Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-02-26
By GEO. II. BEAMAN

wcSt lTnnChcs leading of IN all di
rccuons, and rhmifying all over the
country. Some very large towns and
walled cities were rnsscd on our route
at ono Of which, named Cadlng, we
halted for the night just under the
rumparts. spread ont my bid IN
my little cabin. and went 10 sleep rnth
er early, intending 10 start 10y times
with tho tide next morning, and get
as tar as possible during the ensuing
day. But, rs my counlryman Burns
says.
The besl lard scheme, Of mice and men
gsug alt sgtee,
and ] was awoke during the night bv
the cool mir blowing In upon my head
through one of the windows Of the
boat which had hsaa sEhon out since
had gone to sleep jumped mp i'm.
medlatcly and looked out, and through
the darkness could discern that we
were drifting down the canal with the
tide, now coming III contact with some
other boat, which had been fastened
up like ourselves for the night, and
now rubbing against the branches Of
trees which hang over the sides of the
canal. lost no time IN awakening
my servant and the boatmen. who
rubbed thcireycs in astoniShmcnt. and
called ont that thief had been paving
MS visit during the night. This had
Str,,,E LnGa,a 4 ,.Il.l
for light, and what was my aStonsh-
mcnt to find all my clothes, English
and Chinese, gone. Our visitor, who
ever he had been, after taking off all
the cabin contained, cut the rope by
which we were fastened, and showed
us off into the centre of the canal, a
long which We had drIiicd n consider
ahtc way before awokc. Fortunate
ly for me, the few dollars ! had with
me were IN my Chinese purse beneath
my pillow, so that these were safe, and
enabled me 10 procure myself another
dress, and proceed on my Journey; had
not tins been the case, ! must have
made the best of my way back To
Shanghai,
The city of Caiing is large and for
tiled, although the walls and rampartS
are III n state Of decay; 1t is evidently
n very ancient place. Here "A large
quantity Of the celebrated carving is
done, for which the Chinese IN the
north are SO well known. After lcav-
ing this town, the canal, which was
narrow, still lead us in n northcrly di-
rectlon for few miles, and then, all
at once our little boat shot ont of the
narrow canal into broad and bcauti.
ful one, resembling lake or broad riv-
or, and running nearly east and west,
and probabIy connecting itself with
the Yang Else hlang river, somewhere
between wooSun9 and Marking The
scenery of the surrounding country is
striking IN the highest degree the
broad and smooth canal bearing on its
waters hundreds of Chinese boats Of
all sizes. \ hIgh pagoda to the west
ward, and another, on the top of high
hill IN the same direction. and named
Quln-San-ta- whole country be
sides, as far as the eve cau reach on"
vast fiat. rlc' held, and everywhere
The n'.l uy chatter Of The water wheels
and the hundreds Of happy and con
tented Chinese peasants engaged in
cuI,lyatlng the soil Sui keeping on
IN n westerly course, we passed the
pagoda above alluded to, where the
canal divided, and the branch which
we took soon led MS to another large
town, named Ta-Isong -tScn.
Ta-tsong-tsen Is n town of great
size, walled and fortified like Cadlnp
and Shanghai, probably larger than
the latter, although, perhaps, not 50
populous A great number of large
old Junks are moored on the canal
round the walls apparently used rs
dwelling houses, being now unfit for
any other service. This town. too,
like Cadlng, is evidently III decay
ing state, Judging from the diIapidated
condition of the houses and fortihca.
tons, but teens with an immense pop
uIat'on OF men, women, and particu
larry children.
/ Approaching 500 chou some hills
were now seen, bounding the leve
PLAIN, which | afterwards found were
some few miles west from the town it.
sell. The whole country here, as wei
ms near CadIng, is one vast rice field
+ which is now June I'D. Just planted
Many OF the females are employed in
driving the water wheels, general,
three or four 10 each wheel these In
dies have large feet, or rather. then
feet are Of the natural SAFE indeed !,
they were crampcd in the usual wa,
II would bc impossible for them e
work on the water wheel. Small feet
however, are more general, even n
mopgst the lower classes who worI
in the fields for amongst the hundred,
whom ! observed hocing the cotton