The sun., 1884-11-02
tJsIf5NS IN CHI.N.f.
How the Kod aud la" Made supc auous
by tac torm"rnut.

| mt rant ~ work under the direction OF its Chi-
nosc master | thought II Nas ono OF the most
| Amusing and at tho sumo time interesting
| suhts imaginable" said Engihoor George Dean
who has spent n nupipcr OF years In China.
| II WAS wa King alon;. thu Min River one day
soon aftNr arriving in China and camo 10 a
| bamboo n)at or raft moorod TO the picr OF
| bridge. | noticed native squatting on the
| raft. and saw what ut ilrat Thought werc mum
| Der - ducks grouped at one end OF 10. They
| were all faced toward tho Chinaman. and he
| WAS gazing steadily At thom with his
| hands on his knees. stopped TO soc
| what vas going on. suddenly the man
| extended his right hand. palm upward. toward
| one "f the birds, which | then saw wrro not
| ducks. for tho ono tho Chnamun reached his
| hand 10 ua,ldlod ns briskiy ~ it could toward
! him. and hoped ON the open palm. Tho man
| srok"d Its feathers iohdiy. ruhbnl his check
| along its mock. which he kissed now and ,hrn.
| and talked to II in Chiuasc evidently in en-
| dcaring terms. Tho bird srnmci delighted.
| 1t laid its head on the Chinnman's ! arm. rubbed
! its peculiar uiil against his fnre. AMI returned
| ali his cartssc|. This lastcd at lcast u minute.
| and thon the man moved with the bird 10 tho
| further Hi'le of the float and placed 1t On the
| edge. Then for the first time 1t came to mo
| thnt this was 4 Chinese fisherman. working
| with cprmorants.
When tho cormorant was placed on tho edgc
| of tho raft 1t dipped ts bill in tho water
| snapped II together loudly. looked up and
| down the sido Of tho float. turned is hoai and
| hxcd its gIistening black eyes un instant on its
| mrster. and then slid beneath tho surface with
out II sound, scarcely leaving II ripple bohind
| it, The thinaman seated himself again and
| awaited the temperance of his bird without
| any apparent concern or anxiety. The other
birds remained standing at the end OF tho raft.
almost m9tionlcss, and without removing their
! eyes from their master. The bird that had
| diyod into tho Watcr remained beneath the sur.
| fnco for rr phnhy Il quarter Of u minute, and
wat,rns teamo up. Tirn,owrr half of fish pro.
tr"lnd from IL mouth. Thehird swain straight
Tc%oyg the ish. Ths chinamaIn pulled ths
p"%ase % s With "d tho % e.Eer aud an RShx wh.sparo ae
SHt' It's and Moved its agh ia'ih M
various ways "a. E. Agqin its master placed ito1
noselr.sIy in tho water Tho othor birds
maintained their stoiiI,y apparently unmini-
1 s T IL sh"n R"G"a eP" IN
short TINA and rha again had mad
Was ssns ,nraash wl' viz sT s"S sts'l@f thr sirf
wes s,1ricd in tie watera third time. II now
work, and vent at it with an nviditY tha,
! showed plainly the pleasure it took in H.. Tho
il srny H"E camo s""e % "th had p h fRs Ths
change in it's actions WINS striking. II swan
'nns nni i"8 M s w"r Sa Sa
turn which waS u might II kept its shaip "Jn-
hHed on ~ mn,,er with an nprnaiIn. "xpLn.-
| and wno!. tho 'hinnmnn raised his hrnd and
| pointed downward with tho fore finger. the
ike flash. H. few secnnd,!np II came, bear,
ing in its mouth u large H-h, This time II swan
masters feet. and showed plainly BY tho Joy
ialne.s oi is actions as No -troked It's arch4d
when tho chinnman placed tho third fish
In his BASKET la took the corfrornn, and placed
d.rstand that il had dpnc lis work sstisfscto-
ry and was entitled o rest. Tor it strutted
other end Of ths rait. Wien Ills was ii"r"a @ a
great change came over tho other birds, Each
archeI ia neck. shook ont its feathers and
seemed uuiyerinR with expectancy. The Chi
%"i"re ayrd item " c"rousy SYN for II" @ '"" ""i
thcn held out his hand to tn. nrccs' o. tho
EI"np IL h"rnea apnn he ,ai hnnd md instantly
dnt.ren, h "'t.tuiss' ph' Eninnmnn % cSre1ssi
1's Sf T nae 'nss ss " oTt
ss%sa Wct ufn En- 4na sa'r i.d 10 it ness Sa fSr Sr
omcc. ] aplnshinGa it nbon', ana disappSared II
was gone not more than Nv" seconds. and came
Bird had done but di NOT not sshibit distress M sHor or
disappointment. 1t kept its eyes on its mas
rSr p E n H"S"ii 10 i W." As
was given tho bird sank below tho surface
before, and came M again, without y hsh
The Nhinamnn now arose 7" MS ioei; II,
emphnlc signa'. .UIs anger lid not disturb
the cornorMnt NJ Ri" least, l. was nprarrntly
' The % thi!i ,inc' @ and "nec , more m aupoareG Win.
