and go through ihe marriage-i^eremony ; but when ihe 

 had finished the Bacrifice, ehe threw herself into the water, 

 and was drowoed. 



7f^^ NE-BOK-BENG. 



N5-bok-seng dwelt in a plantain garden j on the banks of 

 the ^ § Holy grave Canal, where he separated him- 

 self from common purguits, and employed hie time in copy , 

 ing books ; he was fond of the flute and violin, couLd make 

 ptretry, and wai a skilful player at chess ; in all of which 

 he excelled. Every Suuday his coantry^eat waa thronged 

 with friendly visitors ^ and he had something of the spirit of 

 our famous ^ Jf| Pok-hae, who waa bo celebrated for en- 

 tertaining his friends. The trees in his garden were beauti- 

 fully mdant, the flowers and fruita were blooming and 

 lu5:urianl : the weeping willow swept the surface of the wa- 

 ter, while ihe cedars and firs shot up to the heavens. There 

 was a gallery called the ^ ^ moon gallery, and a bridge 

 called the ^ ^ crescent arch : there was also a bamboo 

 grove and a flflb jxmd : the grove was ahaily, the paths were 

 terpentine, and the whole had an elegaot appearaTice, Bok- 

 scog himself was quiet and still, like the chryganihemum 

 flower, while his bosom waa full of bright ideas ; truly he 

 might be considered the retired scholar of the age. 



jiP taN'Pa-k'hecjg, 



Tan-pa-k^heng, whose name was ^ Lek. was an inhabi- 

 (ant of ihe ^ ^ beautiful stone village, in the prefecture of 

 Chang-chow. He was i^aiurally shrewd, and well.ac- 

 quaiuLed with human nature ; his fifst cowsin Yang was 

 the Captain China of Samarang. Pa-k'eng went to in- 

 quire after hit relative, and was soon enabled to assist him 

 in his business. After a lime Yang died, and K'hcng sue- 



