The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-01-20
Danyhters Of China.

ton Of women in China. Although the writer bias
evidently had only religious objects in view, her mar
ratye merely record O missionary orei atoms
but affords lively picture Of Chinese doiscs'ic pic,
and will BE- attractive to every class OF readers nc
following extract gives an acr1nna Ola visN 10 Mrs;
Pwan, the lady of Pwan Tingkwa, who we arc toll
sis salt merchant of wealth, and somewhat tvora-
bic to foreigners
sPwan Tin.kw is employed in Tic seyvr1c % the
government; this gives him some Distinction lie
has wives. The lady Of the house, or ''lh'nhcr
one wife,, did not make her appearance units, litn~
time had elapsed At length She entered the rooms
and the others gave place, while she received her
visitors, and refused sit herself until every one OF
her guests was seated. She was beautiful young
creature not over twenty Of age. Her han
arranged in their usual tasteful manner, and adorn-
ed with flowers pearls, and other ornaments. She
was aitired IN simple dress ct grass cloth, tight
abont III, neck, with large sleeves, exposing beaH-
tiiu hand and wrist full OF bracelets. Underneath
her grass-cloth unic, sh. embroidered skirt,
that nearly concealed her LILLE feet. Her manners
were graceful aud cleg mt To the remarks of the
ladies, Cher visors) she responded cautiously, new
allowing herselft, sit while any of the ladies
standing.
''rca was served in small cups with covers, but
without sugar milk. Soon after thus we were in
vited into another apartment. Mrs. Pwan, lady
host, took Mrs. Parker by the hand and led the way,
while several other Of Mr. Pwan Ting kwa's ladies
attended To the rest OF rs, and we followed the COM
rany of relatives, nurses, servants AID children sue
ceeded all eager t. satisfy thelr curiosity by gazing
at repast prepared, consisting Of Jeilies,
fruits, nuts, Sc, which in tn, East is called tDia
the Chinese call il ga bit for thc heart IL VA
easy to Distinguish TIC lady OF the h,usc; sha moved
I, be seated, while she presided, the Others stand
ns, and the servants flaming us while VIC Pa took oi
the decacics. According to Chinese etiquette, Mrs.
Pwan passed frat OF ciey TN her D'k OF chop
stick to ach Lady, ami would return the compli-
men, she rising We. graceful, nlrecevins 1t; taey
even 60 so TAR as 10 put /: Iato your mouth.
''IIifa being finished, repaired 10 her private
bed room. Ii WIS furnished with II mirror, bureau,
hctistea with mattress the bcd-olohes neatly laid in
folds, AMI put aside in tn. back part OF the bed
We beloved Ms. Pwan, all the attendants accom-
pinyn, us, through the different apartments OF this
spacious bail ling, still unfinished. The carvnI was
elegant. The rooms were furnished with divans,
ccntfet,b.es, .irrors, and chandeliers. Tn. cell
in5s were beautifully painted with birds and flowers.
gallery - appropriated u the sing sing (thca
tre.)
In gong down the staircase, va passed the room
where .l,is exceicncy' an guests (hc gentlemen
WIN a;c)npa ned us) re-liin3 themselves with
rc.e>hnent> they cn,Id ~; he'll turning tn er heads
to caci glimpse of the ttir Chinese Ladies. At
l,pJth tn time arrived for t. leave; the females
of tac house, one and AL retired t. tn. inner apart
N MS, an tn ganien,l contacted Us oar seIan..
Rciurn,n, hone W. suffered faces to b. expuscd,
AID gazers were MT few, eagerly striving to get
peep at the tsa qup, orei5n devils wi.cs,) thcy
sti,natiled us.
al could not lelrn tia, one in Pwan Tinskua's
hons.hoil knew how 10 read in her anguasa:
and as - their emplnymenis, much time is spent M
the tOllet embroidery pei hays occupies pat and
then ii. of III. theatre, ali Others enul,.
" rivoi rus fill up the rest.
"Not many month, after tins visit head If the
death Of Mrs Pwan, and also learned that her has
band never pleased with her. | remember one
{ 4.
TIM, lie replied his wives all over his he use
and he amused himself with them
Mrs. B.iiE nan returned ID thu Uni.ei States in
june last, and remained here until tn middle Of Or
toher, when she again sale, lnr China in the ship
Wild Pig in which ,he and Other missiona,i.,
provided with a passage through til, Lberaiity
Of Mcs,rs. ONphani. Sh. speaks hopefully Of the
progress Of Christianity among thu Chinese.
THE EYrror OF TKur RELlcIos.-A Tex
correspondent W ite>-''S omc .cntleme, were en-
gagged in conversation the other dav. when the sub
ject of 4. h,ing came up, which, by the wav is a
lrui;to tlic down here IL Texas; and several per.
sons were named az being some in IA 'roush-.ad-
Tumble tight, ami among others man beipnaip. to
one OF the churches IN town cons dered 10 be
about the toughest customer to handle
Yes, renm ked the parson Of the very church 10
which the man belonged, i believe that brother
D. uar.st'ainod by eracc could whip any man
! Of his inches ia the State.
"A t'oi tiri rcdi PROV $50, tnat
Frederick William, father Of Frederick STYLED the
Great, relates Theblult, having stuck an officer on
raiade, the latte. stopped his horse, and drawing
one of his pistols, said:
Sire, YOU have dishonorsd me. ana | must have
satisfaction at The time he ,i,cd the pistol
over the King head, eNtlaimng, That's for yon"
Then drawing the other, and aiming at his heart
he sad "This is ior me; !" and shot himself dead a.,
the spot
The King never struck an officer alterward
comfo. table individual sat in church in New
Bedford, on Sunday. and read a newspaper while
the clergyman was preaching his sermon, which 50
mach ANNOYED the latter, that after imeccuai-
~ requesting the reader II deeis; he declared b.
would stop the sermon unless the newspaper WIS E.il
by. This had the desired effect.
Hood had way Of re1etrating runs REGULAR 10
himself. lie never descended To quil,bnr 10 mere
play uron syahlos, Tut trayestod whole sentiment
and gavc "A double meaning not only Enyrare but
to Ideas conveyed by that language. VIVA, can be
better than this descr tion 81 Ben Battle in the con-
hIct--
That cannon ball t.ck of his legs,
And he laid down his arms
or that doaiul announcement, after his death, when
:'They went and told the sexton.
And the sexton told the BELL
II the way of ruaniag, Hood never had his caual
Saakspcare's puas the mcgcst tnrle, and vet
heart on. sooi pun is about the oay good tl,ns
that Shakespeare could not write.
The packet ship Nortlam.s.l lu.d, arr ivcd AZ New
York hom Liverpool, brorght cut nine osti ichcs,
nine performing horses, aud six racing chariutS be-
sides the extensive wardrobe and pruiei ties amer
tanning tn til, French iliprodrome, about to he cs-
taliishcd in New York City, bs Franconi. The re-
maindrr Of the exhibition aud III, performers are ox
peetcd to arrive in February. The buillinr for the
peal, i. u BE- erected in Madison square, and
will BE- flushed in May
With Il population e 5000 900, France can
CLAIM school education for ONLY about one sixteenth
OF that number She has 4,590,o9o paurers in her
aii's-housc, and rs many more horde. ing upon that
condition. The interest upon her national debt is
about C6,ooO ,OSO per ann'u. Ia the city of PARIS
alone, the number ii habi,ual d unkards Is estn,a.
ted at 1900.
The belief that Sir John Franklin still lives which
has been SO long abandoned b. the popular mind ap-
rears To b, he'll more firmly than ever by mvn of
Science, and Arctic explorers.
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