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one “ Hong-mou-jin” — {red-haired man) —a term 
which they apply to all western nations — already in 
the city, and immediately led the way to his quar- 
ters. When we arrived at the house, I was sur- 
prised to find a former acquaintance. He was an 
American Medical Missionary, and was dressed a la 
Chinoise, tail and all complete, but truth compels 
me to state that his dress was rather a ludicrous 
one. Afterwards when my knowledge of the 
Chinese costume was more complete, I have often 
laughed when I thought of the figure the little 
doctor must have appeared in the eyes of the 
Chinese. The large flowing gown which he wore 
was almost too fine for a mandarin, while the hat 
was one commonly worn by servants and coolies. 
The English reader, if he wishes to understand the 
strange sort of appearance the doctor presented, must 
imagine a London judge clothed in his fine black 
flowing gown, and wearing the hat of a dustman. 
I recollect one evening after dark going out into one 
of the main streets, accompanied by the doctor, to 
see an offering which was there presented to the 
Gods, and I soon found that he in his Chinese dress 
was a greater object of attention than I was in my 
English one. How the Chinese laughed and en- 
joyed the joke! I had obtained a room in the 
same house with my friend, who was visited daily 
by great numbers of the Chinese, and who, al- 
though not a very good Chinaman, was most 
zealous in the cause of medical missions. 
As the winter approached the weather became 
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