The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-30

with their srnamsntsd frens like ANAL cottages, dooss
lamp s:.anty carved and gilt ps.rss and
vegetable boats and scavenger boats and down
the their occupants crying their various commodi
CITY, said to nnbsrof those who live wholly on the wa.
terareoorn there pursue their business there and die
there seldom touching terrsfrma-thres hundred thou
sand souls.
Canton itself Ia situate low piece Of ground, hard
the east and an smnence is close 10 il on Which is
Tartar military station will not attempt to describe
thousand or more Its streets are seldom over eight
feet in width; the houses low and dark. The city with
cannot discover which city, which is the sub
urbs until he is informed. The walls which high
and very massive form the backs Of shops and stores
nothing but shops Even the gates not noticeable
OF which there are many in the suburbs, well as
chants situated the very bank of the river and
much the finest and largest buildings that
cepting the temples
Having reached Canton, my first business to fnd
Tartar and by the help of DR.. Parker one was last
procured, who undertook to instruct u.s. He was
native Tartar but Chinese scholar, tall good look
ing, intellectual person, and augured very avoraby
of our with him. noticed that on his first ar.
rival, there appearance OF mystery and conceal
ment The Chinese who introduced him seemed very
anxious There was whispering and shutting Of DOORS
and a great many injuncti0ns, apparently and
ances. EXPLANATIONS and gestures However, we set
down task at last and got through the alphabet
and there was the closing of doors, and locking
behind and around and spnging up any one entered
thing, as If we were conspirsors in some plot ob.
served he was nervous and very much agated hardly
able to command himself and laboring evidently under
some very great excitement. He jumped up at any
noise, as though he apprahended imminent danger
some one was about to spring upon him from behind
However we got through our lesson The next day he
missing at the appointed time The day following
he appeared and with more perturbation than He
could hardly speak stand He had grown haggard,
mis- eyes were swollen and staring. Never certainly
was mortal fear OF something, | did not know what,
more plainly depicted on mans face, than his He
accompanied by Dr.. Parker's attendant. they
tered carefully and softly closed and fastened the door,
made sure that no one was in the ROOM and then his
friend, in a low tone told me the nature of the
He afraid of losing his head for coming teach
foreigner Mantchoo. He begged me to receive back
go. He could not come again. He told me, and be.
ieve it. that he was on tho point of taking poison to rid
taken sleep since he first came He expected every
to be beheaded.
There was arguing with him. no comforting or as.
surfing him; and the only thing to be done to dis
charge him, and let him 60.
We were more fortunate afterwards and found two
thorough bred Tartars, who had fear of Mandarins
and who remained with US, long after all idea Of going
to Pekin was abandoned
CHINESE VILLA.
While at Canton, had the pleasure to visit country
seat belonging - distinguished Chinese gentleman,
him to meet me at dinner and the invitation was the
consequence Duke Pwon he was created W lille we
were in China but more generally known as Puntnqua,
is short stout person OF forty of age His
nsrs not pleasant, according to notion His move.
ments we're very quick and monkey like Flo seemed to
be uneasy with his feet the ground and lift
them up his chair He helped himself with his own
knife and fork to thing he could reach Told us
he had the saltrheum and pulled up his sleeve to show
his He showed us the game play cd with the FIN.
gers practisea also Italy drinking pastme not una
musing. do not wish to describe Duke Pwon under
| ilsagTeeable He w riy apd
afterwards saw much of him. At first not pleased
with such manners but little goes to recon
Gle the mind to any thing. His villa called Puntong
is situated the river about three miles above
It has about 100 acres in extent in the middle paddy
canal leading from the river There houses
and detached out buildings which make up tho villa
dinner plates the various buildings which are
all built en- piles, of sort of glazed brick The main
numerous apartments. The large drawing room is hand
some and handsomely furnished. In the rear of this
building is theatre the stage fronting the windows of
the back drawing Between the two buildings is
fish pond, an indispensable requisite in Chinese coun
try place. On nights of performance long poles are
thrust into the mud at the bottom Of the pond with Ian
terms at their tops. There aviary made of wire
filed with gold and silver pheasants of extreme beauty
A tame deer, two beautiful adjutans, aud a monkey
made up the collection of animals There were no
grounds or gardens, boing place built a shallow
pond and artcisy raised above the level of the water
the only walks were wooden bridges The general ap
pearance was pleasing but there nothing like what
we call comfort.
Every Chinese, he is in any way able to do
40, takes small footed wife. He sends tor ola
,dered respectable, trade is that of "gobeween and
who would DO for vile The lady t SHgA td
gvesa description OF her appearance She then the
young she thinks he would prsfer.
gallant Moo Chung The parents then with her help,
arrange the settlement and the bride given away with
great ceremonies and reoicngs the Of the
families will aow-and in high and wealthy families
the husband first her face when he at the
door Of his house and taking her out of her sedan chair
raises her veil.
THE CHINESE CARRIERS.
There are no beast. of burden, except few bualoe
plough the rice fields in all the lower part Of China
The population is too dense to allow the productions Of
the earth to be used for the support beasts Everything
is done by human labor. There is no wheeled vehicle
in Canton. doubt there any in all the lower part
of the empire. Further north they use chariots and
wagons driven by sails Thus Milton says
"Where Chineses drive
With wind and SAIL the carry-wagon light"
Beside the four five horses used by English gentle
men at Macao hall dozen ponies in all, not more
tainy.
STREET BEGGING IN CHINA
The condition of the class of beggars in Canton ia
worth remarkng on. They very wretched, and al
ways objects OF pity, from some accident disease de-
ormi'y and their way Of getting living curious
houses and among such teeming population there
Of course many beggars, though not many would
in Europe, in our large cities since tho wants are few
provisions plenty and the climate mild But there are
beggars enough and they must live and Chinese inge
nuity provides for their support by true Chinese et
loneh polcya mastery inactivity very character
istic Every beggaris provided with instrument
that makes disagreeable noise-two wooden cappers
small gong, or at sl events most vlainous voice
with any or all Of which they 60 along the and
selecting at will shop enter and mot leaving off her
damnable faces" as Hamlet recommends) begin to sing
or beat their gongs or bamboos to the great
othe owner and the complete prohibition of more decent
customers, and here they are allowed by law and Gus
som to remain beating and singing till they receive
the cash II the shopkeeper u.s. as most Cinnamon are
evils when there other and let's beat till they
are tired they lie down before the counter and forget
their woes in sleep awhile and then up and beat
II is trial OF patience between the two The beggar
holds on as long as he hoping the shopkeeper will
be aggravated to the amount requisites the shopkeeper
sits with the utmost apparent Indifference let the
beggar see he has no chance Meanwhile the beggar is
losing time, and the shopkeeper customers the shop
may get rid of infection only to make way for an
other II he keeps one pretty bearsble plague he is
secure against others and may get up putaon for in.
vinciby and stocism that will protect him In future
So iheIe they sit khnnlea Laaxar