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large wit

under pos

the ow

for those who assumed their names until the vessel has weighed anchor. when they carry the coolies in

large boats and intercept the ship at sea and make the exchange, putting the real coolies in place of the

Coolies - false ones. If at any time the state of the winds prevents them

reaching the ship the false coolies find themselves converted into real

ones, and

are carried to foreign

countries. This sometimes happens.

Suppose the coolie catcher

has got hold of a man of some intelligence who understands the Foreign and Chinese language and writing, After he has kidnapped him he shuts him up in a separate house by himself so that he may not be able to see any person. When he takes him to Macao he confines him on one of the islands and procures another

man to go to the office and assume

his name. Before he effects an exchange he waits either till the coolies

go down to the ship or the ship puts to sea, when this intelligent man or any other person, he assuredly acquaints him with the manner of his capture. The coolie catcher on the other hand tells

people a story after this fashion. "This man has already cheated me out of

my money,

he was asked several times

before the authorities if he was

willing to go and he consented. Now he has

spent all his money and

is therefore

"unwilling to go" when he gets on board the ship the coolie catcher's right-hand men take up the story. The consequence is that third persons looking

on cannot distinguish which to believe and which to disbelieve, and therefore, though willing to render assistance, are unable to do

so. This man of intelligence having his body already within the trap and

wanting to raise money to pay back

go

that

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large wit under pos the ow for those who assumed their names until the vessel has weighed anchor. when they carry the coolies in large boats and intercept the ship at sea and make the exchange, putting the real coolies in place of the Coolies - false ones. If at any time the state of the winds prevents them reaching the ship the false coolies find themselves converted into real ones, and are carried to foreign countries. This sometimes happens. Suppose the coolie catcher has got hold of a man of some intelligence who understands the Foreign and Chinese language and writing, After he has kidnapped him he shuts him up in a separate house by himself so that he may not be able to see any person. When he takes him to Macao he confines him on one of the islands and procures another man to go to the office and assume his name. Before he effects an exchange he waits either till the coolies go down to the ship or the ship puts to sea, when this intelligent man or any other person, he assuredly acquaints him with the manner of his capture. The coolie catcher on the other hand tells people a story after this fashion. "This man has already cheated me out of my money, he was asked several times before the authorities if he was willing to go and he consented. Now he has spent all his money and is therefore "unwilling to go" when he gets on board the ship the coolie catcher's right-hand men take up the story. The consequence is that third persons looking on cannot distinguish which to believe and which to disbelieve, and therefore, though willing to render assistance, are unable to do so. This man of intelligence having his body already within the trap and wanting to raise money to pay back go that
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large wit

under pos

the ow

for those who assumed their names until the vessel has weighed anelor. when they carry the coolies in

large. boate and intercept the ship at pea and make the exchange, Rutting the real cookies in place of the

Coolees -false ones. If at any time the state of the winds prevents them

reaching the ship the false coolies find themselves converted into real

are carried to foreign

4

ones,

and

countries. This sometimes happens.

Suppose the coolie catcher

a

has got hold of man of some intelligence who understands the Foreign and Chinese language and, writing, After he has kidnapped him he shuts him up in a seperate house by himself so that he onay not be able to see any person. When he takes him to Macas he confines him on one of the islands and procures another

to the office and assume

mau to

go his name. Before he effects on exo- = change he waito either till the cookies

}

"

St

24

Ales

go down to the ship or the ship puto to sea, when this intelligent man any other person, he assuredly acquainte him with the manner of his capture. The coolie catcher on the other hand tells

people a story after this fashion. "This "man has already cheated me out of

my money,

he

was asked several times.

before the authorities if he was

willing

"to go and he consented. Now he has

is therefore

spent all his

money

aud

"unwilling to go" when he gets on board the ship the coolie catcher's right hand men take up the story. The consequence is that third persons looking

on cannot

distinguish which to believe and which to disbelieve, and therefore, though willing to rouder assistance, are unable to do

Do. This maw of intelligence having his body already within the trap and

wanting to raise money to pay baslo

go

that

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