The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-06


has gone before it, because her husband
or his servant has TO carry her everywhere
she goes. She is better looking than
Mrs. Fan, but marred her beauty consid.
erably by the amount of paint and pow.
der used on her face, aud the Pan Ton
oil on her pagodaizLd head. Both ladies
waved their hands significantly, aud the
train Of servants maintained strict ST.
lence. which we interpreted correctly
mot tell their husbands"
We went into u room of the court
where the commoner people live in two
rooms, or one, and there sat u young wlit
OF sixteen, whose husband works in
store, sewing away for dear life on pile
Of brown shirts.
A mother was sewing and her baby
was sleeping. She had no foot on the
rocker, and her second was not gambol
ing about her knee as the needle ran
swiftly in and out, ,iashioning the garment
No; Chinese mothers waste 10 time over
such Stiffness as that, ior the child Of four
years was busily engaged in ripping the
hastings from a shirt, while the babe was
securely fastened on its mothers back,
like the papooses Of the Digger Indian
squaws; only, instead Of being back to
back, the babes face rested on its moth
er's shoulders and during all the time
that she scolded about the high rent, and
clattered about in search OF the money,
and shook No. . for some trivial oifense,
the babe slumbered peacefully on in its
little skull cap. We praised the little
worker, with her pink checks, and patted
its head and pleased with this attention
partly, and partly to atone for the shak-
ing, perhaps, the mother drew her child
toward her aud >mclled,a good long smell,
the greatest token Of affection with Chi
nese parent, As the Inhabitants Of the
Flowery Kingdom never shake hands,
neither DO they kiss.
In Chinese hotel, when u room-or
rooms-is rented, the use Of kitchen is
always thrown in There is one kitchen
to 80 many rooms. The furnace is oi
brick. and runs the length Of the porch OF
apartment. and rs manv cavities are made
in it as there are rooms in the depart.
inert Each cavity holds q small fire
Over the fires are huge basins, similar tc
those Of slate stone used by the California
Indians in mixing their acorn bread, and
which hold enough food at ono time fol
fifteen persons These fires are kept
going constantly. and as there are nc
stovepipes or smoke stacks, the smoke
curls into the sleeping rooms, settles il
the bed cauopie- and on the walls, and
nearly blinds one unused to it.
Away from the aristocratic quarters
we come to the commoner women, and
now descended yet another step into the
courty ard paved with brick and damp
from the never ceasing flow Of water
from the porches above. We were below
the level OF the street. On one side oi
the court was Chinese junk man, who
was adding his rather generous mite Of
filth to the general mass, by washing and
cleaning his rags, bottles, and sacks il
the yard. In one corner was an opium
smoking room. Dark as Erebus, damp
and monldy. filled with shelves around
the sides Of the room, each sncii nau Il
man, who lay on his back, knees at right
angles, and peacefully pulled himself into
oblivion. A fish oil lamp dimly lighted
the apartment but if brilliantly lighted
our entrance would have been UNDECIDED
so intent were the inmates Oh their pipes
We went into the other room on this
ground floor, where from six 20 eight
persons lay on their shelves, all sleeping
some snoring "What is the occupa
tion of these people !" We asked curiously
Stealing" was the nonchola liant reply
They sleep all the day and crawl out o
their rookeries at night prowling arounC
until daybreak again
"Do the upstairs people understand
this Or is there honor among thieves
and will they not steal from their owl
country people ?"
Indeed, yes. All the by.ways an,
passages up stairs are intended as IL pro
lection, and the doors are doubly barre,
and locked early in the evening
What queer world this is to be sur
especially the Chinese world. VIII
else but Chinese would knowingly liv
in the same house with thief, or "a haut
of thieves?
At No. 9l4 Dupont street W
ambled up the ricketty, greas.
stairs, aud knocked at the first doc
on the left Hang li"-come in
was the immediate response in steptoria
tones AS We entered ten children al os
and saluted US, aud did not resume thti
seats until the visitors were SAFELY store
away in one corner. l.cng Man Yung
tall, thin man. with high cheek bone,
who removed his skull.cap in salutiug u.
but replaced it again lie is Conluciu
teacher, and the ten other inmates wer
his pupils The room, about sixteen fec
square, was close dusty aud greasy
Three or four narrow tables-a sort {
carpenters bench-accommodaled tn
books aud elbows of the scholars. The
seats were wooden or cane chairs. Wit
hats on, each one Wed in making th
loudest noise aud greatest variety {
r mouth gymnastics and the moment III
noise aud gymnastics ceased, Leng Ma
Yung made circuit Of the room, pincl
ing the boys ears or shoulders, or cheek
as most convenient. At one end Of ii
/ room was the image Of Confucus on
, shelf. with smoking incense and lighte
8 candles. Here the days study is roundC
! of by worshiping the teacher of ten iho'
sand ages. Leng is very inteligel
Chinese, and very willingly gave us u
G information concerning his school rul
$ aud regulations.
r 81 have the scholars come to me
h. half.past six on Winter mornings and /
} hour earlier in the Summer. They ret
I over the lessons for the day until brea
b fast time. After break fast they retu
e aud recite their lesson L f they do n
7 know it, whip them and make the
!. study the same Lesson over again