Mid castles and palaces the' he mayn't boom, hough his dress may be humble, there's no boss like Qom. girl, is the day when he becomes theo-re tically and legally a man, although in fact he may be a child of only eight or mine years. Until he assumes the topknot the Corean can hold no literary or military degree or official position; he does {not until then get his name, nor can he marry; and in all but the higher classes, for the Poxpose and at the time of marriage. the top-knot is assumed almost universally "X.Y.Z." gives a long account of the important ceremonies that attend the assumption of the top-knot, ceremonies that may fairly be called religious. A man without a top-knot is no better off than a priest or monk, and so heartily are these caterpillars of society despised, that until within the last two years they were excluded by law from Seoul and all other follows with an article on "Education in the Capital of Corea." He begins with a notice of the usual native Corean School, school which is much like a Chinese village "Imagine yourself, please, in a factory where a planing machine and three or four circular saws are tearing the air into shreds with their din. You can then form some conception of the noise of a native Corean school room when the pupils are conning their lessons. Let us take a look into such a school. Perhaps a dozen bright-faced lads are sitting cross-legged upon the floor, their Chinese books aid before them. "The upper parts of their bodies are swaying violently, each his own time and motion, some from side to side, others forward and back, and all of them Fine in his play seems to score and to} scare, Which diplomat nous cannot equal elsewhere. Oom Som" Cute, cute Oom There's no Paul like Ao-om! There's no Paul like Oom Though Joe's invitation might tempt you in vain, O come, Paul—says Punch—to our shores o'er the main!
The Boers, whom Punch honours, won't question his call, So throw over Leyds You'll be welcomed Qom dom Tanta and Oom all!
There's no guest ike Qo-om There's no guest like Oom
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