Waifs And Strays From the Far East: Being a Series of Disconnected Essays On Matters Relating to ...
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lidaja with his fn^Dcls at home ; carrying with Mm, in a bundle, Mb sfurkigB for the past twelve months, Now his little store of money amounted to no less than twenty ouncea of silver ; and his friends cautioned him to be very careful of itj and^ above all things^ to conceal the fact of hi& possessing such enotmous wealth. Wheti the? efore he arrived at a certain inn where he was going to ^nd the nighty he gave his precious handle into the hands of the imi- keeper, as is nsual in China, for saf...ety ; in answer to all enquiries assuring him that Uiere was very little money in ifc^ and that he was quite unable to specify the sum. The surprise of the host, therefore, when he found the re^il amouot of the silver, was nn- hoimded ; and, what was worse, the temptation was too great for hint The consequence was that when the man's bundle was re- turned to him next morning it was considerably lighter than it had been before ; and the guest complained that he must have Ibeen robbed. The host, however, reminded Mm that he had said there was very little in the bundle, the previous night ; how then could he talk about there having been twenty ounces of silver t It was an attempt to extoit money, and tlie host was virtuously J2iiligii£nt So there was nothing for it but for the imlucky pea- sant to appeal to the mandarin, who, fortunately for him, was thia tery man Liu, The complainant and the accused were soon before him, pleading their i-espective causes, and the latter continued to protest his entire innocence.
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lidaja with his fn^Dcls at home ; carrying with Mm, in a bundle, Mb sfurkigB for the past twelve months, Now his little store of money amounted to no less than twenty ouncea of silver ; and his friends cautioned him to be very careful of itj and^ above all things^ to conceal the fact of hi& possessing such enotmous wealth. Wheti the? efore he arrived at a certain inn where he was going to ^nd the nighty he gave his precious handle into the hands of the imi- keeper, as is nsual in China, for saf...ety ; in answer to all enquiries assuring him that Uiere was very little money in ifc^ and that he was quite unable to specify the sum. The surprise of the host, therefore, when he found the re^il amouot of the silver, was nn- hoimded ; and, what was worse, the temptation was too great for hint The consequence was that when the man's bundle was re- turned to him next morning it was considerably lighter than it had been before ; and the guest complained that he must have Ibeen robbed. The host, however, reminded Mm that he had said there was very little in the bundle, the previous night ; how then could he talk about there having been twenty ounces of silver t It was an attempt to extoit money, and tlie host was virtuously J2iiligii£nt So there was nothing for it but for the imlucky pea- sant to appeal to the mandarin, who, fortunately for him, was thia tery man Liu, The complainant and the accused were soon before him, pleading their i-espective causes, and the latter continued to protest his entire innocence.
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