A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL NOVEL.
CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY, what her amiable and worthy mother had bean in her youth; indeed their present retemblance was striking. She was of the samo noble and generous naturo, but though stronger minded, superalitions, and-believing no ill of anyone could have been easily deceived and imposed upon by a designing person.
BY
CHARLES J. H. HALCOMBE, NO MEHBER OF CHINA REFORM FARTY.
Author of The Mystic Flowery Lands
Travels in the Transvaal, &c., ke.
(Continued from las! Saturday) CHAPTER IV-THE HUNG LADIES The reader has not yet been futroduced to the vid members of Mr. Hurg Fong's bapy y though somewhat small family, who were not visible to strangers or easily approached, for their apartments were kept select and greluded; but as they are fated to assume an important rife in this narrative, it is only pro. per that their segna utance should be made.
was very
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fray, I now agree to fight you on condition that the vanquished one becomes the victor's slave.") Whereupon the black smake cried aloud in its wrath and, drawing a large sword, endeavoured to exterminate her. But the white saako drew two gleaming swords and, holding them gross wise before her body, muttered a few incantatory words, at the same time glancing heavenward. Immediately afterwards the black snake's weapon was torn from its grasp by an unseen head and thrown several yards too. I my life! it cried, falling upon its knees. see you are the more power ful of the two; so les ur desist from further conflict and I will be bor swords and assisted the supplicant to rise. your slave. Then the white snake sheathed They made peace, and ever afterwards the black sake remained the white one's faithful servant, and in time they learned to lore one another (To be continued.j like risters."
Mr. Hnng was in any respects an abstem ouz, sterility of some tiny eminence. The land-cop passod. Lub-hwa aank back to her set Bad, her
man, and had only take unto himself two wives, the first of which had borne bim a son and daughter of whom he was justly proud. Mrs. Hung Lee-fah, the first wife, wass woman of Bfty or thereabouts, who had ovidently been very handsome in her carlier days, for much of the freshness and bloom of youth still lingered about her kind end comely face, which was further enhanced by the charms of a brilliant intellect which, in man or woman of whatsoever naliquality never fails to impart a something and you sweet in the expresion. It was Hoble eavily seen that she was a native of the sunny month by her high, intellectual brow, dark, almond-shaped
On this Annay Now Year's morning the Indies of the Hung Fung family and their amals sora cont regated in their general reception-room, which looked out apon" pie- of landscape garden that turaque expan
eharming miniature comprised a scenes Surrounding it wore small mountains of rockwork, some covered with russ and others well wooded wit's dwarfed plants and trees, mostly of a tropical nature, while here and there a Lilipation temple or pagoda, peeped from among bright-hued foliage und Bows, or stood alone artistically relieving the was further enhanced by throu miniature lakes spanned by quaint wicker-work bridges, and a larger one upon whose savface water lilies placidly floated, while gold fish sported among their slender stems sending bubbles to the mirror-like surface, to which they now and agula darted to catch an unsuspecting insect then disappear with silvery-sanding splash into the shadowy depths below. Round the sides of this sylph-like retreat were large trees, beenth the fur-spreading foliage of which ware cool sunnger houses, and marble lounges embosomed in aboars covered with escalating vines and creepers, and at the north-eastern corner of the dimensions.
Along the rooky sides of this
the snake.
AN APPEAL.
A CURA FOR CONSTIPATION.
To ensure a natural movement of the bowels,
every day. Many man and women don't do it is most important to take plenty of exercise this, and they become more or less costisë, { sometimes going two or thres days without a passage from the bowels. This is a very serious thing, not only because constipation makes our longed presence of waste matter in the bowols food and blood impurs, but because the pro- strains the muscular walls, eventually paralysing them, so that instruments have to be used to remove the impurities.
