A CHINESE GENTLEMAN. 
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of the Celestial Empire, I took the opportunity 
to study his tout ensemble . How does it come 
that John Chinaman has a rich development 
of unusual length, where John Bull has only a 
shining bare patch ? One afternoon when H. 
was talking to our Chinese companion, I 
seated myself close behind and examined his 
distinctive feature. Every bit of the head is 
clean shaved except this patch on the crown, 
which, thick enough itself, is reinforced by a 
quantity of red silk, which is interwoven with 
it, and forms a fringe at the point. Our friend's 
white calico jackets and spacious trousers were 
specimens of perfect laundry -work, while the 
loose coats of cloth or silk which he wore in 
the cooler hours w T ere beautifully tailored, and 
ornamented with jewelled buttons set in gold. 
As we were walking through the town, he hailed 
us from his door, and invited us in to have tea. 
His little sons, evidently in holiday attire to 
celebrate their father’s return home, served us 
with the pale liquid as they drink it, without 
sugar or cream ; his ladies did not appear further 
than to stand peeping round a screen. His 
house was handsomely furnished in Chinese 
style, with numerous pagodas and cabinets and 
much gilding. Surely home is as dear to a 
