, 1881-01-22
A QUEER CHINESE TALE,
4 story Tint Night Have Hcen Told In
this Arabian Nights.
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4 correspondent forwards tho following
Illustration Ut superstition al,ollEst tile Till
l,pso with reference tn Il very ancient alll
Widespread belief TINT the fox las tic ,u,rr
af assuming the human turln It, had lnortas
to their destruction. The st,ne pswcrs arc
a1s0 ascr[tAVt IL tho bn,tEer by the JaNturse.
lit tlila c:se the htnry Is given as Il tru ollc.
aud tho tacts arc statetl tn lo well E::0wn 10
livery oiie living fll the TREAT street outside
tbs Chien Men Nroni t;ntc) at l'ckil, whcly
tho aiEuir Is supposed 10 ls1yo occurred:
IA crrtnin NlnsM, MIN kept II drugetsl's
Rhnp ut l"klu. llnylllE 'Il'.tIp II Euoh tteAl 1T
lsoney, by II liz determined tn cnIlI''cllc4
u wIlol!aato h1slness rs well us the retail
;s' fr sr III tSIstss' SFxs a a1t 5t TaFs"ss II srss
Of u nephew. Ills venture plnyell rlnl-
neMlly htlccessfMl a,l !1e grew rleIler daily,
principally for thu extraordinary retlstln tint
ilsb It'll J" Is ' vi S n1 or or ,noid tlan ayb%iy
elsn's. As the nephew wss 1T work III thu
warehouse. 1!n used constantly tn notire tic
prettIeSt lrl ]iu lIa'l nser scg'l passing l'y tho
,nnko acquaintance viii. hrr, ls WIS re-
strained by her llln,rst a,ut retiring ,ne.tll-
q. Tl'ng went by, md ni1e tE4y n'' .,ld ge''.
tlc!HAn With 4 inI!E l'rarl an! its''lnne 0l y
c,,'rsv Of conversation It apuearMl tint lla
Ilul lanA originally !le,i t. rokln to ;scal'e
f' ts sIa'pmcsan y, llstar9a,css M H. ,l!s
remarked tlc. nepl!ew ut wnrk IN tho
warel,o,'so aM! hn.l lccll struck BY 9'iSs
Stea'l'!ess IT.! n.!.l di'iEe''cc, n''d o would
Ill., lks Il II, 5 srry syst ~ 9ly ,y .SaSt1s1 !" ka ,t t.
eral arrangements with regarsl To tho trous,;
s.slu and Wedding ,rc*Hnts. Mnd wouht mt
q.nrrst about ternls. T,s YOUNG ina1, being
ElaIy accepted Tho propt.sal. Az bulll par
ties weru atraEgors IN l'pkin everything WIS
settled, a'M Tho il'nrrlagu ceremony per-
ior,i,aity. Wllen lilo rloHleilt cai,'e for Tic
br Iiu tn unyPlI, tho bridegroom. wll0 |al
Nuvor yet seen 'lsr,, WIS nlt,st anxious tn
k.!ow What shn WIS i!ke. ~ t,!e iltst EEaIlee.
p[rl llc a!yel to STA. walking lalst thu ware-
l,DNSe. Tllo marriage was Il happy t.l,r. lilo
WIS tlla fOl!lcst Ut hi,sln!uts anl she tho
,nost !oy'as anl antlt!tl of; wiSes: l'efofc
lug to scO Ills iuW llter-lil-aw wrDte A!nt
t0lA lliss0ll t0 bring her llua On wilt. Thu
SUI, scconlknEIy n,Ade preparations IL start Off
As stlt,l, III tg,ssle, For tllU lust tuy or tnt hu
fnvu h!s ,tHrturU thu uhelr, win la.l ,Dt
heel! hunn fnr illnlly yours, WIS constantly
cblnl'tg IL Ills lHIusu, HIS lIe l,nsl ttlnl}snnl
tl.tnga tn talk Mt,-re.lifnlscenrgs to rreaIf,
llcssagcs to t.u delivered. a'Ml tlo like. Whe,i
iley actually urllved t!lu uItelt went acrnss
for tho lM1t tine u say Kuutl-hy, hut tu his
astunlsllMieMt neither itphuw ,lor uIrcu wrrn
to lD ful.ni. After y frI!illess se.Ilcai, lla
went to tic io,lsu VI thu gfrl's father t.. seo
II liu conltt learn anything tIIeru. HIT thure
VIVA M t0uBn standing. merely two Or tlltcu
wretehe.l little RUINS Iii ruEs, wltlmlt ,lHurs
or .windOws. lle matle Inquiries nsllnng thu
Neighbours, but none OF uiein knew anything
ut tle ul,l lll,tll nr the house, Everything
was then plain. ffhe old nl.u. u,ad his daugtl-
tor Welr fuxcs ntMl Ind nude nWay with tho
young husband. Uut stranger tha,i auytlltug