Telegram-herald., 1890-04-18

eA4 s@@S< s2s ks4 121S . wv a ~
s1ong tie p~opls. p0iate1 Ell = 4-sty
Celestial xiEh sssue hat ~sA-Els ,
s-esE tie gFosn6 sad ssstng ~F~s-sA1ss
=" c1i1-ehinned esrsslf s6as1
The CAlz.zsz sfth tAe lsng queue
va eoznd for Fstsh2n afoet saa tae
e<rt sxpl.a.gen % Fa<saa1 =" ey tie
ko.s-~oza.n sas esdied tie % vice thai
- following Ia Us wake l sA0sld - II
No dagger Of lostsg nay ssy
The a. -Fzs-stsa % sss pat one Of De-
vtldsriax nan Der Of axrros stone foot
paths lssdtHz hithsr sz9 saishsr seross
tae level valley Of she chSo- Kisag. and
~ the sqast agurs With the peEdalo1s
ess-fOos queue EGtgiAg along ssfsre
proved very fsrsunAte soeessory 70 be-
gtR WITH
IL vAs aos until we arrived 81 Fat
shan that my troubles began As 10
approached shis city ng-oaeue point
81 ous little gate in the massive brick
wall that surrounds F.tshAn, as every
Chinese city 70 surrounded. cetn-chinned.
and bstook himself OF soxoss she celds-
Five ninssss aftsr I had snssrsd thls
gate 1 wa in the midst Of . crowd Of nA-
Nves. whose Aggressive curiosity u ade 10
extremely dlAe4ls for ns 70 move
either backward OF forward. or 70 20
sught bu. stand and try 70 protect my
self from the crush.
They seemed 20 be . very rood nAtu red
crowd, on the whole. and vithsl in
clined 70 be courteous: but the pressure
OF numbers the struggling and pushing
20 obtain peep ~ the bicycle, rendered
the good intentions OF individuals
wholly imperative.
With perseverance, finally succeeded
IN extricating myself and followed the
lead Of an intelligenslooking young
man, who fondly thought was plotting
me toward the gate leading out 70 the
Sam-shin road. The crowd followed az
our heels rs we tresded the labyrinthisn
alleyways that seemed As inserminAble
as they were narrow and flthy.
Al every turn expected the welcome
sight Of an open gate and green rice
fields beyond; whom. afSsr we had trav-
ersed . most bewfldering maze, my vol
unteer guide halted before . wicket
gate set in the wall of Q house. Point
ing 70 the gate, ne motionsd for me 70
knock
IL now became very evident that he
had been mistaken from tho beginning
in respect 70 my purpose. Instead Of
taking me 10 the Sam-shin road he had
brought me 70 some kind Of house, the
nature Of which had no moro idea Of
than the man In the moon.
"lSars-sAtHg Srns-shinr' I explained,
making gestures of disapproval at tho
house.
AT this the weli-msnnered young man
regarded me with look Of utter be will
derment, and backed of into the crowd; /;
henceforth he was content TO stand and
survey me with the same degree of curl
osity as the others. Another attempt TO
enlist his services only resulted in alien
ating his sympathies still further. he
had been gro Y taken in by my as
sumption Of ordinary intelligence. Hav-
ing discovered in me a jaokass, incapa-
BILE Of making myself understood, he
stood on his dignity and abstained from
further interest In my Affairs.
Faces peered curiously through little
barred apertures in the wicket-gate and
grinned with good-natured amusemens
at the sight Of . FanKwae, as | stood
for few minutes uncertain what course
10 pursue. From inability to do any
thing else, | seized upon a well-dressed
youngster among the crowd, rendered
him a CON, and addressed him question
ingly "lsam-shsn Io' lSan.-shtn lo,''
The youth regarded me with
monkeyish curiosity for a moment,
and then looked around upon the crowd
and giggled.
Nothing was now palmer than that
nobody in the crowd had the slightest
conception of what wanted TO do So,
at least, it seemed TO me then, although
the RIGHTEOUSNESS Of my situation may
be readily understood by imagining
lone Chinsman surrounded by a dense
crowd on the Bowery, New York, and
uttering the one word Boston" or
Boston road.
Imagine, also, that instead Of pro-
nouncing the word properly, the wan
dering Celestial had corrupted it into
"Blostim, and the mutual perplexity is
easily understood.
At length, after no end of travelling
about the crooked streets, followed az
every step by shouting crowds, STUN
bled upon an individual who fortunately
ssbed word or two of pigeon English.
Like drowning man, was willing to
clutch wildly even at straw. and seiz-
ing upon this embryo interpreter, bribed
him to lead the way to the Sam-shin
gate.
Full three hours after | had entered
Fat-shan this person at length conduct
Cd me 70 the very gate by which | had
come in, and, pointing through it. said,
with a Chinese chuckle, not ''Sam-shin."
but Canton To-" 7 now kne~ as much
about the road 70 Ssmshin as I did be-
fore reaching Fat-shan. but had learned
a valuable Lesson in the unfathomable
wavs OF the Celestial that stood me in
good service for the rest Of the Journey.
Thomas Stevens, in Youths Com
paniOn.
Warning On Husbands Who May he
married. To Muscular Women.
A curious story is told a. Tho capitol