The sun., 1900-12-23
GRATEFUL PEKIN'S GIFTS.
,,,o,y uiis ~ IHI 'Ui>rSE ~
pfI RNINO IUtNks
,ona,tfuI RED tmbrriiss presented Il" ict'
,lrnsr, who Have Dow" NINA f't'
signhonrI. Ai'o tsed 10 show Grau'
,udr Nrrti,sn omcer. Remembered
Inc hrrman Mat NJ nninn IhlnE,.

IN, German wa1 of Doing IhinE'.
p.t,. oct 80 II you want to show regard
J.. ...r rctshbor On roEin present an um-
81, ,, nup not a daprct ltil" thing Of siit
s.u. a .oId-piatcd hnuilc, but wonderful
,..r4rlin ui bamboo sticks and crimson
r.r..aa ON % a,ah pole aud daiutly lat-
,...IIu. .If with all IA" Chinese Remember
.. I..., ,ou be- crow dcd on II Mi-' smith
alr. London mission has five IN her court
,s,I now. and gives tho information that
4 -.o more are tn come.
.,,g -,c. / haven't vet heard rom tho
,c,.., - 'rr ali"r Ju-f north of th' house, %
d. svr...-. and then there ar" eighty
fv~ merchants along TIA" cHs' sid" of haia
Mo- street who haven't vet presented theirs.
s,r... are, waiting for th" services of good
1, ...r nnud The reopl" Of M country
r..uI hlye sent word TINT theirs will h" In
r,.f "urH
Hs. smith. /, might be mentioned, is an
I,.!-l woman and one Of the powers that be
4 h.yn Sh. is missionary and ph, sician
cnur.uod and. IN fact, the head Of tie London
rY...,n In Pekin, which. like the other ms
,.s. has gone To work to recover from the
f...rnr oT last summer by Communicating
.rrn ohnaman's house and all the necessary
furnishings Mission work here just row
6o,- not consist alone in preaching Chris
,r..t. besides, there II food to Ire pro-
v..I for needy Chimes" Christians Next,
,.,. must have houses to live in, and now
s.l then they must be protected from ra-
,.Iur- foreign soldiers incidentally. there
ar Boxers to be brought To punishment
Nj smith is queen of her nelChhorhood
Merchants 20 to her 10 ask permission 10 re-
or.g their -hors: returned Chluo-" refugees
3 her TO driYr the Russian soldiers from
tr..r residences, and the man who's" house
Ia. been robbed comes 70 her 70 ask what
lr snail do about IT, II IS no uncommon thing
I, -,o Chinese prisoners with their queues
tpl together sitting about her dooryard.
,q.Iting her convenience TO be taken 20 the
British authorities 10 be dealt with as Boxers
I, didn't take the people around her long to
discover that she could he a good friend or
powerful enemy: hence the umbrellas
VITA ,audy traHpincs and beating cvmhals
ald eulogi sic speeches they have entered
Ter compound TO pay their respects In their
own Chinese way and become solid. The
merchants have presented tloir umbrella,
tie Christian Chinese theirs and the heather
(hi0ese theirs
Miss Smith is onlv one Of several foreigners
among the c.tv's rulers and it is safe TO say
thr; every ono Of them has received um-
TIE British section of the Southern CITY. boasts
Of eighteen There are man umbrellas a
s'9.fng around on the rorches of the British
Army headqnartars at the legation. and
CROUCH umbrella shade over at the American
kgation 10 last Minister Congor several hot
summers.
Ahouyh the presentation of an umbrella
Is the usua. chinese form of showing respect
ard gratitude, ne sometimes d"viates from
r. and brings around a gorge" sly painted
tyn or ren, which he puts over his b"nr
factors doorwR". The charn ters on tho
pm may wish a person anything from good
l,E to merry Christmas. tn" pien may he
regarded a 4 rather cgnhro., form Of the
medal system of ogr own O. rtry. Here
f. nina man hangs h!- mpdl, lor bravery.
Kindness or whatever virtue ias brought
II t. him over hj- door ir~tead 1l or the larel
Q, his coat Along vlth the iien usu ally
cone offerings In the line OF chinese fruit
sl ,p.'"ctoas.
Legation street at no hour In tho day ce ases
%" a busy. c.rioH- and Interesting thor
4 -lfarr, with its represent tive, Of seven
o. "I-!t foreign uatioua.it.eo constantly
r,.n: d coming. bit it wa, %, Lly inter-
c-'lS O. a recent afternoon when. with q
d-ily ,hat was both dazzling aid startling.
or.r t. present 10 each foreign Minister
a lien and bushels OF fruit. nuts and cakes
20 mark of their gratitude on being we'd
i''. tua wrath Of u" Boxers during the
I'..gt trouble. IL will be remembered that
nearly 1000 hnase Christians were allowed
:, .p..uw TIE foreign refugees into tie en-
co,Ir" guarded by the handful of soldiers
ed marines and remain ur der their pro-
t',l'u throughout the siege. IL was Mt first
IrHpp-ed t. eVpel them and leave them -
th = iat", owing 70 prospective scarcity
f. l'od supplies. bat through the efforts of
lutod states Minister Conger and certain
q d., colleagues In the diplomat Corps
& y were allowed to remain.
Ile procession swung into Legation street
elTy in the afternoon several hundred coolies
strong and hea led by a delegation Of the
converts mounted on mules and ponies and
tgfu.lnS a'Oot, A Chinese band ma
tInss lively at the head Of the long string Of
coolies. who bore the piens and gifts Every
o. Of the coolies was dressed In the uniforms
commonly worn by men who are hired 70 be
1 ,'ndanti at funerals and weddings a green
gown with flowing sleeves and covered with
lucc figures and a ridiculous little hat ap-
! entity mace OF a round piece Of felt in
vlIch hollow place had been pushed to
ol the green robes hung dusty, grimy queues
AID from beneath these peeped the taiterod
Shoes q the begGar and street roamer. 1t
J. the custom In Pei In to gather In the riT-
ran to serve at these gala occasions. They
are compensated by being allo wed to wear
t." splendid clothing. and after they have
iri-hed the job they get meal. The converts
themselves were rigged up In gay silk and
velvet gowns and Chinese mandarin hats.
II" pieus were crimson silk affairs adorned
WITH eilt letters. Some Of them we're swung
p pennant, from tall poles. others werc
carried in state on sedan chairs. The other
gifts consisted Of apples, pears. grapes. nut,
I'D CAKES. arranged on richly ornamcnteI Il
lttlr tables.
~ each legation was passed a section OF
I" parade was chopped of to enter the com
Iu.ud headed by the delegates and the band,
While the rest remained to clog up the street.
4 British provision train from Tung chou.
h.I mile long. came past while the cere-
I.uuie- were at their height and the yipping
a., indian coolies and the rattle OF cart wheels
scrv"d To- increase the excitement Of the oc-
cd-lOn. But the converts looked important
q ! n1ppy a. they crowded past Oh their
i.I'slon and the rascals In green robes thought
a their coming meal Zach Minister. first
tGc American, then tho Russian. next the
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