Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-07-18
FOSTER AND Ii HUNG CHANG.
THE CHINESE PREMIER WONDERS
OVER APUBLIC SERVANT NOT RICH.
Mr.. Fosters Compensation From China
Greatly Overstated-Mrs Fosters Re-
markable Experience at III Hung
Chang's banquet.


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aud II Ttung Chang moro than y ,,aar ago
u.as rather interesting \tr Foster vas i'm
Cbin. nc a travollnr Doirr an American
( av-eacretarv of state tha vicerov vvho is
also fret secratarv Of state feIt if his
dutv ia nav a ceren,oniaI caI1 Tie came
sedan chair. with a cortepe nearly a mile
long after him. He asked Mr. Foster how
old he was what education he had. what
official nosts ne had held and if he was
rich MIR. Foster explained that he was
considered a rather poor man in America,
whereunon Ii Hung Chang EXPRESSED
great astonishmcnt
you have held many Offices"
"Yos. quite a number"
"And vou are not rich?"
| "No"
/ "You have a queer country" replied the
viccrov Il cannot understand You."
After the viceroy had paid his respects
to Mr. Foster the latter. as was natural
with an American, thought of his wife
and the ladies of his party. one of the in
terpretors was asked if he thought Ii
would consent to meet Mrs Foster. mo,
no that will not do" replied the official.
THE Vceroy never receives ladies"
"Well, will try it, anyway said Nr.
Foster. When the viceroy was asked if
he would meet the ladies he cheorfully
consented. and asked all three of them
to be his guests at Il banquet which he
was to give in Mr.. Fosters honor This
was the first time ladies' had ever sat at
the viceroys table, and all China mar
veled 1t was a wonderful dinner. There
were 10 courses of Chinese dishes and IL
of European dishes The decorations were
gorgeous. 4 band played Yankee Doodle
Lii sat on a dais. and his giant frame tow
cred over everything and everybody. He
ate with silver mounted chopsticks. A SER
want stood on Their side of him and now
and then one would hold a wine glass to
Lis lips Frequently one of the servants
would wipe his masters face with a wot
towel. while the other would put a lighted
pine to his mouth holding ii there while
China's grcatost statesman took two or
three whirfs. and then withdraw
Mrs Foster was little nervous about
this dinner. She did not mind wearing a
high-necked dress or being told that de-
collete would he objectionable to the vice
ROY and his high official guests. but she
wondered how she was to be taken into
the banquet room. Some time before it
seems. Ii Hung Chang had been guest of
honor at a dinner given by the Russian
ambassador and being asked to take the
ambassadors wife to the dining ROOM
proceeded to comply with a uteralness
row is a giant in stature. and the ambas-
sador's wife being a small woman. he had
no difficulty in picking her up bodily and
carving her to the table. Mrs. Foster did
not yearn for such honor. and called upon