The Archive · 1883

The Demons in China

Translation of book by one Chu, widely Ciatated in "Manchuria.

Kuang Heir the Emperor is seated in the Dragon Pavilion 5 The five grains are abundant, and the times are peaceful All foreign kingdoms present tribute Civil and military officials are faithful to the last doge Both the Flowery Land and the Barbarians are subject to the Ta-ching.

TheEmperor'shappineas like the lark ascends to heaven.

From England came men to present tribute. They presented one beautiful woman, Modest, truthful in speech, of handsome appearance.

The Sixth Prince into his princely palace received her, In his sight she obtained great favour. The demons thus had their opportunity entered the capital, Making a Treaty with the Kingdom to transect merchandise They ought not to have despised the Emperor by building a house overlooking the Palace, One hundred feet high and over 5 The Imperial Palace both in and outside was distinelly see: And startling fear took possession of civil itary officials, That the demons have built a tower is sairist proprie "Should they harbour rebellious designs misery is infinite."

The emperor hearing was delighted in heart to seize the season of budding before growth became powerful.

He gave ord to the Gold Palace—Lend you 5, The honourable Chen hearing this command scended from the Dragon Palace. He led out 5,000 water & fire" soldiers, Burnt the foreign tower to the ground, And drove the demons out of te ox pital, The Sixth Prince, enraged, To the Palneo went he to see hie Imperial the impudently-bold Chen the Faithfat, By the reduction of the Tangkou obtaining t, returned to court and disturbs military."

The Sixth Prince how could he abide him? He had him banished to Manchuria, To the Amoor, to suffer puni with ste hie drove him out of the capit ion of Chen, the great General, Flowery Kingdom, The opiuni They brought into the Capital, No men then understood their pur po In 1,000 days it killed its man, The strategy of K'ung Ming they learn ction, spreading books on virtue all the kingdom, men to know the benefits of bee kingdom, books 5

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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