New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-28
STORY OF THE HUES.

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Whilst people AZ II made exceptions in their case.
idea thal Na' ILtr,anitv may he influenced py ths
Inc - have suCh ana suCu laiN . ., tro,,,
or 'has' tbeir own trails are peO''ii1, ~ o,,,,,
tons, bat t"Ji-o their own features In growing
selves wiithout regret, one ,eaIHs Ia JS1
o.ei vastly like anotheI mi. it;,s or,.ttv veil
man ,racteristics shared ~ IIlIoms - Ibo
brOad chtid' ',ra,ieteS OF the human type. nc
eAhauS, - IN some degree hulnlIlaune, "uD - ni9
oiscofftt I'm The ordinary mortar NHo NinSl -
,ouSu.' los shv of Outrudiug MS Wow ~
becomes ,,ortals truly exceptional 40 hoU
W lie knows that most peOpIc "a III -
Garacter-many millions n nay 49, +,,ot What
era rosfion from his point OF NleN' 'nal VIA
az anl o.. himself viii interest large Ir9p"rIou
lI'VlO-lind And If he Ue writer thaI IeSSoH VI
Sxpcrieuce much smpaes III, a,I Of fins general
eve net tborou. bly, satlsncu o. Iui9 t',lS1,''
VIZ I.ieht hesitate % tell the story ioHoWihS.
Tcr there are numbers OF most e'tao,G Ham
IV' '., .,c.,,.lu-Yrlc Who Will NOT auult tletl-
ny own La ~ f..l.nc interest in a drama unlike
So, f,iv acting betwiXt HelgrdvIa ana t4le Ol.y;
~ declare Ihat mystery i an annoy , "uoV , '
new thoughts are bore slnPH y, I'm
...,ds +o1 / know THAT my OWL cast ~ 'h 49, 80
- rhat tale which moves me VIII NANNY
..or o,t.rs. And therefore / conhotntY a3A
hearing for an eN'ra"IHn3a'y, ,E Eai yvarid
't,t tl.e and of last dTy season. q young H'.lH-
l.r al -bo Chinese Cold Company vas -11i-I-7
from I'D excursion Mp me rive. N",. 'N' 30
o..t,,. 81 thp association NJ Eau ali S'"t q" -
,, nq-rr 10 search for Va,Aln1s r'poIlcu
mr. mill and Shls yoru- ie'oN, ~. ~, "io
named Interpreter ana HU a. v.,. ia1,iI,ar
eNl, IL! ,Io"' 100, 1irln3re. Whether tae party
fornd any washugs am not Ilioiheu' l-i 'tUi
begins with is return ID '.au - N, , inc If
of The dry seaSon as have Telh3t hol' D." - W.
- ,rl,.r rb. upper reaches ol the NdraWa> ','c
Transformed 10 O. chain OF p"l-1' IN l,,t. :,
shallow forming torrents. None Dn uc 4-H' ~
80. ind y.fe1 enough 10 paddle anu salAl1n'
s~ch n. those heavy Cinnamon were usiI-' mus
81 81 nm DAD a dozen times an hour. coupe
a. the crew remain aboard 10 pole 10 thlou-u 'Hr
stoiioo-s whilst the others make their way az ~
eb0rc searching the jungle TOT produce OF Io4IO"-
ing the ky margin OF tAc stream. ohor, fsu
I'M one of these pleasant breaks, A-cnahI leL
be1ind and as the landing place OF bau was ~
few miles further he cid not exert AlhaeI 70
r,nrt9to tie s3npal. Provided with stout
$500 cnt in The forest he leisurcly pursued his
w. one may ind all sorts of nice things ln q
STROLL through the Eastern jungle, where Hd,
has hidden her most precious gllts. A-chahs nag
his Dvak mothers eyes, his hlneSr IA ner
ness A. he wandered on be proheu the loOV Oh
free seeking damar, studied tapoh- IoI wa
honey measured rattan WIN MS e e. OF iAi.l 80
Tho situ1lou of an iron wood or rubber. W uru
some knotted tang.e Of bush and creepeIs crew MN
back to the water side. he looked lof traces OF
coal and autlmouy, washed q handful or MAJ u
lis ca I,lo,h And here there, noting hollow
In Mn. rocks smooth and watervOru, he emptied 10
carefully of rubbish-for IL such purses diamonds
Gailr The Young fellow pursued'his devious track
hour alter hoar. AOOut mile above l&bJohg
there is a stretch OF bank awkward To get oNef,
Tor the iuucie Is imperviOus, and The hOuidcrs lie
far apart amidst an ug.y rush Of water. W lth b $
bamboo for a leaplng- pole. A hang swung hii--cI
CrOun1 again. when suddenly ms Poe SlAA l' any
n foot into the little rock on which he planted II 10
spring damned there. aud LETT HIM suspended
above the water. lie re MS Aold, ana belOie Inc
tough bamboo could break lie stood upon his feet
Evnlorinr the secret Of this phenomenon with
intense curiosity lie found that the stan had
rlipped into a hole scarcely bigger than ITS Owl
thickness at tie central depression OF mono"
,,roterfed on the SIDE down stream by ledge o.
