Show THE 0 PS TAN IN CHINA ile he aw jabre deen been likely to get himself r into trouble one dark evening I 1 was returning horne home from a call on one of our english en neighbors in writes prof C M cady in century when not far from our compound the road crossed in an open space of several acres in extent As I 1 was finding my way along by the dim light of a chinese lantern I 1 nearly stumbled over the body 0 of f a man inan who virlio had fallen by the way my first impulse was to take hold of tc the person and ascertain if help was needed but for some reason I 1 did not but hurried home to get aid mr lir X was still with us aud and on hearing bearing my statement said Ys yes I 1 know the man is dead and it is fortunate that you did not attempt to touch the body should we now try to remove it or even go to it we should no doubt be seen and at once suspicion would attach itself to us and none cone could tell the consequences we might cause a riot before morning it should be said saia that this suspicion would not have been because we were foreigners for a native under sim similar circumstances would likewise have run the risk of being charged with the murder the good samaritan would have fared hardly baldly in china or most likely would have been suspected of doing the kind de deed ed lor for some biti ultimate mate guin gain while the priest and the levito levit would tegould have been accounted account ednot not hardhearted hard hearted but prudent |