early start, at a quick pace and the first sixty li to Tsinchow was completed in good time. Still there was sixty more 4 todo if Tsinchow bad to be reached the same night, Days were short and 20 moon. The muleteers were spxions to get in and spend the following day at their homes, bat a twenty 1' measured out to a thirty, darkness set in upon the travellers, high wind blew, the lamps were blows out, and the bridge to cross the n could pot be found. We were plight. Another try to li the lamp, only one match remsined and apon it lay oar success. A light wes bridge discovered, crossed, snd the highway and the had reached the highway, A nlonge light was out once more, ere we
into the mad here, a step iota there, then by the aid of a man at a water-mill we stumbled upon the highway and finally at a late hoar reached the large city of Tsinchow where we received hearty welcome.
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