CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY, A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL NOVEL.
BY
CHARLES J. H. HALCOMBE, HON. MEMBER OF CHINA BEFORE PAWIY.
Author of The Mystic Flowery Land,"
Travels in the Transvaal," &c., &c.
CHAPTER VL-The Mysterious LaDY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 187, 1905.
Immodiately on his rotura howe, Chong wont in search of his sister. Having arrived at the entrance to the ladies gardens, ho sent a mes- sage by an anal asking Lab-hwa whether the would grant him a private interview. The woman apon returned with a satisfactory reply and led him along a winding path to a small grass-plot where all the ladies were sitting together in the moonlight. Mrs. Hang was au- a a game of dominoes with Ah-choi, Lah- FAged in two was playing the guitar and accompanying it with her soft sweet voice, and their attendants As is were sitting or standing near them.
after some consideration an I madenly hesitation, consented on condition that the marriage was kept a secret from her family, as they wished hor to remain single. He roadly agreed, and the puptial coxia wore daly tied, and all wont At the end of that well for a month or two. time the husband-who had always bean strong and healthy gradually grey thinner and weaker. Moreover, he was troubled because his beautiful bride invariably persisted in leaving the house before sunrise and remaining away until after the sun had set; and, when he asked her the reason cf this, she always made this excuss that her mother was very old and an care and attendance throughout the daytime. When he saked to be allowed to see this afflicted parent, he was carily reminded of his promise; bat at length be grow suspicious and one day The young man paused for a few moments in insisted upon seeing her; particularly as she happy contemplation of the scene before him, caused him so much anxiety and inconvenience: which appealed strongly to his cultivated and for bis home was neglected and rendered mis r- naturally artistic taste, being a refined and able through his wife being constantly absent unique picture of peaceful homelife in a united when shoshould have boon attending to domestia prosperons family. In the fore-ground of affairs. So it was arranged that he should of accompany her on the morrow. Next day the
WAY KIDNEY DISEASE IS SO BERIOUS.
arriving home, at once perparod for worship Cathar during all festive occasions in "Farinvalid and in consequoves required her constant glance at her through the curtained window the cause of his trouble. That's the danger.
(Continued from last Saturday) They now arrived at their destination, and after receiving on bended kenne his aged tátor's blessing-Cheng retrased his steps, and, At the temple, since he had not attended with the family on the previous night to perform the customary New Year ceremonies, haring stayou indoors with his father and helped him to entertain a party of relations and friends, Being anxious to make up for these short. comings, Mr. Haug bad already gone to joss," was nearly twolve o'clock; so taking with
for It
ench lady was nibbling the small cores of dried melon seude which, howover, did not prevent them from keeping up an unimated con
versation.
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that he would over make such an ass of him self again. Nevertheless he was obliged to secretly acknowledge that he was deeply
Kidney disease is serious, because it comes on smitten and when, during the pleasant after. noon strolls upon the city male, he saw his so quietly. It has many sympiems, but often the dis- they are mistakon for other disasses, Head- lady-love's sedan-chair coming in tance, his heart was went to throb violently; aches, rheumatism, a nervous, irrinkle condition, and while it passed him his mauvaise weak beart, dropsy, sleeplessness, an always so palpable, that the amaks, tired feeling, yellow complexion, unnatural hozto was who accompanied the eorvoyance, soon urine, too much or too little nine-these are kidney disease s
"GOLDMOUTH," poticed it, and, indeed, the young lady just as much symptoms of herself would have been very blind had hackaches, gravel, bladder troubbs, etc.
Kidney disease may have been working is the having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby she not done so too. However, ho could never sum up courage to hasard more than a pessing system for years before the patient suspected, informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk, into the Godowns of the of the chair, but that was auflorently gratifying Treat the kidneys at the Brit aign of any Hongkong und Kowloon Wharf and Godown to make him watchful and expertant when ilmont. That is the only safe way. Keep Co. Limited, whence delivery may be obtained. No Claitos will be admitted offor the Gooda passing that way; and in time, if she did not them well, and they will soop you well. Dos take her usual ride, he was disappointed, and Backache Kiduos Pills help the kidneys to filler have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining went home feeling quito sorrowful,
the blood, and remove from it all disease-brood- undelivered after the 3rd July, will be subjost.
