the form of Cholera, and carry to
their narrow hOmes thousands of
those now in the full 'enjoymentof
life ; azi4 liiialth. In spite , of all.theise
hone* the sympathies oralumst the
entire . foreign population' of China
Ivrere wsth the: rebate. Always des
crying eiiy intention of warring with
Europeans,, they had sent etoissaries
into the settlement offering, in ease
the city was given up to them, to
protect all foreigners, and afford ev
ery facility for trade on a more ilk !
eral basil; than it then occupied. But ' ,
the policy of the French and English
was opposed to any such course,
once in'posaension of Peking, the key
to the eormtry.was in their hands, and
they were in a' positien. to dictate
then-Own terms. Again, the rebels
professed Christianity„; their' leader
had beeneduested by Mr. Roberts,
and ' Ainericsn - Mimionary, who had
followed the victorious army ttilie*,
king, and taken, lip his abode *that
city. Their invariatde !Unwise on the
capture of a town was. first to des
troy the Temples and . Idols, ; and it
, will theiefore be readily underst ood
- "thikt Tolge Were tiers anxious for their
income Alan_ the Illnglish and' Ameri
can lifianioniries. 3 ' j '' . '
to order
o n obi)/
fSept. 10, 1887.
T D:prfOßß
Earl Y in the Spring of 1861, a pap I
ty . of .phirnise, comprisyig_ portions
the familiertof the Tern Wang OW
Chief rebel king) the Wang , Chang,.
his *they,. and . Another - "of the
" Warm" after undergoing :n long
impnsonment and borrible,
in - the loathainne•dengeons .of Can
ton..lliml, by the aid of a " medium . '
,'.
which is .no_ less powerful: in qui
lockin , gates in . Obi= - thin - th e
rest-o , the world,-: anoceeded :iti ef
fecting their escape And reaching
the.protectkin of the British flatat
Hong. 'Fong. From- thence;: after re:
waiting awhih3, they were forWaided
by mewell disposed persons, to
Sleur&ae, and here found ail asylari
' isrAke *ogee of a friendly misskonat*,
AltheUgh their pflre in a: 0
poised ;to be. blown,
,only , to the in:.
ureter( oflthe how, - it wee E st laid
Iliralovered by the a U likli-,
ecrioi:of the city of Eiliiioae. ,11111
eassioes aroused at the thought of
hkilluateraie loos Wing . diredio
ientiire near - him, all theechameri.
arga resumes of sorily‘kalatifc were .
&uptight into,t4ay -,,t0 entrap, them:--.
Unable to,touch their pengB4 white
hi the - foreigu settkiinentokrewarf of
Awe*Trtignivad Ws -ineferlYiblti
* . wand Hezirran &Mus a ) wasAiner.
id foi their he*, an ind=rneatto
El
;,f rowAs ty, A . n t onl y n: n r ....p A ",.
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"Med f,tirg,
Gintetch.
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aliaseinstion , *Wok. it
totuitly wane such Mum lilikfor;
tune 11 ,PlicetY• AVthe
stirrounaqii.
ini' inn?' it byy Opios! ene mies;
their pOsition *as 61aeo d g= *Eyre
anima thatatt *sit st= loaf 1E444
mined to attempt to forward , theaikto:
.their ftiend,s git Jot:ankh% and,. tp this
end the asiiiititioe' of the Writer Was
itilicited: ' tinkle feelhig' a'iteat
deal of . qui thy: -With - lbe rebeln,,l
l ittemg
consent4fo , in keterpdge
kfiladAf ad uture, 11/4,jr, 81/0988 4
ful, iM t . lappOitunity , of,, seelpgl -thfi r
Taeping in their titioligholdi whit*
Might'nevet mint dial* - So having
pledged my hest endeavors to,the; at-,
tempt. preprations were . forth With
- aammeam ~ , i ..: ~_. , 1 ' ..
As secretly mid dispatch' would be
the great anxiliaries to the ,sut:ceis,
of our expedition,, no time was lost. .
A email tug : boat of =great speed and
power was immediately charteted ; -
the.missionary who had , therefor:Ca
in chatge was to see them on:lxird ;
and :I was to join thew. - ,at midniglic_
Sitting at the-minuidinner that el , *
ing the inagiittide Of 'the reepOnsl.
bility 'I had' haunted, flashed upcn
me, but ;airy gioomy thon4htli we
immediately dispelled With the pr
pest of excitenient A g .
bel coming.. k
would preduce. ShOitly after t,ivel ti,
we t
ihiook my boat was pulled alinigai
the steamer and the captahrmeeting
me at- the , irangway I imparted e
pilti
""that ' -
, ple as i ng- i ntelligence , t our -
ewere . were safely on board.
