New-York tribune., 1896-10-18


The rafran Of these incessant family palavers
was lie will die IL he continues the foreign treat
mont" and it is no wonder If the patient VITO & MnS
really in most critical state got III part 10 beneV"
i, Not his resolution did not give way. on De
cember l9-the date is important-he was Visipy y,
which Or John Frazer. an experienced hand IN
china and Assistant Surgeon Grant. Of II, NJ :. =
FIrehrand assisted. The winter solstice was ap-
preaching which tho Chinese reckon as talilnG on
December 80 a day OF direful omen for sick man
For 4 superstition akin to our own about the
ebbinr Of The tide haunis the Chinese in respect TO
the winter sostiGe which OF al ,ne dayS a OF he re
family had earnestly Impressed on Ii Hung lung 'hsnS sn
Ina, n who m also iay sick appropriated Tho sinister In
uenccs TO herself and thought that she would nor
rived the vlceroy simply asked Or Frazer. whom
he had known for many years; ShaII he on @ me
biuc.cved Tlsterman-albei,. proceeding moro from
he heart than the head-brought sparkle TO inc
sick rsnoycrv began the patient took some nour
shment. and strength returned QUICKLY. BEFORE
many days hsy"s were 9orr }or Chinese ocal knows no
rest of the grave .o,.,,oo
There is an episode in the career OF Ii Hung
chang which is never alluded TO In the promiscu-
Gus interviews which His Excellency is in the habit
OF granting TO ladies and gentlemen In search or
GlGnssion GGpy m Of Of hemp ropes in certain families The
Tai-Ping devastation swept over his province when
he y S % M eSS Thee ms MAS ne
Scholarship among the a,Pings. and as they were
y
they were hard put to II to provide a decent or
oven an inteligible literary form for these state
papers Young Ii was literary graduate OF the
first class. Instead OF killing him; as they were
wont 70 kill those who fell into their hands. the
TaiPngs had the sense to employ their scholar-cap-
tive I'm writing out their placards and manfestoes
and 20 this happy adaptation OF means 70 ends inc
world owes its Ii Hung Chang How he escaped
from his captors is unknown to the present writers
but this IS certain. that he has never forgotten
those who befrlended him al that time Indeed. IL
il supposed his loyalty to the families OF MS bene
factors has him much. for X has lea 10 ms
keening about him the unworthy sons OF perhaps
worthy fathers Improbable servants. who brought
neither credit to their patron nor advantage TO
the State. ,,.. c.o,, .x,a,aaa
over about nine years during which time ne
brought his whole business capacity 10 bear on
th EXTINCTION the great and the minor rebellons
He was getting OF In lie and had no helr. ana
taking the risks OF campaigning into account II
s..roed imperative that he should provide hnseit
vi,h n son who would for the FAMILY tombs
crn custom-the custom OF all nations IN which the
family system Is dominant-he adopted son. VINO
wos lis own nephew This l. the gentleman who Is
known AZ Lord" Ill who. In the natural course OF
English equivalent Of the third order OF Chinese
nobility in connection with this transaction me
fotes PLAYED OF little bit OF irony on the IL
family for soon after the adoption. the natural
heir appea red and the true and the adopted son
are both now travelling In the ex-Eiceroys suite
How much love is lost between the two is not
accurately known but the case Is httIe marc IoI
The rightful heir who opened his eyes ON the world
10 lind that his birihright had been forfeited ne
fore n, was born The true son has slighi de-
tcc, i'm ono OF his legs which makes him limp
Like Richard he was sent into TINS prratnne worin
scarce All made up and the father used III crack
his little jokes the subject somewhat In the vein
Of Tristram-