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If sending to him, and with
1. He immediately buckled
ry warm night, and I begged

with it on whilst he staved

to his c

tate to go home

Just before

n my shoulders his own upper
is made of silk that had been

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the Emperor Kielong to his (Keying's)
Le was Prime Minister. On the evening of
xhole of the troops were out, and after the
le ratifications, they fired a feu de joie, and
the officers saluting the Imperial Com-
seemed greatly struck with the whole
his admiration of the appear-
nen, as to their dresses, move-

exchange of th

marched ro

ad exT

o

We aftc

s sat down to dinner,' a very

e Chines

high officers entered

!eling into the conviviality

y officers to drink wine, and
is his Excellency had been
di,order, it was hinted to
ire, that he ought to be care-
' To-morrow must take care
to-night.' Then turning to
vas about to address me in a whisper, when he
to recollect that I could not understand
expressed his chagrin that he could not
s, and desired Mr. Morrison to explain
got tipsy in the joy of his heart, I must
)1- the night. When the dinntr was over
Iper toast, with all the honours, to the
of the Queen of England and Emperor of China,
had that day been ratified be-
night be eternal ;' in drinking
rs most warmly joined. I dis-
the evening that Keying was a
st amateur, in music, and when
ticular tune he fashioned it to

) which h,
If: I am

aat if I

.s, and sang to it in a low voice

to his excellency to favour the

_apany- with a song, which he did immediately with
great good humour ; and as Kwang and Hienling (assis-
-nts to the imperial Commissioner) followed their chief's
-, and they all three called on different officers to
turn, the evening passed away most jovially and
and we did not separate till a late hour. Just
Ye aid so the Commissioner and two Chinese
-ratified the company by playing one of their
'ames at convivial parties, by one party rapidly
't his fingers whilst the other guesses at the
supposed to represent, and whoever
of wine, a forfeit which they most
,d. On one occasion, when Keying
inling, and the latter lost the game,
doout to have a glass already half full replenished,
on which Keying taunted him with evading his proper
forfeit, and called on him to fill a bumper."

they are
inks a glas

CTIONS

MAID-SERVANT FIE SCULLERY -M AID .—The scut-
.erymaid is genera R! youngest, and in occupation too
full to allow of mile', decision on what her future charac-
•• may he. She i aI•.N.-,ys in a heat and a hurry, resig-
'ierself to a kind of mechanical obedience, and fol-
• out one order till a succeeding one calls her in a
'afferent direction. Her gown is of cotton blue,
'ars a high pinafore, with worsted stockings,
and hair not over tidy. She is scolded by
in; " daft," by the kitcheninaid for being
dull, by the shoeboy for being pert, and by the house-
keeper for being dirty. The housemaid is her only friend,
unless we also include the mistress herself, who, at all
events, never finds her idle. She goes on, unconscious
ti,ehe, smear of soot across her nose, the brickdust in
_
)re, the Pint of water in her shoe, and the perplexity
her brain. If she could stop to think, the chances are
s they come
sh,e would bu
arst o
an,Pttae-Crying; but she takes things just
t , they she can distingZsZ no
just now so thick upon her
anti 3especial trouble. She has
plenty to eat and drink, almostsuPpe before she has done
her work and swallowed hersbe
„is too fast asleep
aser s Magazine.
even to dream of unhappimsi.—F

TnicK snots,
the cook for