Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 309
A WEALTHY AND RESPECTED CHINESE MERCHANT. booths are many others, devoted to the sale ofgoldfish, birds, fruits, confectionery, and every-thing necessary for the proper observance andenjoyment of the New Years festivities. Ah Gau and his friend now arrived at hisuncles house and entered the… … NEW-YEARS DAY IN CHINATOWN. BUYING NARCISSUS BULBS. 296 AH GAU S NEW-YEAR S CELEBRATION. 297 The interior of this shop presented a strangeand Oriental aspect. One corner was occupiedby the household shrine, the chief feature ofwhich was a highly colored picture of some fa-vorite god. The smoke of…
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