The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-06-27
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FIFTY of Them Come within one /.
Trouncfn,, Their Emperor.

PEKiNG MENDtCANTS.
FIFTY Of Them Come Within Due OF
Trouncin, Their Emperor.
A few weeks ago tho young Emperor
of China had q narrow escape from q
thorough tcouncing, If not worse, at the
hands of o party of bcsgars in his capi-
tai. 1t is q ~favoritc pastinc OF tho
young Emperor TO wander in ordinary
Chinese clothes through tho street; of
Picking, TO lounge around tho corners
and to drink his tea in tho most crowded
restaurants, in order that he may learn
What his subjects think Of him and his
Government. Ito runs no risk OF hav-
ing his identity discovered Will. he is
thus doing the town, for in Picking the
art CT photography is not pract;ccl,. and
consequently the people at largo have
no idea of tho personal appearance Of
their sovereign.
The Emperor had got but q short dis
TANGO from his palace on ono Of these
trips Of investigation late in tho aftcr-
noon of last December 90, when he saw
a Chinese bcggar picking tho pocket OF
a respectable merchant. The Emperor
promptly caught the beggar Ivy tho back
CT his blouse, cuffcd his ears and forced
him TO return to tho merchant tho stuff
stolen from his pocket. Now this per-
formanca of tho Emperor was much
moro remarkable in Pcling than it
would have been in any other big city
cf The world, for in Pci;ing begsgars and
picRpockcts are protected by a kind of
unwritton law. Ecg.ar.j is recognized
as q perfectly legitimate employment.
asa tho bcggars constitute guild
which has for its primo object tho mu-
taal protection of all members Of the
craft. Any ono who intcrfcrcs with o
hen.:.ar i'll tho prosecution of his cm-
ploymcat exposes himself to tho
vcagcancs of the guild. This vengeance
generally takes the rough-ana-rcady
fcaia Of the logging of tho ia.e.lopcr at
tho hands of 80 many bsgggra,s as tho
Lcs..,ar who has been interviewed with
can Immediately summon to his assist
ailco.
OF course tho young Emperor knew
nct;.in, ;.bout Thu; abrsc. which ol,-
tainca lnaay decades Ego in his Liz cap
ital. .aft... eating the bc.,.rar's cars ho
woMt Iii. way u@it, unapYreilcncivc,
= ~ ptSI5At1 ny - =. 1884 TX = q - =
t.w reds from t.ie scsnn of tho row. lie
had hardly ta!:"n Tho ii.-i sip CT l'iy
cup Of taa whoacvo-g in tho rcstau-
rant W., ata.tlel b,a. wild luiiabaloc.
Tie landlord went To tho ae1r. lie
foand Fifty hcggars before lis hosec
nalcr the leadership of To feioy.
wl.ose Ca; Tho Ecaa,Yor iia,i huxci.
Ihcy ordered tho lanylorl to hand oyer
Immediately 10 t,.egi tho youa.s man
who had offended against all t.e I'M
written laws and pr-ccdants CT tho
Picking guild Of bcggars. The Landlord
recognized their demand u; perfectly
loritilaata, and hurried to qucll tho
disturbance ly Delivering up tho CT
fender. The young Emperor. howcvcr
Obi ctcd very strennously to lain,: de
Tweed up. and while mailing his re-
:iolst.anccs spoke such sMpcriins
G~hiacsa that tho Landlord perceived liz
had 10 do with tho son CT soa.n l;ig-wi!g
As y special favor, therefore. hs offered
10 narlcy with tho i..aa Of l~c..-rars Til
their intended victim coull summon
seinc OF l.is Is;c:l Is ts his asst tanco.
THO lln.;crar gisliy accepted tic suls
gcstion lie Dispatched anlcsscngcra Al
cace to the Governor o. the palace corn
~ma@d;mg him TO hurry TO tho spot witt
two cagspani = OF soldier. The Gov
nracr asl the soldiers carlo, rescued
their Emperor. and Urged the fiftA
;s,%yars of to Jill. The landlord so
ID for Iii, confederation. Tho leadc'
u tho .cgss-., ard .Arco Ct his com
.;.Aas, WHO helped li.a demand die liz.
rnror from ,ho landlord. we're executed
no next day. T!.o rest Of tho rioter
zero imprisoned for terms between tiv'
&aa ton years each. The Emperor Ina
Given oslcss Ia The rcl;ins officials tina
the authorized system. of begging mus
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