The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-28
. chinese Emperor's Life.


wysr s ,a cons Of the Manchu Emperor;
ln m.tsz1 undergo from their tender
ss youth system OF the s , . eau es
e. y~ Rising at about O'Clock in the
csl 's;no. they first take their lesson In
goin d literature, under the superin-
Cnns sce Of the only tutor who has the
iende sbih. FIJI or master The tutor
Ia lss from bis chair as soon as the I'M
rlscs h nun;Is enter and receives from the
PiiA ~ courtesy (ta-ch'ten) which is
sue ,.turped in the same form. The
tnen .ares the seat of honor, and when
tal% ION i learned the pupil brings up
u tf ~. deposits it before his teacher
Old o set,'r,,s to his seat to repeat the
ana ~ heart. If the lesson is not
- the tutor requests a eunuch in
ss.p pSsnce to bring the ferule Ching
osu1 and makes show OF administer
n p"t each imperial pupil is accom-
.,;sS by eight fellow-students (pwan-
~ Known in the Manchu language as
svIs.ehu. who study the same book as
,ss;r young master. When it becomes
' 'ss.'srv 10 admonish the latter more
asr;o,sly the ha-ha-chu are beaten with
~ ssr1,Ie yicariously; but when the inn
u 's;sI nupiI acquits himself well they
r. On the other hand, commended or
,svsrdcd. A recalcitrant and obstinate
p,;nce i As the last resort actually him.
IN docced, though probably only NOM
;.sllr 6y the teacher; or taken before
M EMPEROR, who directs eunuch to
inch bis cheeks (ch'lh pa jou). The
IT, Emperor T'ung Chihswa frequent
I~treaked in this way by order of the
fmnresses. The Chinese lesson occu-
n;ss two hours; after this come the
Esuchu and Mongol lessons in compost
t;ou. c;ycn by the teachers who enjoy
ths less honorable title of se-fu, and who
are Obliged to meet their pupil at the
dor and make the first 0beisance.
Then come lessons in various spoken
languages, Manchu, Mongol, T'angat
aud in local Chinese dialects. After
these come courses of instruction in foot
snd horse archery (ma-pu-chien) under
Inc guidance of q class of instructors
called anita. The whole of the young
Princes day is taken up with mental
or physical exercises, and they retire to
rest at a very early hour. At suitable
intervals their meals are weighed out to
them, and on no account are they al
lowed to indulge in the pleasures of the
table. At the age of 10 they must
marry.
"fhe Emperor sleeps with eight
landmarks (ch'apg-tsaD sitting upon
his bed, and sixteen others (ta.ying)
underneath the bed, all of them girls
from heimperial household (nei-wu-fy).
Their functions are to keep watch over
His Majesty, and they are not allowed
tocough, spit or utter any sound. The
movements Of the Emperor after awak-
Ing in the morning are signalized by a
cspping Of hands on the part of the
eunuch on guard. Once a year-on
New Years Day = the Emperor and
Empress preside at grand banquet,
the Empress sitting on the Emperor's
left hand. This is the only occasion
during the year on which the Emperor
can see his wives together and compare
their respective merits. The Empress
presents articles of food (k'e-shib) to
the eunuchs, who receive it from her.
majesty on their knees, and the Emper-
orpeforms the same politeness to the
women. The Emperor is spoken of and
70 as hwangchang-'M Majesty by all
but members Of the inner banners, who
ne the term schu-tsz' - 'dominus.
The Emperor, Empress and concubines
are called by the eunuchs sfo-ye,' or
'cnu-tsz, !. e., Buddha,' or 'domi-
nus and the imperial Princes sye'-
ne latter term equivalent to sire.'
Iney are spoken of as sako.'
"Ihe three inner gates of the imperial
apartments are never entered even by
eunuchs, and, of men, only eunuchs are
llowed 70 pass the fifth gate, which is
x&eneq BY . corps of Imperial Guards
nfwei), who are authorized to strike
we snlns OF even the highest officer who
may approach without giving the word.
- inmate OF the female apartments
snnes 70 purchase any thing or to CON-
ua1cate with the outer world, she must
%na q handmade to sound the iron
Pas zen, or the clapper (bang tsz),
W. wnlcn the harem is provided, on
sn'cn the head eunuch approaches to
INQUIRE who is in want OF assistance.
@ learned who calls, he dispatches
~; NJ a1oer eunuch specially attached to
~ department, who addresses the
s. naM and takes her orders, either
,.ns :y OF on slip of paper. The
No. 49, ministers lchun-chi) rise every
Gu q 2, present themselves at
v.l' ~ q. m, and are then received
somence, Their meals are served
~ %f n from the Emperor's pantry,
usT;, - "noie day is spent at the palace
nm z ~. ON .off' days, and until 6
ns;. =. IN oays when there is military
Iiss . ~ % discuss. Thus the only time
~; can call their own is from 5 D. m.
ob.,;s N y. II indisposed, of course thew
onsrs,. ',asc OF absence, which must fire.
r su''y De great boon. The chun-cbi
po's az S iseirns the calls of any but the
ana IN ssan guished provincial officers.
imn' ~ shen this is done on the way