The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-09

AMI put the kcy in my POCKET.
But rs he passed the cabin lamp GU
rio.ity had led me to- take Il searching
glance 1T my strange passenger, and, in
spite oi his uukcpt hair and soilcd and
tlttarul c!othc#. hi, ii-nt complexion
and ryi.nd features revealed in the COO.
Hes brother Chinlman of the higher
classes.
then triod to scsu,inizc the boatman.
but the mans back was to tho light. and
the steward returning just then | paid my
sampan fare, aud my strange acquaint-
aucc departed.
turned in. wondering who my mys-
torious passenger might be, and my
thought, were not without vague misciv-
ing- Of the no,cl trcachcry Of the Chi
ncsr.
woke early, and had hardly begun
dressing before herald came To INFORM
me that the Eiccroy OF the province de
sired 30 see mr at his "yamcn' at 10 that
morning This strange summons at
once connected with my harborng an cs-
capped prisoner, and. full of vague dis
trust; hal almos. decided either to put
% sea two hours before the advertised
time. noon. and so temporarily avoid any
explanations, or TO plead press of bu.i.
noes and refuse to uhcv an almost royal
cDmmlnd. Disturbed by such doubts
hardly felt relieved when another herald
came to say that the Niccroy lad CON
Guided, 20, ho desired TO see the ship. to
visit the Captain, and that my presence
%. th, 'Amca would bc excused.
such "a thing as q Nicnroy visiting in
s.a'on m"r.han' vessel was almost unprc-
ca!cltrl, and began To- fear that | was
implicated in the escape Of political
prisoner OF high rank.
Now the customary official messengers
began 90 pour i'm First, two clad in
robes us state announced that his excel
lonry wooid arrive in half an hour; then
iour more that lr wa, coming in ten
minutes. thuH four horscmcn gaudly ca
parisonni, rode down 30 the wharf where
! was ruw waiting TO say that their mas
'nr would arrive I'm five minutes; then "A
procession %. iivcricl servants bearing
l'oit oH high poles rel sign boards. on
which aii th" virtues under the sun were
o>.:ibcd IN Chinese characters "a their
lord: soldier, with ilugs and swords and
spears. men with whip, and gong, to
clear the way; mrndariuS on horseback;
lictor> with long phcasmt,' tails in Chcir
cap, and q large rbbic on foot-all pro-
claimed that M, cNcc'lcucy had arrived.
Aigh'in- rom gorgeous green sedan
chair, borach 10y sixteen men IN livery, he
greeted me most politely and accepted my
invitation TO take passage in my gig oil
to the ship. \ large portion of his escort
followed, occupying small fleet OF sam
pans.
Tho Viccroy was u.hcrod into the
cabin and, strange To say, selected a
chair immediately ir front Of the door
of :ha closet il which the refugee was
concealed
After a few courtc,ins had been cv-
,hun-rl was informed through an in.
turT.trr that Prince Ichlug. the leader
of lp Instruction. who had been can.
turad and condemned t. be hchcalcd
had made hi, c.rlpc. suspicion, they
said, seemed to uYin,to hi, being sccrrtrd
on board my shin. ,ampln had been seen
to 90 a,uug.i.o of her the ninht before
about midnight: +. reached the shin with
TWO blatuG aud one foreigner and re-
turned to the .lorr. with only one man.
.ai hc made oil .n great haste rs soon a,
h, had laudad. leaving the ,ampan adrift.
"Oi course the Captain knew nothing
about the escaped prisoner, and so hc
could have mo- objection, to allowing the