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Thoy had been sitting there for some time, when suddenly Ah-chai-as we will in future call Mr. Hung's second wife-gave a sharp, frightened cry, whichsstartled Luh-hwa that the music abruptly ceased with a discordant twang, and the instrument nearly dropped from her hauds as she followed her companion's terrified gaze, which was fixed upon a long yellow sucke, with black rings round its body, that roured its head in their direction, while its bright losing you-seomul to fascinato and hold the women spell-bound. It lay apon the green ward in front of them, about air feet away. Luh-hwa, who was not of a nervous tempera- ment, or easily frightened, was rising in her feet to drive it away, or call, the attendants, when Ah-choi-without removing her fear stricken gaze from the reptile-mechanically clutched Ler wrist and dotained her; while her were counting the moments of suspense tha lips half inaudibly uttered numbers, as if she
ume-meric superstitious fears being now aroused, her ozes involuntarily fixed themselves and she was beginning to fool
CONVENT at Macao will be very thankful influence when, to their relief, its head grad-THE SISTERS who direct Sr. ANTONIO'S to Shop-keepers, Linen-drapers, Clothiers and ually dropped to the ground, and it flickeri
"Balan: epculated Ah-chei is an omincus Tailors in Hongkong, Macao, and elsewhere who away in the undergrowth on their right. undertone, when she had regained her self- will send to them remnants of material, books Before tou moons have passed there will cloth, no mattor how small, of which they can- poss ssion. That suake's appearance is a bad of patterns me longer used, and any pieces of ios do th in our family. We must try and not make use.
Those who send will thus, at no cost to avert the calamity by having a small shrine
the little ones, opportunity bait for the saske wel placed just there, where themselves, afford the numerous hands in the pitiate the garden-god, and invoke his aid in for useful
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Forgetful of all else, the two ladies bastened articles are bought by charitable persons and in the cool atmosphere, and at the further and cpecially during this festive season. a suali abrine- dodicated to the divinity sup-
sheaf of the Sisters are thas helped to keep up their posed to preside over these fairy like haunts into the house and procuring a
the sims of friends and in a great measure by lent encluntment and imparted an air of joss-sticks, some strings of crackers, and very largs establishment, which is maintained by the earnings of the girls theimoires, who lead mysticism and solemnity, which was intensified ach a pot of fresh ton, at unes entered the by a vapourous cloud of bluish smoke, proceeding grotto, Having lighted the sticks and ro from burning jou-sticks, which enveloped the plenished the sacrificial cups on the aliar with by no means an idle life within the convent
Hongkong. 18th May, 1964, the imaginary deity, and implored it to exert altar and its vicinity, and diffused fragrant warm tea, they prostrated themselves before walls, perfumes of sandalwood and garoo.
its beneficent influence on their behalf and protect their family from the threatened catastrophe,
amez.
it.
I ages, and somewhat broad-based i unelosure was a romantic grotto of considorable it disappeared. In the mean-time we will pro. convent orden: for pieces of eluth, even
heee; while in accordance with the prevailing
fashion her foot were of the approved "golden lily" pattern. As the unnaturally mall and cramped feet of Chiuose ladies are poetically called. Her bande were small and shapely and her tout ensemble elegant; she was an excellent wife and mother, and her husband and two children were her constant care and pride, And when the good merchant, after the affairs of the day wore over, sought diversion and rust in the bosom of his family, she would lay naide her reading or embrodery and please his ear with homely songs of other days, to which sho accompanies! herself on the eilken-stringed pips (lute), or would relate some of the many quaint old stories and legends treasured in hor deep musing mind.
known
There was a mothing very sweet and pleasant about that quiet place-semothing altogether conducive to the meditation and repose se deur to all enltured minds, Beneath those shady trees and arbours and among those sequestered flower-lined paths which wound their way among diversified scenes of surpassing beauty, the ladies of the Hung family lived their uneven ful lives in reading, working embroidery, in which their autry people have always excelled, and listening to or telling those strangely fascinating fairy-tales and historie legends that exercise
Through the misleading accounts of trs- vellors and others who have not had the op portunity or taken the trouble to really study the social life of the Chinese-perhaps re garding the theme as infra dignitatem, and in consequence have made up for this descicucy by colouring the truth with an unduly large
a powerful influence over the thoughts percentage of fiction-comparatively nothing is
rospecting the nineteenth-century and actions of the women of the remote "Middle Chinese lady. Her manner of living her charac Kingdoto," to when the outside world and other teristics and necomplishmentsareofther shrouded shores are but dream and wonders surrounded in mystery or misunderstood. She is generally like the unknown star-worlds in the blue vault las, or supposed to be, a peor uneducated of Reaven-by an impenetrable halo of romance faineunts creature, more crumental that useful and mystery which they may never hope to the toy and slave of her capricious lord and travel or explore except in imagination and master whose pipe filling forms her obi-f con-1brough the vague uncertain tales and rumours pation, Certainly the minor wires of a Chinese which come like the wandering wind, no one
lead anything but an gentlemen often
ife-sometimes a miserabla one. It bil den knows from where.
