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Show I Uncanny Chinese Legend. Thoro aro tho two celebrated towers tow-ers ot tho Imperial city, tho Hell tower tow-er and tho Drum tower. As to tho casting of tho bolt In tho formor there Is this legend: Thero had been two unsuccessful attompts and tho llfo of tho founder was threatened In cuso of a third failure His daughter discovered discov-ered by occult means that nothing but the blood ot a virgin mingled with tho molten metal would lustiro sue-cess. sue-cess. So at the next casting she sacrificed sac-rificed hor llfo by throwing herself Into the molten metal, leaving only ona shoo behind. The casting was perfect. Hut when tho boll was first struck "all ware horror-strlckon ns, after the heavy boom of tho bell, canio n low wail, as ot a girl In agony, ag-ony, distinctly saying tho word 'hclsh,' (thoo. And to this day pooplo when thoy hear It, say, "There's poor Ko-al'a volco calling out for hor shoo.'" Shanghai Times. |