To the north, east, and west of us robbery is the order of the day. The writer had aces to visit a neighbouring district recently, and during a short stop for dinner in small village en row, a young man sought a rel by rubbing one's clothes with a dead feline, minus its skin. Later inquiries developed the fact that the young man was We
ilk, Indeed they robbed their neighbours a robber, and his village was noted for that in the same place, and though the perpetrators of the crimes were known, nothing was said or done through fear. One unfortunate gentleman knew too much, and gave away game secrets of" gang for which they simply inveigled him out of town and rubbed his eyes out with quick lima! The wheelbarrow men during the above trip, usually 0 slow and requiring urging forward on their journey, when dusk' drew near needed no incentive but with loaded barrows they would start off ata brisk trot as the locality enjoyed the reputation of having its travellers' robbed even before dark. When asked what was the matter, thinking surely someone was, after them, they replied i differently that the day was drawing toa close, displaying that trait so characteristic of the Chinese of never saying disagreeable things when it can be avoided by a choice of expression, as one ces in their speaking of, smallpox, death, etc.
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