upon the first wife, on where they are supposed to wait and whore will to them is law. If she be a kind-hearted, humble-minded woman, like Mm. Hung Fong, then all goes well and they are generally a happy sisterly party: but in the most united and best regulated families, petty jealousies and disagreements are apt to disturb the wonted tranquillity and ease periods of unbsppiness.
Like
On concluding their supplication they left the grotto and seated themselves upon a marble lounge siunted exactly opposite the one they "I wonder," said Luh-hwa, whether that had occupied when disturbed by the reptile. uske will rem-in in this garden perhaps it has only just come here.
a
ons of those snakes
That may be so, my dear," replied Al-ohoi, bat it is quite probable That Ali permanently remain here providing the site is suitable to its temperament and inclinations. On the other hand it my ba sono spirit which as assumed the form of a reptile for a purpose unknown to us; hough I am inclined to beffers by its app-arance that it case it would be able to work as great barm, if whose age dates from remote antiquity, in which
certainly a lad omen. Of course, my dear, you so disposed, or the reverse. Its app sarance was know that when a enake beccos very, very old, it is endowed with extraordinary superustural powers, for besides being able to work marvellous spoils and divine the fatura with the accuracy and skill of a fox-elf-it can transform itself into a human being It wo came and secreted ourselves here on some calm moonlight instead of the make-a beautiful young girl night, I should not be at all surprised if we saw emerge from yonder bashes and walk round the garden. I should be frightened! Wouldn't you?" observed Luh.hwa, clasping her hands and involuntarily shuddering se sko.pietured the ghostly apparition.
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Through their life of seclusion the Chinese women become great thinkers and wonderfully philosophical, and, being naturally studious and supersti ious, have a fond of curious knowledge. They can tell no end of marvellons stories, and their credulity is really asterishing, They will seiously warn the husband or brother against the fairy fox which has grown so old that it can transform itself into beautiful young damsol with whom he Mr. Hung Fong's second wife, Ab-choi by would surel fall desperately in love, and who in return weald educe lus stength by her natoa, by whom he had had one child which had
diabolitul power, and cause his death. died in its infancy, weswoman with a myster- the Chinese have their favourite books, though
Well, dear, it would be foolish of us to ions and questionable history-by no means an Racommon eircumstance among the inferior with them one good work, which has stood th
to fest of fine, iss source of endless amusement, court danger by watching for the serpent-elf, wives, who are not really married, according to the rites and ceremonies of Chinese custora, bat. It is not discarded for some newer one-age though I doubt whether any harm would betali being the highest recommendation for anything us. Moreover, my age and lore would be She was a native of Scoch m. are adopted.
in the "Celestial Empire," where the worship respected, and, although you are young, pro- which le famed throughout the "Celestial Empiro" for its comely damsels, and though off ancestors forbids advancement and encourages riding you bad not done anything contrary to Herrstregade movement and thought. The most my wich or hurtful to my feelings. I should mature,sge was no exception to the rule face was foll and aval, her complexion delicate popular literature in Chins is the historical be able to protect you. With a man it would and very fair, being also enhanced by artificial romance; and of this class the book that ranke perhaps to different, particularly if he en- scans, and her more of the Grecian type. But first is the "Ban Kwoh Chai," the plot of which countered a fox-elf; but, of con.se, you have is laid during the stirring times at the fall of beard and read all about the bu-lee-jin, in hu although her mouth was all and her chin
the Han dyrusty (A.D., 168 to 265), and is full Shi's works, and in that book called Laris piquant, they betrayed more firmness than
of mystery. The Dream of the Red Charashi-che-yai, which I lṣnt you."
