Whether it, was the constant reminder of signs and portents in 'China, or just the natural curiosity of one why must forever'be on the Jookout for topics, that caused us to spy it, we are not certain. At any rate, a glance to the left, and there it' confronted us. At our Drisk command, the riesha halted, and we descended for the purpose of veriteation, virtuously conscious of the fact that, if it read the same way the second' time, it must be so, since we had been enjoying a Jengthy period of sobriety. We approached our objective (it was a sign, not a portent) warily, much as a traveller in the' heart of a region graced by exotic plants would approach a rare archi Another glance, this time upward, ud all was well. It was precisely} as we had read it first "Dr. Pro-names of members of the Celestial medical fraternity, which includes such gems as Dr. Cephas Miao, Dr. Wellcome Miao, and Dr. Cecil Yipp. We had always inferred, from the second-named, that this learned medico was' perforce partial to felines. As to the last, who is by way of being a dentist, we understand that he derived the inspiration for his Anglicised name from the fact that a patient, coming suddenly out of the Inughing-gas, launched vociferously into the ancient yet melodious strains of "Yip, I addie, Tay, ay."
However, to return to Dr. Proverbs. Not only was this adequately Biblical, but it presented other aspects warranting weighty reflect wherefore we signified to our Jehu that he might rest while we The first evidence to be adduced verbs Chang."
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