memorial for Spectators from every quarter;—so gratifying the eyes and ears with information regarding it. Extraordinary is thy influence, Oh Divine Spirit!—Extraordinary the workmanship on thy exterior;—and, as long as generations endure, so long will thy fame, and that of Low, who carved thee, be told in glowing language.
This matter was recorded in the year 王寶 Yum-yun, in the reign of Kampeng of the Sung Dynasty;—and Too-hung, other wise Pak Cheong, desirous of propagating intelligence, prepared this document in the 31st year of the 9th month of the reign of Taoukwang of the Ta tsing Dynasty;—the head Priest here, with one of this co-adjutors, setting up the tablet on which it is imprinted.
Second 11.—Page 35.—It is is the custom in the south of China to call a person by the name attached to the family name; and in Canton, Woo, or Ahwoo, would be the cognomen of the hospitable individual now written of. At Fong-je-how, however, and in the north generally, the chief, or family name is used with an affix, by way of politeness, of Seen-sang (Scholar) and this term of Seen-sang, (educated man,) is applied honararily even to those who have no education to boast of. Luh Seen-sang, then, as we call him (the head of the Wan-ho firm,) is, it is believed, a fair specimen of "Young China." Impatient at having to do business at Shanghae through the native broker Coong-ming, he has commenced the study of the English language, in which, in a short time, he promises to become a proficient. Once able to speak fluently, he then intends trading direct with the foreign merchant.
