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MISSIONARY WORKERS' EXCITING EXPERIENCES.
SOUTH CHINA ADVENTURES,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
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of rifles and the brandishing of knives. passing through these experiences I This is the biggest robbery that bas It seemed as if nearly everybody was would like to preach on the Baby- occurred on the river for years. being taken, and soon one fellow Josiah captivity. The ropes around Kidnapping was on a large scale, rougher than the rest with a yell the captives necks and my own about fifty men and thirty women grabbed me by the collar. I told him especially reminded me of Dr. Mantle's and girls being taken, while everybody that I was a missionary and had been illustration of the political prisoners on the boat suffered more or less. The let go ones, but ko asid bo did in England. I forgot the illustration, captain alove of all the crow couspod. not care what I was he wanted but I remembered the rope.
As soon as the robbers reached the mo. He started to bind me The robber that was following me boat they searched for the captain, and I told himi bo did no did not hit mo. but he gave my grip but at the first sign of danger he had need to do this as I would go quietly come terrific cracks with an old style jumped out of bed and partly by boat but my requrat only brought forth executioner's sword as he yelled, and partly by wading ho got to the harsher treatment and so I kept Fi-ti," hurry up, Boon I had shore under a brisk fito and ran to the quiet and held out my nime to be
a hold pounded in the side of nearest market town three miles away bound. The
rope was fastened my grip and fearing lest my and gave the alarm. However, it was around my neck and then my loft lege might got the next bang by mis-early the morning and the had not yet satun arm was bound. The rope evidently take I walked faster and got ahead of soldiers
their morning rice. This, of was not long enough to bind both the next prisoner. arms and so the right arm was loft We had travelled for some tima course. must be attended to first. free. The robber then drew. bis when we came to the foot of a high Vegetablos ard meat wers bought knife and looked me over. I knew hill the top of which was enclosed by and the rice put on the fire to boil KIDNAPPED BY BANDITS. lets whistling around mu al morning what he wanted as I had watched a high earthen well. We could roe and when it was cooked all sat down on the best and on the land that I do the performance on the other captive. ahead that the rubbers wore occupy.to a leisurely meal, while all the time pot know just when the thing Each prisoner had a mail piece of ing this hill, and also other smaller three miles away men and women happened. The heel of my slipper his lo hing cut off which the robber hills around it from the summits of were being murdered, robbed, tied up which was under my pillow was also put in his pocket as identification which they could sto all over the and led to robber haunts in the knocked off. For about half an hour mark so that later when the captives country and watch the roade running racuntains. The very hill that the the firing continued while the were claimed each robber would know in different direction. Robbers laden robbers occupied could be plainly boatinen worked heroically to get his own man. Onu or two robbers with booty could be sen ateending seen from the market town where the the launch into deeper water, but in suggested that they shoot me at once the highest hill to the enclosure shove soldiers were leisurely preparing for Kidnapped hy bandita, escape the vain. She was stuck fast: the bullets as they had done three others on the and we could hear distant shooting to the rescue. Of course it would have same day, caught in a Chinese war resounded with a sickening thud as boat, but the others and, "No, take the noc'h and thought, perhaps, the been mere dangerous to have attacked and finally robbed by soldiers when they entered the heavier timbers, him along." A piece of my trousers robbare were attacking another boat, the robbers while they were looting; When we reached the foot of the far safer to wait until they had fleeing back to civilization in a small while others fang in a minor key as was then out and I was told to stand. open boat on the Red River-these they sped unhindered trough the aside, and wait for the small boat to highest hill, one who emed to be a gotten away with their booty and are some of the exciting experiences sides of the boat. About four hundred come to take me ashore.
robber chief came down, signal fing in then fire a few shots from the rear. of the Rev. W. II. Oldfield, ao ahota were fired before the crew gave All human hope had fled. I had hand, and consulted with our men as Other military centres were also American missionary of the Christian in and abandoned themselves to the been shown so preferences, but had to what route we should go. We had notified, but were alize dilatory. One and Missionary Alliance, who passed mercy of the robbers.
