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CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY, A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL NOVEL.

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·BY.

HON MEMBER OF CHINA REFORM PARVY.

Author of The Mystic Fleury Land,”

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH, 1905.

waustomary in that happy and well-regulated { family for all the members of it to partake of the raid-day and evening meals together, excopt where there was company, in which case the ladies were rigorously excluded. For when u Chiness gentleman is receiving friends or giving a dinner party, ho never dreams of summoning any of his wives or daughters from their cu Travels in the Transcan," &c. &c.

sion to entertain even his most intimate friends or relations. There are plenty of "sing-song (Continued frais bal Sotueritty.) How very nice," said Luh-hwa, as her women, as they are called, in oraty city and companion patred, and are they fire posfown who can be hired for the occasion; and it Yer, I believe so; but that is not all," replied would be considered positively vulgar to inquire any way mention the gentler sex, Al-choi, continuing. Many years ago thereafter, or in esto to Hanebow a very high and wealthy either of hest or guest. So far this rale Manchos arter mandatin whore sorunn was carried, that when a Chinaman is asked how He was a lad, avaricious run, who had many children he is blessed with, he invariably If havover, he has Shuo. secumulated vast risen by queez ng the poor gives the number of sous. people of the district ever which is had no male children, he shruge his shoulders and governed moreyer, he was very cruel to his replies that the gods have not favoured him in wires Having retived from official life, he was this respect for he has no heir. desirous of finding a stable residence in which to end his days, and, hearing of the vacant palaes of Tring Chew, in determined to make his hout, So let ventrable builting was renovated, and the beautiful gardens elured of their weds and laid out; and when all was in readings. Shu brought his family there and settled in to enjoy the remainder of his life in ponce and happiness, He was charmed with the parlons aail often sat there reading and meditating, or listening to the silvery splash of the fish it the lika. One night "headed himself upon a marble leung in a very lonely and scinded part of the grounds where the foliage as bread and dense; and, as the air was cast and pleasant; he fell asleep. About midnight he awoke with a coli shiver, and was about to return to the house when suddenly s beard a rustling of silk, and the next moment there stopped from the undergrowth in front of him a beautiful maiden clothed in pure white silk that stimmered in the pale light of the moon, which was at its full and had risen stor the dark tree tops. Never had Shad's gaze fallen upon such a lovely creature as be now behold, for her gazel-like eyes were large kustrous and deeply-Fringed with elvety bases, her mouth was small ant curved like a bow, her BOFO

straight and delicats, and hor skin as fragrant and fair as the mock-li-flower,

Rising from his seat, he stood for a few moments in mute wonderment and admiration, While this besitiful anchantress wove her fatal spell. At length he found speech, and, bowing said, Speak, charming goddess deferentially

Thon of the sight, and tell me who you are." timidly unaoaching a step nearer, the young rhythmically, in a voice that girl answered hina was nure like ethereal muste than a sound from human lips. I came with the wandering winds of the night, and like then I always roam; but I saw your kind face and was tempted to paus and ask you to take me home. The old man frombled with the exciternast of his fascination, and drawing close to her, possessed himself of het small, shapely band which she allowed to remain passively and couldingly in his He again asked her to tell him who she was, I have tal ropied avasively, saying, wandered away from a stuny land which nover can find again; but I know you are kiml, for you held my hand. and with you I should like to remain. Shas could bardly believe his eyes it seemed more like a blissful dream than a reality, and, knowing that all his household had retired to raat, he abandoned himself to the intoxicating pleasure of the moment au lingered with this strange, fair crosine in the quiet moonlit garcons which somed all in keeping with his romantic adventure.

As is castomary throughout the Middle Kingel," the dining-table was oval in shape usul corpsed of an ebony wood frame with a large slab of coloured marble on the top. Bing Now Year time, it greared beneath na extra berben of the most traptior far: though I doubt whether the latter would have be regarded as such by a European. At being sented at the table, a tool turat with warm water was placed side inch person

wor the purpose of a servictic, also a small sauner and short-handed porcelaiu spoon; ant then the first cours was served. Tais consisted of the far-famed birds nest-soup, which is not as some Ocidentals suppusextracted from twigs and feathers or other like materials used by the common house-sparrow to build its domicile or de scraggy pieces of moss or feather fleas about in the liquid. The nests chosen for this purpose art of a peculiar kind constructed out of the hardened mucilage of the wifilst, which only laid its nest in the lufty cliff-caves of Malaya and Coylou. The nests are deaded of this feathers and having deaned of all superfluons, matter," aro

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agistrato bazed the weapon, his head volled upon the ground. Sirnage to say, the terrible knife at once disuppuared and was never again recovered; though one relate that, the day after the mingistrate died, a large snake was seen passing out of the Yamen by the back entrance."

