Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-04-04
Whole Number 40i
A Chinesa Hor

/. w atl ldtN HAHHa q frNa9 4
private house was allowed hin ilr ia uss q.
himself and suite, The Chm clTrtsj lldsut a
tlr Bosiun Traveller, shO see0n Iag,.d NJ Nt-4
thus describes the place;
Lot us look ah0uI the premiss ve agi ib asY
py, Tho owner was a priv O. .i.t'-msl %
N'alIh and standing. whose tslils t.iHrtt5
time vacated them, not u Won .g HF = .t''f IA
peaTing while No iaTIied. th0u q we ..tsu st,r
the owner. who va, quita eour. tUUr gUI Ii--
Ing AZ the request Of tho g5,.run.a'. Ig lst
consented TO giyO US Ihe Use li l,s fuusa. or
houses. for there we're two, d 10 uf trick, and
running parallel. aud l,eing al 100 ] ln f.st Ions
with q court between about thi .s i..r vide and
paved with hewn stone Like 4.aest 80 Chimes
houses, they were Of vily on, story AMI Tith
roofs covered with tiles. Two .r t.Fgg arsls.
were thrown across tho court, ft1.i.s LIlfvil.
the long spIcj into rolns. ani door. 1sn.i A.,
each laIhiisg as they wore noo lIi tAe ..Y'H
however, wero few and dark fro re ass of sou'
transparent paper ins'oai UI +. "a WiHl'N..-
They wera'nsat, aud tho wall a.. sil.us elN.Te4
with handsome paper. Tho Clilrst gsl hl. I-'
tie furniture, and the most OF had eve, Dee
Dngtd to this had been remove .' 1HSaiAhir 80
our tastes and customs. Agtt 'Us'I It Mtsi,
opened into narrow street, Nl..A Jed into -au
centre Of tho village. and with l.# rods Gravel
out Of II. Altogether the buiugs WaIH rnW-
molious, neat, aud In good ia Ngr lad the
government and owner been Co .nI with lurE.sH'
ing the best house in tho place nl supplying ps
with tho substantals and deli, sn.HH vi tHg rH4H.
uy. IL WAS the hot season OF .a' yt4.. .ui o.
relieve their foreign guests II IS oppression,
posts had been erected along I- si!r lt estL
house, some thirty feet high, .lg poles u' r4p.I
height were planted in the Get PC, Jr wligE L.m.
boo ra,ters were laid, over wh.e.u'T white ntl-
ting was spread, which reache ro., ryy, O. roof
and quito shut out the sun u,l ~ tho sul
changed its position, or set, u .-lET t!rcgMB.au-
ces required, large windows c. b, a4sl9 ia no
roof by pulling certain cords, .l-lgga which o.,
air WAS freely admitted.
Ia the evening, it added to tho b,lutv of q,
scene to have N 20 lamps 81 sus1'ndcd in vArio4s
Illrys th.INga ne court, hex ta IN form .f
feet long. and gns in diainete ~ name beng
u. wl1d aat sIu1 OF th1m h. .'ns strip OF ~.
cloth 70 tnaiT nesaglnll sides ana a."'f' '!""sl
glass On tle -op an ornime''"i e.'Fy was 'l'
lc4 sn foot sh Of carved We 3. vino" PROJECT
.o 4, Ma .a.' il.. beyond the ltuteu proper
. cy disc .crsa good dea. ,' nrt and ,tt',
t1G cc fpr orHtuent moro q 10 tlr use. long
.rips ~ ret yil,l were hung uF)n tl9 wallis ~
various places, expressive Il god wishes
Aa' taa MOS angular, an Yes touching ard
.e,uuiu u1rgat Is the iasten n' ni long strips rs
-eI plunr UiJg t1s du)r-posts, covered .:lm to@
to bottom s., 18th srge gj!p Chi0rs' characters s.--
pi course ,.ny unmeaning without "a loter'
prefer, anu, q, 10 had three win u.s. one ui then,
It my request, translated then Tor me- anu Aggg
give them to your readers.
Opposite the main entrance was wrtsor, is
argc characters
"Great joy"
Over n door
"Receive all Happiness! 80
On tho sides of the door:
"felictous b! tho sun, and luapic!1al tha
ouds"
And,
harmonious may BE- the hs,esos, aal sSoss
hc rains -
Over another door
.tlappincss comes from Tlcav 'u
On tho sides Of nnJther door
"Imagination like q great dragon, slars a.
undred feet -
And
"Literature, like q good here is vigorous
housand autumns -
Another pair of 'cntcnccs vas perfectly Chi
Csc
"lhe virtue of sagos Is like sS2st vino u.l-
en- $ grace cnriches -
And,
1.-The words OF King aro lis5 .lken 5,uaIi
Ic ftyors Of the kingdom are many ''
The posting of such sentence over the doors
houses and on each side is COMMON practice,
encrally expressing welceme and good wisIa,
the guests and strangers who vsi The Chinese
assics, which are held in renerLti0u amlng tlg
'op'e,
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