~.. Ord
were, ' immediately , given to get ender
.vtay,and a few moments later , e_
were threading our way by thee li t
ofi &waning MOOD throughthe sh!li
ping . towardic.:the — little, village of
wopop: k u icii , Where the , Whaii Poo
unites with the main, cutieut of the,
Yang' Tsui Kiang. Some anxiety to
know whether the Tan Val; having
received information , of , our scheme;
hid prepared to -.intercept us that
point, induced me to remain ;On deck:
Rapidly we sped 013, - : the, only noise,'
the spbiebh/g of . our paddles on
Abe i'liater,larthe distant:Annul of a
gong from some anchoredjunk in
homage to a river- Deity .. Onward,
until, the white walls. of the village
were seen gleaming in the moonlight;
;
-past huge war . junks, th . red bound
!nuzzles of their guns a lmost tonch- -
ing us ;Fiast great Sonthern tiaders
laden with tics" past rakish Londe;
as, ruthless . p i rates --under the die=
guise Of a.pesoeful calling, waiting;
lilts-erouching tiOrs in ajuni.le to
pounce upon' their , defencelese,
_
Nothing interfered 'with us, and ,we
were; soon on the broad bosom pf ithe
Yang Taze, heading westward
ward that mysterious land of :which
we knew so, little. The, Aivei.seem
ed,,like all nature, in adeep repose ;
its low banks,seen far distant through
the, soft haze of the mellow meow
light. TwO tiny streams of silvered
water were dashing from r bow.
ub
Astern, in our wake a long glow of
pho_sphoTescent light danced and bub
bled on the swell, and the. , ,whole
'scene was, one of.novelty, almost
magic in its , beauty. ,Leaning Over
the low rail of the steamer, watehing
the rushing waters as they danced
'Along her aides, my thoughts were
carried back to a fru western ;
the air seemed filled _with dear
istr.ficeil; some in:smiles; ( some sor
rowful,. as though..-even they were
thinking ofd the long dreary miles , be
tween us. ~ A . tent. unconsciously
dropped into the , waters below, but a
drop in that great, volume,
.itS is the
life and aspiratiOns of one man but
a speck in the 'great tide of humanity
which rushes unceasingly on, drown
ing beneath its wild surges a uktiNa
hopes and leaving its victiinis *Krug.
gling with tha dark, waters of 'des
pair- . . _ ,
Turning to go below , my eyes were
suddenly fixed apon a figure standing
in"the compinion way, which , seemed
at first but a vision l of my own crea
tive Another_ look convinced
me that the apparition wan indeed
'but a human being,.and ,one of, my
charg, ''assing -themt
h w the'
usual heidi. 0 0l f natives - iad ith
newer'
occurred .to me that 'One so lovely
could exist among the , race. ; The
„figure was ' that of - a young girl,' op;
.paTently. about eighteen ,years of
age,.; fall Md. supple offorin, the,abf- ;
settee of 4 thet marked. feitdree Of,-,the
Obineneii proclaimed . heiliigh,Nongo
lien ; ,large, - 2.histr.ons black
eye's, softas the digeS but , mitt', O
tent Ulte in them as Shei,rank;
it, skin now t paled with long iniprienin-)
ment, sidt,ea a peach; ; lips like oher.
rigs, ,between - which 'could juit be
seen two parted rows of pearly teeth:
fionverintion heti/eon:, us wner of
course impliaisible,"; hut there '..was a
langeuwe din bei , eyes .. spoke
iondai",,,thin any weisrdi;nnd 'Seemed
to ash if 'she could aleen:ineafety...-: ,
Bowing_ a response to ;to
niuttered
query, I motioned 'her to gubekiwi
And shortly niter, sought My ottii ca
bin, with sniste_retit Pim/
uaeit4hig, resolve: to.
nnoneeo,at, any in'doltio.milr
mt...2olo)Poifipa.o 'their' friends;: -
tlie, morning light ivie lifers
Ear On :oil. -way ; -past .
