. Le livre du garçon de voyage moderne et d'aventure . tourné l'Abbe, je rentrai la maison et aller aussi. Comme vous le souhaitez, a dit le tailleur; ce sont seulement nous les soldats qui sont obligés d'aller, ou d'obtenir un battement. Sol-diers ! s'exclama le sacrificateur étonné, doutait-il s'il les avait bien entendus. Mais c'était calme, le tailleur et le smith, jardinier, gardien de maison, cuisinier, maître d'école, gardien de chapelle, chacun d'entre eux ajoutait également soldat à la longue liste de ses otheravocations : bien que, comme le tailleur l'avait, il n'ait jamais manipulé d'armes à feu depuis sa naissance, et s'est fait peur de les toucher ou

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. The boy's book of modern travel and adventure . turned the Abbe, I mustlock up the house and go too. As you pleaseabout that, said the tailor; it is only we soldierswho are obliged to go, or else get a beating. Sol-diers ! exclaimed the astonished priest, doubtingwhether he had heard them right. But it was quitetrue; the tailor and the smith, —gardener, house-keeper, cook, schoolmaster, chapel-keeper, —each ofthem added also soldier to the long list of his otheravocations: though, as the tailor avowed, he hadnever handled firearms since he was born, and wasfrightened of touching either them or gunpowder, bxany shape. Military law, of course, must be obeyed. Besides, as these Chinese were converts, it was more importantstill to show their Pagan sovereign that Christianity, which is very unwillingly received in China, does notmake bad subjects. The day for the review arrived ; and having de-molished a hearty breakfast, and drunk a considerablequantity of hot wine* to keep up their courage, oiu:* Wine is drunk hot, not cold, in China.. CHINESE SOLDIERS SUMMONED TO A KEAIEW. A CHINESE BEVIEW. 91 two heroes proceeded to dress for the grand occasionTheir uniforms consisted of a loose-fitting black dress, a kind of surtout bordered with red, on the back andfront of which was a piece of white cloth, upon whichthe word soldier was written in large characters, iorder that there might be no mistake about the matter.This was surmounted by a sugar-loaf cap made ofstraw, on the top of which floated a tuft of red silk.Nothing more was wanting to complete their militarycharacter, save weapons. These consisted of a clumsymusket for one, with bow and arrows for the other;and snatching them up they hastened away to thefield, their master following to see the fun. Groups of such soldiers as our friends above, wereto be seen in all directions, making their way to thespot where the review was to be held. Their armswere of all sorts and sizes; swords, bow and arrows, muskets, lances, pitc

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