Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-22

made them presents, and presented them
with their photographs. II was the fancy
of an hour which gratiued both psities and
Sas forgotten by both. There WAS one lady, /
hosever, Q daughter of merchant OF our /
neighboring city--s beautiful girl of ls +
summers, WHO seems TO have been complete I
ly lost to the infstoslion. aud TO have cap
tlvated entirely the heart Of one of the Jap> I
anese, who has the masical sounding name |
of Sing kee- Chez. 1L.s worthy, We have
learned from members 81 tie company. ma
something Of romance ia bis history. HI
father was a noblemsn attached " the court
of the tycoon. He loved and married
girl of the lower class, very pretty, verv
good. but not high blooded. The Tycoon
learned Of it and his indignation WAS great.
| The nobleman begged and prayed. IL Vas
no use. Ne had insul,ed the dignity Of the
tycoon. There was but one way TO make
rcp.rstion-to commit hnrakari-in plain
English. TO disembowel himself. The Ty
coon. word was law and the notleman
died. his property going 10 the Tycoon
III. wife. d,sowned, joined company Of &C
robats. Years after, this company was
performing before the Ty coon. Ia the BAN
boo act. which is his fsvorite, the Tycoon
was much struck with the daring Of the boy
who did Wonderful things on the slender
reed. Upon inquiry he learned that the
boy was none other than the son Of his
once favorite minister and friend. and had
high blood in bis VEINS. He took the boy
from the company and trained aud educated
him. for the friendship he had once borne
his father. The boy grew up abou, the
court and was no her than Slng>hce ,hee,
| = m. OF noble
man who had offended the Tycoon.
S,oe.kee.Chee grew up about the court
unit! he attained the age of u. lie has an
excellent education and speaks several
languages ilaently English he also speaks
ven. With Sing kee nee it Was that the
Chicago lady became infAtuated. lie came
out with the company at the order OF the
tycoon, 20 watch them and also give his
highness history Of the country. its people
and it, customs. He il no common jugger.
although be delights in the bamboo act
which brought him before the favorable no
, tlce Of the Tycoon. The young lady made
his acquaintance in Chicago, talked win
Y him aud invited him to her house. where
he made himself quite . favoriie. lis his
tory was known, and the lady " ono OF
|, those romantic fanciss, which will, in the
eve Ot Tue WOItus "snO '~O'o ~
! the most sensible. learned TO love him. Not
for his good looks certainly, Tor intei'i.
3 gent Al he 10. and with tho high blood
coursing through his veins, Sing>kee>Chee
e - no, the most fascinating Of the psrtv.-
, Perhaps not. We will not astsmp, 10 inn
,. acme the excuse for the notion, 70 call it BY
: 40 other mime Sing>kee>Chee was de-
; lighted with the lady, but he left With nc
| - th~s NJ . nh nh
: he carrying hers with those of other ladies'
= which had been gwen him. At Detroit
n Sing X &c. Chez was surprised to meet the
. adv. who found the world blank deser
after her heart had become another's. an,
IN Detroit Sing X Chez tisss began Il
= discover che secret, and to feel, too. that al
though his hsart was pledged to another l.
o Japan. there was an attraction for it here
4 uc did not discover this uatll II WAS tn
subject Of Joke among the members OF 'h
=" company, whom he one day surprised o.
The information that he loved the youn
American better Than hs loved the mad
!. of his Own land. This was phase in Ia
I'd affair that the company had not dreamed o
Of and il was startling one. They told III
=, lover to beware that he must take les
son from the fate OF his father who ha
lbktu Nt'Ouut tftt ttustt VI thc ~V''tsh
- Il he Ier.isted ais father tate would be HI
T. Sing kee-Chee did remember this, and en-
:. dsasorrd to Danish her from bis heart, bu
il AaS useless task The more he tried
'e the deeper he loved, aud before the compan
ID left Detroit n IN lds ,he romantic mai en-
x heaii harry by declaring that he loved he
m and II the Iycoon's consent could lie game
bv the strongest rntrcatie, he should MAX
1 .th q
x maiden returned to her parents in Uhicag
10 who are striving by every means in the
power TO eradicate the notion from h
mind.
u Sinc>kee.Chee ia obstinate and deter
IL mined. lie has written to the Tycoon II
y. full account Of the snatter-has told his lo'
j.. in the barbara but expressive language
his people, and has sent forward with I'll
a. the testimony OF all The Japanese that q
nd girl is oil good family and respectable al
We worthy, that she loves to distraction Al
Will DO no disgrace to the best blood Of il
pan. We are told by the interpreter th
rs the present Tycoon 10 . young man wi
er has . high estimation o! the American pei
he pie, and, It is believed that # the parents
;, tho Chicago lady will give their consent
y, the UNION, which for very good reasons tis
a Weld his consent, 9 step towards winnin
NJ the favor OF thc people II tn, great cnuI
H.. try. OF that w. shall know more nereaite
At present tw anxious hearts are awaitir
nu the decision Of the Tycoon. Sing>kee CHI
n knows very wei thst If the consent Is n
tie given his tate is sealed. for with the relus
ma would come notice that b. the asking
such IA question he had offended beyond T
u" dempiion. aud only the commlt,al of hdr
nd kan would wipe cut the result. We ce
lcr tainly trust that no such fate awaits q
70. lover, for the lady has decided that If
:, dies for her, she goes to the grave with hin
After the arrival Of the company in tn
ie, city, every mail brought TO Sing kse-Ch
70 letter from his betrothed, and Ssturdi
lie she came 20 meet him previous TO his d
-, parture from this city. Her strange 10
- instead Of decreasing seems to flourish
No time rolls on and opportunity is given
nd thing il over, and when the party lef til
Vi city last evening to 60 10 Fort Wayne pes
=. ing through Chicago. there seemed no ha
pier or more devoted lovers in this wor
than Sing kee>Chec and his Chicago
!, trotbed.
in laerman Em1grans Aid Society
~. An Appeal.
The following appeal from the Gcrm'
- Emgrant Aid Society, which sufficiently e
hit pla,ns itself, will doubtless meet vi
nj. response from our citizens. II
r. object OF the charity is most lsud
~ ble one, and the efforts Of the Society
ny protect fths poor emigrants rom frau,
NJ, and ili>treatnent deserves to be supporte
IN The emigration Of Germans to this cou
49,. try hes been by far more extensive tn
'"> ever before, and will not abate uutil eve
acre Of tilable land in the Nurthweste
States il under cultivation. The Unit
states Government, through their Cons,
pea and agents, the Seprepresentstive st,
lie Governments and every German citiz
law who found his home and it, existence
ii. this great and happy land. are daily inv
ing foreign people. especially the GermaI
lot to emierate TO this country, .
ing their Calls and invitations are willingly
Inn spond,d to By thousands Of honest stur
.r Germans. willing to work-as the ovevtill
- emigrsnt trains arriving in this city and
sss other Western places abundant y show.
he Every mechsnc, every lsborer, thou
ter poor, adds by his labor, to great extent,
the wealth and Development of the