Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1847-01-18

From tre Ie.rru.u German traveller f.
China 500 trr Btut,tbe S. ane.I post Sc Trans
.assi4e following sIuasi.is account oi q 1ms
ae-a aIHuer
A nta oh Cmaaman. a mandarin 81 the
81 Hff- button. WHOSE hsn saHs aal4ss ~ Hs5
visited. invited us % dinner A. - feqa5s
.re .a5s -1me oi out agqas.a anees VIII rs
-s laaf the party was composed 81 slk u-f-
msfs san SIX C.iur-c IN ett frnq4a. that
Is 81 Yen. was oserjoyed te sc is = his hes
pitsbs tsb'r, aui to etpcut OF rs BIS "tet-
tHej English. All was neatly arranged. sai
Hhs pa.itcuess OF the Chinese ea saeh OCCASION
is perfect From feesfI "a he iafsikn -
Two capnus aud q ham we're placed upon
lie tah.r. mi plates. m.trs aud iotks WeTe
provided GOT us We. however tried tae NO
rs eating sticks aHd made great progress n
tHe very iithCull OF, OF using them.
IGg h0lc number oi dishcs SERVED ZIP 10
cups and DISHES was between sIxty All sly
rHIy.
Tie following noueei very particularly.
anil si,r tbe us. with a few eflaaai -
mfrks
f FIRST tue apoa,, and lat our consolation
bread which ibe Chimes took upon tfrfi
plates Cut into lule pieces snd swallowed
after long mas'Ictdou. Then came htd5
plates with stlad crabs, Chinese sausage
frogs hams. HOLSTERS. aud roast meat. all ea
into small pieces, 50 that # might b. eafff
with the Iyory sticks Beside Us sgoei 3ttlt
plates with the meats OF almonds aud ethe
nuts There were also soups. the queen o.
all soups-lndian biri.nest. a costly dish. a
every nest costs about ien dollars, there WeF'
also soups OF Ducks feet, doves Eggs. peas
tumips chickens. Young bamboo shoots aHg
biede -le-mer Next came tea in The Chimes
mode. without sugar and milk and very veal
We had hoped that tins was the end. butt
was ouly The half
f 0ihtf expensive dishes came III nj plates
iirst, shark fms, great deBeseY. which -
pears metimes on the tables oi the Europe
ans, then fishes gtlls, lsnprey :, toasi FISH
sal Goldfish, mullusks, crabs. pastry With pod
mtccJr1nl. fishes tails, ragou Of ducks II
|aet occasloned Is ltttie disturbance. 9afHe=
who compelled us 10 taste "a every aIsh. re
commended this one as duck mtaf. ct. q
he pronounced II, "dog #eHt 4 ere g
terror passed through the European par q
the company at This supposed rgaal 81 pup
pics However. they Gained as With MaH
p3HteHess than eur uadisgglses, expression G
disgust deserved. and assured Us Ina dogs ne
Yer appeared on ihe tables af tac rch "
were 'ttree. from great tnbulatioH 4
last they brought on tue desert. consisting al
saol twelve little Dishes and nrxs tea again
but this time with milk aad satar-a gfta
kindness TO Us. Alter SESSION OF near
three hoWs We were released. aH# went en-
ea be Terraces 10 ENJOY the tue evening ~
aud TO admire, from d distance. lie iliaMlua
uon OF the dining room.
During the whole diaaefwe bad drunk ~
thing bu. cherry eor ial aud SamI b8. re Isl
terra iughtiu sort oi liquor distilled lraf
nee. Tins was bf ao MEANS agreeable e,pr
eially with ihe rae I'll ths Chinese to dfiaE {
is. Al last NV ncgaoar, aa intelligent an
Weil-educaled Young Chaamaa became Ii
worse iorit. Twice during the dinner he g
downright drunk ana had 10 withdraw to re
lieNe himself The next day he came and a
pulogised--too rtuchi1 sorrB-not that h
had drank teo much, but HAT be had not bee
able 10 drink more