to rent. The young lady always got bolt upright ining impurities. That explains their success,
All the obieť shomists and medicine-dealers All broken, obafed, and damaged Goods are bor varringe and never somed to look either
examined on Monday, the 3rd July, at to the right or the left, yet once or twice sell Donn's Backache Kidney Fils, prica 2/0 for to be left in the Godowas, where they will be.
same-face, but her be find, post free on receipt of price, direct from 2 P.M. Cheng fancied that she was doing her at most 1 box, or 15/9 for & boxes; or the medicine may
All Clalins cast rouch us before the 5th fun was artfully raised as a seroon, so he guessed the proprietors--the Foster-McClellan Co., 8, do anions he felt highly elated, though this was who will also send s Sample Box Free to any- the mit of their acquaintance, and likely to one who writes for it and mentions this paper.
[73 31 remain so; but one afternoon all the seeming soncianes on the lady's fart was more sha compensated for by her hostawing upon him most amiable and winning smile, which, of course, was not seen by her attendants. The chair had just passed, leaving our young friend in the first transport of joy, whan ho espied something white set aimsy lying upon the ground short distance head. Hurrying forward and eagerly picking it up, he discovered that it was one of the dastiest handkerchiefs imaginable, being made of Bios pale blue silk bordered with gossamer lace and bearing in one corner the mac Ab Leen deftly worked with grimsen silk. This prize-which he flattered
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him a packet of sacrificiul candles, two shares the scene was the green lawn and the group, a journey was postponed under some cunning that she laughed babinil it. On these rare Wels-street, Oxlord-street. Loxdon, England. July, or they will not im recognised. reprosont altora of Byeon-these things being fair women with the pale moonlight shimmeringretext; the day after he was unwell, and from upon their dark glossy hair and costly robes of embroidered satin and silk. On either site of that time forth he rapidly declined, withering away until one moroing he was found dead in them stratoked the garden with their email mirror-like lakes and tributary strooms which his bed. Before sunrise his comely wife bad revealed fantastic bridges and meandered been seen to leave the house as usual, but she through shody valleys and round rock-work never returned again; for in reality she was a hills crowned by miniature pagodas or arenuss of fox-elf whe had absorbed the poor man's strength, constitution by dwarfed trees na dwory hedges, and in the and thas perfocled hor cwa ancient though well-preserved fane, which bad background, clumps of feathery bamboos, delicato ruining his and causing his demise
of joss-sticks and some silver paper folied to carried by a mals attendant-par young friend proceeded on his way,
The city temple stood on the western side of a largo square which daring the morning was used as the market place and was over looked from the side windows of the apartments used by the ladies of Mr. Hung Fong's family. This been built in the Sung dynasty (A., 1120 1280), was partly enclosed by a high iron railing with broad gate which were seldom closed. On
ferns, and bron1-leafed palme, gently swaying in the night-wind, were gracefully thrown into picturesque prominoace by a fairy-like Prch of
It certainly behoves young men to be care. ful." added Ah-choi, looking sekance at Cheng, who-although he fully credited these tales--
the inside of the outer entrance, flanking very glittering water ejected by twin foun. was not in the least convinced that there was walk of tesasiated pavement, stood two granite pedestals, each surmounted by a fabulous beast of feracions sport holding a red hall in its capacious jaws. Beyond there a broad flight
enhanced the solitude of night. And in the oar distance, outlined against the clear sky,
Enamorata; and he secretly resolved to try and see her again and if possible and out who the
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of stone step, stretebing across the entire was the quaint and venerable roof of the city accompanied the two ladies back to himself had been intentionally dropped, and|
sheltered by overhanging eaves which were sup- ported by beautifully soulptured pillars of age stained marble; while the grapefully carved roof was ornamented with blue and white porcstain tiles and coloured stucco-work depicting long tailed dragons, griffins, and other mythological E4, 5, and false dors, painted vermilion and embalilshod with enzione paint ings of elond-anthroned genli, gave entranes to the central chamber of the shrine. This
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from a mass of variegated folke the which was further relieved at interrals by other found Mr. and Mrs. Hang engaged in carnost signed to a silver casket and kept es a cherished pieces of curious architecture.