been roughly handled and roped up a moment's rest and then started off walled city within eight miles of the through Hongkong last week, eailing A Jail Came the shoot-like the others and what was before again, this time the robbera going brobbery was notified by special for Chefoo on Sunday.
the robbere called for me I did not know. I did know for and behind while the captives were messenger and eighteen hours later ing and
We had not the official arrived with his bravea Although very busy. Mr. Oldfield small beats to bring them out to however, that "Man is immortal till kept in the centre. kindly gave a China Mail reporter on the launch. I got up to have a peep bis life's work is done," and that the travelled a great distance when bullois fully armed and auxions for curlliet. interview on Saturday night. For and with that peep my
An Word was also sent to the city of heart God of Eisha whio surrounded begun to soar over our heads. nearly two hours he spoke of his sank. The store, was lined with the trusting prophet with unseen other halt was called and then we Liuchow. Here are stationed over experiences which might easily fill a robbers, and they could be sen chariots of fire could do the same for were hustled off the path and through two thousand soldiers. When the volume of adventure stories of the coming ont of the grass away down me, and so I quietly stood end waited the long graes to the right. We posted authorities heard of the robbery, the most exciting variety. He bad worked the river while the murderous notes of for the next order. While waiting through a small cornfirid out as we did city was thrown into a state of ex in Liuchow in the heart of Kwangst their long bugies told plainly that it thus I whispered to a passenger to so bullets came crashing through citement and a government gunboat, for 19 years, Mr. Oldfield told our was a large band and well armed and kindly pick up anything I might have the corn and then for the first time I with maxim guns and a company of reporter, and never in all those years, organised. Personally I would say left after the rubbers had gone, and realized that soldiers were coming to soldiers were sent postbaste down even during the time of the 1910 there were ab.ut
They Lundred hand it over to our mission giving our resque and that a fight was on be the river. revolution in China, had he ex
of La jobbets, 80W others put the num- them the details of the robbery and tween them and the robbers. It was sight men, but perienced more exciting adventures ber up as high as three hun-notifying Mrs. Oldald that I had becoming evident that cur crowd had their fires burning on the hilltop. than those which were crowded into dred. I saw the robbers would soon been taken.
to change its course idretreat. The know that the passengers who bad be on the boat and so I quickly put
I was still standing thera when one retreat began but every now and then been taken captive a few Lours before my watch in an inside vest pocket and of the rubbers found a box containing we had to drop to the ground as bal.could not be far away, yet the a roll of bills down in the beel of one two large Chinese cakes and when bolets were whistling past u every soldiers turned unconcernedly away of my socks. Then in order to save a began teat I asked him for some as minute. The ruaning threw is in's and enquired for the remainder of little clething I hurriedly put on my broke off a great big chunk and tossed not as well. tarded as before. The heen able to carry away, and having I bad had no breakfast. The robber disorder aud consequently we were the opium which the rubbers had not two veats, coat and overcoat and lay down again with the offers covering it to me and I divided it with other robbers threatened to shoot anyons secured twenty-seven cases of the my bead and leaving only a peep hole unfortunates like myself. Then later who attempted to get away and drug it was placed on board the gua so I could see what was doing. as we were going down the back steps knew my chances of escape were slim. boat and boat and soldiers returned When the robbers reached the bant of the bout the robbers stopped at the crowd--Guiuamen might to the city proud of their noble there was the greatest uproar; swear the kitchen for some noodles, and I dodge to one side for a moment un rescue and anticipating the rewards I had to gulp observed, but not to a missionary that might await them for their ing, yelling, threatening, crying and asked for a bowl too.
