The National tribune., 1891-07-02

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cup without q handle. Turned upside down
in ihe t0p OF ihis cup rests srcoud one,
little smaller and nc .rly nat Remove the
upper and wa find about a icaspooniul Of
dry ipa leaYrs iI the bottom Of the larger
An attendant
PASSES RAPIDLY
down iho row of tables and pours into each
Gun its i.l oi boiling water ihe upp'r cup
is now 1tut back and pressed down "a ilitle
on one side. The ten, minus amy leaves
n YOU incline The cups, comes up IN l"ls
gpacf aud from ID Nuu suck tIe boiling
water. having previously lu you like a.
sweet pat "a swurtmeat lu your mouth.
What you ael Is not like our zen at home,
sierped strong ani hlgr; ii is simply Ihe
aroma. mild .ud delicious. Tine tea we bad
thar day was worth in Canton s2i nmua,
and when we lett after dinner ht'lo two
ounce canister was presented 90 each 81 us.
The tra having hreu drunk .n silence, lhe
Governor tAru addressed the Captain, max
ing uuItr8 long speech, NlUcu WAS itan-Ia''d
by an attendant who stood at the right ol
tbe Captain hrluegR and beGmd the iwo.
He expressed hIs pleasure n beng able TO
mer a- thaD day, hIs general friendly ." l'1
toward Americans, ourselves lu IUll'ul"i,
and hoped IhsI We WoUid pardon ih" mean
and meager fcUasl which he intended tosst
before ua, bUi d was the best lac could 10 IN
CHINA.
TO li- .le Captain replied 10y expressing
ourgreat ltltasuIe In meeting hs ENceIl"ncy,
and his erIua that tine repast prepared l"r
n. would Doe more than we could possibly
get away Uih. THIS was too true, bat Was
moi intended rs q sarcasm.
The attendants HoW went round and Tiled
the cups q ecoAd iuIc. This WAS
GRaNlN DRUNK in SILENCE.
Clappng i.s hands the Governor rose, and
the attendants as we rose carried away he
chairs and tables With q we've 40 fhe hand
be escorted iue Captain through the door ~
the bead ui Tie room, and our opposite Chi
nese official aid ,he same wi1h as; lhus we
marched, hl.r the animals into the Ark two
Jy two
After passing through two apartments sump-
tuuusy farm shed with Grape, silk, and bamboo
diyaus. chairs. ana haRgngs, we reached
huge hall down the center Of which long
table WAS SET aud luxurious arm chairs lined
each side. BHar urging the Captain 10 take
the seat at thD head the Governor sank INTO
the chair. aud we then seated ourselves, sand
wichea hy ihu Ciuesr officials, while a number
OF others who had not been present at the tea
fight camu in and filled all the remaining seals
This made about 30 n all at the table.
The Governor throuFi his interpreter, could
converse with the Captain, but both ot my
Oriental ueigh'.ors were innocent oI tlle llu0wl-
edge of a Hord nf English whilc i WIS as
much So ID Chinese. Doomed TO silence, my
Thoughts were naturally bent on the food, aud
thus It's peculiar fayors and odors were harder
90 bear.
THE DINNER OPENED
with rice Ia bails, with some red ingredient
while tea was constantly served. The rice
Mas good paatale, aud well cooked. The
platefui finished Tor il is etiQuet 10 clean your
dish, ID WAS removed, aud a napkin, wet aud
steamiug, was handed you 10 clean your face
and hands
The only articles with which to feed were
chop-stcls aud fingers, and e. palm Of the
hand was often used 10 rest m0rsel upon,
on route to tue mouth. Hence the necessity
Of @ hot bath after each course.
Second course, oysters. Good" you say2
They bad been dried in the sun, ana were
probably year on 50 old, Yes, they wore
FO0d-tu throw away. ! watched the Captain
rs be monfa-l IBIS sivory morsel, aud really
pined him. liC .iry got white, SO sick they
madc him. ] hoitcd mine whole, ard washed
my month with Tea. My cft-haud friend,
believing na- e'.i0yiug them, from the speed
with which lev disappeared. patted mc on
the back and offered me some oi his. ii he
bad only known uly real sentiments!
Now glass oi stm -sho. which IS o siciish-
sweet wine made from rice, was passed around.
This ] gulpgI down aud btthed again with "A
hot uapkIu. Next o4me roast pig. Whist a
relol io c8yeT those oysters with something
really nicu-ias, #ug, Tho pig We
ATE WITH oJR FINGERS,
and the juicy meat wa seasoned with onion
and pistachIo ID va really good. More
EaD-sho au3 "a bot napkin bath Next. the
iB0u b0ucle ol the evening. Dicho de mcr "
iseaslugs, worms sofa, Shiny. dulI reddish
brown, aH arl thick aud avc inches long.
IMAGINE taxing il in youJ fingers, aud biting
it o. m0utaIll by n0uthlul! lf you ever