A cycle of Cathay, or, China, south and north . eBritish. His own impression, he said, was the same. He ac-cordingly distributed none at that port. Hearing that the United States minister, Mr. Reed, wasgoing to the North, it occurred to me that by joining the ex-pedition I might see stirring events and perhaps find a new THE ARROW WAR H7 field for missionary enterprise. The northern dialect I hadacquired several years before, and my command of it had beenimproved by frequent intercourse with Chinese officials. TheUnited States consul, Dr. Bradley, having no paid interpreter,had engaged me for
A cycle of Cathay, or, China, south and north . eBritish. His own impression, he said, was the same. He ac-cordingly distributed none at that port. Hearing that the United States minister, Mr. Reed, wasgoing to the North, it occurred to me that by joining the ex-pedition I might see stirring events and perhaps find a new THE ARROW WAR H7 field for missionary enterprise. The northern dialect I hadacquired several years before, and my command of it had beenimproved by frequent intercourse with Chinese officials. TheUnited States consul, Dr. Bradley, having no paid interpreter,had engaged me for occasional duty in that capacity. An-noyed that I refused to accept money for my services, he ex-erted himself to procure for me a position in connection withthe American legation. My application, supported by himand by Dr. Williams, then Chinese secretary to the legation,was successful. The answer was brought by a special steamer,the Antelope, which conveyed me to Shanghai, where I wasaccepted by Mr. Reed as interpreter for the court CHINESE PORTRAIT-PAINTER Desirous of preserving sketches of remarkable scenes, therebeing no kodaks in those days, I took with me a young artistof Ningpo, who, from professional ambition rather than for pay,consented to accompany me as a body-servant, the only capa- 148 A CYCLE OF CATHAY city in which his passage would be allowed. Chinese art iseminently original. A horizontal plane is represented by asteep gradient; in mountain scenery they pile Pelion on Ossa ;and in depicting a crowd make them stand on one anothersheads. Their sketches, like their speech, consequently requiretranslation. Mr. Reed and his secretaries, including Consul Bradley,proceeded North in the Minnesota, with Captain Dupont(afterward Admiral), leaving me to follow in the Antelope,whose captain was a notoriously tough customer. Imagin-ing that I might have scruples about leaving port on Sunday,Captain Dupont had informed me that my wishes would berespected. When, h
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