The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01
THe FAR c A S 7

We had TO so. Ny wife was compelled 10
get out OF the chair on account of the
muddy streets. The crowd that had gain
cred to see the soldiers called us foreign
devils. ! suggested that We cross over
and 60 down a side street. Az We dia
this hoodlnm came out of corner SHOP
with nothing on save . pair OF trousers
and a pair OF shoes. determined TO raise
row. He followed as, gathered croMo.
and began to throw bricks. stones, art
and mud. while the original disturoef OF
the peace got close enough to KICK my
wife several times without my knows,
edge Then he Kicked me and knocked
him down, and was about to step on him
when scyeral friendly Chinese stepped oe-
tween us and him, themselves RECEIVING
many of the blows which were aimed az
us. For nearly O half hour we were III
the mob, and, while not seriously injured
uhys,caliy, 10Th our nerves and feelings
were badly hurt. 1t always hurte sH
American to kick him. ! can atten'on
10 the fact, however that tho mop ~ss
started by one sceundrel' or as 'ie ~
nese would call him, q Fier Tu tzu "a
r,an vino eneumbers the ground-in eject
= ioaferl. and some OF the better class
rssked their own comfort and safety 10
pnotect US The city authorities issued an
e<ilot Al once, the scoundrel was arrested
and a wooden collar about TWO lee'
eauAre. which he had to wear to'
month, was put about his neck.
When IL is designed by any OF the hoou-
iurat or the members of secret socie'y
to create a disturbance, about the III MS
thing they do Is to placard the Guy. 10
announcement IL first cut on ooaro, VIC
operation costing 50 cents perhaps 80
this rude engraving they can print from
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are given 10 the members Of the eoeiety
and are sent TO different portions OF tne
city 10 be posted on the walls Oh tne
houses or courts, but more especially near
the city gates and at the cross suee.e'
for m these localities they VIII be seen
by the largest possible number Inc
word Il then passed from lip to lip, ana
this the people call Tad Ten-or as we
say, report, gossip. NO people IN Wv
world, perhaps. are greater gcssipers tnat
the Chinese. They tell everything they
know and everything they can 'nin"
about. ,,a,,
This 10 especially the case at Tien Tsin'
The TEN Tslnese--or. as they are some
times called "fient sinners" which tney
most emphatiealiy are--nre cohs'anuy
placardIns the city stating the DAY lney
expect 10 attack the foreigners ana Has
sacre them or drive them out. Even TUG
"Tient sinners however, arc MOI SO Osu az.
ss the Monamrnedans. as is indicated pS
the proverb which says Ten oaly niou.n.
cd Pekingese can't ouuaix ons n MI
TIentsinese; nor can ten lippy Tientsin-
sse outtAlk one thievIrg Mohammedan
Schools in Ticn Tsin and Pekin'
TRn Tsin, like all other ports, has SUI
fered from Its intercourse with foreigners
WIN tbs Tien Tsineke 1t Is as much as
some hold II to be with the new woman
she has ceased TO be a woman ana mas
not yet become man'-they have eease"
TO be purely Chinese and nave only oecV nv
foreIgnlzed 70 the extent OF drinking I'M
ported WING. beer ana whisky; smoking
Cigars and cigarettes and sweating. a =.
Tien Tslnese who knows not a word OF
respectable Euglish Is often able 10 swear
very 1uently. .,...,, 9TH
While ii Hung Chang was viceroy' Win