The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-03
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Some Chinese Delicacies,

Archdeacon John Henry Gray was the
British Chaplain at Hong Kong from
1851 to 1877, and during his long resi-
dence IN the country acquired the spoken
language OF the people and became
more conversant with the Empire in the
neighborhood of Canton than any other
foreigner. The result of his Obserya- g,
tlons was embodied in, work on
"China; A History of the Laws, Man
ners and Customs of the People, His
wife has now published. a volume of her
letters home, during the period Of her p
residence at Canton, in which, while
describing very much the same things :
that are discussed in her, husbands
\ BOOK, she has managed to invest them
with new interest, and to render he in.s
formation conveyed by them valuable
mol only for its own merit, but also as Il
Complementary to the work of the good i,
Archdeacon. In one of Mrs Gray's
letters she gives graphic aceountsof.
now she was led to partake of what
Chlnese epicureans would consider great
Injuries. She says: IL have been a p,
victim of a wicked conspiracy on th
part of my husband and the servants. ~
lou will learn from my last letter,
thas L could not be prevailed rip,.
on to taste the delicacies of cat, doc "a
and rat, provided ats tho Chinese din
ner. and served up in the dainty bowls.
Wen, when Henry returned home that d,
night ne said to Max: Now understand. q
your misse must eat cat, dog, and rat
you go catchee them, and every morn
ing you give one pieceei to eat that a
6reakfast-time.' Tweadayspassed,a and
Henry, thinking the servant had forgot
ten all about his order,. sat down to
breakfast, and, 1 am glad to saw, the.a
bitter was bitten; for he, as well as our q
Trend, partook of a dish of min sc.
which was served up with wall of fpot ea
tatoes. This was according to Henry's 4,
wish, as he thought the potatoes, served =
IN English fashion, would be a good dis
gmse Having tasted it, and not liking
the flavor. Henry said, soto voce, ito the
waiting boy: What fashion chow
chow this thingT and the answer EwTas:h
!. Belong one pieeee dog late 1f1ypor-, -,
tlon without comment, thinking it calf's
mead mixed; but the idea did pass
through my head thatit wasrather high,
and looked toward our friend, but he, .
seemed to be enjoying it, The follow
ing morning another mince was Served u
up, OF which Henry did not partake. but, ii 4
1 did not notice this, He declares that
! helped myself twice to it. 'Thisminc "a
was also disguised by wallof potatoes. :;
on the third morning another of these
cho4ce dishes, ornamented again with ~
potatoes, was hande5f round, and our
TREND, who had been let into the secret.dF
helped l himself literally and pronounced
Ihe dish good. Iremained III ignorance
OF what L hadteaten until the middle off 4
the y. next day, when the gentlemen burst
nto tit OF laughter, and told me Of the 2f'
hoax that had been practieed on ME- ;
md that had eaten dog the first morn
ng' cat the second and rat the third l'a,
morning. Does it not show how tnuch.uu
here M is in imagination? sfor. had been
OLD beforehand what the dishes would
contain, l could not have swallowed
nOuthfal of their contents. llIs1s lTsr - ~