The New York herald., 1878-11-30
CITIZEN WONG All YEE.

REPoRTERs ADvESTunEs WHILE SEARCHING
FOR THE NEWLY PLEDGED ''MELIcAN MAN ~
WHAT THE Celestial HAS 10 SAY FOR HIMSELF.
wong All Yee, is it !? No, indeed. faith there's no
haythen livin' here was the indignant reply of
buxom Irish woman 10 a reporter who yesterday
afternoon knocked at her door in the tenement at No.
u Baxter street. The story of how Wong All yee be-
invested with all the rights of voter aroused
in Lively degree the curiosity of all readers of the
HERALD. and it in their interest that the
porter sought the ncw-made American citizen.
1t is generally supposed that the Chinese regard amy
country to which they emgrate a place of
sojourn, and that they sedulously their money
and their pigails with the view of returning to the
Flowcry Kingdom before they die. What" it was
asked. the motive of Wong All Yee in becoming
citzeny' There is famous in missionary
annals of Celestial who begged leave to abjurc all
allegiance to the Emperor of China and enroll him
self among the supporters of the stars and Stripes
and who. when asked his motive. shocked his reT-
erend interrogator By excaiming:-"Ihen me dlink
whiskey and get dunk like Mclean mani II could
not be that Wong All Yec inspired by such de-
sire. for in this free land alien he en-
titled to get drunk he pleased. provided lie
could pay for the liquor and bucket shops plent
ful i'll the vicinity of his domicile.
FOUND Al LAST.
After knocking at dozen doors in the great human
hive, getting distinct and positive odor and mega
tive in different language at every door.
til nc began think the house the verable of
Babel turned into magazine of decayed fruit the re-
porter found room in which was All old woman
who could spike lcetle Anglish." He could not
make out her nationality and she shrisclled
and old looking that Methusaeh would have seemed
a mere chicken beside her. However. she made the
reporter understand that Chnaman lived in house
directly III the rear, and he thercupon descended
the dark and narrow stairways and traversed dirty
passage leading to the Of the house. Between
the two buildings lay marrow courtyard, crowded
| with two three disabled peanut stands, with
broken wheels. In front OF each OF the stories
OF the house projected an iron bacony-crectcd
hre escapeard each OF these festooncd with
dirty bcdclothing and Uttered with kitchen utensils
! and earthenware. Tapping at u low door opening
from the hallway on the first floor Of this house. the
reporter iound u opened by wong An zee IN person
In the gloom of the apartment one could harily
recognize him Chinanan His low. but well pro-
portioned figure was attircd in neat fitting dark
cloth suit OF good material, fancy pin
ornamened the front OF his nccktic and gold chain
and seal depended from his vest His coat was on and
tho sleeves OF his htc shirt rolled above the
elbows to give greater freedom at his work Tor he
held big fork in one hand and sputtering tiny
stove was d pot into which he had evidently been
prodding when disturbed by the knock at the door,
With some difficulty he dislodged an enormous rat
cat-suspiciously tat. ndced-from . chair and in
hand slowly his smooth, bcardless face, passed
his fingers through his short black hair and Acd his
clear hazel upon the stranger Wlle the latter
explained the object of his visit.
THE CHlNAMANs AMBITION.
And how does it teel to be citizen of this great
Rcpublic?' asked the reporter when he had intro
| duced himself.
.All light! Me good Mclean man !" he responded
| showing two rows of polished white teeth.
How long have you lived in this city. Mr. YecY'
'.six yees in New YoIlack; live before that two
yces in Caafoln'.
What did you become citizen for? Do you want
| to hold real cstatc?'
"yesh; and go in business. too. Me kcepee slop
| for Chinec
| .Slopy" quericd the reporter with puzzled air
''Yesh slop for chnee l have slop and keep some
thing every Chinec want"
.'Oh! You are going to keep shop are you 2
me send man to Hong-Kong. He there now.
| Bime-by he home and bling me ting Chinee
| want for to keep sop with
At this point the pot upon the stove boiled over,
making a cloud OF steam and the host rushed to
secure its contents from harm. While he thus
| engaged the reporter, whose eyes had now become
accustomed to the gloom, took survey of the place.
| 1t low, small black walled room. the stove
being the principal piece of furniture: while back Of
This against the chimney piece was row OF pendant
| objects which the visitor had taken IN the
dark for fringe of some novel kind. but
which he now perceived composed of long. thin
strips Of mutton and beef, each suspended by string
and cyideatly supposed to be undergoing the process
of smoking Not such long process either. In that
| atmosphere pine table couple of hard bot
toned chsrs and low dingy bureau completed the
setting the apartment While the visitor was tax
ing this rapid glance at the apartment the host had
| removed the pot, and IL would puzzle the most cx-
| perienccd chef in Christendom to tell the nature
| OF its contents either from their odor appear
ancc. The Chinese take pleasure in Disgusting their
food in cooking it. aud they accustomed to say
that Americans do the chief work OF the slaughter
| house upon their dinner tables aud remit the prin-
cipal work of the kitchen to their stomachs. The
smell Of the food excited large parrot suspended In
cage in the single window OF the apartment and set
| il to talking in a language of its own.
..Wherc IL Mrs. Ycc your wifc? asked the reporter
| when the pot had been saved.
/ .Hc go he mahder," tho reply which the re-
por er translated t. mean that she had gone 70 visit
i has m NJ Law to call him.
Further conversation elected the fact that Mr. Yec
/ il clgarmaker. but does not work the bust
ness that he does not livo where he found. but
cooking there the dillce Of the actual occupant
"a hcnd" or his Wong All Yee became Christian
| and married two years ago by Father McteAn, ut
the Church of the Transhgurat Ali Fat and Mary
Abbott being witnesses of the ceremony. He is thr-
ty-hye years old and does not indulge sprituous
| liquors.
| Calling on Chief Clerk Charles Underwood oCon-
| nell, of the Naturalization Bureau. the reporter
learned that Bapsta, the halt breed. who acted as
political sponsor for All ycc called there yesterday
and announced his intention of bringing a number
other young Cinnamon to declare their Intentions
to-day.