The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-23

that there might b no moro varsI But
you will now excuse me, captain Our
father 10 anxious 70 see you - soon q ron
feel suffciently strong to naeet him. I
trust your recovery will b speedy" and
with these words she bowed gracefully and
withdrew from the tent. Haines remained
gazing after her silently for some minutes.
Yih-Hun meanwhile threw himself upon :
couch and rang for . servant, who APP
peared and busted himself in filing and
keeping aiight the small Chinese pipes.
holding only enough tobacco for three
or four whins, while his mastsr began to
smoke
aYih, J" said Hainss. Of Isngth, "your sis-
ter il the most beautiful woman I ever
mel"
do you think sof" he inquired. With
that nonchalant manner in which brothers
are accustomed to receive the praises Of
member to have met quite her equal any
where. Have pipef"
No, am too nervous to smoke. Letus
settle my status here before We talk fur
Their. OF course I'm prisoner, and. of
course. as . prisoner cannot remain long
with You here. It wouldn't be proper.
Now. do you parole prisoners or mott II
not, whore will be sentf Are there any
officers of yours in our hands that could
b exchanged for. and could an exchange
be arranged, do you think?
"Wcll." said Yih-Hun, smiling good
naturally As he looked up ct his friend,
who was nervoisiy pacing the floor,
''thats pretty good grist Of questions,
but can answer them. Yes, you are .
prisoner. but it IL proper for you to stay
with Us here as long as may be necessary.
We do not parole prisoners when we can
help it do not know why. but it has
never been the custom in China. and you
know custom is everything with as. Yes
your forces have one man, favorite aide
OF my fathers, whom be is very ANXIOUS to
get exchanged. He was captured the day
We took San francisco /"
"Wnen was San Francisco captured 2"
asked Haines with some surprise.
Just week ago" was the reply.
Hadn't you heard of itf''
mo. We learned from q dispatch by
way of the Australian cable that it was
invested, but that was the last we heard
Of it."
Yes, twas taken without much resist
ance."
WAS twas there"
"Oh, know what you want to ask. You
mean to inquire if twas pillaged or burned.
No. it was not, although I won't say it
shouldn't have been, in revenge for the way
our people have been treated there. No
body was molested, Uut one Fearney, whom
maybe you've heard of. He was made to
undergo the chi-lung."
What's that?n
"Oh, they put man in barrel Of qui ck-
lime. Give him all the water he wants to
drink, and nothing else. Men sometimes
suffer week in that way"
my Godl Yih. how can your people per-
NIT such cruelties7
Its all . matter of education and tenn.
permanent" said the other, philosophically.
His sufierings have not amounted to one
ten-thousanth part of those that ho, and
men like him. have inflicted upon our
people in America. The exact equivalent
couldn't be inflicted on one man, or hum
dred, but We try to even up matters Is well
a. we can."
As Yih-Hun finished speaking there on.
tered the tent Q tall. thin man, the.emb roid.
cred unicorn on his. robe and the ruby
button on bis cap indicating him to be an
officer Of the FIRST rank. The face Of the
new arrival was long and meagre: his eyes
were e. oblique e. those Of Chinese car.
feature. and his beard and mustaches were
long. coarse and thin. His movements
were noiseiess and steaithy. He exchanged
few words In Chinese with Yih-Hun,
who rose to receive him. cast scrutininns
glance at Haines. saluted and retired.
'.Who was that" inquired Haines.
"Wo-Lee, the Tartar general and second
In command of the army"
He did not appear to b very favorably
impressed with me"
mo; he belongs to orr old school of
statesmen. who hate everything foreign.
To him you are q frankwei, or foreign
devil, and he hates you on general princi-
Piles. But to return to your status. You
will remain here with US. giving your pa
role not to escape. and not to take anv
notes OF cur mum bers. nor especially Of
the mechanism of our guns.
artillery and military engines. I'll
send flag OF truce to your army this
evening or tomorrow morning, proposing
to exchange you for my fathers aide. if b q
be alive. as hope he is. for he il tine fell
low. It will, OF course. take soma time to
hunt him up and arrange the exchange.
and meanwhile you will remain with us. {"
Very well. said Haines. signing, AZ ac-
cept YOUR very generous terms. Now tell
me, Yih. what the deuce you people mean
10 do over here, anyway, and what has
made you jump on rs Ia this style"
IAN right" said Yib- Hun, laughing. 81
don't mind telling you in confluence what
little know. But fret have some Of this
samshu. Ever drink anything like that
before? No? / guess you never did. That
is from the emperor's own cellars" he
continued. bowling low as he named the
emperor.
You see." he went on, you are suffer-
ing in part for the sins of your neighbors.
China is in somew hat the same position in
which you may have seen a country lad
who had been picked upon by horde of
town boys until he reaches q stage of
desperation, when he turns upon the
last offender and vents on him the indig-
nation which he feels against q score or
more. China has been picked upon BY
the civilized world for centuries. Her In
dignation has been pent up and suppressed
for years, and al last it bursts out all at
once upon you. China is bound to become
one OF the greatest powers ia the world !.
If not the greatest and she is using the
United States as an example to other ma
tons OF what she can do when she makes
up her mind 10 fight.
:" How far the war will be pushed. can.
not say, but presume until you are com.
PEELED to sign treaty granting unre-
s,rcted immigration OF our people and
their admission TO citizenship, agree to pay