The Ottawa free trader., 1850-05-25

ih'o ms hahus lhe uox OF Jewels which the duke
had that day presented to her, and finding that
the elders were growing sleepy over their cups,
and that the servants were taking the oppOrtuni
ty to get intoxicated elsewhere, Kong. see and
Chang stole behind the scrccn-passed the door
-descended the steps, and gained the foot Of the
bridge beside the willow tree. Not till then did
the old mandarin become sensible of what was
gong on-but he caught a glimpse Of his daugh-
ter IN the garden and raising the hue and cry stag
gered out after them himself
To represent this part Of the story are the three
figures Oh the bridge. The first S the lady. Koong
sea, carrying distaif, the emblem of virginity /;
the second is Chang the lover bearing Oft the box
of jewels and the third is the old mandarin, the
ladys father, whose patertal authority and rage
are supposed to be indicated by the whip which
he bears in her hand. As the Chinese artist
knows little or nothing of perspective, he could
not place the old gentleman, to 5e seen, in any
other situation than in the unnatural proximity in
which he finds him The sketch simply indicates
the flight and the pursuit, and is graphic enough
for the purpose.
The old mandarin, tpsy as he was had some
difficulty in keeping up the pursuit and Chang
and koong-see eluded him without much effort.
The TAIN fell into an impotent rage on hearing of
what had occurred, and SO great was his fury that
he frothed at the mouth and well-nigh was smo-
thefed IN his drunken passion. Those few of his
servants, indeed, who were sober enough to have
successfully pursued the fugtivcs, WEIR detained
to attend upon the duke, who was supposed to be
in a fit, until the lovers had made good their es
sape.
Every suggested plan was adopted, duriud the
following days to discover whittier the undutifu
daughter had fled, but when the servants return
ed evening after evening, and brought no ntelli
gence which afforded any hope of detecting her
place Of retirement, the old mandarin gave him
self up to de- pair, and became a pray to low sp-
rlts and Ill hunIor The duke, however, was more
active and perseverlng, and employed spies in
every village for miles around He made So
lemn vow of vengeance against Chang and con.
graduated himself that, by his power as magis-
trate Of the district, when Chang should be disco
vercd, he would exercise his plenarv authority.
and put him to death for the theft of the Jewels
The lady too, he said, should dies unless She full
filed the wishes of her parents, not for lis own gra
tlhcaiion, but tor the sake Of publd justice,
In the mean time the lovers had retired to an
humble tenement AT no great distance from the
mandarns establishment, aud had found safety in
the conccalmcnt afforded to them BY the hand
maid Of kOong see, who had been discharged in
consequence Of i.tivrding Chang an opportunity Of
candcstncly meeting his love in the gardens Of
her former home Tie husband Of this Landmaid.
who worked for the mandarin as a gardner. and
Changs sister, were witnesses of the betrotlal
and the simple marriage of the fugatiyes, who
passed their time IN close concealmlnt, and never
appeared abroad except at nighttRl VIXEN they
wandered across the ricegrounds, or, from tie ter
aced gardens on the mountain side breathed the
rlcli perfume ot the olea iragrans, or the more
lie. IL. n
citron groves From the rar,lner tlnv lnornnd
the steps taken by their pursuera and were rrc.
pared to cludc theft Tor considerable time But
at l,st the mandarin Loyir,, i.s,,ad , ,,,cIo,nn.
ton that. if his daughter wuuld for.ak. Cbang
and ,n,,rI, to l,r ntI 7Lor,, H. Ill r.,,;.,r
the yonng man EXPRESSED himself so cycc,.1inyly
ioyfu at the sirnes Of hi, matters relentine hat
suspicion was attached TO him. and the moor house
in which he resided was sordcrcd tn \. watched
The reader will Sind This horsa siepif.on,ly ro,,
resent til, foot oithe bridge. It's only one stp.
nv in heinLt and Of the most simnln o,c,;,,.ct,,r
The ground above il is cultivated tho troe ,hot
grows thereby is of AN unnrodrc,ive snac;os ha
in9 a common fir. and the whnl, nlacn has a so1
air Of poverty and dulness. which becomes more
striking when tie richly ornate and sheltered
mansion on the other side of the bridge is comma.
sed with it.
II having been agreed that in case any susni-
con fell upon the honse the ynun, ,,nr,lnor sbn,Il
not return at the usual hour Cbsnr and hi. wifi.
suspected that all was no, rigbt when he did nnt
enter at the customary time in the evening The
gardner's wife also saw stronre nannIr Inte,inr,
about, and in great sorrow Communicated her
fears to the newly married pair. Later in the
evening a soldier entered the house and after
having read the proclamation OF the mandarin he
pointed out the great advantages which would n.
rise to all parties who assisted in restornr KoonD
see, and bringing Chang to justice He told her.
moreover, that the house was guarded at the
front, and reminded het that there could be no e,
cape as the river surrounded it in every other d
recton.
The attachment of the gardeners wife for her
old mistress was, however sufficient To enable bcr
to retain her presence of mind; and after appea
ring exceedingly curious as to what reward she
would obtain if she was successful in discovering
Chang she led him to suppose that he was no,
there, but in a friends house, to which she would
conduct him if he would first obtain distinct
promise Of reward for her in the handwriting of
the mandarin and the duke The soldier promised
to obtain the writing but told her to her great
disappointment, that he must leave the guard a.
bou. the house. She dared not object to this, or
she felt she would BE- convdted but she talked ms
loudly rs possible of the impropricty of rough