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Updated: January 23, 2026
But Ching was wide awake: Time by the forelock he resolved to take; And to the temple went at once, and read Upon the tablet: "To the illustrious dead The chief of mandarins, the great Goh-Bang."
Scarce had he gone when stealthily came Chang, Who read the same; but, peering closer, he Spied in a corner what Ching failed to see The words, "This tablet is erected here By those to whom the great Goh-Bang was dear."
So, on the appointed day both innocent As babes, of course these honest fellows went And took their distant station; and Ching said, "I can read plainly, 'To the illustrious dead The chief of mandarins, the great Goh-Bang." "And is that all that you can spell?" said Chang.
"I see what you have read, but furthermore, In smaller letters, toward the temple-door, Quite plain, 'This tablet is erected here By those to whom the great Goh-Bang was dear." "My sharp-eyed friend, there are no such words!" said Ching. "They're there," said Chang, "if I see anything As clear as daylight!" "Patent eyes, indeed, You have!" cried Ching. "Do you think I cannot read?"
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