1 deeds of gallantry!! Some of the the noodles down hurriedly for the dressed in American costume. pleading for mercy. bostmen, I think, were beatoa and robbers were urging we to be quich, know therefore that an unsaccessful
(Continued on pugs 9.) Robbed, kdoapped bound with three othura were shot. At first and the small boat was back for attempt to get away night mean in rope and with cighly other unfortuo the robbera szemed to be busy in the another load,
staat death, and so I kept close be ste emptives led into the mountains rooms at the front of the boat; on the The boatmen pitied me as they
side my uned guardians. I ran by a robber band and finally escaped lighter that carried the cargo, and in watched me being tied up and later when they xan, stopped when they Saushine and Common Senso. unbuit andra brisk fire from robber the large room occupied by the wo-led away, but they could not voice They prob.bly guessed by the way I tim. Use an external application of stopped, ducked when they ducked. Don't dector your blood for rileuma- rifles; thus ended an eventful day mea. At last, however, they began to their sympathy and were powerless yielded to them in pverything that Chamberlain's Pain Balm. In a few days filled with excitement, danger, and enter the general room where I with to help. As each boatload of prisoners was a married man, That yielding sunshine, then Nature will restore the new experiences, but marked especially other passengers were lying covered up and booty reached the shore the rob by God's protecting care and the de- with cur blankets. At first the rob Less and their captives started off on spirit, however, was all on the out-rich red blood to your veins and suon liverance which He alone could give. bera just went here and there and their journey. I was in the eccond side. Inside I had a few little ri the system of this trouble die ease. For tale by all 'Chemists and We had travelled but little this selected things they wanted, but last boat to land and there were fiva thoughts that I was keeping to myself Stroke or sutumn because the country was so before long they began to take blan-other captives tied up in the beat and anxieus for an opportunity ro apsetiird, but the time for the quarkets and coverlets, and my comforter with me. While crossing to the shore put them into operation. Finally, terly meeting of the Executive Con was pulled. I got up and the robber I busied myself by baling out the after a rug and a brief paure we start mittee was at hand and in response searched me a little and then turned boat. We were landed on a smailed on again I 'eigned to start with to a wire calling me to Wuchow I to the next passenger. When they island and had to wade a long way to the rest, but didn't" and as the rob- prepared to leave for that city. There started to 'ake baskets and trunks I shore.. I asked permi sion to take offers were on the rua they did not was a long wait, but finally a out took my basket down from the nail my shoes to cross the stream, but this tice me for a moment, and grip in prepared to have an 1 got on on which it was lunging and placed was refused twice, but I asked again hand, I turard sad darted backward board and starled for Wuit down before me on the floor. Tand told the robbers el ar leathursha 3
through the long grass. When at last chow. The rst night wa AD
offered to open the basket but the when wet were too slippery to walk poked my head up I could see the chored at the market town of Lobkeobbers evidently thought I was tau on the wet stones, and my guard then approaching soldiers but a the dis which place has not a savoury reputa obliging to have anything worth while grily causented, but lutis me and fance, and in the excitement, they tion. We reached the town early in and so shook their heads and passed told me to keep on my sucks. Little mistook me for a robber and levelled the evening aud went on shore and on to others. The amount of inot did that robber know how glad I was Mother Earth and r pt sloog a little posted a card home. I did not like taken was simply ene mous. The 1obry that order. He di Lot know the look of the plzen or the people launch contained over sixty cases of that down in the heal of une seck was furiber, Taree soldiers ran taward and said sa to a friend who was with opium each weighing approximately a roll of bills that he would like tone with tills rady to shout, but me. However, we spent a peaceful 200lbs and the treat half of this have.
when they came closer they saw I was a captive and lowered their gupe. was take by the robbers.
By this time the robbers bad notic-
bis life doring the past nine months
or en,
The part of Mr. Oldfield's adven tures wo are immediately concerned with at present, is his kidnapping by Chinese robbers last fall and the story can best be given as written by himself, and published for the first time in the Angust issue of "The Chinese Recor
··der, the Mission" organ published 12. Bbaughni a copy of which 3r Oldfield very kadly placed in the
hands of our reporter.
MR. OLDFIELD'S STORY.
night and at daylight the next mom ing we opened boat and were off. However; we had not gone more than
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When we reached the shore I did
It was not long before kidnapping pet taka time to put on my shoes, began Men were tied up with ropes but walked in my stocking feet and
their rifles to fire. "Down I went t
ed that several prisoners were escap
three mila before we were set on by around their necks and arma, white carried my overcont in one hand anding and they turned a brisk fise in our i
directions. The ground was stirred
colliers told to fun and they tao,
robbers and the firing began. There
women were taken unbound. my rather grip in the other. We fol was commotion, of course, and as the Presently, I was arcted and I stepp. 1lowed the river for some distance and up around us by the bullets and the i bullets commenced coming through
ed out a captive. I thought I might then turned in among the hills and
the side of the beat most of the pas ba held a prisoner for weeks and so walked on into the mountains toward with us. When weliad gites out of i vengers left the upper berthe asked if I might take my leather grip] the robbers' den, and what awaited Tange of the robbers' rifles the soldiers | cov red themselves up with their contaicing Bible, tracts, toothbrush us we did not krow.
