Brave Carter and the Chinese pirates off Amoy and Ningpo
In 1860 I served as second mate on the brig Mariba and Emily under Captain Carter. Pirates boarded near Amoy. Carter stayed aboard in a chair, later killed. We fought two large junk near Amoy, sinking one with a broadside while the other fled. Later, in Chu Wan and Ningpo, a dangerous night attack ended with me swimming ashore and losing Barnsley to pirates. a Chinese boy aided, and I survived to tell the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily
Carter
Chino
Formoea
Amoy
Hongkong
Shanghai
Shantung
Inez
Brica
Chusan
Jay
Ningpo
Chuwan
Usuil Howline
Lowdah
Crim
Marne
Noah
Enfield
Barnsley
Peice
Jandau
Lorcha
Chusag
Eailorman
Leukonge
Chinese Servants and the Spoiled Generations
A reflective sketch contrasts old Chinese servants in colonial days with modernized staff. It recalls a white manager’s retinue, the transient danger of trust in a servant, and a colorful saga of a man nicknamed Horseshoes who learned dangerous skills and cooked disasters aboard a Chinese lorcha.
His Manners. A Chinese Boy's Odd Conduct At Work
A description of a Chinese boy whose temper and manners were not captivating. He generally obeyed but in his own fashion. A daily exchange: orders given, replies like Horseshoes and What ting wantcher, followed by brief pauses and retorts before continuing tasks.
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Thackeray
China
Jardine'’s
Dent's
Sassoons
Sir Robert Hart
Boots and betrayal on a ship in a coded diary
A narrator recalls a sulky crew member who guarded him and twice saved his life during a voyage. The man’s loyalty ends in theft, taking a useless revolver two dollars and fifty cents and a tally diary. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as the story notes it will continue.
Woman's hair buried with soldier lovers in Roman remains
In the York collection of Roman antiquities a striking set of hair artifacts is described. The essay ponders why women placed locks of hair on soldiers' coffins, noting its widespread curiosity across cultures and nations as it traces the practice back to ancient times.
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York
Words and tongues meet in curious colonial notes
A Pall Mall Gazette excerpt explores how languages mingle across peoples creating word confusions in English. It recalls an Anglo Saxon relic of a British princess found in a stone coffin with jet pins, and asks how many similar remains lie across the Modder and Tugela battlefields.
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Esther
Pall Mall Gazette
England
Jerusalem
Arabia
Fael
Corinth
Greece
France
Europe
Sydney
Viy
Holland
Milan
Paris
Haussman
British West India Islaes
The Education of Boys and Language Borrowings Across Cultures
Dr Nansen discusses shaping boys into self made men through character and discipline at the Paedagogical Society of Christiania. He traces English word origins and the drift of foreign terms into English, illustrating how colonial and travel contacts transform language and culture, with examples from French Spanish Italian and Dutch sources.
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Nansen
Unlucky Thirteen Linked To Lindley Disaster
Report notes superstition around the 13th Battalion Yeomanry Duke of Cambridge Own after a Lindley disaster. Soldiers joked their number 13 echoed the regimental fate, despite praise for the unit's sporting record and fitness. Mobilisation occurred in England on the 12th, with the 18联 association implied.
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Yeomanry
Duke of Cambridge's Own
Lindley
England
Ethel Narrates French Kiss in Conservatory
In a playful exchange, Be jokes about believing rumors while Ethal explains she could not resist a kiss from a Frenchman in the conservatory because she cannot speak French. Friend questions the moment, highlighting language barriers and social intrigue.
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Ethel
Ethal
Love at first sight ends with wedlock at 38
A bride of 38, Mrs. Samuel Lecker of the United States, is described as likely the oldest first wife in the world. A 75 year old youth wooed and won her, with two prior marriages noted and a final cage of love at first sight leading to a fresh union as the story highlights eternal love amid aging partners.
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Samuel Lecker
United States
Independent Command Marriages and Blame in Conversation
A humorously segmented dialogue features a colonel praising discipline and obedience, a daughter planning an independent future, and sharp quips about heredity versus environment. The exchange includes bold claims about predictability and a rambling note on dog and prize fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Johnnie
Learned Ignorance and the Vanity of Knowledge
A group of learned men debate which class is most ignorant, each boasting of minor skills and deriding others. The Professor, Numismatist, Poet, Headmaster, Historian, and others confess limited understanding across disciplines, ending with a reflection on how practical knowledge outweighs book learning.
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Chaucer
Tehaikovsky
Birchem
Jeffreys
Wilson Barrett
Claudian
Numismatiat
Hippo Location Sparks Courtroom Quip
A playful exchange centers on where a hippopotamus is found with a Zoo remark. a proprietor jokes about staffing while a boy offers to stay busy doing little. The light dialogue reflects humorous observations on work and location.
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Cope Bros. & Co., Ltd
Liverpool
AH Sin
Pirates
Taiping
Confucius
Whi. Adams & Co., Limited
Ingineera’ Furnishers
Clarence Street
ART Society
Adam
H. Moore-Jones
Kick
Shaw
Shakspere
Kickshaw
Shakepere
Fenton Saye
Australia
Hoorn
Livorno
Coruna
Agincourt
Azincourt
Quentin Durwards
Louie XI
Scotland
el Gisack
Edith E. Cusack
ETY
Love
Marshall Steele
CIA
WM. Adams & Co., Ltd
Clarence-St
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