Overland MonthlyBret Harte A. Roman and Company, 1919 |
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Page 28
... Chinese cousins , the Ko- reans prefer to follow the moon rather than the sun in their division of the year , and the most important moon in the year is the silver sickle that they see suspended by an invisible cord , the first night of ...
... Chinese cousins , the Ko- reans prefer to follow the moon rather than the sun in their division of the year , and the most important moon in the year is the silver sickle that they see suspended by an invisible cord , the first night of ...
Page 40
... China , caused one to wonder anew at the Oriental vanity that makes for the poetry of the life of the unfathomable Chinese . Back of him was a cook stove and several pots simmering and giving out the pungent smell of teas and herbs ...
... China , caused one to wonder anew at the Oriental vanity that makes for the poetry of the life of the unfathomable Chinese . Back of him was a cook stove and several pots simmering and giving out the pungent smell of teas and herbs ...
Page 41
... China med'cine . " So he shuffled around inside and presently appeared with a much folded bit of brown wrapping paper . " Oh , Mist ' Leagan , you sabe China boy medicine man Hollista , you giv- um paper , you no losum ? ” He showed ...
... China med'cine . " So he shuffled around inside and presently appeared with a much folded bit of brown wrapping paper . " Oh , Mist ' Leagan , you sabe China boy medicine man Hollista , you giv- um paper , you no losum ? ” He showed ...
Page 42
... Chinese have more up their sleeves ' bout everythin ' than we know anyway , so Jim earned a pretty good livin ... China- man in town again , our ' Poison Jim . ' " Yuh know some people say all the Chinese race , now what d'ye call ...
... Chinese have more up their sleeves ' bout everythin ' than we know anyway , so Jim earned a pretty good livin ... China- man in town again , our ' Poison Jim . ' " Yuh know some people say all the Chinese race , now what d'ye call ...
Page 109
... Chinese Farmers Plow. world like a distant bell . It was a cheer- ful companion ; night and day it wel- comed us along our march . Our progress did not permit of more than 12 to 16 miles a day , and that was hard walking , for ascending ...
... Chinese Farmers Plow. world like a distant bell . It was a cheer- ful companion ; night and day it wel- comed us along our march . Our progress did not permit of more than 12 to 16 miles a day , and that was hard walking , for ascending ...
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