And what became of poor Si-fab ?" asked the ladies in one voice.

been boiled into a gelatinous substance and faithful widow and daughter-in-lan, being

which is considered by the Chinese very nutritious and a great delicacy,

"I am glad to: she was quite exonerated

say from all blame, and was lovingly received back into her late husband's family, where she over afterwards lived the exemplars life of a fond respected and beloved by all who knew her."

hun the meal proper had terminated with a and sweets At. Mr. Hung's festive board the table d'hôte bowl of plain boiled rice, the dessert

the spiced was sufficiently varied and inexhaustable to receivad very attention, especially The tou have pleased the most fastidious" Colestial"acantine-berries and candied fruit. epicure; and, a though this was not the chief was served in ting cups, and after that the meal of the day, it would acempy an entire family dispersed. During the afternoon Al- chopter to dese rib the various caitses. There Choi and Lab-hwys made several calls, being carried round in their own private serlan-chairs fore, let it be sufficient for me to say that ang

to the houses of their lady friends: while Mrs. the many dishes, which followed the soup, were chicken-liver fried with Manchurian mushrooms Hung, as we will in futurs call the first wife. and lumbo-Lips: pigeons' eggs holled ducks remained at home to receive visitors. When a tongues with sauce sea-sing stew flavoured lady called, she was always accompanied by one with chilies; shell-fish and egg sauce; sharks or two amals who walk on either side of the fins and pork stowed; cold mutton with tomatosa conveyanes which was brought through the sud enios; fish-man with herb sauce: fowl and various gateways and outer yards until the rics; devilled crabs with matai: sweet potato saxela sanct run was reach-I, when it was and pakin; snips stuffed with radishes and lowered to the ground for the occupant to slight baked yam; coloured dragon-balls with boy and This was done to proclude the possibility of legsintas, rice with exaw-fish and dried seaweed encountering any of the male members of the boiled and frog curry and plain boiled rice. household who, however, never thought of The wines were drank warm and consisted of intraling upon the privacy of the ladies with- out special permission, nud on no account wh superior medicated samskoo floured with is, mid rose-wine for the ladies, and they were entert ning friends,

While the company drank tea and chatted, a another kind oxactly resembling sherry and for dessert there were superb upples and pears, young girl handed round a lacquer-ware tray white nad black grapes from the Gulf of Prohit, which was divided inte numerous partitions con- oranges from Swatow and Canon. Juscious taining an assortment of bon-bon», so that ezch puuelocsand laiolious from Amoy, anthus-berguent could chose the sweetmeat she most riosteeped in spirit-,bananas luagugaus, water fancied. The hostess also had her chased a rer zaslous, peaches, figs, dates, coconuts, almonds, hubbie-bubble pipe passed round to the company, pan-nuts, melou-sands. chestnuts, walants, cry every lady taking a few whiff, which necessitated by Malis fruit and preserved gingar, besides other the pite being refilled and lighted afrosh

several times, this duty being porformed annuler maid-terrant who held a smoldering psp r spill which she blew into a time when required; for Chinese pipes only hold about a one inha'ation cabansts.

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his memory the happiest days of his bygone termpling morsel of food upon his pate, he would quarter of a thimbleful of hay-like tobacco which ditioned birds to recompany him on a short tour LACE COVER FREE with Illustrated Price List Import Direct from the Loom

Aslay strolled through the silent grUFEN. and by the shadowry waters of the Iako, his fair comquuion sang songs which brought back to life, and he seemed to grow young again. Her songs were like historius, for they told of dreds of chivalry and of days that were shrouded in the mists of ages, she sang of lovers who had lived and passed away, and had returned to earth agais, and of battles fought and victories won in long forgotten ages when this old world was in its infauoy. At length, however the falling dew made the night air cold, and Shas quietly this lovely companion up c

broad flight of warble steps to his luxurionly furnished chamber, which was weirdly lighted All was busted and by the waning 18000. dreamy; indeed, there was something almost arial in the stillness that prevailed and Shao-with guilty conscience and trembling hand-led this stuge, fairy like dansel across the rooms to his entained couch, the mason satik

down and darkness closed the final scene. Night passed and day dawned bright and glor ious, and the birds sang merrily in the garden of the ancient palace of Priaco Chon; but within the building the silence of night still prevailed, and aneh range murmuringe and told that something unususi awan yo ces and dreadful had happened. Then the news