home:
drei4ed
"Plover Point, the eof the pi-,
rates:; over ,: the Lang' Shan
,Cralmang,, where the,' river is so wide
,as ; to leave is aliziost; out of sight of-
IodtfATPt_4 ' 3l * tb th e ncoo4 7-
9lrreA t • wf•
*mg gat egleed *resit
, 1
0 .:,:th e day , ; oonaefallalli . I. l o ll 'l
some junk, the, akin , of 'Which, psi
in, idle. . wendeiment:itt the. straNr
npparition'of the flying
Going, below, to the ' esbin apprepii-'
itted, to thit refugees,. to iumertOin if
it manta had been' Winded to, f
had:ati, { , l aWitunityor 'examining the
P were ten: l ot diem in
alli TWO 'metOliretiWiiinen and five
.children:: They loOpientiOue&
after': their, long and aldflitikti
bat heMaed la
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ffill
preilaiiii itight - l'intetinerne WO a
elailtibr i ~tehe looked hone
theibili4ovely in -
thenTear"daylight4;
alcitglebenf delinitteVetineiotierapei
eivelogedinteforiny 't*rfolfielseesil
of' , .here beautiful , 'hair - Were drawn
baoriedliter inone herisiiiiiiidi
behinkbetokening hist; - --MilidenliOed
a 4 cirrtne , band t of fiche-enibrottideo
crossed bee forehead; ci*thefeentre Of
'TAW-was:a isingle:lefolTiiesting on
Caen(' of blue enamel Theie'ives ,
eh ;, in the graterand dignity
f, , , ,-, Inauner.'rvihictemade her ttp,
*aiki lt Ati v etfhicli i ` 4 lrtl*O;-!• 111 4 6.
'after: the. *ailiki*itchilte 4 4 #
toter , ,- , _net.. ,-._.• .!,,...-!:-..="-:, •.;1 :-., ...1.
Vi r eim-. • now.-abotttflifty• lnifee•
frnittliel, i; •of t 3 Kiang; liat'l
‘
TO4O. 41 1 1 4: 1 ' . 04 . .v4' ehot 1 11 1 14:
to Piton:betare; aolunglbeltioliatewr
blegrounkbeyo Whichitirthei4*
belidoininiod.''"bed • iiithttded, to
!g lee
pagf:thits pilit*tte ' 1k - treating to
the dfuireess and the tiessof the
\
steamer to - csm•ltni- 7.in-safetY ~;"
bat an , accident ; desbe ed,,,a1l our
Plene 'and nearly . end .08 0 liberty;
and Piebitpaeur iteadiv;l A tit. Midi.
night !the Captain,- Pilot , .sand yselq
were`-`standing by ; the '=pilot-•h n*
anzioutlt..atabgq our "eyes Co t he'
firetglirepee,.of the lights from.t e
junks at anchor-off Chin Kiang, whe ,
suddenly,: directly . Owed: of- no lip
nentedn.,clear *bite ', patch of 'Sand.
We had obServed it some minutes
before, but supposed...it to. be but
- the
gleam of thenporilighton #te *eta!
The engines were immediately 0) 7
versed, but too late; going BA shawl,
'full:Speed, we : struck 'the bar; the
'steamer's; bows wets liftettlogl; in
'air; itheat7 list to one ailitz4nOvet
were'at'n Stand etill: 'Every effert
was immediately "made to eeleatie inl
faith this unpleasant. poeitiOn ; he
.
anchors were berried ont'atiternan
all the force - of the Windiest; ;arsine
- upon them, While 'the . engines wei
kept retersed at fall speed and pout?
et.' - Hut nothing availed: We wel,
still within the -tidal influence an
had !struck at the topef'the flood.--,
'When the watt ' teceded we-Were
left alniotit flighted dry; and nothing
remained-for tot to do but lighten the
steamer. The "few' men we had work.'
ed like , Trojans YeverYthing -move- .
ble was carried 'to the beach; an
chors, chains, even <the coal, which,
fortunitely,.. Was' -in large square
lamps of patent fuel,d all were piled
np of the Shore.' " • ' - , !
, • Io following , too closely the battle
of the river, we had unconscious! :<
ran put a long,-narrow point of land;
into slake channel. • 'this point, bet
lag. covered with thick, groves of
bamboo and willows, served to screen
es 'from: boats . passing on . the main
river.- Here we passed three miser*,
blo days, expecting every moment td
see some. Imperialist:-.vessel bearing
down upon us and in ,- our perfect ly
helpless condition 'a reeistanbe wouloi
have been very feeble. Still,.what
I arms we had, were kept loaded. and
always within reach.. The thought
of oar little Princess falling into the,
[hands of her -implaciable enemies,'
was ;almost unbearable. - Oft= se
sat looking over the water. at - the
wood , pigeons flying between the
bambeagrovespand wondering when
a turn in the tide of our affairs. Would
come, she would steal topy side and
speak to me, in a . language as unin=
telligible< as Hebrew. • , But looking
into, the, dark.depths of her (3 3''- 1
..Qo_uld read her - thoughts, without t he
aid of Wei de, and knew that she was'
expressing sor;ow at having brought
usinto peril - , ,
At last, on the morning of the
fourth day, the tide rose unusually
high ; e : heavy strain was immedi
ctelybeought upon the anchors plant
ed sateen,. and to - our unspeakable
joy the Otesmer slewly moved from
her sandy bed,and inn short time was
floating:"in deep water. No time
was lost in replacing the coal on
'board and s in a few hours we were
reedit - to again resume: our feurney.
