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    Seven Maids of Far Cathay: Being English Notes From a Chinese Class Book
    Seven Maids of Far Cathay: Being English Notes From a Chinese Class Book
    Seven Maids of Far Cathay: Being English Notes From a Chinese Class Book
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    Seven Maids of Far Cathay: Being English Notes From a Chinese Class Book

    By Mary Forman Ledyard and Abertine D. Mandall

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    Release dateNov 26, 2013
    Seven Maids of Far Cathay: Being English Notes From a Chinese Class Book

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      Seven Maids of Far Cathay - Mary Forman Ledyard

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      Title: Seven Maids of Far Cathay

      Author: Bing Ding, Ed.

      Release Date: August, 2004 [EBook #6345] [Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on November 29, 2002]

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      Seven Maids of Far Cathay

      Being English Notes From A Chinese Class Book

      Compiled By

      Bing Ding

      Illustrated By

      Ai Lang

      The custom of Americanism having been related unto me - That one book shall take unto self one dedication - I have honor to make speeches of presentation unto N-B-E, a Grandmother Genius of Geniuses.

      Foreword

      The English Notes which go to make up this Chinese Class book are the result of a game which the President of the Woman's Anglo-Chinese College of Neuchang, China, induced the seven Chinese girls of the graduating class to play during the last six months of their College course. The Notes were read aloud in class, taken down by a stenographer, and afterwards arranged alphabetically by the Biographer assisted by the President of the College. At the request of interested friends the President has now permitted the publication of these Notes exactly as they were originally produced, without revision, that the unique atmosphere pervading them might not be lost.

      Contents

      Foreword

      Biographer

      Correspondent

      Diarist

      Essayist

      Folklorist

      Genius

      Illustrations

      I Will Therefore Now Make Picture or Our Adorable College

           (Frontispiece)

      It Was He of the Bridge of the Ten Thousand Ages

      All Day Long Very Good Water, Very Much Pleasure

      I Find Many Idols of Uselessness

      "Gui (Devil) Always Travel in Straight Line, Road Wind Around so Gui No

           Can Catch Traveler"

      Cliff Near the Monkey Mother's Home

      All is of Great Stillness and Peace

      Biographer

      Because I drew the B - I have honor to commence this Class book. For once English A comes not at the head, for our Artist, (whoever is she?) can at the first do nothing.

      It all began thus: The first of last semester in the English class Each, most horribly read. Miss Sterling, (our Adored Teacher), play with rings and shake head and say, Girls, why do you all mispronounce that word, B-O-U-G-H-? It is pronounced - Bow - like this. She arise and make grand Kow-Tow, Or like this, she shake head until little yellow curls all up and down dance and say, Bow-wow! Bow-wow! Bow-wow! The door open and Miss Powers, (our Honored President), come in. She say nothing, but Look! Ging Muoi giggle. Miss Sterling grow all white and pink like Chinese lady. Then Miss Powers speak much dignified:

      We are here to teach these young ladies the art of deportment; can it be that you were demonstrating a lesson on manners, Miss Sterling?

      Miss Sterling opens lips; no sound come out and her blue eyes with tears fill up. Most times so timid I cannot tell or act out what I most long to do, but I love Miss' Sterling.

      Miss Powers, I say, afraid forgetting, May I have speech?

      Miss Powers smile with corners of mouth only and say, Yes, Bing Ding, proceed.

      You know what kind girls we are, Miss Powers, of such a stupidness that we cannot of the English to learn. We only are to blame, not Miss Sterling, I say, then afraid remember and sit down.

      It is true that our language is very difficult for you, say Miss Powers most graciously. And in order that you may learn to construct and pronounce it correctly, I propose that this last semester of your College course, you play a game that we may call 'English Notes.' Have any of you ever heard of it? When we told her we had not so heard, she smile with chin also, and hold to view small package all of a whiteness.

      These are sealed envelopes, she say. Each one contains one of the first seven letters of the English Alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, a letter for each girl. Miss Sterling, will you be kind enough to give them to the young ladies?

      It seemed of a purpose that to me came Miss Sterling last. Afterward, when I so state privately to her, she smile all about and say, It is most fortunate that your envelope contains the B, Bing Ding, for being a Eurasion, you can write the English more fluently than the others. But that is of Biography unimportant, so I return to where I stop.

      Fuku start to open envelope, Miss Powers hold out hand and say, "Wait,

      Fuku, and I will tell you about the game. It is played thus:"

      "For the next five months, every Saturday each girl must deposit in my office letter-box an unsigned, written paper of not less than two hundred English words, on a topic corresponding to the word represented

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