Well, he was done, he solaced himself. He had hitched his wagon to a star and been landed in a pestiferous marsh.

Yea, and if thou wilt also eat of the good herb thy dear mother put before thee at meat, thou also shalt be as blithesome and quicksome as thy little Bessie.

Wall posters written by anti-Communist organizations formed by Moslem people in the North China mainland province of Ninghsia cropped up one after the other in early last April, accusing the Chinese Communists of persecuting the Moslem people and calling on the people to join guerrilla forces in the mountains, according to intelligence reports from the area.… According to residents of Yinchuan City, capital of Ninghsia, some 1,000 educated Moslem youths have gone up the Yun Wu Mountains and are ready to sabotage Communist farm facilities at any time.

They were able handle their disagreements reasonably.