Daring the. work ood Mr. Curl F Bl ical, decided to leave for the const, Whilst in the northern part of Honan they were attacked by a large band of robbers who not only robbed them of all their possessions bat also wounded Mr, and Mrs, Blom, the Wheo the news reached them of the fall of Wochang and thi were twenty-nine mi was resolved to go by way of Honantu. At first it was the intention to divide into four parties, "0 as to attract lees the attention of the andesirabl+ characters known to be on the route, bat after the first party bad got away ents occurred which made this course impossible, and finally the last party to leave was composed of thirteen, eight women and five men, rather a large number to travel together, This party wax provided with four carts riding mole, aod under these conditions progress was very slow. At Huntuog inquiries were made as to the state of the country, and as these elicited satisfactory answers, they left there on November 8, All the time they bad been aware their progress was being watched by robbers, and " day or two before this it had been resolved that when they halted for the night at the inno of the town or village where they were, one of the men should always remain on sentry.
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