Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-06-05

the Orient" looking with sleepy eyes
through the window of the railway
carriage, was an Englishman in tweed
suit and a sun-hat, standing before II re-
freshment bar and calling out: Two
and sixpence for bottle of soda watcrP
Gracious!
Soon after that he went To sleep, and
lust rs we rolled into the station | re-
member that one of the party awakened
him by shouting in his ear: " Passen-
gers for Sodom and Gomorrah will
change carsw
We had hardly time 10 see the mosque
of Mehemet Ali and buy some altar of
roses when we were hurried off to Alex
andria, so that our only sight of the
Pyramids was from the train. None of
us were "griflins," but those majestic
structures command interest nj all times,
and then we had borrowed that won
derful book. "Our Inheritance in the
Great Pyramid" from the captain OF the
steamer. and read it carefully, so that we
were rs cagcra as schoolboys. | shall never
forget the scene which ensued. We
were craning our necks to get the first
sight, and two or three of us cried out,
There they areln Manson had been
leaning back in his seat with nm cx-
preston of weal-iness on his countenancc.
He raised himself slightly with his
hands. took one look, and sank back in
his old place with the remark "Onc
more sensation gomez
The summer of 1856 was m unusually
hot one in China. Residents of Shang-
hai passed their time in nm artificial tenn
perature produced by "punkahs" hung
over desks. dining tables and bcds-in-
deed, in every practical situation. The
despotic, implacablc sun rose each morn
ing ~ if invigoratod for new career of
persecution, and Knocked mt bamboo
shades, blinds and even tiled roofs.
Crews of vessels coming up the river
were driven from alofl. and strong men.
like he.Shunamitc boy in Scripture, cried
out, My head! my hcadm I'm the lat
ter part of September came the first re-
licf-cool nights; then, at last. refreshing
days. | was dressing one morning. with
serene satisfaction in the thought that
| might put on a flannel instead of a
linen coat, when my boy announced,
"One piccee gentleman hab got down
side; wantchec see you Stretched out
on an cXtension-chair on the veranda |
found, on descending. my friend Manson.
Responding to my delighted and surprised
greetings, he told me that he had sud
denly made up his mind to visit the far
East. and had started without rejecting
that he would reach India and Southern
China nj Just the wrong time. He had
been nearly dead with heat. narrowly
escaped "a sunstrokc at Canton. and was
caught in a atyphoon between Manila and
Hong Kong. | had n room made ready
for him, found him good Canton ser.
want and introduced him at the club.
lie WAS unanimously voted success.
10 people as busy as we all were with
the new season : teas, n perfectly lazy
man was refreshing spectacle; and his
languid Indifference and dry conycrsa-
ton were declared extremely good
form"
In few weeks I made UP ms mind Ia
take two or three days holiday and
carry out n cherished plan of n boat
trip on the Ynngtsze, and Manson agreed
to accompany me. We had large
housc-boat' of Chinese model aud rig
"A fair sailcr and very comfortable: and
our two ton boys-Ah Wing and All
How-!s lr cook were sure tn give
US good Nlg. ! was Obliged. on Ac-
count Of thNi ilncSs Of my lowdah." " or
captain. To engage ncw one mt short
notice. did not know much about him,
and did. not like his looks. but never
dreamed of any trouble with him or the
crew which he engaged. There waz n
gun-rack in the cabin. and had put in
q couple Of Enfield rifles belonging 10
the volunteers and two Sharp's rifles
from the hong. thinking that We might
compare their performance at target
Manson, 10 my amusement added to the
armory an elephant rifle, carving a
heavy BALL which he had brought from
Ccylon. and his own old Kentucky hunt
ing rifle. which hc had been backing"
he said, against all others. laughed at
this battery Oittlc thinking what was
to owe to it), and threw in couple uf
revolvers to- complete our assortment.
! shall never forget the sail down the
Wongpoo. or Shanghai river. that pleas
ant afternoon. To appreciate the cool
breeze from the southwest one must
have endured the suffcrings OF the sum
mer. and IL seemed to blow rather from
some breezy upland cat home" than
from the low-lying. damp paddy fields.
As we tcft the settlement behind felt
like boy having first holiday. and
even fancicd that the ordinary sunset re-
minded me Of some Of the gorgeous ones
] had seen in more favored latitudcS.
We passed Woosung and the dilapidated
earth-works below. rounded Paoushan
Point, and ran long way before we an
chored for the night In the morning
we we're under way In good season. and
bore for the north shore. We had our
coffee and toast, and were sitting AFT.
when All Wing. my favoritc servant. as
clever and "pluckyn boy as ever wore
pigtail, came aft to speak to me-
" Master" said he. "jussee now mi see
two piecee junk come. Mi thinkee he no
good junk. Mi fear hc b'long lallee- loon
(they are ladrones or piratcs). Mi nskee
that lowdah--he mouf no speakec ploppa
(his mouth does not answer me prop
crly). lie say junk b'long he fien (is his
fricnd). Mi wclly fear he no good man" ="
! ran forward and looked Mt the two
iunks. We had changed our course and
were running west. with the wind on
our beam. They were coming toward
US, but both considerably to the north.
and one more so than the other. Their
character was unmistakable. ~ was the
expression on the lowdah's face. lie spoke
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