grabbed us and searched us for money. blankets on the floor. I did not react. This request was granted, but
As we walked along I could tall by My grip was openied and shues, lize the dancer I was in and was when the robbers saw the bag, they Į the run and the position of my shadow mouth organ and other things that the meeting the fire too, but in dess, tding
rapid the launch ahead got fast and made a grab for it. I quickly that we were travelling about north (firat) robbere had misto w.ra taken closed the road to us. The pilt tried opened i for them and emptied the west I took mental note of the dit.and then I was unbourd and the rope contents on the foor. But I held fecent landmarks, bille, trees, Tocha, the soldiera pitied me and gave me
taken off my neck and arm. to turn around and retreat but in no the grip in such a way that my purse a'c., so that I would know which way doing the boat ran sground. The and a toll of bills containing $160 en to travel il ever got away. I did back my shood. other bos: get loose and was off, but trusted to me by a business man to not expect, however, to escape very Aeroliters who poured a fusillade
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The robbers could be plainly seen
soldiers did not molent them further. as they said their own ammunition WBB insufficicat. Ther therefore the robbers with their
we were stuck and at the mercy of take for him to Wuchow. was ratain soon. All natural help was vaid. atonding on the billside bat the 'fato the side of the boat on which I ed ioside and at noticed by the rob It was hard tramping mado Wan Iving and the dust began to fy scramble for the loose silver that felling, and as we were hurried along my left
bera. Several of the robbers made a more 30 by our wet cloth Amand my head as the balleta came whizzing through the boards. I was out upon the floor, and while they bare feet were out by the sharpstence other captives and with the lont Jying lengthwan with the others and Picked up the money I picked up the that lined the rug:ed paths, and which they bad recovered for Bqu-ezed myself in between a fat man Papers and tracts and my Bible and caused mo at times. to limp'a little. themselves they returned in tr'umph and a thin woman and put my hand. int them back into the tng again. But the pain was almost forgotten to the shelter of their barracks and to j grip at my head for protection. A temy Ospter noticed the tracts and ask-in the new sounds and scenes that the oplum pipes which they bad left} ed if I were a missionary, and when I greeted us at every turn, and the moments later my berth was pierced
behind. by three bullete, two of which would told him "Yes" he said he would let thought of the uncertain fate that bayr hit me had I been in the berth: me go, and I went back and stood by possibly awaited us before our journey The robbers were left on the hilltop one in the head and the other in the "Surely the bitterness of kidnap that the Lord would see me through could have easily been surrounded an
my berth feeling like Ameleck. was ended. I confidently expected in full sight of averybody. The hil hips. The third bullet was too high ping) is past." to hit me unless I bad my knees up.
though whether or not I might have that crowd of rabboth captured, but
to spend weeks a captive in the the soldiers said they had used tip mountains I did not know.
their ammunition and
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A fourth bullet entend about two The robbers worked very leisurely feet from my head and two more and were fully two hours to carrying Came whizzing through where I was out their work. I was left alone for a. The crowd of captives bound with outnumbered. Fivo other captives] Iring. A bullet went through the long time while others all around me ropes around necks and arms, and the escaped in a similar manner and after left side of my open vest just where were tied up and led away. The captors with their stolen booty and beng, arched we were all taken my heart is usually, but I do not tears of the women and the pleading urging the captives to walk faster, back, by the soldier to their know whether this was done when I of the foen were all in vain. En and stnking them with stones or headquarters at Lichten where w had the vest for s'pillow, or after 1 treaties were artean: The least re-sword, presented quite a picture, and were given y ter to wash and pape pus the west on I had so many bul. pistance was the algal for the rattle I thought as I walked along that after thing to tat
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