Mrs, Smith reports as follows: On Tuesday, May 8 we heard shooting fon the street. Reports came in that bandits "had entered the city, also that the regular troops had gone out arly in the morning to fight them.
evidently they had gone in the wrong direction for it soon became clear that in truth bandits were in assession of the city. About one Orelock some twenty of these bandits feame to the Mission compound. Mr. 'Smith and the Chinese workers met them in the workers' quarters just off the street, served tea and chatted with them in a friendly way. Some fof the guests remarked that they need not be keh-chi-dib (formal oF polite) with them. They asked for Medicine saying they would pay for it.
'Me, Smith in response to this quest went up to the Mission house farther in from the street and at the top level of the compound to get what medicine we had on hand. All But three of the bandits went' with him and some of them remained in the house above after Mr. Smith had come down, Soon these, too, came down and all left the compound cept the three on guard, who stayed round the rest of the day.
Mr, and Mes. Smith remained down In the workers' quarters all_afternoon, The bandits kept coming and going in small groups, went on up the missionaries' quarters and helped themselves to what they found there. suspicion who the "bandits" really were.
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