Washington sentinel., 1898-09-24

wanted to shame the man. shame
he hanged" we said, "we want him
punished for his insults, and as an
example to other rufhans IN ieng
Yueh." We saw we should nave
to be firm. To waver was to be
lost, and the mob might do what
they liked with us. We were like
the Shakespearian gentleman, IN
the mood to drink hot blood. 30
we insisted. Down was the man
thrown again, and this time the
strokes were real, and the black
guard howled. Then we sx-
changed the customary comph-
ments with the wearer Of the blue
silk robe. We regretted the in
convenience we had caused. put
we had our own safety to consider.
He said we were quite right; ne
hada great respectfor Englishmen,
and he begged us not to be angry
or to consider the incident turther;:
We said something untruthlul
about the charm OF travelling IN
western China, and withdrew;
Later in the day the same chief
MAGISTRATE, this time clad in beau
tifuI purple Jacket, paid a sort OF
state visit to US. He kow-toweu
to each Of us cbsequiously, be-
moaned that our visit to Ting
Yueh had been marked by any un.
pleasantness, said that he himself
would arrange for coolies who
were the paragons of cooliedom,
and that when we left he would
! furnish strong escort to guard us
We had won the day. The news
of what had occurred spreac
through the city and when at sun
down we went for a stroll, even the
curious little Chinese boys toll
lowed us at a very respectful dis
tance.
Nothing could have been quieter
than when we scraped the mud OF
Teng Yueh from our shoes the
next morning. During the journey
we had chanced upon Mr.. ames
Turner, a commercial explorer
who had spent years in the swamps
Of Africa, and was now searching
Yunn'n for likely products oi
trade. We Joined forces and set
off east together. The Chief Mag
istrate was down early to bid us
farewell, and to see that we were
provided with proper escort dur
{ ing the FIVE days journey to Hung
Chang Flu. There were eight sol
diers in all, ragged, disreputable
looking crew, with one sword ano
one dirk between the lot. They
were, however, all armed with
opium pipes, and a couple carried
swelling bamboo umbrellas, thai
would provide shelter for a whole
{ | family. There were not sufficien
good looks among the eight tc
furnish any one self-resD Decting mar
, with a passable countenance, anC
, | probably they reasoned that with
{ such faces it was unnecessary tC
/ carry guns and other warlike in
o. struments. They stuck closer t
s US than the proverbial brother. l
= one OF us rushed on ahead, one o
= the guard, blowing like grampus
e would keep in close attendance
Y If anyone loitered a soldier wa
i sure to loiter also. The approach
a OF any mule caravan or stray vii
?. lager was the signal for shrIll yells
j Everybody got on one side t
y make room. Horsemen alway
;. dismounted to permit US to pass
| because for a man to remai
,. mounted while his superior wa
: passing him unmounted is grav
e discourtesy in China, and woul
e probably lead to his being dragge
6 from the animals back. On tn
a first night out we caught one OF tn
S soldiers exchanging his dirty stra'
IS mattress for a slightly cleaner on
e intended for our use. We threa
:, ened him with punishment, an
d alter that he and his companion
.e recognizing that no nonsenS
.e would be permitted, became th
At best of attendants. AT night the
o hunted out for us the best sleepln
-e place IN the hillside hamlet
II secured the district for food, an
& at the midday halCs made tea f
Ie US. They were light hearted fe
Ie lows, and their light heartedne
,e took the form of singing. Viii
,r one was struggling with Chimes
.e cum. .Gregorian chant, anoth'
e would be squeaking IN a raspin
d ialsetto.
er Lofty ranges OF hills run mort
l. and south across YunnaD, and
c. our course was almost due east, Y
8. had to cross the whole battalion
r. them, rising at times well ov
il. 5000 feet to almost double Il
height Of Ben Nevis. The regiC
IN is comparatively unex plored, al
ly unknown tribes probably inhat
of the upper Businesses OF the mou
OF tains. Sixteen seventeenths Of th
Id part of thu world IS nothing b
r towering mist fondled rocks. No
I'd and then we could cycle littl
lr but it was only little. The FIJI
b. day out Of Teng Yueh we climb'
n- among the clouds, where sodde
We soughing breeze was moaning di
X mally. We reached a spare moo
Do land and beyond stretched
# fercely wild scene, black and ic
ed | bidding, such as Gustave Do
on would have selected as a bac
an | ground for his illustrations Of {
-. WTnfernob - and far off fhrouuh