Seeing her brother approaching, Lah-hwa conversation. At the request of her brother. memento; for he was soon leaving bis native got up and, greeting him affectionately, lnd the Lahwa played and sang some quaint of love phuce for Conten, where he hoped to gain the way to a marble seat place beneath leafy songs: for he was of a romantle turn of mind, second degree of Che-jio. Having thus learned
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for these were the rosy halcyon seemed to avoid seeing bin and seldom went Boilers. was oblong in shape and the walls were richly ethereal beauty of the young girl he bad sen and espousible youth, when the world and on the city walls, whick circumstances he its vanities loomed ahead amid-t the mystic ascribed to her maidenly slams at having be Frandeur and sublinity of hops and inagination. troyed her sympathy and fellow-feeling for
Life is the same to all peoples the past is him.
(To be continued.) a picture composed of many pigments” which resist time and grow brighter as we aivancë in years; but a picture whe se imperfections grow more glaring when viewed by the sober fight. of ago; while the fatükis a glittering pathway of promise, which seems-like the moon's refiro tion upon the sea-to broaden into greater glory as it streiches stead, whoress, in reality, it only begins and enda iu a wilderness of trackless
As Cheng approached the temple, some meatly dressed labouring coolies who had been praying and were now sitting upon the well-worn steps and conversing, get up and, standing aside for him to pass, respectfully saluted him. Eespond. ing kindly and with great politeness, he gave each man a silver piece and roused on into the building, which was comparatively deserted. Only a subdued light fell upon the grin, in movable images and their gorgeous surround- ings- above which vapourous clouds of incence curled in narrow bands; and a priest silently fitted short in the shadowy gloom, his grey vestments being all in keeping with, and adding to, the solemnity of the sombre scene.
in the temple and concluded by telling her she seemed to dilenly vanith from, his sight:
Ah!" said Luh-hwa ominously, aahe parsed. "You say she was dressed in very pale-blue! silk. Was ho tall F
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Yes, he replied quickly; " I forget to men. lion that she was much taller than the generality of her sex, sud "
Hore Lal-ws interrupted him by half mechanically ejaculating the word hu les-jen in an awed velce."
What do you mean, dear P” he asked some- what sharply.
she reiterated significantly, I "Mean mean, my dear brother, that you have had a lucky escape, for that lovely creature was evidently a fox-olf
"
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For some days Chong religionsly frequented the temple in limpos of catching a glimpas of the mysterious lady; but bis quest was in vain, "Whatever makes you think so?" he asked and of length be abandoned it in despair, half believing that what his sister had surmised with some consternation.
About the fox-elf was teas.
of
gilled and decorated with artistic pansie and mouldings chiefly in alto relieva, Four deities presided over the sanctuary: Tin Haos, the Goddess of Heston, Kwang Tai, the God of War, Man Chong, the God of Literature, and Kwan Yam, the Goddess of Meray; these being impersonated by huge bronze images which eat there solemnly facing one another, two on either Bide; and at the fout of such was an incenso brasier, a pot ie which to pises joss-sticks and a table for votive offerings. In the centre of the chamber and facing the entrance, stood a bigh altar, covered with embroidered cloth, upon which were several small idols representing the chief tutelary spirits of the elty, also some vessels and candlesticks of gold and silver. At the rear of the temple was a small tree-sidad courtyard in which were the private rooms of tho residential priests who passed their solitary
"Because you say that she was till and frugal lives in strict sobriety and celibacy, bit were always ready to stelter any feed a weary dressed in light-coloured clothing, and that wayfarer, or invoke a blossing for any poor soraho disappeared anddenly. I suppose you. were too fascinated and rackless to realise the rowing soul,