We were now only some fourteen
miles below•l3hin Kiang; but impati
ent and almost ' reckless after this
long detention, we determined not po
watt - foe the shelter - Of night; belt
make - 'a 'bold dash past; the place,
trusting to chance or some' expedient "
of theNnoinent to carrync by in Safe-.
.4„ , . ''lnlesa than in hour- We 4titi in.
sight of the beautiful iSilver Island,'
'which divides' the .river' -below' 01110
Pine 'Titedecka-Were - cleared of
every obstrtuitien,lf erten- loaded end
placed - In teadiness, , mutat bur -Chi
nese ordered to keep -, clOsely 'Ooncteel
ed in.their eabi?.' !As we cleared the
P
l ii
nt Oppoeite liver - - -Inland and the
b - d stretch o .the river was before
'tia we Wareim edititelybrotightlanti
•to face with' c -.:enemies: - A , large
et:
.11' t - _ of- lleavil -armed: , lwar = junki
iv re - anchore&off , the•eity; sketch
in' nearly- WI the ' opposite shore,
i , v! ile feta-mile or asto.beyondansall
trigunboacte,.eseh propelled bytsven
-oor thirty large oars:: were tied ito
the , banks, .' fAtewe neated , thet junk*
301 °Daises -theiuysidesi lined• with
hii . geshielda - ..painted , in.every Cori;
ta s or
ea ; vabkt devioe -calculated to strike
i to she heart4iof 'their low, and
- ir 4fickaarold,4 witlieobliers Pli
di eriit uniforms all -bearing. 4:
ciecl gcleeed charac ters i ontresei
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so Hist:,,olollliing, their: differe t
regiments. 4 8 .. 9_o3' lf l : o gLi4t.,,i )
!V afOrOichl We - rAt.. - irIAS iff:
Atli INl ,l kil I lufcrimuthe.l4.,
i. be, r*:* dieOitt h - ' boat - 1* m
:Oiiiiicee• ef .'Skitightie bi-, e
',l3' *Mender
:414, .. , . !
POtt'itr,d We 4vilied4 under Afftattli
t f d
iir tire ' stetun;,theithenttle 41 et
de. : - .opep; and the 'little' eta. , • '
Unding„fildhff,;:tiithO4ffii-nlei*: w
' . st Melina afietfit 4eliellaiNV oit' ' 'T.
s - . F • Steertrig rt ittFtbeWidetit's, ; • te.- ,
' g in their line, we were a h: ,. .'. red'
0011 beyond *of before they ' pet!'
roellay - tinst 'air inteiitioa ivraw , not 1;to
level Atha ereeii4notrifierfulltliiV
ig toetor t janst - "rile -fakes - thongs:Oa
thrOitly - serilielgh B milmr imp!. IA
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Wei? iiiidVienhit loete earth:
-
i ffOlf ji l oo 7 i I r 7
finis; Client) rake ;OA it'hiartanot
pained Ft liirudestdjrt over nail anothdr'
and anotherfiglowod s Antil:thertwhole
41i
* junks: WA! 4 1 114a9 NA/
.
e
:cloud of snliihnrona irnoko;-. through.
Oath:other in tipih*inOmsioni Noth- -
oti . ithe elevation:attire
gunibas w — ll
ink' %4 the 01040"beiPir
po graatther t , *ilhot,pawelkover
np, and them ; aplaahrng
'far' titieilitlitiow int
`high =ia -the air: • And as !Abe sniiM .
