Poor distressed Suchien, a lovely harvest, the best for many years, but the "tufei" bothering so. that the rich farmers would rather lose grain than go out and see to the cutting.
Our soldiers are out all the time in the north country, and do bring in a few for punishment. They took out our cannon a few weeks ago and brought in one brigand chief so shattered that he had to be carried to the execution ground on a bed. They are "tough material." Though he was in this suffering condition ho cursed all the time,
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