ClIAP. X. 
A NATIVE SURPRISED. 
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the other side of the hill, a few yards below me, a 
Chinese youth engaged in cutting the long grass and 
bushes for fire-wood. As he was employed he did 
not observe me, and I approached the place where he 
was at work, and, standing upon a rock a few feet above 
him, made some noise to attract his attention. He 
looked up, and never shall I forget the look he gave me. 
Had I been a being from another world he could 
not have been more astonished ; indeed, I suppose 
he thought that I had fallen from the clouds, or come 
out from the bowels of the hills. For a second or two 
he stood in silent amazement, seemingly completely 
paralysed, and then, throwing his grass-knife away, fled 
down the hill over rocks and stones with a rapidity 
hardly credible ; nor did he ever look behind, until he 
had crossed the narrow valley and reached the village 
on the opposite side. The news was soon communicated 
to the villagers, who rushed out of their houses and 
assembled in great numbers in front of their buildings. 
I walked slowly and quietly down towards them, and 
soon removed all their fears. My young friend the 
grass-cutter was very shy at first, but we parted excellent 
friends. 
The port of Shanghae is situated about 80 or 100 
miles to the north-west of Chusan, the latter being in 
lat. 30° north, and the former in 31° 20'. On leaving 
the Chusan group of islands, and sailing to the north- 
ward in the direction of Shanghae, we pass the Bay of 
Hangchow on the left, and enter the mouth of the 
noble Yang-tse-kiang, the " child of the Ocean," as its 
name implies. The country, which, up to this degTee of 
