The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-03-06

a contract was male and for f2O he
bought girl baby and put her in the
boarding school of our mission, where he
pays her board AMI -he is now IA bright
years be Old enough to be married lie
has never spoken IL word 10 her, although
he sees her every Sabbath at church.
HIS sister is teacher IN the school, and Il
Christian woman, aud she has the charge
OF training the child tor the wife of her
brother Tris is rather too slow pro-
cess for the boys in Ohio county, yet it is
safe.
Marking, the chief city of the Yang Isl
valley, wa, once the capital of the En-,
prc, and is now OF three Provinces.
Hence it is Il place of considerable im>
portance, and seat of places OF interest,
the chief OF which is the tombs Of the
Kings, and the arsenal. The population
is reckoned at half a million. The city
is surrounded 10y u wall 90 feet high and
10 leet thick, aud is Ii miles IN circum-
ference, aud i entered at but fJur places
at The points o: the compass. through
arched gates through the wals-mUch
like a railroad tunnel. These are closed
at night, aud guarded 10y soldiers in the
day time, SO that the whole mrss of peo-
pie are under the surveillance of the mili-
Gary The passing current OF humanity
IN these gates from morning I'LL night re-
minds one of Il strong stand OF bees in
June The hum of the voices OF the
MASSES is deaieuing. At times the jam
/ is 80 great in the streets that it takes
hours 20 get tie way open for passage.
! 4 few men stopping will clog the street
aud the masses filling in from either di-
rection renders the an compete. The
only ealety is in kcepiuL every body in
motion. The streets of all Chinese cities
are very narrow, and all freight, goods OF
all kinds, water, lumber-in fact every
conceivable article is carried by men
through the streets, and it becomes
difficult task 10 walk through one. You
dodge 10 the ri Ia; TO get out Of the way
of a load OF manure, and run yOur head
into Il half hog or donkey, hanging in
front OF a meat store All kinds OF trade
is carried on in these narrow streets. \
coLbler will have box of leather and
implements Tor his trade, AMI lac carries
this along the streets until he finds job,
when he sits down in front of the store
and mcud5 a pair OF boots, the crowd
rushing 10y as f they would trample him
under foot, but he will give 10 notice OF
them. The same Is true OF tin smiths
aud all classes OF Unkers. BARRIERS carry
two LoXrS containing stock OF razors
tove!s, combs. &c., along the street, and
when they meet Il man wanting To be
shaved or have his cue dressed, they put
their boxes down into the street or the /
front room ot bank or store, and the |
customer sits on one box while the /
barber dresses him up in ule. As they /
have nO beard they shave the head ex>
cept the crown, which is allowed 10
grow to great length, which, plated into |
"a cue, often huhgs to the ground, with
silk tassel plated into the cue.
The Wing tomb is tue chief interest |
-, al.
a King and Prince of the Wing Dynasty.
The grave Of the King Is covered with
earth TO "a height OF 800 feet, Ii stands
at the base OF the mountain chain, and Is
inclosed by wall about one mile in
in length. 1t is entered through an as
cending arch Of heavy masonry.
About one mile distant is the grave OF
the prince. The road from the one to
the other is an angle OF 10 degrees, alon.
which at intervals Of sixty steps stand
huge siatuary, cut of solid blue lime stone,
of various animals, and military and
civil officers in tall armor ana robes
The statuary stands in pairs or couples.
facing each other as an open rank, and
consists OF CONS, (two pairs) horses.
camcls, elephants. unicOrns, &c. All the
large beasts, two pairs OF eacE-one pair
crouching aI,d one standing The grave
OF the prince is surrounded by hollow
square OF masonry about 80 feet high,
and entered at each side through an arch.
Ia the center of the square upon the back
of turtle Is feet long. stands a square
stone 24XS feet. standing - feet high,
upon the Saces of which are written the /
family record or tablet. Upon the top
of this pillar lies dragons, watching /
their honored chafse against any moles-
tation The figures are all OF mammoth |
size. the elephants and camels being the 4
largest | estimated the dimensions OF I
one OF the former at: Length. 20 feet /; !
height, Is feet; thickness, feet. You
must remember that this huge figure. |
with the square pedestal upon which it |
has stood for hundreds of wears, is cut OF |
one solid stone. sat on the fore foot of
this figure, and rested my plate on the
point of Its upturned trunk, and ate
lunch. As stood upon the summit of .
the Kings tomb and surveyed the drso-
late waste that everywhere surrounded |
me, the whole face Of the earth, as far .
as the eye could reach, was graveyard. /
the dry grass having been cut aud carried .
off for fuel, leaving a most rugged and |
dreary surface. wondered what a |
strange story these gray Old stones could .
tell if their aw iul silence could be broken. |
As here. they stand and gaze mutely into /
each Others faces, as they have stood tor |
centuries asone. What scenes OF strife I
anil decay have thew ,ritnassaJ Dba /