CHINA AT LAST. niisa3

The lady was seated near a little fancy table, holding a fan in
her hand.

Mr. and Mrs. Wadham were very hospitable, and insisted that Uncle
Nat and the boys should stop to dinner. At the table, the waiters
were all Chinese, and dressed in cool, white garments, and they
served up roast beef,
cooked in English style,
curried chicken, and va-
rious Chinese dishes. By.
the time the ice-cream
was brought, the boys
were ready to say that
they would like to live
in Hong Kong. The
Hong Kong woman was
shy of visitors, and they
did not see her again ;
but her little girl was
ready to entertain them.
She had acquired some
knowledge of the English,
and stood by a chair
and interested the com-
pany with her bright say-

ings, though the medium

 

of their expression was,
pigeon-English. But that,

A YOUNG CELESTIAL.

however, is the Chinaman’s deficient way of speaking our language.