The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-04-01

lifting up his foot, put that into the
moose. YOU'RE wrong" said she.
"No," he replied, "you were wrong
years ago, or you'd never have done
what you did" The ghost gave an ex-
ceeding bitter cry, bowed to Ts'ai, and
departed; and from that time the house
was no more haunted. Ts'ai afterward
rose to great distinction. as he deserved
to do, passing all his examinations, and
becoming Provincial Councillor.
Ghosts are often introduced into Chr
nese plays, and in one farce the ghost
turns the tables on his would-be ex-
orcist. The priest comes in with big
gong, robes, and miter, ETC., but the
ghost catches hold of the gong, and
beats the devils tattoo on it, claps the
miter on his own head, strips the
priest of his robes, and VOWS he'll ex-
cellency," whimpers the priest, falling
on his knees, "had 1 known you'd
really been in the house. I'd never have
come near the place. only came to
try to earn q few cash." The ghost,
however, exercises him without mercy,
and he has to decamp minus his par
aphernalia.
Ghosts of gods are not uncommon,
and are often highly serviceable. A
few years ago the following was gravely
related in the Pekin Gazette: ..When
the Mohammedans were besieging
Channwei, they suddenly halted and
run away. The fact was, they had ap-
preached the temple of Ta-pi-peh (god
Of the planet Venus), and there they
saw an awful vision: gods in golden
mail, numerous as forest trees, and
armed with sword and shield, were
drawn up in battle array along the city
wall, and red lamps innumerable lighted
them up. The enemies hearts failed
them, and sudden discharge of can
non put them to flight"
Here is another class of superstition,
which reminds US of some weird Ger
man and Sclav legends about building
a living man or woman into bridge
or tower. which could.on no other condi-
tions be completed. when the bell
tower of Pekin was built" says Mr..
Stent, in q paper on Chinese legends.
"the Emperor Yung-lo, of the Ming
dynasty, ordered great Mandarin,
named Kuan-yu, to cast a bell big
enough for such a noble building.
Timesafter time Kuan-yu and the cley-
erest workmen in the country tried to
cast a bell, and failed; the casting was
alwaus NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. and the Emne-
roe said chat ikthere was one more fail
ure, Kuan1yu,s head should pay the
forfeit. Now. Kuan-yu had daughter,
a lovely girl of sixteen, named Ko-ai;
and when she. learned what was to be
done, she went to celebrated astrolo-
ger and asked the cause of her fathers
miiureE Some demon, she was told. re-
quired a maiden's blood to be mixed
Withthe metal, and unless this was
dono. the next casting would be fail
ure like the others, Ko-ai at once took
her resolution. She got leave fromher
father % Be present at the casting; and
amid the dead silence which prevailed
when the taps were drawn and the
molten strsam poured down into the
nold.s shrek was heard, and CRYING
out, For nav father Ko-ai threw her
self heS<ilong into the seefhipu metal.
One Of the workmen tried to seize her,
but only succeeded in getting hold of a
shoe, which came of. in his hand. The
father had TO, be held back by force
from following Ko-afs example. He
was taken home raving madman; but
the bell was perfect in make and tone,
and when struck. its sonorous boom is
to this day followed by low, wailing
sound like the wall of woman in ag-
ony, and when people hear it they
say, There's poor Ko-ai calling for her
shoe.'"
Where did tbose tales come from
which we cali the Arabian N;obtsp
some of them we know tell us about
Chinese Emperors and Princesses--
Badroulboudour. to wit. OF Others.
Chinese legends give MS other forms.
Thus "Open Sesame finds its parallel
in the story of a cave near which lived a
moor youno herdsman. who bore the
not Unusual name of CHANG. One day.
as he was passino. he heard A voice saw.
" Stone door. omen: Mr.. Kwei-ku is
comino.n The cave opened. and the
invisible speaker entered: and by-and. .by
the same voice said, .Stone door.
shut: Mr.. Kwei-ku is going" Where
upon the cave closed so that no one
could see where the entrance had been.
CHANG at once determined to see what
was inside; so, one day, taking care
that Mr.. Kwei-ku was gone out, he used
the formula. and at once gained an en-
trance. Chinese legends are often un-
practical, so we need not wonder that
there is no hint of. any treasure inside.
1t was simply a vast romantic cavern.
He came out, shut the door by using the
proper form of words, and then told his
only living relative, his grandmother.
! She must needs see it too; but, wander
ing inside, they got separated, and
| Chang, fancying she had left first, came
out and closed the caves mouth. Not
finding her at home, he rushed back.
horror.stricken, to seek her; but now
all his efforts to obtain an entrance
failed. The magic words had lost their
power; and he felt that his grandmother
must be either starved to death or de-
voured by Mr. Kwei-ku. Just then this
dreaded parsonage appeared to him,
and told him that the fates had taken
his grandmother; the cave demanded q
victim. Let him marry and take COM
fort in the thought that his children
wGau naTs son over heceme the
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