CHINESE PHILOSOPHER (_A_). Oliver Goldsmith, in the _Citizen of the World_, calls his book "Letters from a Chinese Philosopher residing in London to his Friends in the East" (1759). CHINGACHGOOK, the Indian chief, called in French _Le Gros Serpent_. Fenimore Cooper has introduced this chief into four of his novels, _The Last of the Mohicans. The Pathfinder. The Deerslayer_, and _The Pioneer_. CHINTZ (_Mary_), Miss Bloomfield's maid, the bespoken of Jem Miller.--C. Selby, _The Unfinished Gentleman_. CHI'OS (_The Man of_), Homer, who lived at Chios [_Ki'.os_]. At least Chios was one of the seven cities which laid claim to the bard, according to the Latin hexameter verse: Smyrna, Rhodes, Colophon, Salamis, Chios, Argos, Athenae.--Varro. CHIRN'SIDE (_Luckie_), poulterer at Wolf's Hope village.--Sir W. Scott, _Bride of Lammermoor_ (time, William III.). CHI'RON, a centaur, renowned for his skill in hunting, medicine, music, gymnastics, and prophecy. He numbered among his pupils Achilles, Peleus, Diomede, and indeed all the most noted heroes of Grecian story. Jupiter took him to heaven, and made him the constellation _Sagittarius_. ... as Chiron erst had done To that proud bane of Troy, her god-resembling son [_Achilles_]. Drayton, _Polyolbion_, v. (1612). CHIRRUP (_Betsey_), the housekeeper of Mr. Sowerberry, the misanthrope.--W. Brough, _A Phenomenon in a Smock Frock_. CHITA, the child orphaned by the fearful tragedy detailed in Lufcadio Hearn's _Chita: A Memory of Last Island_. The little one is dragged from her dead mother's neck while she has still the strength to cry out "_Maman! maman_!" and borne through the surf by the fisherman Felix, to the arms of his wife. Brought up as the child of the humble pair, she never suspects that the stranger who, years after, dies of yellow fever brought from New Orleans to Felix's hut is her father (1888). CHITLING (_Tom_), one of the associates of Fagin the Jew. Tom Chitling was always most deferential to the "Artful Dodger."--C. Dickens, _Oliver Twist_ (1837). CHIVALRY (_The Flower of_), William Douglas, lord of Liddesdale (fourteenth century). CHLO'E [_Klo'.e_], the shepherdess beloved by Daphnis, in the pastoral romance called _Daphnis and Chloé_, by Longus. St. Pierre's tale of _Paul and Virginia_ is based on this pastoral. _Chloe_ or rather _Cloe_. So Prior calls Mrs. Centlivre (1661-1723). _Chloe (Aunt)_, the faithful wife of Uncle Tom in Harriet Beecher Stowe's famous book _Uncle Tom's Cabin_. She hires herself out to a pastry-cook to help redeem her husband after he is "sold South." Her exhortation, "Think o' your marcies, chillen! think o' your marcies!" is sincere, yet when Tom quotes, "Pray for them that despitefully use you," she sobs out, "Lor'! it's too tough! I _can't_ pray for 'em!" (1852.)