imminent danger which threatened you, and hail it not been for the strong counteracting influence of the subtle essences which you in. haled from the temple. I trembla to think what wight have been your tate; for I would name several instances when men have been stotimised aud killed by the diabolical art of the fox-all. For example, towards the close of a summer's walking through the fields asar his native afternoon a few years ago, a young man was village, which was situated in the province Fabkien, whom he beheld at some little distance ahead of him a youthful damsel who kept furtively glancing behind her and quickoning her pace. Feeling curions to find out who she was- pecially as her clothing was of the cost liest and most gorgeous kind-he followed her, and at length got sufficiently close to ascertain that she was a young girl of more than earthly beauty. Directly his gaze fell upon her fair face he became quite enchanted and lost all control over himself, being able to remove his eyes from her; and, although she walked 90 fast that he had great dificulty in keeping op with her, wherever she went he followed. At length, however, they neared a large forest on the borders of which this strange girl waited in the proper receptaeles for them and also fixed for him to approach her, a sweet sunle illamin and lighted sacrificial candles upon the tablosing her face,
"It was now evening, and a wood-cutter, who which his parents had already applied with
was on his way home, saw the young couple sucking pigs rosatel whole, and rice, fruit, tea and wine-he knot and bowed before the large standing together with the warm, golden light alter at which he made a burat-offering of of sunsetstreaming upon them and revealing the silver-paper, thus sending a large gratuity to magnificent robes and marvellous beauty of the the heavenly hosts who would reward him female; and as the night advanced, he saw them according y. Then he paid his respects to the disappear juto the deepening gloom of the officiating priest, and before leaving gave forest. The mysterious girl was never cean him
a present for himself, and a liberal again, but some daya afterwards the young man's donation towards the maintenance of that lifeless body was found lying at the foot of a time-ballowed shrine which was endeared to large, bollow oak tree. him by
all the ties a Chinaman holds most So you ea, dear Cheng, the most captiva- dear; for upon its saored floors generations and ting damsels are sometimes the most to be generations of his sainted ancestors had acoked dreaded their heads is prayer, and there his own helovel father had worshipped as a child.
He was probegling down the west side of the temple towards the entrance, when his attention was arveted by a young girl who was braceling before the central altar. He was at once struck with ber singular beauty, and although too
The young student was most devont in his prayers and prostrated himself several times before each god, kneeling and bowing null his forehead touched the Inlaid pavement. After rendering thanks and homage to beaven for its bountiful blessings during the past year, and supplicating a contious of them in the future, he humbled himself before the God of Literature and blessed him for having prospered him in his last examination and petitioned his further indulgence for the approaching one. Having placed
ced several smouldering jou sticks
His favourite wolk was there, he passed
the city walls, and one afternoon, while sodan-chair which was placed upon the ground perhaps to give the batters a rest-and guarded by two amals who stood on either side of it. The brief and unob'rusive glance he obtained through the gauze-covered side-window of the conveyance coaviand Lim that the conpiat was none other than the lady be sought; so walking on for some distance, he leaned over the parapet, keeping one eye on the soaps of which he had a splendid view. chair and the other on the surrounding land. Directly beneath him, on the outside of the high, lichen-clad walls, a narrow road skirted the meat for some distance and then struck through a small wood and across a stretch of park-like country that was intersected from cas. to west by a picturesque stream which wound its way, like a silver ribbon, rad the base of a togod-crowned hill, through delds of paddy and avenues of hanyan and chestnut trees, wing here and there spanned by fantastic bridge or lost behind some leafy eminente, until, narrow- ing into a mers thread, it ecticely disappeared. In the dim distance, beyond the groom waves of nadalating country where the quaint and artistic roof of many an andent odifco peapol from among the bright foliage of clustering, traca sad clumps of graceful bamboo-a purple-hued ringe of hills formet an imposing sad rammatic background to the charmingly
rustic scene.
