The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-08
4 CHINESE NEWSPAPER.
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\ writer ln Casseil's Fami'r Ksyssiss makes the following interesting extracts from ihe peking Ga-sskS. the official newspaper of the Chinese empire
 B0t if there are thets. murders and misdemeanors, prisons, fearful executions and the hastInado. in the celestial etn- pie, there is also ;he virtue rc~ard office. and Us reports are frequent m the rek- ing Ga-sAs. What manner of virtue is rewarded we shall slean from fe~ e>- amples. \ petition with long list of influential names IS sen, up 10 the throne. praying that a monument be erected to immor,alile the name of Lady Ho
 Lady Ho had been married. a, eight cen. 10 la Shu-yuns. When he was seized with his las, illness. the lady. l. al though occupied every night in secretly burning incense and offering up fearful prayer. mainsained dunng the day a cheerful countenanCe. that the parents might no, be yercome by detection. For months she changed not her raiments, bu, devoted herself sedulousiy ,o ad- minss.eting io the wants of her husband :: and finally. as las, resource. she GU, from her arm a piece et lesh te mi< with Aa ing -u Shu-ynng died. Ho tainted sev. era, times with sfiet Ba; she had a.. ready resolved not 10 ou,live her hus- band. dna a;ief privately writing ,o her sis'eF-ln-'aw te come ard attend upon the two parents. already advanced Tn years. she swallowed gold rins. and a, the asc oi ,hir,y-iol, thus saerhced her lie. And We shoald certainly add our stone te her earn but fot ,ha, little bus,- ness et the nne. ~hieh, tho gh pre,,ily desised and according 10 Chinese notions st'ueosiy done. sounds badly 10 western ears
 Another iady. by name Wu-chanr, is 10 have memorial arch erected ,o her for a sim lar suicidal saerihee. Her hus. band having died before one year of mar rage. she vas dlssuaded from killing herself only sy he hope of serving his parents. which daiy she lrlied out ~i,h truly ptaisc~ arthy fai,hfnIness for many years, uniii after 'her death she declared ,ha, she would follow her husband. and refusing al food. died after seven days \ third iAdy. by name Wang. residing a, Choh Chow, not only shopped herself on al occasions m the most ffish,iul man. ner, but appiied burning neense-s:ieks io her arms, to provide eares for her te latlon>. ndeg all these uee.e haIgea ex. amples We mast not De bind io the true national virtue et the Chinese, then de. | voiion te parents and the ladtes who are 'atthiu. 10 ore love n a life Are Vt r,hy oi ali henot 9ai fl troubles IS heniehied wesierners to read et the far wee fo led crea,arcs burning. staning. and cutting themselves. ot even swallowing golc rlnss. he Kirtue feaAft. eti. ( has often better work than this to do fideIity. flI.l devotion. he bravery ef soldiers NEa die m battle, he vlttue of women who saerlz tice life rAihef than honor ,he>e .fe things to Oe rewarded with ma1c than posihumous ii,les and memorial arches
 'ine al the sirangest pages iha, yet re
 m an Tor us io glance over. IS the letter aad tribute oi the king of Burmah io Inc emperor ei hina. who was d, the tune we must oi forget, however pa,riare hal in of'i iai do gmen,s. n fealIiy 4 mere baby oi between three aHd foHr oddl, destined to have gravity. ceremony and splendor, instead of natural childhood. Neng 'un, king of Harnah. sends le,,e, ".'ssSt Il. hplA ta De lhil before the throne oi the grea, emperor of the heay. enly dynas;y He calls himself his vas. sal. his 'asisn ;ican; slave and pants poeileal.y ho~, as he s1nfoset boys be- fore inc saa, all mankind ,arns .ei,h ado. ration towards inc impcral person. and his letter ends by wishing hs imperial ma es'y long fife fer 'en 'heus ,ns ioi ten ihouSar! ,hoas md years The Is, oi ahafc presents which were to be ie- livered ai The palace gate. ineladcs ,his letter written II sold. ! Barmese image of the god of 'ongevi,y. i've tame eie- phan's and an immcnse paif of ivor, ta>ks rnRs aaI 'ewe,> thousands oi sheets ot so.d-.ed and silver lcaf. heaps q sanda.-~ood and n ,he same won deifal catalogue with he elephant anc ie~eis. fifteen peaeosss ,alls. twenl, bottles af scefi and ponAde, seqcrai pc 6 of ;hick heavy shrilng no deub' II an Manchester and last, nn, ieas, and dee .deely asefal for an emperor
 twenty foreign eafpelbags."