When indignation is expressed at the conduct of sume Chinamen it must not be lost sight of that there are others for whom we catuot but have the highest respect. I will mention a few such whom T have personally, When [first went Shantung I stayed at an inn, surer of the yonéu came daily to the inn for ubout a month in order to break vit the opium habit, During this time he had noticed how inconvenient the inn was as a residence and asked me: Why do you not rent a house of your own!" Langwered "You know that according to the custom of your honourable country no one can rent house without security; but who will dare to become a security for me, a foreigner 2" "Twill," he said," The result was that I was in my own rented house within three days.
Immediately I got into my house however, an elderly ex-mandarin living in the place went to my landlord, who was police superintendent in the yamen and " very smart wan, and asked to rent a house to a forei; lord's clever reply was: '7A little while ago the Tavtai issued a procixmation saying that we were not to curse or ill-trent foreigners, therefore as the foreigner expressed a desire to rent my house I thought I might get into trouble if I did not rent ie The ex-mandarin then went to the district magistrate and suid that the foreigner wust not be allowed to reside in the city for it would be but the beginning of great mischief to the place. The district magistrate replied with caution that in such an important matter as foreign relations he would act entirely according to the advice of the prefect. As the prefect lived in the same city the district magistrate suggested that the ex-mandarin fad betiee consult the prefect himself. The ex-mandarin accordingly did so and made his request to the prefect, the highest authority in that city. But the wise reply of the prefect was this:—Many missionaries reside in Peking and do much benevolent work; T hear that this missionary is als" doing good in this city, As soit, however, as you hear of him doing any evil let me know and then we will get him removed." And sv I was allowed to live in peace.
In the same city a very heavy fall of snow occurred one'winter and we could not get cuts to go to the cost to fetch our silver (the most economical method then existing for getting silver inland) to pay rents, salaries, ete., at the cud of the year, went to the cash-shop which neted as a bank for that country town, and asked the ununager if ko could lend us some money. We had no security to offer, bat our word He said at once: "Edo not know how much miouey you may require, bu' if 3,000 taels would be enough I can let you have that this afternoon," L had to borrow nearly a. third of that sum and extremely thankful for it, Nor was this all; when our money came from the coast x month or two afterwards and I returned the loan, I asked him to tell mo what the interest w A genuine cloud of sorrow came over the manager's face as ho said: "Have we been friends all these years for nothing?" He would not hear of interest Thus among the officials and gentry this city, for one mischief-maker we' had five who opposed him and acted most honourably and generously.
hen alone and dangoroualy ill in Tsinanfu, the district magistrate sent one of his oticers to wait upon me till was well, and the Governor unasked offered to send an escort of soldiers to see me suto with my friends in Tsingchoufu. Twas much moved by these instances of genuine kindness, In another province it happened during absence in the country that the Chinese Roman Catholics got into trouble. The Governor appointed " commissioner to go and specially examine into the case, A sub-prefect, a friend of mine, Tu by june, ug that the Chris:
were e went to the com: mer he could vouch that I did not tench the Christians to do any wrong; that he (the commissioner) must see that justice was done and no damage done to the reputation of any of my Christians, Although he had mistaken the Roman Catho-lies for my converts I took the will for the deed and consider he acted most nobly.
Tcould give other instances, and others could give similar ones; but this is enough to show that a large number of Chinese command our highest esteem nnd respect. Such men, if free to act, would at once render justice unasked, just as good Ameri caus have done regarding the Chinese Exclusion Act. It is against those" who will not hear the truth about foreigners, who do not take proper steps to protect the innocent, and who practically connive ut and encourage wrong-doing, that good men of all nations protest.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.