. A'Chu and other stories. very cashpiece he could coax from his parents or find where itwas not lost, he spent for smoke. ATaus face grew paler, his arms stretched longerand leaner. His legs became more and more spider-like. While the other boys enjoyed their games, he satdiscontentedly looking on. His eyes became dull. Hebegan to cough badly. His chest became hollow, andthe hump on his back grew higher. Your son is not well. You had better take him 214 AChu and Other Stories to see the foreign doctor, a missionary said to the fishseller one day. It is of no use, entirely of no use. He only e
. A'Chu and other stories. very cashpiece he could coax from his parents or find where itwas not lost, he spent for smoke. ATaus face grew paler, his arms stretched longerand leaner. His legs became more and more spider-like. While the other boys enjoyed their games, he satdiscontentedly looking on. His eyes became dull. Hebegan to cough badly. His chest became hollow, andthe hump on his back grew higher. Your son is not well. You had better take him 214 AChu and Other Stories to see the foreign doctor, a missionary said to the fishseller one day. It is of no use, entirely of no use. He only eatstoo much smoke, he replied, with a gesture that plainlymeant, Away with your foreigners! Do not talk tome. What faith have I in your missionary doctors, orin your Christian religion, either? Your foreign cig-arettes are killing my boy. How shall I know theforeigners doctor or his religion will prove to be betterthan his smoke? And so the evil practice went on, as it has gone onin other countries, and the end is not THE SAMPAN GIRLS LULLABY A GROUP of sampan children left their house-boatstoward evening of a sultry afternoon, and cameashore to stretch their legs. Just at the point whereour house stands there is a considerable open space be-tween the row of houses on one side and the bund wallalong the shore of Pearl River. A sharp turn in thewall a short distance upstream swings the strong currentout into the deep channel, leaving below a quiet spotwhere the house-boats gather for anchorage. Thisangle in the wall is known as Tung Shek Kok (liter-ally, East Stone Corner), and gives its name to thissection of the city. The open space on the bund,besides answering for many other purposes, is in par-ticular the special recreation grounds for the sampanchildren. That afternoon the tropical sun had shone with mid-summer brightness, and the smooth surface of the watersent back its reflection in dazzling whiteness. The boatpeople pulled out the extension roofs of their crafts,a
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