we aimed to give him two Gospels and the Evidences put up together. But this was no easy task. A crowd of coolies stood ready to rush in when the doors were opened so as to get the chance to carry out the students impedimenta. The ingoing stream meets the outcoming and we stand on either side of the surging mass offering our books. The students usually have their bedding and other belongings in large baskets which are carried on the shoulders of coolies. A cord several feet long is attached to the precious basket and the owner walks behind hanging on lest the ragged wretch he has employed make away with it. They continue in this way through the streets to their lodging places. Svmetimes, in spite of their precautions, their baskets are lost. I saw one unfortunate hunting around in vain for his. Mr. Little, of Chungking, was visiting Chengtu at the time and was much impressed with the basket and string arrangement. Ho declared he would go Leip *Europo that way next time to avoid the repetition of unfortunate experiences on a previous trip.
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