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The new members who refuse now, positively, to enter the league, are led by an executioner 

 without the West-gate, where their heads are cut off at once. Those who, either by persua- 

 sion or fear of death, accept the adoption, are now handed over to the Vanguard. 



SECTION II. 



CEREMONIES OP APPILIATION. 



The Vanguard now orders the new members to co me into the //Red-flower-pavilion," in order 

 to confirm, by a bloody oath, that they all wish to adopt the name of Hung. 



The Vanguard at the head, and all the new members folio wing, then enter this pavilion 

 where the ceremonies of affiliation are to be accomplished. 



These ceremonies begin with the cutting off of the sign of subjection to the Tartar sway — 

 the head-cue. (*) 



An affiliated one is standing next to every new member; whilst one of the brethern answers 

 in the name of those new members. 



During the ceremony of cutting off the cue, this brother recites the folio wing quatrain: 



The black silken hair on my head is now cut off; 



And I am clad in sackcloth and in mourniug apparel before the altar of the lodge. 



For if I am not clad in sackcloth and in mourniiig apparel, 



(How can I then) exterminate the Tartar barbarians, and proteet our lord to come? 



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This ceremony is called „ Cutting off the cue." ( 2 ) 



The cue beiug cut off, the hair of the head is clipped according to the old Chinese fash- 

 ion, ( 3 ) during whieh ceremony the following quatrains are recited: 



(*) Of course the ceremony of cutting off the cue is dispensed with if the members must remain dispersed 

 amon^st the Chinese who have continued faithful to the Tartar dominion. Sometimes the ceremony is 

 performed, ho wever, in which case a false cue is, afterwards, braidcd to the remaining tuft. 



I 2 ) t|jÊ Bp zÊÊ ^ 3 ' *^C Ut "^ ^'' iat * s ^ ie ^ ieac * s ' iave( l on ' ;,o)n sides, and the hair 



combed backwards and tied into a tuft, nearly ia the way iu which the Japancse of the present day wear 



their hair. 



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