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First came the buglers, then the soldiers and last the gayly-bedecked Mandarin carried in a sedan chair on the shoulders of six coolies. He looked the very picture of the severe authority that he is invested with. They say that he has witnessed in one day the execution of five hundred criminals.
Now will you please favor us by 'Marching through Georgia'?". He went at once to the little gayly-bedecked instrument and began to play. The dignity and pride of the shabby old figure redeemed its shabbiness the fervor of the pounded notes redeemed the tune. The audience in "rows and rows," listened gravely, and at the end burst into genuine applause.
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