The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Chinese Patient.

L j.,
who was sent by the Presbyterian boarc
Of foreign missions of New York to tax,
charge of hospital at Chin Nan Foo. Chi
ma. She writes of her reception by one O.
the dignitaries there:
CHIN NAN Foo, Oct. 90.
DEAR DONAS-I have something very in.
teresting to tell you this time. The great
nigh Official of the province sent q message
with present for the foreign doctor and
request, or rather an invitation, to come
and see his taitai-that is, his wife-who
was sick with a skin disease
AS | could not talk Chinese yet, Mrs.
Neal had to go with me, and so she dress.
ed herself up in perfect Chinese style from
head to foot, wearing the most beautiful
silk garments and a gorgeous pair of shoes
made for Inbound Chinese feet. | borrow
ed some elegant clothes of one of the mis-
sionaries, and we two made up Chinese
women, escorted by our female servant.
who likewise was finely dressed. got into
the sedan chairs the official had sent. And
This Is the way the procession went; Ahead
walked two official runners, then Mrs
Neal s chair, carried by two men-on their
snoulders-On one side of her chair march
ed manservant. Then came my chair
carried 10y two men, and at my side man
servant, then behind me our woman serv
ant on wheelbarrow.
we went through street after street un
I'll we came to an immense open court
yard Entering this we passed through IA
nlgh gate which was swung open by the
gaUekeepers at our approach Then we
were III announcer court, which was lined
on elther SIDE by houses in which the of
nclai servants llVed. Passing on, we en-
fap flt,. ,.,,1 4. i'll.
tereu Vhe second gate, which took us into
one seconu court, ana so on until we
nau passed. through eight gates and courts.
nacn S"Ie swung open IN this ceremo-
nI"'s S'!ie' ana each court contained
III ''' Oh servants houses, opening into it.
.e'' We "l"Ily reached the fourth
court 1"cte appeared several servants to
a ''' az o"u oI the chalrs ana up the
S'"iS' Incli, passing over the threshold
-" -ich is foot high and the most awk-
N"f" '"IAE 10 get over you ever saw-we
IoUi'' ourselves lace to face with the tai
Val III l"rse nall. AT the taitai s side
b,ouu young woman, daughter of one of
the on'clal 5 wives. Behind them stood a
ert'I' O.. """"" ~ servant women. The
.al'al I'iGeu her hands and bowed, and
1hrs' wa uI'' 'he same, shaking her fold
Gu hauus uhe same number OF times the
Sai.al uIu' ana lowing just as low Then
u iI Une same
=, Iheii uhe young woman went through
Cne sdule performance, ana was intro
uuoeu as y, D'ier' ana the bowling was
repea'eu' 1heA we followed the two la
ules into the ADJOINING room, and the tai
.ai S"lu sue ulu not know whether to give
'he 4lgil seat OF hohor on her left to me
OF . Mrs Neal put Mrs Neal insisted that
:, shoulu nave IL, so sat down on the left
hahd SIDE OF the table, and across the
room was similar table, on either side
VI "nich SAT the next TWO women in rank
Mrs Neal sat TO my left and the servants
sooou around, nlllnS the ROOM Tea was
serfeu linlnedlaOely' linen all kinds of |
irui's, peaches' pears ETC., and, by the |
"ny, UheSe were CUT crosswlse, the fruit |
~ very snln slices, ana dealt out by chop
ssicAs ol ivory Inc young lady served
ehe 1000 Everything is prepared ready
" eau vi ohlneae lapIe' lhey thlnk our
"ay u PulilaS aC 1000 with knives and
,oihs IS very luIhy' Inc last course was
-as,,l ,iii.s1 80, s,ulieu WIFI garlic ms we
m, * :i'
GnineSc Always peglh at the wrong
'hu u 'he MENU according TO our thinking
anu certainty thelr poor digestion shows
'he iiiulscretloh oil calling on the stomach
soup iaso' MIS- Neal and the taitai car
'!eu oii livery conversation, which con
'isceu iargeiy OF personal remarks and one
usis'lns Oh lhe other to eat. 1t is impo-
iVe ~ UUuch anything until lot of red
aP1 n"s Deeh gone through four times.
9, MS: NeaI salu would examine her
nm n II II was convenient, but every time
no V"l'al Woulu say On, no, no hurry.
, anu eau longer she could not get
We, !. 'ne iacu tna1 i couIdn't talk Chinese.
- seeilieu peyohu her comprehension that
oou'u ho1 say What she could say. used
>. rev phrases had picked up to the best
- 10y auNah'age' put the rest of the time
ielU very awkward There is nothing
e'n ual 'ne aWKWardness one feels in
'eihS among people whose language you
" noU understand III Is just dlstracting;
our mouth ms with words, but your
oHS ue Is paralyzed'
Weli, huaily we got TO the professional
arU Vi my call ana the taitai-that is
u eohouhceu IKE TIL, with a long sound ,