New-York tribune., 1900-07-22
4 CHINESE WAR STORY.
By Pierre Lott. Translated by Katherine Head.
From The Outlook.

FloFIS A@Ctt -
In the sinister yellow country Of the Extreme
boat a heavy ironclad was stationed for weeks AZ
her post in the blockade in a bay on the coast.
With the neighboring country. with its inpossi-
BILE green mountains and its rice fields like velvet
inhabitants OF the villages or the woods stayed a.
home. defiant or hostile An 0verWAe!nsIng HSaS as
nearly always gray and yelled with curtains OF
one morning during my watch the steersman
There is sampan. captain. that has just come
into the bay, and which seems to be trying 10
Before replying he looked again through his
There is, captain. kind OF priest Chinese or
I don't know what who is seated alone at the
The sampan advanced over the sluggish, oily.
yellow faced Young girl clad in a black dress,
stood erect and padded the boat bringing US tnis @
headress and the round spectaces Of the priests Of
AMMAN but whose beard and whose astonishing
He came on board and addressed me IN French,
Il am l. missionary he said. from Lorraine
but have lived for more than thiT5y II % years IA a
where all the people have been CONVERTED 20 inns MS
ask Tor aid from him The rebels are threatening
US, and are already very near Al my pa~Elshlon- ~
ers will be massacred II Is eeFta1n' i Il some one
Siesi the commandant was Obliged to refuse aid
All the men and guns that we had had been sent
TO another place. and there remained on board JuSt
enough sailors TO guard the vessel {rGy we @ eoHsq
there They must be given up as 10 lost; t--.5 -,s
daily torpor that suspended all lie The little sam
peartng in the unhealthy vegetation on the bank
and the missionary had naturally eaGugn; @ stayed
The poor man 6d not 5 2PpssF PFs @ 5sd bscom
eb se am m rba an NJ conTersTion with him
seemed difiealt After the coffee when IL the 5 Gig
for French tobacco TO fill his pipe; Tor twenty
him Then excusng himself because OF his long
journey. he sank back on his cushlons. ,, ,
seer eIIesf that besve6 had sent u.s. II was With
10 him to announce on the part Of the command
"They have prepared room for you father; m q; II
until the day when we can land you IN a saIe
But I am only waiting until nightfan TO ask
oG o2as Shore 5ei95g S59 R5hI Roa @ he asked uhsa
I viii return to my village" ne said. with sub
lime simplicity c2nla a nos siTeP TePnigS+ 5S W"
This man who had seemed SEEM so 50 yuigsT -ToI5e at rs5
Rim Charmed and curious
III But it is you father who will in
That is very likely" he replied as TRANQUILITY as
Ten OF his par!shioners would wait for him
the shore at sunset. At nightfalL al togetner
thsg thheg w9qd S TsIgF @ Of e od dne
And as we urged him to stay-o-ecause - 70 90 was was
death-this return after aid had been refused ne
cbs1reafIy without long words and without anger
ct is I who converted them. and you wish me
10 abandon them when they are perseculed LOT
their fafth2 But they my cnildrent
With a certain emotion the Officers OF the watch
had one OF the ships boats prepared TO take him
10 shore and all shook hands with MIN When
H. 1raU+ away Always quiet and insignificant
aSagD he conAded 10 US a letter for aged rela-
tive in Lorraine took a little French tobacco and
went his way .-., l., ~. -
And as twilight fell we watched IN silence over
the heavy, warm water tne slIHouetle OF -
We cot ready 70 leave the following week. for
get for where. and from this time on events gave
US no rest. We never heard more Of him and /
think for nv mart I would have thought
az him again IL Monseigneur Morel. Director Of
Catholic Missions had not insisted daT that l
write a little missionary story.