During the present dynasty there lived a villager named Wong who was constantly quarrelling with his' neighbour Chung. Again one day they met and Wong fell to with words, oaths, curses, esticulations, till he almost used blows. "His wife stood behind him and egged him on, adding her abuse to the black streen that flowed from the lips of her husband. But Chung's wife, Ah Wan, stood in front of hee husband and entranted him to desist, At j last she seized him by the shoulder and Agged him off bodily to prevent a fight, Some time afer Mr. Wong quarrelled with another man and in a short time their wrangling came to blows, He struck his an-two that ten days after he died. The ives of the latter went tothe m trate: and, according to Chinese law, demanded a life for a life. Wong was therefore arrested snd cast into prison. As soon as Ab Luk, his wife, knew what had happeue she visited her husband with loud lau tae and curved her. Ble said, "Yow ever entions, Hat Wong burst into fee anger couraged me to quarrel and git: 4 Aiantly fanned say. unt ASEE YOU, Cot. "cally fierce temper into ablaze, You ye real 1 cee ture really brought me "on had admonished me, Tshould not to-lay stand here condemned to death." 4.) Luk ina paroxism of grief answered? ever n word but returned home, (ook Vivtently ill, and at once died. ler lusting was also beheaded. On the other Wud, Me. and Mes. Chung enjoyed beautiful domestic harmony and became the parents of a well-to-do family. Their sons and grandsons grew up about them and they lived to a great age possessed of every comfort and at last passed away in geet pence.
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