. Life and light for woman . CHINESE SEDAN AND BEAREF^. half way up. We from the city went by sedan-chair, and thosefrom Nantai (south suburbs) and Chong Seng Island went by boatto near the foot of the mountain. Some of us had planned tospend the night at the monastery, and on our return the next SOME CHINESE SUPEUSTITIONS. 291 morning do some visiting at two villages on the route; but onreaching the monastery, we learned that a Chinese ofificial wascoming up early the next morning with a large retinue. We pre-ferred to return that night, rather than take the chances of meet-. A CHINESE OFFICI
. Life and light for woman . CHINESE SEDAN AND BEAREF^. half way up. We from the city went by sedan-chair, and thosefrom Nantai (south suburbs) and Chong Seng Island went by boatto near the foot of the mountain. Some of us had planned tospend the night at the monastery, and on our return the next SOME CHINESE SUPEUSTITIONS. 291 morning do some visiting at two villages on the route; but onreaching the monastery, we learned that a Chinese ofificial wascoming up early the next morning with a large retinue. We pre-ferred to return that night, rather than take the chances of meet-. A CHINESE OFFICIAL. ing a small army of Chinese soldiers, who would be unpleasantlycurious, if not rude. We are told that the object of his visit is this: Ten or fif-teen years ago he was viceroy of this province, and as a work ofmerit he bought a cow and sent her up to Kushan Monastery, to be 202 LIFE AND LIGHT. nourished there. Xow, you must know that this is a Buddhistmonastery, and the monks are strict vegetarians, never destroyinglife or eating animal food. Here is the home of cows, sheep, andswine, with domestic fowls, by the hundred, and a large fish-pondall alive with fish, mostly carp. These have mostly been broughtand left there to enjoy a happy life, and die at a good old turtles and serpents are taken there and let loose. Of lateyears it has been reported that the monks sold the Generals cowto a man who made beef of her. Last autumn he was sent hereto defend this place against the French, and it had been reportedto him that the monks had sold off his cow. He sent
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