has been supplied to us by Mr. H. T. Wade, and is told by a native. This man was—some twelve years ago—in Mr, Wade's employ as coolie fur two years. He showed so much intelligence and promise that Mr. Wade persuaded his parents to send him to school. He afterwards became "boy" to Mr. Cheshire. His story Tam now Mr. Cheshire's boy, but was handed over by him to Mr. Conger, U. S. Minister, and accompanied him to Canton, Foochow, Hankow, and Peking, at which place I returned to' Mr. Cheshire's service. The Boxers first put in an appearance at Peking on the 15th day of the Sth moon, and burnt the churches inside the city on the 16th. On the evening of the larier day I went outside the walls to the Bazaar, but could not return on account of the Boxers. I remained outside one night, and then determined to get. to Shanghai, On the 14th the Japanese Chancellor was killed outside the walls, The American Legation had plenty of "chow," as they had just bought 10 piculs of rice. There were 60 American guards, 100 English, 80 Japanese, 100 Russians, and 100 French no houses were burnt or foreigners killed. T took a native cart and arrived at 'Tientsin on the 19th, remaining there six days. Thence [started South, and by means of donkeys and carts, and by walking, arrived at Yangchow after 16 days' travel. Boats were useless on the Grand Cunal, as they were constantly stopped and passengers robbed. I had to change into coolie's clothes outside Peking, I came down from Chinkiang in the Kiangkwan, The Boxers were all' around Tientsin for 400 Li, but during the journey South I neither saw nor heard of them.
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