The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-04-09
A SATISFIED MAN.
The Chinaman Polliwog and His
Queer Motion"

1t was warm weather, and little
Opening Olive was sick. His grand
mother said he was feeling his teeth,
and the learned DIR. Ho Hum said:
'sIIis febrile condition is occasioned by
an absence of the moisture necessary to
maintain the nicely adjusted equilibrium
of nature in the vital functions of his
physical cosmos. Take him, without
delay to the cool retreat of Bubbling
fountain When Filqotsi, Opening
Olives father, heard this learned
speech, he gave orders that his family
should get ready to start down the Min
without delay. "Ah,' said he, sorrow
fully, to Sing Flu, his Oldest son, a fine
lad of ten or thereabouts, ''of what
avail is it to be Viceroy of Fuh-kien and
Che-kian if / can not save my baby
from disease and deathp'' But the
Viceroy's position did do something for
the baby; for, that very afternoon, Sc
ma, the venerable poet, sent Filootsi an
invitation to make his delightful coun-
try house his own: and this courtesy
he would not have extended to any one
else.
Bubbling fountain is a spring upon
the Drum mountain. which, as perhaps
YOU know, overlooks the beautiful Min,
the Hudson of China, and Se-ma's s
house was the most beautiful and well
appointed there. His invitation was at
once accepted, and early in the morn
ing, the family left Fuh Chau. Opening
Olive went with his mamma in a
palanquin, and after them came his
grandmother also in a palanquin. His
grandfather, who was unhappy when
separated from his wife, followed in a
sedan chair, and after him came the
nurses and maid servants in odd wheel
barrows provided with sails. The
family doctor was borne in front of
Opening Olive in sedan chair, and be-
fore him went Sing Flu and his tutor,
Shing TIE, on horseback; so you see ii
was long procession, though the Vice
roy could not accompany it. Banyan
trees shut in the grounds that surround
ed Se-ma's house, save just in front Of
it. There was a wide view of the beau
tiful valley, with its green rice fields
and apricot orchards and the shining
river.
Soma and his Two grandsons wei
coined the gentlemen at the front door
and his pretty daughter welcomed The
ladies at the side verandah Sing Flu
his grandfather, and his tutor, were lee
into small sitting-room. But grea
ment, and as the crimson curtain wa
swung one side, there was a delightful
impression of space and GOODNESS
sentence, in golden letters: ''Vas
chasms may be filled, but the heart 0
man is never satisfied y
Tea was brought in, and circula
trays, which were divided into littl,
boxes, in which were different kinds 0
candied fruits, which the boys and tn
grandfather enjoyed, but at which Sem
and Shing-Te could only look.
ssAh,n said the old poet, lifting hi
teacup while Shing- TIE lifted his-for pee
pie drink tea together, slipping in con
cert in China-''a scholar must alway
remember that his stomach can ruin hi
brain; he must minister to the highe
wants, and let the lower starve."
"Well, well, distinguished song
writer,n cried the grandfather. "What
a man who eats nothingP He dies soor
let me tell you. As for me, l hate a nil
bier. Give me man who is solid on h
legs. Good brains in q weakly body al
II like cart withoutwheels."
And the boys, fearing, perhaps,
have weakly bodica, fell at the swee
with such zest they had the trays empt
II in twinkling.
4 The next morning Sing Flu was awal
ened by the songs OF innumerable bird
Swallows twittered, thrushes whistle
and larks warbled and as he opened h
Il eyes he saw, just opposite his bed,
pretty picture of u little house, vii
trees, and fields, and men at work, a
made out of the tiny, shining feathers
the king-fisher. He heard his gran
II father go by, whispering to his parro
and, after rubbing his eyes and stretc
ing himself to make himself grow,
soon slipped out to join him. But the
were twenty acres of garden; Sing Flu
attention was distracted and Il
grandfather was not in sight. IT
paths were full of quaint mosacs MAJ
of shells and colored pebbles. AT son
distance from the house was a lar
pond, fed by three mountain brook
which had been led into it. Nearly hs
of its surface was covered with the lotu
!, and the large, tulip-like flowers we
just opening.
On went Sing Flu from one delight
surprise to another, and he soon foul
that, on the further side of the pom
there were carefully constructed seri
of dams, which let the water into a
other pond, where swans sailed; and
the pebbly beach was pretty boz
When he reached the second pond t
swans came up, expecting cake; b'
getting none, they Kissed at him spi
fully, and sailed away. Sing Flu tn
climbed into the boat, after pushing
almost into the water, for he thought
|. could overtake them. But there was
n strong bamboo rope securely tied to
stern, and to a dragon tree not
4 away; and after he had rocked the bt
into deep water it stopped.
,.If cunt catch those Kissing swal
might catch fish, if / had u fl
hookn thoT1pht Sing FLU,