The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25
FALL OF "HEATHENDOM,
THE DYNASTY OF TUAN Ii CHANG AND
HOT SHU, THE EMPRESS OF CHINA.
A
Burlesque
of the
Past.

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sea, and as each ball struck the water
it burst into blue flame of fire that
spread out until the entire sea ap-
peared as a sea of fire that sent flame
over hundred feet in the air from the
face of the waters.
And the heathen went into their
ships like beasts into their dens. And
the heat grew greater and fiercer until
the iron and steel sides became red,
and the great guns burst, and their
shells and magazines blew up and
scattered the mighty ships upon the
floor of the sea.
And for three hours the flames
burned upon the sea for distance of
ten miles from the harbor. And when
the fire and smoke passed away there
was not ship or vessel upon the face
of the sea, and all living creatures
were consumed by the terrible fire.
And Kin va gave the signal to re-
turn to the inner city where he should
report to the mighty Hot Shu that her
commands were obeyed and that the
powers we're no more.
When Kin va arrived the mighty
Hot Shu who had journeyed on a
"bickle' to the great observatory to
meet him, demanded if he had done as
O0rn m q n6od. md ho ror1;oJ.
30 mighty Moon of Moons, I came
upon the hosts of the gold worshipers
as they were in their tents kissing
their gold and silver gods, and I
smoked them off the earth. 1 came
upon their ships and only one escaped
the balls of fire, and that one only
escaped because the great Earl Ii told
me that if the great Yankee ship, Ore
gon, passed the circle of fire to Let
her go Gallagher for she was daisy
and would carry the news around the
world to the heather of how we de-
stroyed the mighty armies and fleets of
the allies"
And the great Hot Shu smiled and
said: "Kin va, I'll make you a Ken
lucky colonel knight from the next
moon. So retire and await my further
commands"
Now it came to pass that as the
great Yankee ship, the Oregon, swept
through the seas, that she signaled and
wigwagged every vessel she met and
warned them to keep away from China,
telling them ef the terrible destruction
of the armies and warships of the
allied powers.
And every ship she met turned and
steamed at its highest speed for it's
own country, as they we'll knew that
if the great Oregon was afraid, they
wouldn't be in it.
And it was soon known throughout
the world that China had at last arisen
from her sleep of centuries to defend
herself and to bring vengeance upon
the greedy and selfish nations. And
when men heard of the terrible power
that had suddenly came upon their
great armies and ships and destroyed
them, they were sore afraid lest the
terrible smoke and fire come upon
them in their cities and destroy them.
And when they heard more fully of
the great destruction in China, the
people of all the nations in Europe
rose in rebellion against their kings,
emperors and rulers and they slew
many great men with them, because of
their greed after gold and in bringing
on them this terrible war.
And the people sent advocates to the
Chinese ambassadors who were in their
great cities, to save them from the
terrible dragons of China. But the
ambassadors knew nothing of the aW-