. A Yankee on the Yangtze : being a narrative of a journey from Shanghai through the central kingdom to Burma. y, and promptly took a handin the row. First I grabbed two Chinamen by thethroat, and flung them off, and then took anotherwith a round turn. I believe in a round turn ; atcollege I was taught that curved lines are more beauti-ful than straight. The ruffian turned on me, but hav-ing seen the kind of weapon he handled, I thought itwas time for business. The flash of the nickel plateand the persuasiveness of the open barrel pointingtoward him were too much, and the fellow ran out intoth
. A Yankee on the Yangtze : being a narrative of a journey from Shanghai through the central kingdom to Burma. y, and promptly took a handin the row. First I grabbed two Chinamen by thethroat, and flung them off, and then took anotherwith a round turn. I believe in a round turn ; atcollege I was taught that curved lines are more beauti-ful than straight. The ruffian turned on me, but hav-ing seen the kind of weapon he handled, I thought itwas time for business. The flash of the nickel plateand the persuasiveness of the open barrel pointingtoward him were too much, and the fellow ran out intothe night as if the chief of the spirits were after row is a sample of what happens in every partof China on this night. Many will commit suicidebecause of debt; others will run away, and still otherswill be hunting for those who owe them money. It was only after no ordinary amount of persuasion,and the promise of special terms, that my men hadagreed to go seventy li to-day, seeing that it was theholiday of all the year. So we made a short march,intending to make up for it during the following days.
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