Show Uncanny Chinese Legend There are the two celebrated towers i tow-ers of the Imperial city tho Bell tower tow-er and the Drum tower As to tho 1 casting of the boll In the former there c la this legend There had been two unsuccessful attempts and the life of the founder was threatened In case of a third failure Ills daughter discovered discov-ered by occult means that nothing but the blood of a virgin mingled with itho molten metal would Insure sue > cess So at the next casting she sacrificed sac-rificed her life by throwing herself into the molten metal leaving only ono shoe behind Tho casting was perfect nut when the bell was first struck all were horrorstricken as after the heavy boom of tho boll > came a low wall as of a girl In agony > ag-ony distinctly saying the word helsh shoo And to this day people when they hear It say Theres poor Koals voice calling out for her shoo Shanghai Times |