Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-25

called up the COO X and coolies. None
of them had been talking to woman
Jack was a free liver, "a are most mer
who have spent most Of their lives il
the cast, but he was by no means given
10 Cver-indulgence i'll the pleasures oil
the table, 80 that the mysterious visit.
or was no phantom of wine disorder
ed imagination. He instructed the po.
lice to watch the premises closely fol
several nights after this, but there was
no temperance of the vision, and
Jack began to think that perhaps bis
mind had been excited by the worry oil
the past two weeks and that he had
been last as much victim Of del.sion
rs had the much ridiculea All Moon.
Jack noticed that All Neon was much
more depressed than he had been be-
fore, and said to him II think you're
III love, All Moon. You may say what
you like, but believe that woman was
talking to you, for / don't suppose
you're the first Cninaman that's been
fooled by a woman" ono, sir, replied
All Moon, sit no belong woman. II
belong that white piecy man. l hab
seen him more often this side than be-
loretime. / see him alwsys. Sup
posey take a walk, that white man
he walkee too. Supposey l wait at
table, he wait that other side of room.
How fashion 1 can be happy supposey
| always see him p
How this extraordinary fancy had
got into the poor fe lows head Jack
could not make out. He had heard
that old crones in England were in the
habit of seeing visions of departed re-
lstlons, but here was an educated, in
telllgent man, a very gentleman in
habits and department, giving way TO
q fancy at which most English children
would laugh.
Jack remained in Hankow for nearly
Il month longer, and could get no
nearer the bottom of the mystery than
when he arrived so he reluctantly
resolved to return home. But before
setting forth he determined to accept
the invitation of Shanghai friend to
make an up-country expedition in a
houseboat.
In the voyage from Shanghai there
is so little to describe that it would be
a mere waste of space to attmpt to
spin out something from nothing. The
scenery during the greater part of the
journey,-at least as much of it as
depressions in the high
mum banks on either side allow to be
scents of that fat green, monotonous
which renders life in Shang-
hal to the man who prefers the beau
ties of nature to constant round of
amusement and dissipation, almost in
tolerable. The only objects which
break this bOundless uniformity are
the graves, an occasional funeral mOn-
a few pagodas, here and there
a filthy, squald village, some heaps of
ruins and the remains of few exquis-
tie bridges. Nature has done but little
to make this part of the world attrac.
tive and man, during the fearful Tai
ping rebellion, did his best to render it
desolate as the presence everywhere of
ruined villages and monuments testi-
fes. Joss man to the contrary. Jack
noticed much to his annoyance that
All Moons fits of the blues returned.
He saw his white man at all hours
and most frequently 1t the dead hours
of the night rs the boat lay anchored
in midstream, when his fearful cries
would rouse the dogs for miles around,
and start them barking go as to effect
ually Danish all notions of sleep from
the minds of those on board the boat.
81 wish to goodness An Moon" said
Jack one morning after a night of pro e
tracted howlings you Try to scare
away your white friend. Go to JOSS
house scatter gold paper for an hour or
two straight off; I'll pay for it; do any
thing you like but do get rid of him.
He's getting an internal nuisance, and
| haven't had wink of sleep for two
nights. don't want TO get rid of you
but one Of The two must go, either you
or the white man."
As time was of no particular object
to them, the voyage was performed in
a leisurely manner, and every evening
they anchored in mid-stream, plunged
overheard for swim, had dinner aerv-
ed, and enjoyed not the least pleasant
part of the day afterward, sitting on the
house-top, smoking and talking of old
times, while the crew had their "chow'
in the after part of the vessel. They
were thus employed one beautiful eve
ming in jane, when they became aware
ola sudden excitement among the cool
les; the rudder was unshipped, the
anchor dragged in with all possible
haste, and the oars run out to pull the
boat near to the bank, as the stream at
this point was very narrow.
whats the matter" asked Jack OF
the 'lowdah.' The man pointed to a
large red light which was rapidly sp-
preaching; "That belongs government
boat. Suppose we no get out ofthe way
he run us down" The boat was made
fast to the bank, the red light drew
nearer; they could hear the splash OF
the oars, and the monotonous crone OF
the rowers in cadence to their strokes
The strange craft with it's great staring
eyes on each side OF the bow, ceased As
il neared the househoat, and finally
pulled up alongside
This belong Mr.. SIS boat" asked
an official in full costume, who Jump
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