. Notes and sketches from the wild coasts of Nipon; with chapters on cruising after pirates in Chinese waters. Natural history; Pirates. 340 MORE CKUISING AFTER PIRATES. and tomb-like, I cleared away the rough grass, and almost the first thing I saw were two words, " Francis Xavier!" Scraping off some more rubbish, the whole inscription came out quite clear. Here, then, was the spot where this great man died. A more out-of-the- way, God-forsaken sort of place to end one's days on could .scarcely be found. I asked some Chinese of the half-dozen wretched huts which clustered together a
. Notes and sketches from the wild coasts of Nipon; with chapters on cruising after pirates in Chinese waters. Natural history; Pirates. 340 MORE CKUISING AFTER PIRATES. and tomb-like, I cleared away the rough grass, and almost the first thing I saw were two words, " Francis Xavier!" Scraping off some more rubbish, the whole inscription came out quite clear. Here, then, was the spot where this great man died. A more out-of-the- way, God-forsaken sort of place to end one's days on could .scarcely be found. I asked some Chinese of the half-dozen wretched huts which clustered together a short distance from the spot what they knew about it. "Oh," they said, "one big priest makie die there, a long time since. He come from another country; not Chinaman, but very good ;. SAVIEE'S Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. John, Henry Craven, 1837-1909. Edinburgh, D. Douglas
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