hid, Os IfOla thent the firing vadat*
But Nit, =were nor t yer, .out of
danger; While . ,o # attention :had
been driiiin:to`thwjunke t the - fait' Of
Onboatelying along Mo. shorn, tad
loaht offiandlwith•their leant avree'pe;
polleitont tot Aciterotpt wit bat ,thoyi
Jniaoaioniated • the, speed., .wittrlghigh
we were &int, and their atterapta to'
hook on thenided of thiatenmer were
in vain. One fellow- molt- bold th'an
the pulled directly across
our bowa s and as we sheered to,s,vpid
sinkhig.him,a noose, on-the end offs
long bamboo Was dexterously thrown
over the 'Steamer's bitts; and 'hauled
taut; Twenty pairs of halide 4rtimi3l'
die**. grasped the ro. - suuldrag
,ged the, gnu boat along; - do of ns ;
\a crowd, , had gsthered 1 .he bows
F ':parig tO,Junip "on'bo ', and had 1
co ~ menced to'-thrnit at u- ' : long I
: . - 'Ornamented: Art . ; tufts otl
hum , hair,when witha b • ght glossal
1
,throe h . : air_an axe , ,: •
.odedrwith.
a thg on the gunwale, :wiring the
ropy ' dle iilig the boat orchir ene- - ,
'm es' 'akin: "hi cair watt:- "-With a 1
cry_orrageothi ~ , :, , . y opened!
firelllBo4(.lW-froln,thejr &galls And
long l matchlocks, " some of .the
,balls
tii\
froti r wlia passed. "" , _. let' isintly near
Our'heids, and ~ i . 'themselves
in the slideirilf the ate mer i .lnit-uo'
damage was done, and with the ez!
ceptionpf. an, occasional t; from a
;unk,fasteneit to the hank, we were
- I.
,
s IL
i „ u,
'9 i k
is
freicfrOm fdithei Molestsitien:
*bile thelhingo-was Stith eight
and the din the loudest,- gl
around, I saw-our little Princess
oupying her , favorite t
compamon,way. T 4 light iitbattle,
We's in her eyes. and' she lOoked'llke
a*glaiiousgOdess of old' 'mythology'
with thd -*Oder rolling- and light
nings flashing around, her. Fearing
lest . a stray shot_might wound her, I
endeaiored to . peracta4e .hei"
. to go
beloW, but gently repulsing mo - she
maintained her position until tile' last
gun was flied and the last boat out
of sight, when she rejoined her com
panions.
We were now but fifty miles tram.
Nanking and but of all danger: As
evening =closed in we were 'passing
through barren tract ,of country,
uninhabited except by some miserable
fishermen who had built - theft straw
huts' upon the bank. The-river, nap.
vowed to'' half its former width; ran
deep and rapid between, hills coveted
with a thick grow* of stuntedo"lars,
uo junks were met :with, and-no. life
disturbed. the Bap* - eidept When, a
flock of whitnctanei returning from
their feeding grounds, flew - slowly
overhead: . At last, on the summit of
a distant hill.we could.see the Pagoda
which stands like a beacon overlook
ing the cit,y'of Nanking, and as our
Coming was unannounced it- was
deemed' expedientlO atiehor for-the
At early daybreak; while the deep,
sadow of the hill ,under which' we
Were anchored "still rested ii*erthe
water, we`were again ander , Way ;
and inan hour the . walls et lianking
were before us, with , ite,water batter
ies bristling with guns and_ lined with
a thotleY crowd of Rebels. Paisiug
What is known'on the ohartias Theo
dolite point, we came to 'anchor.off
the mouth of the little creek which
runs along, _ the.' and, uncertain
of the reception .we should meat with
until Otki• errand bectimefkaqwu,
awaitetttsome 'communication !rem
the shore. - - '.`
After a short delays boat'coutain
lug pne moan, evidently an official `of
some kind, came alongsidp, an he
was'immetrately passed down to the
cabin of our passengers. Returning
shortly, he gave, us to - understand
that 44 largo boat, wOold b0., 1 5 1 4 POd
accompanied; by onte pf the male refu
gees, he went ashOrl. In the course
Of au heir 'or so the'-boat''`off,
and ourlspassingers und -their bar
gage were safely trameferred *wet°.
As they went over the aide the little
Princess turned and pointing to thi3
distant city seeinedtf? intimate that
we should ;fleet "T think We
all felt avail; of regret at her term
* the Moot:dor: fr i F tle u ese ;
o9Rrlige;: 44 d POProt boarolf, ad dif
ferOt frail the usual 'Bins nr Miser,
imnett, had won all Warta. •Wander
ing through thOnew deserted cabins,.
I which = seemetl'.3ret filled with her
prewar.% a. longing desire for the
rruirrew,--when I ehoilldstee her again,
Otolo over Mer ,withit 14 thought
if joining thew wild. , hordes. and liv•
int with thotP l atem?troao ll ed life of .
rretedntn:"
To our greatsurprise, nothing of
the city' proper otNanking, could be-
Been front the river: ' 1 .1110.-Ividhl. came
.higfik .efiniiiningCnome
high hills crowned with watch towers.
