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Umbrella Gift From Mandarin Averts Chinese Mob
A traveler recalls a bamboo and paper umbrella with Chinese characters given by a mandarin as a mob closes in on a missionary station. He uses the umbrella to fire from a window and protect a group of Christian converts, while onlookers focus on the artifact rather than him. The story blends a highwayman tale with a perilous mission field and a tense standoff.
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Shaxtung
China
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