, 1870-07-21
CELEsTIALS IN THE SOUTH.
Journey al the l.nborcr~ TO Alnbn rf1n
--t'nr ioAtty Nnnilr~ssd Mt shlstn-
OElk--arPrclicnslyc of Being Sull
into slavery.

Journey al the s.nborcr~ TO Alnbnrn rna
--t'urio%ttx g1nnilr-ssd Mt Ghussn-
OEN.~aFprchcnslyc of Being Sull
into slavery.
Fru,a the Chattanooga Tiutr.. July Is.
Having been informed that tile Celestials
would arrive at II O'clock. we hastenel to the
depot Of the Atlanta L Chattanooga Railroad
At that hour, and found tlat they We-e really
there. With deep feeling Of our RESPONSE
bits to the public, and 4 realizing sense OF
our duty to interview them for the public lene-
fit, We seized the first one We met and e1-
claimed: - llo, John, you speak English :"
K. Ia 10 %o oo or wSTas to r, that effect
companied by q wink Of his almond eye. Most
OF Them wore American-nade pants and boots.
with 4 sort Of 1ooee blouse of dark cloth fitting
c!oec around the neck. and reaching tn tie
krees. Some wore Chinese soes with coles
of full half al inch thick, and turned up at the
points. Some had Chinese bats with rims two
feet vide. With d crnwn only i've inches in dia-
meter. After watching them for few mo-
n,cntr We rassed On in saarch of another cub
j.ct for Intervening. and met gentlemen on
the platform who SAID lsc understood Ennl.sh
lie said his name WAS Hey. and he had been in
this country two years, hut when ne put other
questions TO him. his face assumed a puzzled
asleci. and he responded 'sYes," With very
insiuuatiug smile. lie told Us that there we're
thee or foYr WIG snoks E1Eiish. and tint Al
| We succeeded i'll finding this gentleman, who
IL very Intelligent man, and speaks English
| with great ea4e and t1uency. Quite 4 crowd
gathered about while we we're talking to him.
| and rut in their questions with 80 much
| rapidly that We found no necessity for asking
! any. olr. Wing stated that lie had been in shi-
country about ten years. That the psrty here
bad coEle from Canton. Hong Kong and
! Macao- About seveu hAla been left bchini OF
tie road. One had been persuaded that he WAS
TO l'e sold for slave, and jumped from the
| train. The greater part Of them eau 1ead and
w,ite in their 1wn language 1ls sai. there
was doctor and ssosekeeper along, hut he
could not tell us their uataes He said be hsd
no use for doctors. anyhow lie complained
very much Of being tired. and e1id he lad
slept scarcely any since he left San Fta'csscu,
ten days ago, and he bad talked 20 much at
the men tlat his mouth wss core Tie -wore
| with considerable lueucy while making these
| oteervat.ons, showing that he has been dill
gent student Of the amenities OF civilized
life. Not wishing TO weary Mr.. Wing, We
Lilities. We toon discovered, in the midst
stated that his name WAS Lung.
who spoke 'rieeon English with much tii-
ency: We injured where he came from: 70
sa%a we're tFdm ,e,o sssea NEE M.c.o
save Hong Kong: sare cantous Ycs. me
Canton man. striking his breast With an air
Of pride. Wc asked what be came for. to
which Mr. Lung replied, "Ne leave Canton,
got no money. Stay here two years. Go
take at present 10 describe the personal ap-
reaEance Of thcee new cotner-. for the dark
ness of the hour when We saw them pre-
vented any closer scrutiny Tbes we're
eomevh.t rough and dirty-looking,
A. os vac 70 be expected. after having travelled
hralshy. active and cheerful. Each wore his
pig-tail. 1lr. Wing. the interpreter. explained
10 US how this is made It Is composed Of the
natural hair as far as it goes aud then there
is braided in rol! OF silk to make it some twe
or three feet longer Alr. Terig said there
WIS no penalty tof cutting it OF, bu. in Chin.
ii was considered forfeiture Of rho bifth15gn
to cut OF the tail. He said he had cut hi
on once in san Francisco. but the Chinanet
plagued and laughed 1t lun 70 much that hs
bad to let it groT again. The Chinese es
f.eeh pork, f:eeh beef. rice, hsh, and vat1ou4
! other thinEs. They are yeIy cle,nly stsd par
sicular in their cooking. They eat with chop
sticks, round ebony sticks about the rize Of
lead pencil. which they hold between tn
, | thumb and fore-hnger, and work like Tsat Q
scissors. While eating they keep constan
stream flowing into their mouths, which Tue
DO not allow to get empty until the meal
. ,;,;.i,,.:ia. The Chinese are beAr,iless race
se..s yea ~ cid they vear SMALL monstasho-