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Show SAVED I1Y A IIAItY. H In 1805 tno dlillcultles between the H i Chinese aud Japaueso mado the lot of missionaries in China extremely dan-H dan-H gerous. They recognized tho serious n consequences of a general uprising of M tho Chinese. In "Tho Tragedy of Pao- B tlngfu" there is a letter from an Amor- B ienn woman telling how u pnrtv of H Ohlucso soldiers wero checked when HH ihy came rushing toward her house: V A week ago u groat crowd of Chlneso H .soldiers camo to the compound, about H fifteen rods from her. They caused H great disturbance among the Chinese H .servants and others. The racket ubout B tho place was something terrible. Mr. Roberts did what ho could to keep them quiet. Dr. Noblo soon came, V .aud they two worked all the afternoon, H C trying to entertain theso men by un- swering their questions aud showing B them round. They broko Into the rcl- H lars, but did not break Into tho houses, H although they pushed on tho doors and H wanted to get In badly; but tho gentle- HMHH men told them thcro was only u woman inside, and It was not proper for them T to go In. To this they finally agreed, for tho Chinese aro very particular aboil: such things. I soon saw them coming toward the house l'.a a lot of hounds on the track of somaj.rey. They came to the windows win-dows aud lif Kin looking In, but did not try the doors. I saw some faces at ono window which did not look very bod, so I sat down at thu window with lloby Paul. He Immediately reached out his little arms to them, and laughed, delighted to see so many faces. They begun to smile and ask questions. I asked them where they were from and the answered an-swered nie. They thought Paul would bo cold, dressed In white. So I showed them that lie had ilaunel on under, et cetera, and they seemed satisfied. They finally left. You can Imagine my relief. |