Yea, I know," said Lub-hwa. "that lures tenderness; and in spite of her eyes being large, deep-ashed and lastrone, they lacked the softness her," which deals with domestic life, is certainly
the most celebra ed novel, though its tone is live to a great age, and can assume kaman which denotes a kind and generous asture. Unlike Mrs. Lee-fah, her fest Lad never been not always moral, being somewhat after the shape; but how long do you suppose that szekes
ut the work that can live
Well, dear, their ages vary, but I have cramped, bat nevertheless were naturally small stylo of "The Decameron" Mr. Hung had casually met ber daring a visit is held in the highest esteem by all classes, for ho had paid to the northern treaty-port of its purity of style is * The Pastimes of a Study," read of a large white one which was known to Shanghai, come three or four years after his first which abounds in mysterious and turilling tales. bo over eighteen hundred years old, and was The ladies were now buslly engaged in pack-endowed with marvellous powers, being able marriage-under what circumstances no one
into a bewitching damsel. This wonderful knew-and he became eo ensmeared of her ing and despatching several round bankets with to foretell future events and transform itself various kinds of fruit and confectionery com sharms that she ascompanied Lim back to his home in Liu where she soon exercised consider prising preserved ginger, einerds raisins, pea- reptile had lived for many centuries in the able authority in toto parentis Regarding her nut, melou deeds, lebres, lungans, pas cher,avern-of-the Winds, somewhere in the menn more powerful and dading that the moun parentage and early fife, she had always been oranges, and other delicacies. These were the tains o Ngan-hoef, but wishing to become very reticent, perhaps discretly so, bat customary New Year gifts, each of which was naikubtedly she had a med nsider ble accompanied by a small vermilion-coloured ninons districts were prejudicial to its ad
of silver and copper coins, given lo vancement in this respect, it resolved to knowledge of the world and are a matter ensinare luck during the ensuing year. All being change its residence to Haugchow, which is ing of the English langung first wife, in readiness, the baskets were carried by the celebr tod for the magnificenes of its temples
Mr Hung's, attachment his
am ha round to the houses of the female and palaces. In this city there lived an im- this woman exercised strong influenco over him; and she took erary advantage of his relatives and friends of the family; and as they mense black snake which could encaud unto the good autate to wrap the domis on which delivered these friendly offerings the recipients sky and also take human form, and it b. d resided by tight telinged to the lawful wife who, profusely expressed their good wishes and for over nine hundred years in the beautifal arkad, having bestowed upon thom presents gardens of Prince Chow. The Princs had long being of a sweet and gentle disposition, was much imposed upon, although she failed or pre of sitter and cash, also wrapped in red paper, been dead, and his pleasure-grounds, which were tended not to latice it. Long was the only proceeded to burden them with return presents raid to equal those of the Imperial Falace, had that weeds and creepers grew over the samuner. member of the family over whom Mrs. Ah-choi of a si ilar kind- if they had not already been desated by mankind for so many years could not mineer, for he was self-wil.ed forwarded them.
Having seen the last tasket carefully packed houses, pavilions and bridges with which the and passionately devoted to his mother, who
and sent off, Mrs. Ah-choi, the second wife, place was ad rned. Nerortzeless, the gardens in every way ineiprocated bis eleion.
ind profesion consequence of this be wa secretly disaked and naked Lahhwa to accom, any her into the were still very lovely and romantic, and the feared by the second wile, whom he tea ed with garden, which the latter did with pleasure must exquisite were grew ini
wking her silken-stringed pipet with her everywhere, while the placid Lake was covered cold but courteous indifference.
an it was a wario, sau.hiny day. The first with water-lilies and teamed with the choicest With the dangi ter it was different. Miss
wife was too busy, in superintending certai. fish. To the rustic baunts a beautiful while Lub-ben, fer such was her name, was fondly festive propulations, to join them; so they make made ita way, and one afternoon-in the attached to her parents and her bn ter, Lut
sauntere. forth together. Kooping to the right, form of a young and emely girl-entered somehow she feared this balf-mother who, however, always appeared to treat her with great they used along the bare of a beetling-browed throgh the large gateway. It hul not pro. eliff of fern-clothed rockwood, finally coming ceeded far, however, when it was confronted by the black snake, bich had likewise transformed to a sarow pass which led through it und kindness. pad to evince quite a mat rnal interest.
