(An Historical Romance—Translated from the Chinese.)
Now the prince possessed fair abilities, but had been so confused by Ts'ung's outburst that in his confusion he wrote If Ni for JI tao; he had then to rub out the top stroke till the character became neither Ti nor no. Meanwhile Yok had composed and handed up his essay, and the Prince had perforce todo the same. Pang Chang on seeing the Prince's essay, hid it up his sleeve, but on looking at Yo! This anan'sicarning is remarkable indeed, and exceeds my own." Howerer, he throws it on the ground and shouts out, "The writer of stich an essay as this to compete for the Chuang-yuan ship, turn him off." The attendants were about to lmstle Yok of, when 'sung cried out " Don't stir a
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.