The terror that takes possession of the Chinese when rumours of war are about cannot, be fully appreciated in a port. One must be in the interior to see the workings of fear at its best. When war and fighting are remote the Chinaman is indifferent, caring not if the Emperor even lost his head so long as he can pursue his business unmolested and to advantage. But once let it leak out that fighting 1s near aad will soon be upon riem aod the change is wonderful. They quake with fear aad plan how they cag here. their belongings or at least. the those valuable. And where will they go? Anywhere, just so long as it is in the opposite direction from the fighter and not forgetting to consider what well will be mat available to jump in, or how much opium to have, with which to shudle off this mortal coil.
AMUSING AFFAIR, An instance just after the Kinoctou afair provoked much laughter. The foreigners Frere asked on the street when that Frenchman or German was coming through, who he was and all about him. One aalitary official enquired eagerly like the rest and took it for granted that he must pow be at the foreigners house. All of which mystified the foreigner who bad for heard of the arrival of anyone nor the Iikelihood of any arrival. At night an official called, the cat's paw ofthe higher Gficials, a3 is' so often the casey and he be-ought the foreigners to tell hima who was coming down the Canal, for there was a rumour that one foreigner, it was not, known whether German, French, or English, was on his way to take the city of Tsingkiangpu. Notwithstanding the fact that within radius of 10 miles there are 300,000 people, is man was going to doit all and claim the city. No spirit of resistance seemed to exist, but a feeling of entire quiescence prevailed everywhere. The official reassured the foreigners of his past be allowed to transfer his family goods friendship and kind) acts and begged to and chattels to their compound for protection and with great earnestness marked: "If they're coming certainly we would all like to be foreigners." "The cause of all this scare was the passing through of a poor, solitary missionary who was returning home, little thinking what consternation he carried to the hearts of thousands as he went through,
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