Thas kid feeling which existed mong those presunt showed itself in many ways. For in stance, when Mr. Hong found a particularly deftly transfer it with his chop-sticks to that of his chief or seed wife or danghter: and they would likewise return the compliment. Að a dinner party in Eag and it would seen som wirst out for the host to transfere piece of food from his plats to yours; bat is Chizia it is considered a taken of amity and esteem; and so palily and delicately is it done, that its meaning couli not possibly be misinterpreted.

The conversatiou having been opened and carried on for some time by the elders of this family, Ah-choi gare an account of the auake opis.de, and hinted at its significance by ad. vocating the policy of pacification. Mr. Hang evidently realised the grave importanes of propitiating this powerful reptile, for he promised that a small shrius should at ono be erected to it in that part of the garden in which it had been seen.

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its inhabitanta nistest at heart, and commenced operations by inviting a number of well-con- round the neighbourhood, sensibly for the The conversation turned upon the now purpose of discovering which of the surrounding Total's wives, of which he had sir. It was lettres required trimming and repairing. Some of the unsophisticated birds falt highly exalted and elated at being asked to join the ull powerful rumoured abroad that he was a very exacting and quarrelsome husband, who hardly over all wed his womenfolk to go out, which rendered hawk on his tour of inspection; but a few of their lives almost unbearable. Therefore great the wis r anes-although they scrapted the invitation- did not avail themselves of it and, sympathy was expressed for them, and after an

nizoated discussion it was unanimously agreed when the time ane, made a plansibis excUNO, į upon that Shun Ming was a nasty old man. As saying that sickness or argent business n- is customary all over the civilis world, the fortunately presented them from enjoying the this commendale enterprise. Nor did they Chinese Rociety, often discourse gradually veered round to the last curated honder and pleasure of participating in afterwa de regnt having done so. for--while scandal witch, iu ommates from the court and is borne afar oror land and water by all minust of conveyances, out with his chess party-the hawk became so from wheelbarrow to a pony, until it is ravenously hangry that immediately they re published by hearsay throughout the length tarned he devoured the poor birds which list

ent and try the condition of his future and breadth of the Empire. For the doings of accompanied hin. Then he proceeded to single a certsio, strong-minded, though amorous lady, are frequently commented upon w thunconcealed by pulling eni a few feathers from each and not always them with the most plumago that tally famed surprise and disgust, particularly as the probing them with his boak, knowing that it is have tho pluspest braliss. Having in this mannar tested tho feather and food-providing! dang ters of "Far Cathay for their virtus: The last news from the north was that a well-known theatrical touring com.

at leisura derelished them piecemeal. paay had been commended a performs in the espneity of each bird, he chose the fittest and thestre of the Imperial palacin, ad that the lady

"So you sev, dear Ah-tin, that the feather- in question bud shown decided marks of favour

added the old man, continuing, winm at the conclusion of the first night's entertainment-she had given a massive guld You and I are among the birds of lieu, at the bangle. This gift was followed by another head of which stands your honourable father connaud which would no doubt have heralded whe--although he has wisely determined not to virit of inspection-will nevertheless be obliged. ever, in this instance, the intended victim was not sacrified upon the Imperial aliar of love, to subscribe liberally or provoka such displeasure having been warned of his danger, he that fr wars might bofall him. This pre to be sincerely CRORed a Dussage to be delivered to the affect liminary squazo is only the feather-pulling the that-through being so deeply conscions, and part of the urme, and it unworthy, of the further favours the lady hoped that, after having feed the inhabitants

have s graciously bestowed upon him, of some plumage, the hawk will not derour

precedent by surviving them or er. therefore, to avoid toable, it would be and not being presumptions enough to wish fattest, which has too often he deve. In the to extabli h he had gone bence, ond bat sudden death must wise and expedient for all those birds who are therefore be bin auwerty excuse for having to be pineked to hold a private me tier for

Then let them to a failed 10 obey her last bohost Then disguising purpose of acvrtaining the amount of feathers himself as a mandarin, he escapart from the each is prepared to shed.

