The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-01-31
THE YELLOW MAN.
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has sailed. Not that dirty weather is
good for man. Fools handy the word
experience as though it possessed NO
line distinction - experience is good
for man. and such like vague express
sions. Aye. good experience is good,
but bad experience is bad.
Now though you do not know Chi
na personally | am we'll aware that
your book knowledge of it is compre-
hensive. for since you have been with
me l have marked your decided predi-
lection for the literature pertaining to
that country. Yes. yes, / have seen
through your SubterfugeS and have in
wardly applauded your many vain eff
forts to surprise me of my secret. do
not blame you. 1t was fair enough.
think also that you guessed enough to
insure you clew to the right road.
But 1T was only conjecture. was it not?
And that is exasperating. Yet your
stOicism under defeat has not passed
unrecognized. have no words to ex-
press my admiration Of your splendid
silence, of the strength of your will. In
that you are my son. |, too, had it
once, though it is more than possible
you will never fully realize the state
ment.
I'm your readings Of China you could
not fail to come across some mention
OF the secret societies of that country.
Of which the number is legion. YOu
will likewise have read of their far
reaching power and influence. Indeed
such things are universally admitted.
but even those who talk and write so
glibly do not really guess the extent of
that power. Not alone does it extend
over the east, near and far. but the
west is also brought within it's inf1u-
ence. These societies absorb men of
every grade, and, had he cared to
speak. it is highly probable that the
Chinese ambassador could have ex-
planned the meaning of the egg shaped
sign. Of course if you were to ask him
ne would shake his head. for the Chi
naman, like all OrientalS, is a natural
liar. He will lie even when he gains
nothing by it. Imagine then what he
would do when the truth might iniure
him. 1t is curious how in all these
years our rulers seem to have learned
nothing of the Chinese character. I
grow furious when l read of them
treating the yellow monkeys with gen.
tlemanly fOrbearance and Cancellation.
There are times when to stand too
much upon the gentleman is q bad
thing. As rule people who do that
sort OF thing have nothing else to stand |
upon. The oriental respects no one but |
MS master. Cancellation is but a sign |
OF weakness No man bOthers much |
ABOUT conciliation when he knows he |
can thrash his opponent. Peking is |
not London. 1t is not even st. Peters |
burg. You will presently see what the
gentlemanlike conduct Of the Russians
will accomplish.
But this is all beside my story.
tnough at times my Indignation runs |
away with me. and | say my say, |
winch is wrong. for no sensible man /
should let himself get angry with that |
winch he cannot alter. which is equiva-
lent to saying that no sensible man ex-
cept the politician should take politics
seriously. | fear my interest Is a self
ish one as regards China. loathe the
pestllential monkeys. l have longed
FOR the roar Of our guns. l have dream
60 of the jack waving over the Forbid
den City, over the rich provinces Of the
Yang-tse. And l shall see nothing.