The Parterre of poetry and historical romance Volume 1; with essays, sketches, and anecdotes …

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 Excerpt: …than no time, and chuckled in his sleeve, as he thought of the means to get rid of the whole at the same rate. A day or two after, he delivered the hong-merchant a few pounds more, which he said he had accidentally found in a place where he had stowed away and forgot it. ” Hi yah! Missee Joe Notting, I chin-chin you.” And he began to have a great respect for Missee Joe Notting. In this way, by slow degrees, did friend Jonathan bring forth his hoard of hidden treasures, till it was all disposed of, and he found himself in possession of almost half a million of dollars; for, it is to be recollected, this happened long before the value of gin-seng was brought down to almost nothing by the large quantities carried to China in consequence of the successful speculation of Jonathan. Every time he produced a new lot, he declared it was all he had left, and consequently, to the last moment the price was kept up. Fat-qua began to believe that Joe Notting had discovered some hidden place where it grew, in the neighbourhood of Canton, or that he dealt with the prince of Darkness. He accordingly caused him to be watched, but our hero was too wide awake for the hong-merchant. ” Hi yah! Missee Joe Notting–some yet more–when you shall tink shall you no more have–hey? Every day here come you–say the last is he–hi yah! I tink no last come for ever!” ” I han’t another stick to save my gizzard,” said Jonathan, and this time he spoke like a man of honour. He had at last sold out his hoard, with the exception of a small parcel for presents, and to use on an emergency. Jonathan was now thinking whether he would gather himself together, and point his bowsprit strut towards home. But first he determined to see about him, for he expected to be aske…