* l ` ,00.1114.11_-11,37,9r4thickly popala.
#thetk ir ii 1 4 1 0,0 4 t 1 / 041
'cwiereooinrag,tliaiwarittai edipi;blit
all eurroundedirith ilielanoholy
I cif Mint:.
..-TheAlitraltsaa4.' Oil
reaotion , ifblionring , thti-tprenionaez-.
(dinned; Tint with. the - niottorrciame
a.mennagefroak.tha:Aing Wang, or
t'refecit of the city, inviting no tank : ,
theiofir Of 6.1)00,
feeling ini to ' nom foitabliair Well as
-wow& onr-own half
*ant fonosse,ire started for I
I ti V.). inyiknrisix Wien** - *oak:
t t ialie i vilifi kiiiiikyiefildiiiiiiilionl4
lay linWtho'lnimishrti
itftinilee in Otrinitilfe.,, , Ten -404
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imxtr 40. ) 11 fOriOnnk. and mosey
,rich age. and ,cOvered in phices, with.
7,
delise — ,,inisSes of 'creep '
~, , Vines, on
iiieflankis lay bleached' 'skulls' and
Igeletonki the - romains of the former,
defender. of . *Ciders, o
_Cr the bki
geigere ,a' " In the attaokil No at
tempt akcultivation Was'viiible, bat
eve7thhigieeMed to wear ihe same air of iipathiend•ldesolativie • ':. -,:- ,
• _,Anhotekroiring.brought; nal° the
gste,.. wliere we weresnet by, as
curt of Soldiers i swar,thy.loalog,6l-
'dirk M refutitilithit with `the al-
Vers al target at& breast ; villianois
inalOng antAlwastar•atill•wearint.thi 3 ,
conventional cued the Chinese,. Wit'
with thereat of their,lair growing
wild and Unkempt, abide with' rel . :l
turbans on their 'made ; all barefoot,
and - aline& 4rite ' every t concelirable
weapon; from the hair tufted spear to
thee"._modern' ; fowling .piece. , . Pas:
sing,* air, p f massive gates, throne,
an angle . in the wall, by - another pair
of gates; we Were at length • within
the fir faMed city of Nanking.. Here
more soldier a and" a number of active
:little Tartar ponies were awaiting as.
TEM caparison of the latter wercinot
leas_inuideihan the trappings' of the
fernier: Shaded McOlellais t must I
ride fir that' 'saddle f Fancy an old
fashioned 113paidsh :demi-peak affair;
cosereikwith. faded blue velvet and
huge ironstirrups,Witli leathers when
lowered; leis than s fiNot in length.--
Disdaining '.theuse of the - latter - ap
pendagesii vaulted into :the
my toes, nearly touching theogronad,
reminding me fogoiblir.,of my boyish
ielecipee days,and gave the - order to
proceed:.•
, Snri3ly Falstaff never. isionmalated
ancha crowd - of :,"..rag tag, and; ; 1 4.13 1 /
tail" as formed wescort. . fleeting',
shouting and jostling one 'another
goy all presSed forward ;eget &sight
St the Twig QuiTskor forsigu deTils
who had ventured among. ,
The deserted state of the city struck
me with-surprise ; much of it was in .
rains ; grass growing in the eireets,
and all ; the stores, With the egeption
of the apothecaries; • closed. -Occa
siopally.- we saw the timid -face of a
woman pee iMg from a half- opeued
I door, or a group of noisy soldiers
\kithereil round a Tea house ; but of
g
a tive, bustling population, there
wae none. - With the exception of the
palaces, of which, , but little
couldli seen from the street, all the
hiiilding\ er hed an iiir of decay and
ruinthe people were fed was
a mystery , until we were shown huge
.granaries .filled with rice, the. spoil_
from 'the conquered , district.
thrikigh several streets,all
more or len deserted, we. at length
~reached .the palace- of the _ Wang
Chung. Here we W ere requested t,,
alight, much to my relief. Two huge
doors profusely ornamented with •im
possible looking . dragons, each pee
riesling- an incredible number of
claws, were opered,admitting us into
a large courtyard, the sides of which
Were adorned - with cells,that appeared
to be used indiscrimihately • for - the
Stabling of horses and the confinement
of criminals. Crossing this courtyard
,we came to another pair of doors or
namented in alike 'gorgeous manner ;
passing these we2were ushered Into
eirery'beatitiful garden. It was' di
vided into little. minature lakes, cov
ered with the - broad leaves of the
lotus flower and filled with fat, slug
git.ih carp: Little aquariums, , con
taining a thbusand delicate marine
planteithiongh which goggle-eyed
gold-fish lasily swam...Bastio.-bridges
crossed, the watcr,beyond which were.
