The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-15

United States. These represent the wealthy
aristOcratic Chinese. They are no more like
the laundry John than the directors are like
the laborcrs on a railroad.
As soon as the boys reached Hartford they
were put by twos with American farmers fam.
lilies in Connecticut and Massachusetts towns,
50 that they might learn the language as quickly
a. possible. But so that their Chinese school
ing might not be lost, they came alternately TO
the headquarters in Hartford and spent three
weeks in exclusively Chinese studies. \ fine
editice has been erected in Hartford by Yung
Wing, near the residence of Marshal Jewell,
Gen. Hawley, Mark Twain, and Harriet Beech
or stowe.
Some Of the boys have got far enough along
to enter Yale College, and in the school contests
| they have invariably beaten their American
schoolmates. From college they will 90 to the
professional schools, particularly the scientific
studies, and then will he ready to return to Chi
na, where they viii spend their lives as teach
crs.
1t is Yung Wings opinion that the int1u-
ence Of one hundred and fifteen able men, thor
Ioughly educated, and, more than all, thorough
" Americanized by the fifteen years spent here
in their boyhood cannot fail OF ultimately re-
moving all obstacles that Chinese bigotry has
thus far put up to progress.
The social life Of the assistants whom Iung
Wing brought over recently received some
prominence by a false rumOr circulated by two
New York newspapers. Yung Wing is man
DARN Of the fifth rank. lbs four assistants are
Ngue, fifth rank: Iung, sixth; KwOng, sixth;
and Leu, seventh Yung Wing himself has
been naturalized, and j. an American citizen.
He has an American wife, a'sister Of DR.. kel-
logg, an influential physician Of Hartford. His
habits attire, and religious beliefarc American.
Ngeu is quiet man, and likes good din
ner and society. With hIm are two wives, and
this fact has been generally known in Hart
ford. Both wives are sometimes seen on the
sidewalk, and occasionally receive American
ladies, but they are never seen with Ngue and
never appear at any of his entertainments
This not because he has two wives here, but
because Chinese custom requires it, Ngue
has three children by one wife, bat one by the
other, although it has been reported that the
recent birth OF child byt second wife with
in four months of a previous birth, led To the
discovery that both women were Ngue's wives
There has been no such discovery in Hartford
for every one who knew Ngeu knew that he
was living with two wives
kumy the interpreter, has his second wife
with him. His first and the children by her
are in China. Yung and Leu left their wives
in China.
llcSc uianuaTlnS ENc IN elegant style, ana
are much given to receptions. They entertain |
handsomely. To be invited to their great din.
ners, Of which four or five are given annually, |
is treat greatly priced in Hartford. These
dinners are given in Chinese style, and consist |
Of some twelve courses Of exclusively Chinese
dishes such as dried shell fish, sharks fins, a !
kind Of fish bowels, which looss Ike NlAethro. !
al, birds nests, ard some vegetables, for which
Americans have no name. The mandarins !
frequently leave the table and their guests for
a while to smoke, and then return to resume
their eating. They are very polite. They
ircsS in the choicest of Chinese silks, and
rink wine made ofrlcc, which is very treach-
.rous, as some Of The dignfed deacons who
have dined with them and just slipped the wine
have found out, to Harttord's scandal
In their discipline with the boys and their
attention to their duties the Commissioners are
very faithful, and are constantly watching for
'ome improvement in naval or land warfare,
If which they promptly inform their Govern.
nent Their watchtullness in this respect has |
tlready resulted IN contracts for torpedocs and
Sharp's rifles.