The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-10
A SATISFIED MAN.
The Chinaman Polliwog and His
 Queer Motion"

It was warm weather, and little Opening Give was sick. His grand mother said he was feeling his teeth, and the learned Dr. Ho Hum said: s.fIis 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 physicat cosmos. Take him, without delay, to the cool retreat of Bubbling fountain When Filootsi, 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, fine lad of ten or whereabouts, ''of what avail is it to be Viceroy of Fuh-kien and Che-kian if can not save my baby from disease and death?'" But the Viceroy's position did do something for the baby; for, that very afternoon, Se-
 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 house was the most beautiful and well appointed there. His invitation was at once accepted, and early in the morn ing, the family left Fun 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 a sedan chair, and be- fore him went Sing Flu and his tutor, Shing Te, on horseback; so you see it 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.
 Se-ma and his two grandsons well comed 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 led into small sitting-room. But great round doorway led into a second apart ment, and as the crimson curtain was swung one side, there was a delightful impression of space and coolness. Around the circular doorway was this sentence, in golden letters: ''Vast chasms may be filled, but the heart of man is never satisfied" "
 Tea was brought in, and circular trays, which were divided into little boxes, in which were different kinds of candied fruits, which the boys and the grandfather enjoyed, but at which Selma and Shing-Te could only look.
 ''Ah," said the old poet, lifting his teacup while Shing-T -Te lifted his-for peo- pie drink tea together, slipping in con- cert in China-''a scholar must always remember that his stomach can ruin his brain; he must minister to the higher wants, and let the lower starve."
 Well, well, distinguished song writer,'' cried the grandfather '.What's a man who eats nothing? He dies soon, let me tell you. As for me, I hate nib bier. Give me man who is solid on his legs. Good brains in a weakly body are like cart without wheels"
 And the boys, fearing, perhaps, to have weakly bodies, fell at the sweets with such zest they had the trays empty in a twinkling.
 The next morning Sing Flu was awak- ened by the songs of innumerable birds. Swallows twittered, thrushes whistled and larks warbled; and as he opened his eyes he saw, just opposite his bed, a pretty picture of little house, with trees, and fields, and men at work, all made out of the tiny, shining feathers of the king-fisher. He heard his grand father go by, whispering to his parrot, and. after rubbing his eyes and stretch ing himself to make himself grow, he soon slipped out to join him. But there were twenty acres of garden; Sing Fu's attention was distracted and the grandfather was not in sight. The paths were full of quaint mosaics made of shells and colored pebbles. At some distance from the house was a laroe pond, fed by three mountain brooks, which had been led into it. Nearly half of its surface was covered with the lotus. and the large, tulip-like flowers were just opening.
 On went Sing Flu from one delightful surprise to another, and he soon found that, on the further side of the pond, there were carefully constructed series of dams, which let the water into an- other pond, where swans sailed; and on the pebbly beach was a pretty boat When he reached the second pond the swans came up, expecting cake; but, getting none, they hissed at him spite fully, and sailed away. Sing Flu then climbed into the boat, after pushing it almost into the water, for he thought he could overtake them. But there was a strong bamboo rope securely tied to the stern, and to a dragon tree not far away: and after he had rocked the boat nto deep water it stopped.
 If I can't catch those hissing swans, ! | might catch a fish, if ] had 9 fish 1 look,' thought Sing Flu.