rpck some inches high. The hollow, OF course, wa
Ned with mud and drift Generations OF b0atmrI
n.i-ht nave passed that secret no3A wltuont PER
tcivinc IL. The edges were round anu even n J.
wrought with q drill by the SLOW grinding o.
rehrs arrested here in their Uhlr!lng course GoWL
The TODD. A-chauE blmst II had seen Whai IIeit y
little heap of diamonds Will collect . such sAe
tered corner Carefully ne drew out his pole and
kue.t % examine. -
cnd nj bis bamboo was liked "A diamond, amidst
faud and grit. He snatched at II win trembling
tnrers. and tore ont a superb crystal, worn ana
scratrted with centuries OF attIltOh. Dui unI!!S-
taxable as the king OF gems. he Chinese goid-
worker of Ban knows diamond iamlliary' since
they are often discovered IL the trenches eeHeiaIIJ
small hut of good water
A-cnaur could not believe his eyes lie sat down
abruptly, and stared at the level mutleIIng an
laughing. On % sudden be AeaTd voice NOsi
fortunate of the Sous of Ham, give you JOY
lie nearly rolled OFT the stone. nder the forest
some few feet away, stood a tall ana Draw uy
woman evidently Chinese though dressed IN
Malay fashion. Good-looklng Sue was IN heI way
with q masculine and luperlous expression. \
chang stared at her QulveTing for a moment; then
fhrustior the diamond into his mouth, he grppeo
his vaultng pole and fed. Instinct led Inn. not
knowing whittier he went, to l4nJong. the MIXERS
laudlng-place. Close by was his nut, remove
from the main quarter He did not stay until NJ
reached IL, and shut the door, and h1d ms gem il
II was the consciousness unavowed Of an intent
70 do most perlious wrong that unnefYed MN
Questions might arise what course duty enJoined
Eut one fact was certain. that pad servant Of
tie Kuu-i nal no right 10 keep what be CHANGED 10
find TIL, principle l, l1ld down by the articles
and 10 has been vInClcated ID score Of bloody
penalties. Upon the other hand A-ch3ng was a
member Of the TIen-II HWY the great secret
society Heaven and Earth. BY the terrible oaths
q that brotherhood, hc was bound to inform hI,
chiefs OF such grand discovery, and they would
certainly claim the diamond. A-chang knew very
well that huusl and HWY would pursue hhn with
vengeance unlmagnablc N It's horror II he deceived
them and they found INN out lie Ddd himself
borne part IN the execution OF hldeous DEGREES.
And q woman knew lls secret She would GER
feinly relate what she had behcldi But as A-chau2
p.auced fuItively at the place where his diamond
Law had he never Thought seriously of giving II up
j. now his life as well oe at once a. surrender
lie made his preparations noscessly. As soon as
dusk fell he would steal away. The paths of the
iurgic were all known 70 him, and he would hide
IN morning Then, travelling through tie DyaB
villages be would reach kuchlng. and take ship fol
Singapore. where men are clustered Ike bees IN a
hive. Beyond this point, A-cIang dld not carry
lis spoculations Singapore the limit Of hi'
geography. How should enemies hnG him there
AL would be JOY forever. Whist, 10 disslpate hi
tsrroIs be thought OF future tlue AL luxury ant
delight. a sudden drowsiness came over him. liz
stroVe against IL vainly. HIS eyes closed, h
limbs relaxed With q final effort stimu ated by
supersutlbus dread A-chang staggered TO the wall
recovered his diamond thrust II into fragment
al bamboo which he stopped with rice and mud
ana dropped II amongst the sm0ulderng embers
linen, iIAe man weary 10 DEATH he rolled upor
his back and slept.
Before gong further with this tale il is ncces
sary 10 say something of the Hwuys: the word i,
speit iiue IN SINGAPORE Australia California. and
other lands where white men have their notic
drawn periOrce TO these associations. The pumbar
of Chinese secret societies is much greater dOuht
less than Europeans have discovered but ffty OF
least have been identified with more or less exact.
ness all very nearly all containing clements thai
NAV mi tate against public order The yhol,
subject Is fascinating but at this moment we ar,
concerned only with the two chief Hwuys, tn,