made by himself
and his brother missionaries at fifteen. He said that they were
particular as to the conduct of their converts; but I cannot affirm
that he satisfied me that they accepted in any very earnest way the
peculiar doctrines of Christianity. However, I daresay that these
missionaries do good, for the Chinese are not fanatics, and it must do
them a benefit to see among them some foreigners who are not engaged
exclusively in money-making.

[Sidenote: Chinhae.]

_March 16th._--We are at anchor off Chinhae at the mouth of the river
which leads to Ningpo. We have just returned from a walk on shore. We
passed through a small walled town, and climbed up a hill to a temple
on the summit, from which we had a magnificent prospect. On the east
and north, the sea studded with the islands of the Chusan group; on
the west, a rich plain, through which the river meanders on its way
from Ningpo; on the north, a succession of mountain ranges. We were
accompanied by some curious but good-natured Chinamen, who seemed
anxious to give us information. A very dirty lad, without a tail,
proved to be the priest. After looking about us for some time, we
entered the building; which contained a sort of central shrine, in
which were some gilt figures of large size, besides rows of smaller
gilt figures round the walls. I observed a number of slips of paper
with Chinese characters upon them; and being told that they were used
for divination purposes, I asked how it was done: upon which one of
the Chinamen took from before the shrine a thing like a match-holder,
full of bits of stick like matches, and kneeling down on a hassock,
began to shake this case till one of the bits of stick fell out. He
picked it up, and finding a single notch upon it, selected from the
slips of paper which I had noticed the one which had a corresponding
mark. We carried it away, and I intend to get Mr. Wade to translate it
that I may send it to you. The other Chinamen present seemed very much
amused at what was going on. They do not appear to have a particle of
reverence for their religion, and yet they spend a good deal of money
on their temples.

Wade's teacher (so the Chinaman who aids him in the work of
interpretation is styled) has told him that the lot which fell to me
at the Buddhist temple is the No. 1 lot, the most fo