A cycle of Cathay, or, China, south and north . THE ISRIDAL PAIR WORSHIPING A TABLET INSCRIIiED WITH THE FIVE OliJECTSOF VENERATION—HEAVEN, EARTH, SOVEREIGN, PARENTS, TEACHERS. fathers private secretary, acting, with his approval, on theEnglish principle of marrying a man whom she knew andloved. The marriage festivities presented a happy combina-tion of the Asiatic and European. On that occasion the mar- 368 A CYCLE OF CATHAY quis invited his foreign friends, including manj- long, alas! after that gay pageant the same individualswere invited to attend his funeral, in the same
A cycle of Cathay, or, China, south and north . THE ISRIDAL PAIR WORSHIPING A TABLET INSCRIIiED WITH THE FIVE OliJECTSOF VENERATION—HEAVEN, EARTH, SOVEREIGN, PARENTS, TEACHERS. fathers private secretary, acting, with his approval, on theEnglish principle of marrying a man whom she knew andloved. The marriage festivities presented a happy combina-tion of the Asiatic and European. On that occasion the mar- 368 A CYCLE OF CATHAY quis invited his foreign friends, including manj- long, alas! after that gay pageant the same individualswere invited to attend his funeral, in the same hall. As a statesman, whether representing his country abroad orsitting in her councils at home, the Marquis Tseng displayed. :Ai\ CHAIR ARRIVING AT HER NEW HOME. prudence, patience, and firmness—the best qualities of hisrace. Before leaving England he gave his name to a notablepaper in the Oriental Quarterly, entitled China, Asleepand Awake. It was supposed to foreshadow the goal towardwhich he intended to direct his energies. How far he suc-ceeded in waking the giant is obvious from the issue of therecent war. 7. Li Sheiilan^ a Chinese Professor In this gallery of portraits Li Shenlan, one of otu professors,merits a niche as the most eminent mathematician China hasproduced. Born near Hangchau, in a section of countrynoted for literary cultivation, he became Bachelor of Lettersat an early age, but soon ceased to compete for the higherdegrees. lie had hit on something more satisfying than
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