On the way back to the capital, a gentleman who accompanied the writer related a very interesting story about the Christian general. before, Gen. Feng went out very It appears that a short time
early in the morning to inspect his troops. Everybody was present with the exception of a brigade commander, who arrived five minutes late. Keeping time to the second, Gen. Feng asked the offender why he was late. A satisfactory answer not being forthcoming, the Chien-yet-sze told the man he would have to be punished as a warning to others. His position was too responsible a one to be ignored. The result was that the offender, a brigade commander, received 50 blows, 10 for every minute late, with a heavy rod at the hands of his leader, and was told to come earlier the next day.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.