itself into a female. Whence do you com in her welfare and accomplishments. The real
a small glen surtounded demanded the incler, angrily, and by what down into secret of this adopted wife's acquisition of authority over the daughter was that from the rugged hils, on whose mossy sinper_grow first rhe had engrafted into her young and any species of feru and palm. Luteranthority do you dare to profane the sacred susceptible mind the meat grossly raperstitions ing this shady nook they wated themselves precincts of wy arcient homes Bigone, zod apon a marble seat which nestled among the your presence is anwelcome and unpropitious!" ideas, upon which she had been accustomed to drooping foliage of a willow tree. A little to Seeing that the fair intruder did not move or work, thus gradually paving the way to absolute the left of them another narrow passage with speak, the black snake grew more furious, and wood drawing closer continued, 'Do you not know control over her thoughts and autions, her motive for doing this must for the present precipitous sides gave entrance to a remain a mystery-anless it was that it pleased tight ghise the garden in the word to hold that I have immense power and could stay you uights garden-goi was said to hold without moving hand? Then the white
bat
In
P
to make this young and beautifalus court, while the fairies assembled to danco enske smiled and answered softly, Piny de not girl subservient to her will.
listen while I speak. I am the White Snake of Luh-kwa wag pow sixteen years of age. Like and play; and, indeed, it was just such a place bosat so loudly of your strength, but quietly most Chinese damesis she was somewhat shout, as one would imagine to be thier rendezvous.
This Jesty
boudoir, in which the two ladics the distant Cavern-of-the-Winds where I have? possessed a faultlessly symmetrical figure were rented, had boon specially constructed and lived for years that stretch far back beyond the and a full, delicately complexioned face, which is considered the Lear ideal of Oriental beauty. set upert for the second wife's use; and the age of man cr beast. My power has waned equaly beautiful and see nded glæde beyond through living far above the dewy earth; 50, as Her forehead was high, her eyes elmond-shaped, which had two entrances and in the centre of the gods have told me of this fiealthy place, I deeply fringed and of a tiquid black colour, h
which
which was a spring-fed fountain that kept come to live in peace and bear you company. eyebrows apward-carving from the no-e was straight, but broad at the base, and her the surrounding vegetation moist and the Instead of being pacified, the black suake graw math on all and well-ahap d; while her pink atmosphore pen antly cool even in the warmest more violent and cried. The garden is my own bow-shaped lips, being generally hall-parted weather was reserved for Mira Leetah, the exclusive property, and yet you speak an revealed a row of the most area and pearly first wile; and in these romantic retreats much it were your own. But as you are so beld and imagico yourself so powerful, let us fight three The Tonuds and see who wins the mastery. teeth which with thoir seral-coloured settings of their leisure was epout. -looked more artificial than real in their por.
white shake again smiled good-humouredly and feetness. the. was the exact counterpart of
A haloor-shaped guitar threo fest long-its replied, I did not come to seek an enemy, *It may inte est rome ladies to learn that the
length being typical of Heaven, Bath and Manner yet to fight or injure one of my own rare; Daughters of an ard very fastidiou with regard to the tooth brushes thay nse; those with whie its four strings represent spring, summer, but since my pescefal overtures are met with autumn, und winter. The player is guided by rude disdain, and as you soom so eager for the abort and stiff bristles being the kind usually
twelve frets placed upon the neck of the instru
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No Fire insuranes will be affected by me in any care whatever,
amaged packages must be left in the Go downs for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representatives at an appointed houx. All Claims must be presented within ton days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be rooognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
L. S. LEWIS, Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, 15th June, 1905.
These Delicious Cigarettes entirely differ from any others obtainable.
STATE EXPRESS
CICARETTES
For Discriminating Smokers.
No. 999.
ASTORIAS.
No. 555. OBTAINABLE FROM LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., AND KELLY & WALSH, L., HONGKONG. Manufacturers-ARDATH TOBACCO Co., Brata Express Works. LONDON. B.C.
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