beds, of gaudily colored - Crysanthe-_
mums; withhere and there a bee,' of
delicate Darnelius and fragrant Mag
nolias, while ever < all the upright
tressles ran a beautiful Convolvilus,
clinging to everything- which would
afford a hold for its tender shoots,-
Crossiug the garden'vre reached .the
porch of main building where we
were , requested to wait Until it was'
-ascertained whether his sereue high
mightitiese" had made his toilet and
was in readiness to receive: U 4. After
short delay, a huge gong struck by
some - fellow, behind the scenes, au
nounced : that all - was ready ; the
doors. flow open as-if by Magic and
'we were ushered into_ the- Audimkee
Chamber: We' were by no m oieri
struck with the splendor of • the
apartment..- It was, II large hall
lighted' by lattices cut in farits;stic
designs . ; :through the' centre ran a
liiivernent' of colored tiles leading to
It raised platform on which, Was a
large table' covered with-red:oloth,,
along the aides were, ranged heavy
spare built chairs with' red (nub;
ions, and little black wood. tables fur
the reception of refreshments:-
Against . the *wail in various places
hung large paper pictures represent
ing characters 111 mythology, while
Suspended from theieifinf were lan
terns-of various descriptions. Ad
*icing up the hall we became aware
of the presence of a. fine looking old
gentleman seated behind the table.
His face, thoroughly Chinese in fea
ture, yet betiolent in expreasion i
was adorned n withlong flowing impe
rial monstulie t white fte snow.
A robeef yellow satin enuisitely
4mlnvidered in colored silk, covered
tki,s . person ;_ on his bead he wore a
met
cer affair, half crown, half-tiara;
made of the : same material as his
gown, but-proinsely studded with
pearls and :geckos stones. As we
approached he - rose, and bowing
slightly,.•welOomed us; in 'Chinese of ,
marl) ; to his hom. Wet,bowedzin
ackiiiitriedgment,but our:escort drop
toed on their kneeosand every man pro
ceeded •to hob. his head vigorogitly
agi4inifthafloor t until perinbudon was
given them to" rise, '
- With the aid'otan interpreter the
rrince alluded to the 'Gimes* of our
expedflion,,invitedimb.ri dinner the
Amtpdat, - . urformed..,wr - horses
wouldalw be Ireiktthk.elfe to ilkke
Ms wherever vo - *abed to' 0, - and
left - it optional with qs to fate up our.
re ngenesin the'city, ot- return to Alia
steamer. - tiii — sia iiiiroote were fur
idstui/Ciiiiihel thee '-begittli•to bang •
very heavily,and - ftwas a, relief when , i •
*partitif soldiers - entered brihging ,'
*ft them a *retried looking object. -
-who had - been arrested on -suspicion .
of being aulmperialistapY: , While the -
examinatkm was progrenting, one of 4 ,'
the children who had been of our pep '
V lintwegF the, room, dossed
-yin his 7
Imperial robes. Recognizhtg
.we he .
4nmped,on my lap with every ezpres•
idoikofjoy. I )(Meet to luestion him
ibotit . dinPrincess, ut could_ not 14 ,
dreid the, Interpreter withoutetttract- ,
ing theittention of theold" ntleman." -
Presently the child left in ,as I mar. •
mined, to inform thd rest [:my;pre&
inkca within the. palace, and , soon to _, -- -
myintense delight I saw a-white hand 1 4' .
waving to me from between the tat- 1:
tickwork with which the - uppr per- .
Lion of the room -was divided. WatCh- •
ing an opporttmity when the attention
of the Priem Was wholly; engrossed
by his . ptisoner, I 'slipped through a
door which opened conveniently near
my peat,nnd m an'tnher instant Was
in the.presenoe of the . Princess. She
luciked gltirionsly beautiful,: as she
stood there, leaning against an jut. .
mense vase ortielicately tinted Porde
m bail' from Which _a single sun ray
striking, threseoff i florid of colored .
light which filled the whole apartment. .
'Her lovelinele greatly Lenhanced by
the royal robks of richly erabroidered .
yellow satin in) - vhich she was dressed.