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seen on the previous vight by one of the ervants parents, to be a lucky day for tlm nuptial cords the recipitur's doom had he obeyed it. How make one of the hawk's party for the proposed

for,

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"Speaking of snakes." he said," reminds me of a strange and tragic event which happen-d some years nga at a place called Tsingan, in the proves of Chekiang: A comely dam-et aamet Si fal had been betrothed since childhood to a young man named Yin-hoi; but having arrived at her eighteenth year preparations were made Both being the children of for the marriage. zapidly circulated that the auster had been wealthy people there were many things to be towards a handsome yung Cantonese actor to pulling part of the process was by no means found lifeless in his bee, and that spirally wranged, and it took 500 coolies two days to

the worst, to his neck, was a deep circling round his body red Mear like the couis of a snate. But the carry all the cakes and other gifts which the lovely young girl-with whom Shao had been bridegroom prososted to his future wife's The astrologers found what they nowhere to bo found. Thus erished the lest tenant of the palace of Prina Chow, which to be tied, and at length-amidst the grand musie of dates and cymbals the red bridal Letch Si-fah. to her new home has never sluce been inhabited by man.'

Baid Lub-hwa, looking half-chair cato "Dear mo! fearfully around, as if expecting to see a ghost Her friends and amah ju-waiting at de emerge from the bashos. "And are those two barrel out to prepare the conveyance for her reception: but suddenly they rashad back in powerful snakes still living there

said Ah-hei," and great terror, saying that there was an immense "Yes, I have heard so,' the beautiful gardens are again covered with "nake coiled up on the mat of the chair. Thinking that they were merely jesting, Bi-ful reeds and branlies; and Howers and trees grow or the tessswad pavements of the deserted went out and, raising the front screen of the the only thing which not Summer-housas aud pavilions, while the palace curringe, looked in. itself, with its haunted chamber where Sino her gaze was a large shoatlied kuite; su, not to be delayed, she had the weapon chair, ordered the bearers to proceed to the bridegroom's house. The warriage was per formed satisfactorily, and the two young people seeped well posted but when the corny al reception were over and they aud paren retired together to their private apartments Yin-hoi noticed that his bountiful young wife looked nervous and sud; so he asked her the resson of this: Then she told him what her friends had said, and how she had found the knife; and, as he expressed a desiro te see it. she went to her box and brought the stringe weapon to him. Taking it in his baud, he drew the knife from its sheath, but had no sooner done so than his head fell off, us if he had been CHAPTER V. THE FESTIVE BOARD, As Ah-choi and Lub-hwa approached the decapitated. Si-fal's serims suon brought her dining hall, they saw Mr. Heng and Cheng anfortunate lozband's relations to the tragic spot; bat, when she explained what had premis g busily engaged in freeing the

any matorcloutpirits that might be hovering about happened, they disbelieved what she said and with questionable here which lized and cracked

intentions, by burning divers accused her of having uurdered him. The poor I was at once chained and taken before the long swinge Cooker which, fred and cracked fieriets mig oare chained and taken liten har furiously.

hor to

but asked to see the instrument A: F sort, at once isked her brother to allow participate in the fusilale; but be infused on with which the orims Lad been perpetrated. the rounds that she might barn her new silk Since her husband's death, no one except gown. Whereupon she raked over the amking Si-fand tou had the knife, and she bad debris with the handle of her fan until sho feand been made to carry a crackor which had missed fire. This she pref of her try it with her to prison as a

died, has fallen into rnia; for no one has been wishing one of her boxes and entering the place, and did not rejoin his company nutil itx certain "extest equalise the amounts, so that

there for a hundred years or more.

"But which snake was it that transformed itself into the lovely girl who is supposed to bare caused She's untimely departure?" asked Lah-hee, whe quite believed that every word of the story was true.

"That remains a mystery, my dear," said But some people are inclined to Ah thoi. believe that it was the white snake, since it was the mer powerful of the two."

Tholadies now rose from their seat and walked towards the house, on it was nearly time for lunction, or onjour, as their mid-day meal is

called.

of

return to Caslon.

