The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-09-16
SEaeIic aniz.rg One Hundred and FIftsen Chimes
Boys.

Hartford, Ceaa,-A- thick SCI, short man
ssToad featured, and of bilious complexion
s.ttired in the latest style, ia a daily pas
senger on the morning and evening trains
Between Hartford and Avon. He might be
taken for Spauiard, but, except for the
Scood nostrils, would never pass for a
native of China. Such, however, be is, and
tho head of the Chinese Educational Com
suieeion, whose headquarters are in Hart
ford, and who have in their charge one
hSndred and fifteen of tue brightest lads in
ali the Chinese Empire.
Thirty years ago this man, then lad in
an interior Chinese village, was picked up
6y an American missiou ary, and the stories
Sso heard of the wonderful land across the
Sacifc induced him to run the risk that q
native of China then incurred who left his
o01ntry, and come to America. After his
1zrival several gentlemen interested them
selves in him. He was put to school, and
as length he was graduated at Yale College.
Ue was the fret native Of China to take q
collegiate degree.
Yong Wings ten years in this country
Thoroughly Americanized HIM, and he de-
oSded to make it a life work to pry open
the eyes of his sleeping fellow countrymen,
aud show them what their real condition is,
cad what they must do 10 put themselves
on an equality with other natious.
We went back to ChlCa ard began the
work. He was too shrewd to tell the man
dArins at first that China is far behind the
Cest of the world. He said nothing for some
years, bat made himself go va liable by the
zee of certain knowledge and suggestions
thGt be had gathered in the United States,
t3eat he coon became q person of some
influence. Then he began silly to drop
Riets as to the way in which things were
done in America. So he went op cautiously
for the maudarins are very bigoted-
zntil 81 last he suggested, and, as his ipflu.
fri d ME
and in 1859, nearly twenty years after his
Cetarn 10 China, the Emperor consented.
he was allowed to choose one hundred and
9fteen boy from seven to fourteen years
OF age, and to bring them to this country
aud give them such training as he cav fit.
For this purpose the Chinese government
appropriated I,500, 900, and in 1872 the
2 rat party of boys arrived in Hartford, fol-
lowed in 1873 aud 1874 by others.
With them came Eung Wing and four
Assfssgnts and their servants, and these at
their home in this city make with the boys
4 Chinese colony not only as peculiar as
rba Chinese, but unlike any other Chinese
people in the United States. These repre-
sauG the wealthy aristocIs;ic Chiuese,
They are no more like the laundry ohns
chan the directors are like the lAbCrcrs on
- -SiI7oad.
As soon as the boys reached Hartford
hey were put by twos with American
e'1 '"th 'I'ee ~ ~ ''e"U CO. ga
@Sco aeetts to"ne' SO tnst they migH' itarh
no language as qulcSly AS p"ss'o.e; hot
20 SoeS their Sn,nese scn'o!ns nl'gn' h9'
% uGrters in Hartford and spent THE weeks
"a excluslNe'y Chlnese stuulTs. a nce
xSHtnce mas oeeh e.ec.eo III hart,Sto m "y
Jewell, Gen. Hawley, and Mark TWAIN.
Hone Oh INC n"ys nave got iaE th'ngn u
2'"ns 10 enter iale col!eee' aSu 10 tue tue
@S"oo, cohtes's tney nave lnEaT.aoly ti osate " on
sSlet american Ans Sc.Solma ZOO ., rom cHllrse
-oeS tiIl go 10 tue pso'eeeinuai se,'oSle' %
9t, 94Se'co'"Iiy Sne tcteu..no evuH,es, anu t'Ien
az. IH r oe teaoy 10 fe'usu ti, 20 C"'"a' "He'e
"aey WI epeT" t; men ntsS Ms teae
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AoEouSp,' '"Ue9:ou, NV ,l"ie '"aI d.
~ao9OusN'J -tnti lchp'N 81 ny tLo @ @u'teen
years eFe.' Hete IN tnclr ros hoou' c"nno'
az o. u u tto'S Iepo'.ns gu oos ,ac'. q
progress. ..-.-.-
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