Uut Hldng anything to is mastnr, catch.
rhGn IN. Ghinaman u.r.d n snvSrq H. Mgn,tprai
his thumb back over his shoulder Tic
I"rmornn, warn tnn'a.,Iing s,w int? he raft
Il out Il ths wat"r ii" ,uirsi it several times
On On lhe h h"ad and ,hr@W II Vt y,"lGn,!y hIwm on
certainty have tho ifc crusGod out Of H. bnt il
nrosI, coolyt TO il feet nnt IinIp"i -nllonly on
mantt".,eI grmi..aIah ,i>iifh, 4 mo ais
scomgI 10 notice no,htnE but thc movements
Of lhei, Master
ani ok iwo - the ropainlng birds AT once.
ThTsS ,nemGd 70 onrrcG.o.c nis carcss Thcy
IN greater ~ loss reward. Whom, thcy wore
irson-ly and when tho signal vas gwen 10th
cu' thr wptpr and disnrpcar"d toSothor. In
" s'Sn"T 3s nro"n G"S NJ" Sn ali side" Ha
y see ii it, rival had splnarod yet.and hast"nod
m tRo u" "tf"r ' hri "a arno"r"d ] and nd hqn ''' a,
came 70 mo surface immoiia'ciy IN from, Of
'"s sun ' sdrs "s' it "sS oroi Tm any a% @ is
Sh nb y.s.sT ws "ycn win i .iSsr in .hs aS% The
treated alike by their master. On the second
: ,ri;i they both came to the surface together,
sH, GES o5 GTd ni hal no sh Wsn Il cw a na' II,
!hrrshed about IN the water and seiznd the Ill.h
IN tho other birds mouth aud endoayorcd 10
master caused Il, 10 rslinluish It's hold. If-
ya sTam rr1Hdiy to tho i raj, Win rs
h.s rarHs-ns. white the other bird swam fran.
,i.alls anaGt WAITING 70 Tct Tctn = Gisn9l from lho
until th.. successful bird was roajy t. try
again. This ttmS Tho unsuccessful bird Was
su..csslvi. and lIn "tllrr was under tho ban,
In tn. "h, III" tninnnIR couuHu,I N>h.
ing with bis birds lrr hour. and when h.
rors"i f'r ih" day ne hgi hal, -hu-ha hnsk II
."Uu i with l-h from eight inchcs - a foot u.
leusih. lh"y woro species 81 herring. A
long ma WI. IN China, ani making. A. did.
many warm ir!"nd1 among N" Chinese IL shor'
UlHn. VA mover abio 10 ascertain how they
trained their birds tr ilsh. rL-y seemed -
make sacred secret Of The nlodus op"ran II.
Tho CORN rant l-hiug never lost us intcrg Il
to mo ~ Er"W nonutonnus, and never had II
day oil from duty that did no, spend n pNr-
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