During the evening Cherg's venerable tutor called in and had a game of domines with Mr. Hang, who persisted in making him drink overal bumps of hot samshoo, feeling grateful to him for facing su admirably trained his son both in wisdom and mar lity. The good old mau thoroughly enjoyed himse'f, and made excellent company, having seen and observed Empire. After wishing health and prosperity much of the peoples nud places of that rast to patron and papil, and having helped thers to flow off a fes-de-joie of crackers, he too love, and Ch ng walked home with him.

It was a heau'iful moonlight night and, as they strolled along, the young student--woo knew that gigantic snorze was welitated by the Taotui-asked his master's opinion regard ing the advisability of his father contribu- ting towards the propad repairs, and the amount he might be expected to give.

Well, Ak-tin," said tha od gentleman shrewdly, the hawk is an exceedin ly digni- ned snd veracions bird and when it settles in , and forthwith any distrid, it regards the rest of the fee here inhabitants as its legitimate the lean kind and feasting upon the ft. and, moving upon h

time there came to a quiet and happy lighted and, with a merry laugh, threw it into the beneath her gown

her judge, ut theon air so that it dropped and exploded at Cheng's the tribal, tendered it

been held in dread by the feathery tribes; for same time imploring him not to remore it is neighbourhood a crafty old hawk which had long feet. cau-ing him to nimbly perform some antics which were so totally at variance with his usually the sheath. Being a cruol, tyrannical mair, he he rendered an account to no one but the great vulture of the worth. As was his custom, he took to head of what she suid, but with a con- dignifid deportiment that everybody was con-

temptuous smile, soathed it from her and Tuled with laughter.

It is enstomary in China for a widow to live They were now joined by Mrs. Hung Leofal, drew the glittering blade from its case. The pretended to have the welfare of the place and next mint a cry of horrified surprise barst who, with her husband, led the way to the festive

those who stood around, for, as the in her deceased husband's family, Load which was laden with good things. It from

har kass to

comameners to treat them accordingly, worrying

the hawk cannot reasonably complain of one bird in particular,

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Unanimity is very necessary in a case like this, as it gives individual strength. In a serious crisis, disastrous results often ensue through watt of coalition amour the parties, M. concerned. For instance, one day a bittern happened to bs pecking some food that lay in close proximity to a toussel which was saoning

Saidil bittern. *There will surely be r is shell, nipping and imprisoning the bird's itself or the seashore. The latter quickly closed book. dest mussel if you don't reb-ass uns to-day ar to-morrow' and the musel answered, Thore 6a dead bittern if I don't choose will surely to come vat to-day or tomorrow. While they were wrangling a fisherman came along and seized themteth."

"Oh, sir, said Cheng, eagerly, "have yon "No. dar Ab-tin," replied Mr. Wong, made know your views to my father? gently, I did not wish to mar so happy an necessarily be distasteful to him. But, as you vecing by alluding to a su ject which must

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IFMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1900.

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Roosra. D. J. HEYMER & Co. bog to affar their warvices as AGENTS IN ENGLAND. Extabílsbad in 1844, they have a thorough knowledge of the Merkato, and experience of Eastorn voqairamento.

The hoads of the Firm give paraonal zaparvision to all busincas, and weizła confidence Invite thono requieing RELIABLE AGENTS for purchase et goods, salo of produce, or other husl- nans, to entrust their inforosia to them-. Machinery ordara oro attended to by an axpart.

1, WHITEFRIARS ÚTREET, LONDON,

TELEGRAMS! **KEYMER, LONDOH,"

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AN APPEAL.

THE SISTERS who direct ST. ANTONIO'S:

to Shop-keepers, Linen-drapers, Clothiers and Tailors in Hongkong, Macao, and elsewhere whe will send to them remuants of material, books of patterns no longer used, and any pieces of cloth, no matter how small, of which they can. not make use.

Those who sond will thus, at no cost to themselves, afford the numerous hands in the oorvont, especially the little ones, opportunity cloth, even for useful occupation; for pieces of a square inch, can be stitched together and Tory Pretty pieces of work made out of cloth, that would otherwise be thrown away. There articles are bought by charitable persons and the Bistore are thus helped to keep up their very large establishment, which is maintained by the alms of friends aud in a great measure by the earnings of the girls themselves, who. lead by no mata an idle life within the convent walls.

[14. Hongkong, 18th May, 1904.