Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-29

Our chronlcler IN this regard Ia the Ia
nous Doctor All kee. We paid visit
of respect 20 the Doctor, yesterday, and
were received by him with that stately
politeress which is Of the manners I'M
parted by Cunfucius TO the mandarns OF
old and by them transmitted to all gen
erations Of good children OF the sunny
land OF flowers. After the usual greet
ings, the good medicine man was KIND
enodgh to overhaul the Chinese Almanac
and calculate the comparative chronol-
ony of the times. So he got at 1t that
tho new years festival OF his people
would be ushered III with the night Of
the 18th of February and be IL full
glory on the 10th. 1t will he noticed
that this festival follows hard upon 81.
Valentines Day. We inquired if any
elaborate preparations were maxim? Tor
tie apo oaching holidays and OF the
length of time Inch wodld probably be
consumed in .heir observance. H sal!
that there We're no very extended prep
arstions underway; that the conyenlences
weren't a. hand; and as % the tl.e to
he taken up. he said it was optional, ard
not at all arbitrarv-as much as month
being consumed, in some parts OF China:
bar here, (and at this point We thought
we detected slight curl of contempt
upon the Doctors polite lip. two OK
three DAYS he thought would wind them
up. There, in the Celestial land. he
SAID tiowels adorned everything; and all
the beautiful things that happy anttcl-
pations and virtuous resolves could de
wise or suggest were displayed, and y
and ievelrv and the bestow:l of sweet
Dtt
some hvacinths in the Doctors window
we ex,olled their beauty and fragrance;
and then, his eve klndllny with the fire
Of hOme-che. ishing inspiration, ''he
seated, sir, be exclaimed, and | will
relate 20 you the pretty Tradition of that
charming flower. Accepting his kindly
invitation. we took 2 chair; and the
Doctor. lighting a fresh cigarrlto and
lifting one CT his chubby httle ones upon
his knee. told Us the following pleasing
tale, which to a,oIl the dangers Of the
stvle colloG uial We VIII narrate after our
own indifferent fashion: pnce upon
time, years and wears before the build
ing of III" porcelaine towers which sus-
pend their thousands Of chimes Of he.iS
above the mandarlnS and Sacred Sisters
Of the Using Noon in Pekin. rich
farmer, the owner II thousands of Tar
tar thralls and tins 7oos-e,sor Of countless
acres f the blessed tea-t.ee called ms
Two sons TO him a. H., Law r.pou his bed
Of Iaatb and Aft. ,ea,Ii.., them y lesson
from the precious tablets which hun
,bou: his bed. d!suied his
acres beryaep them. But Their,
wa, q sad rrt.ic..c,s il. this Giyl-
sion. TIL ti-,t-,,orn WIS given IT, lions
share. To hilr was aprouien=d all the
wide orchards. and the 1ic,-tirl3~. and
,L, tr-p!auta,I ous. ana the s.ty,e. and
the ancestral halls: while 10 the ruuugrr
son there, was given uufLiil, better than
the cold 1nocErrv of q blc;.k and D:.r-,u
stretch II sand and lava and pebbles
where nothing vo. i .rpN L whose
only habitatiau was q LaulJou hu, The
unjust father died ana a.s buried. The
property was apportionea as he had de
ysed. The elder SOIL arrogant and
cruel and rutfrd up, ent, rel upon a
career of riutous drbaucisery an,i waste
ful e4travagnnce. TEe younger ore he
took Linn, ,neeklv. to lis hus and his
barren acres. TIE only object .1.at gave
him cheer and light ard hope IL all his
forlorn landscape was a melast tiny
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