At langth the chair proceeded on its way, accompanied by the female attendnuts; so Chong tarnai baek ward followed it, taking care to keep at a respectable distance behind lest he should walls by a steep circuitous rate, it passed into betray his inquisitiveness. After leaving the one of the main thoroughfares, and, when the contre of the city was reached, crossed the market-place and turned into a narrow alley-way beside the templa. Cheng quickened his stars, not wishing to lose sight of his quarry, and just arrived at the corner of the passage in time to see the rear-shaft coolie and the omahe disappear through a door which communicated with the back premisas of the Yamen. Casting at ex- ploring gars around, be espled a small lattics. window situated a little beyond and some f-at above the extranes in question; but the former was closed, and he turned away in rather a per- existed between this fair plexed and disconsolate frame of mind, wondere demoiselle and the
wife or daughter
He was about to make some remark, when Ah-choi suorged from a free-lined pathway, accompanied by an omah For reasons only known to herself she always endeavoured to pre- vent the trother and sister being together, and when they were, cho seldom left them alone for long. Emiling complacently, she expressed a her attendant, sented herself beside Lub-hwa, who appealed to her for corroboration of the
This time he kept his own counsel and did Yes, my dear, it is quite true," she replied not say anything to his sister, and that night, seriously, and I will tell you of asimilar case at about nine o'clock, he went round to the
dions to be often pregossene in foroar of hope that she was not intruding and, dismissing ing what relational Totai; whether als was
rge
the gentler sax--he involuntarily paned and standing within the cluidow of a br Entoutly regarded her, us if he were ana fox story,
And, by the cast of her
with admiration. The young lady in question
was richly vidently of unrthern desoout; for which happened within my memory. When I tample, bat, not seeing anyone there left by
features, wha
the side-door leading into the alley way which
of the Yemen, and, on looking up towards tas lattice window, already mentioned, his attention was arrested by the dulcet music of a moon- guitar and a soft voice singing an old ballad of the Tang dynasty, known as “Muk Lan's Parling," which has fourteen vorses, coin- mencing thus:-
"Chick, chick, and over again chick, elick, Muk Lan rits at her door and weaver; Not heard is the loom nor shuttles click, Only is heard the sigh the beaves." For some time he listened sutranced, stund- ing there in the fall light of the moon with his face upturned, when suridonly the music ceased and the face that haunted him appeared
her nose was small and aquiline, her face fall was in shanghai, I heard of the strange death and very fair, and her eyes unusually large and of a young man who lived in a village situated was quite deserted. He was now at the back lumizons. She was paying earnestly, and for come milee up the Euang-pu river. It appeared some time seemed quite moonsolens that her that one evening when walking homeward every movement was watched by a handsome through the fields be noticed that his footsteps young Southerner whos camest eyes were were persistently dogged by a tall woman whom almost if not quite, as Ene and expressive as he could not see distinctly as it was getting dark hera
She
happened, however, te unexpectedly and she kept some distenes behind hini. Being turn her gaze in his direction, and their eyes curio as to learn who this remarkable individual mot. With a deep blush, she at chce rose to her was, he stopped and waited for her to pass. fest and, walking a fan steps in an opposite When she drew near he was astonished to find direction, suddenly disappeared,
that she was a lovely and richly apparelled wirl Cheng seemed to enchanted with this strange with moon-like eyes, angelic form and golden- damsel that, contrary to his usual discreet, and lily fast; and as she pas-el him a sweet smile highly dignified foruoaneur, he hurriedly walked further enhanced her ranny charms. For a towards the side entrance by which she had moment or two the young man seemed quite Jeft. To his surprise and dismay he could see spell-bound, and stood there by the pathside nothing of her, and the narrow road-way, who walked alowly onward, now
with his eyes intently fired upon the fair danise) being his Bret infatuation, quile desertod This he felt a desire to confils Lis feelings and the again looking slyly back at him. Then a tremor seemed 100 mrprise and enbarrassed to of his adventure to someone whom be of excitement passed through him, and his heart move. Then bowing low- as if in apology trast, so he resolved to seal his sister palpitated violently as he quickly pursued and for the intrusion he tomed away, and the , ne she was always kind ad sym overtook her Laying his band upon her stm, sound of the lattics boing sharply closed made! he begged her to paure and listen to hiin--which, him feel thoroughly ashamed of himself and pathetic; and with this intention he stood he h
as the blood meanted to his face he vowed out of the temple. Shriiy afterirards he over- of course, she did--and there and then he con- took his father who had passed out by another door-and, while they walked home, repeated to him the conferention he had bad with his tator respecting the Tuotai's money squeezing scheme, but said nothing about the recontre, as
at the window. He was at once seson, and for ead moment or two their eyes met ond both
fessed that she had bewitched him and that he should like her to become bis wife. She pre- tended to be very surprised at this proposal, but, They place the small, burd seed in the mouth. the core from the shell with their tengee, a dificult Accomment which is only acquired by toug pracliss
T'ho Yuch-shen, or woon-gullar, consists of a eirgular sound-bound with a short neck upon which ars nainerous frets to guide the fingering, There are tone strings of silk, and the instrument held in the right hand
Mr. Hung seemed very pleased with the na thanenty splitītapeu with their torth, and soparate played with the nail or a plectrum which is
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