Without pausing to think I rushed -
forward and clasped her- in.my arms,
&A as het:head rested on my breast
sad I gazed ip her sweet faces thou
sand wild,,i*axicating fancienstrug
gled through - "lay brain.. Should I
abandon all the world held that "was
dear to me for the poasessicin of this
One woman-?' Give up home, friendS
:and country, and joining this band of -
marauders, find - perhatts,an unknown
grave in the wilds of the interior ? A. -
gleam of reason still rem tined, with
One long well's I tore_ myself from
her embrace, find too reckless to care
to disguisemy agitation, re-entered
r:
the Andiencer Cha ' ber,. from which
my absence seemed scarcely to have .
been - noticed. Si ['Vying to the
Wince, my desire to return io the
steadier, after repealing his offers of ,
hospitality he gaffe:fed - usl to depart.
Mounting our ponietand seem p an ied
in the same manner as before we soon
reached the creek., As-I was stepping
into the boat a boy handed I : rod' a -
small package ; :upon examiontg, I
found, - it to contain the pearl thj little
_
Princess had worn on her brow—l •
never saw her again. t !
The following dap we ~`isetilrotd to -
the city and mounting ourVnies rode
through the streets, visit ing several
-of the Wang's palaces, which were
about the only places of interest we
could discover. - Passin4 'oat of the
south gate we rude across a plain tf)
a little hill on which Niocisd the ruins
of the far famed Poroelam'Tower.— -
All that vandalism had i left of this
once beautiful structure, was a pile .
of bricks - of finest: porcelain, HOMO
some white and others colored blue
and green. The huge corner piecoe,
formed into fantastic shapes of drag- -•
one and all sorts of beasts, birds anti
fishda,lay broken and scattered abwit.
Directing the boatmen tv d,ltect a -
q uantity of the bricks as souvenirs =__
of our viait r we again returned to oor •
steamer. . -
E
The , next day an .officer , f the
Tniasury cams off t' settle with ui
for the charter of. the Ttig, ,at the
same time brut in with hfrtt some
presents from our Mends.
Haying nothing more to detain us,
the anchor was Bove up, our bows
pointed down the river, and passing
Chin Kiang under , cover of night, iii;
three days we were again' in Shang.
has.
Tye sequel to my, story is a sad
one.
The little Princes's wtlii sent to'the
htirem of the Tein*Wang.
. -
Three years later the Imperialist -
troops had surrounded :and closely
beseiged Nanking. The Tein Wang
by his fear:frit blasphemies had entire- .
ly alienated the sympathies of „for
eigners from himself and cause, and
giving himself up to-a life of liden
tionsness, neglected the interests of
his • folkiwers. Aided and led by
skillful foreign 'offlcers,the now disci
plined Ithperialist troops had fecal).
tured-Ningpo, Soochow,and a host oC
'smaller plaees, and at las, Nanking,
the lasfstronghold of thrTaepings,
its garrison almost liteffidly;starved
to death, fel} trito'-theire:hands. _ As
the conquering hosts poured through
the shatter‘d gates, putting to death
the remnant of its famine stricken
defenders, the . Tein WSng with big
own• hand applied the torch to his
magnificent palace, and•with his two
hundred wives,Perished in the flameti-
When the viotorious troops reached
the spot nothing was to he seen hut
% heap of charred rains. . Raking
_among the ashes, they dragged out
.the great Square se i ril-of the chief
Rebel King ; the only. trophy which
remained tOthem of that great rebel.:
lion which f or fifteen years had held
pOsessiOn .4 the richest portion of
the country, and Shaken to' its very
base the _throne of their Emperor. '
W. M. T.
AN EXAMPLI TO' MOTHLItELZ-Queen
Victoria, when at home, regularly
teaches a-Sunday School and_Bible
Class for the benefit of those residing
in the'palace and its vicinity: How
attentive, she is to her own children
may.be inferred from a late pletiiiing•
circumstance. The Archdeaetin of
London, one occasion, was cate
obizinig the young prinees b and, - tieing
surprised at the socuricy of their
answers, said to the youngest Priz:ie.
"Your Governess deserves . great
credit :fora instructing you- - to thor.
oaghly in the catechism."' Uptick
which the royal boy responded, "Oh,
but its mamma who teaches us the
catechism." Many American mot 1.
ers may take a profitable hint from
this queenly practice.
2 -
Atm= To Yonne Me.v.-i-Let the
business of every one alone,and attend
to yourown. Don't buy what you
don't need - because it is cheap: Use'
every hour to advankage, and study
to make a leisure boat. useful. Think -
twice before " you spend a. dollar—
remember you will have another
to. make Ihr it. Look over your boo - IT 3
regularly, and if you fldd an error
trace it out. Should a &trek* of mis
fortune come upon you in your busi- ,
neas,retrenoh, work harder, but never
fly the track. ,
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