Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
BEAUTY In A BOX.
A Chinese Love that Did Not Run
Notwithstanding an Oriental
Belle AZ Baggage.


A Chinese Love that Did Not Run
notwithstanding an Oriental
Belle AZ Baggage.
From the Virginia tNev Chronicle.
When the lightning express train
from this city reached Reno last even
ing the baggage was at once trans
ferred from the Virginia Il Truckee
railroad company's cars to those of
the Central Pacific railroad company,
which stood on the track in front of
Chamberlain's Hotel. Awooden box
lG inches high, 80 long and % wide,
which had been checked at Reno, re-
NAMED on the Virginia e Truckce
car until the baggage had been load
ed Oh the Central Pacific train, when
the railroad hands returned, and, no
one appearing to claim the box, it
was carelessly thrown on truck and
taken to the baggage room of the Vir-
ginia Il Truckee railroad company
There it was transferred to the care
of A. j. Hartly, station baggage
master of the Central Pacific railroad
at Reno, who stood it up on end and
rolled it out to the Central Pacific
railroad baggage-room, about one
hundred feet away. There the box
(Which had been banged about in the
way for which baggage smashers are
noted the world over) was thrown on
the scales and it's weight ascertained
to be 1872 pounds. The box having
been stood on end on The scales it was
rolled off carelessly into corner, and
the baggage-master turned to leave
the room. As he did SO he heard a
faint moan proceeding from the box.
Thinking he must be mistaken, he
listened for moment and heard an.
other moan. This led him to exam
inc the box more closely than before.
He saw two round holes about three
fourths of an inch in diameter, on
one side, and two similar holes al
each end, while on another side, on
which there was no holes, chips OF
wood about a fourth Of an inch thick
had been inserted, evidently to keep
the cover from closing tight. Upon
ascertaining these facts Mr.. Hartly
no longer doubted that the box con.
tanned human being. Hartly i'm
mediately opened the box, when he
ascertained that the contents consisted
of a very pretty young Chinese wo.
man in an insensible condition, in
consequence of her having been stood
on her head while the box was being
banged about the depot. She had a
blanket with her, which was spread
upon the floor and she put upon it,
, when the cool air soon revived her
but she refused TO answer any ques.
tons. The door of the baggage room
having been left open to get fresh air
q Chinaman walked in. As soon al
the woman set eyes on him her face
became wreathed in smiles, and she
stepped forward as if to throw her.
self into his arms. The Chinaman
+, however, stepped back and uttered ,
I a Chinese word which was interpret
ed by those present as warning. L
J was evident that the two understood
: each other, and attempts were made
to engage them in conversation, blu
D they met with no success. All Jacl
Y the Chinese interpreter, was sent fo
!. when the woman and man told thei
q story without any restraint. The wo
D man said she was not yet Ii years oil
8 and was brought from China about
: year ago A few months ago sh
!, came to this city and became enam
: ored of All Kim, the young Celestia
q with her, who tried to purchase he
:. freedom from the agent Of the San
J. Sing Company in this city. Tn
: agent demanded $500 cash for the girl
l. h owever, and her lover being unabl
to pay that sum, she agreed that sh
l. should be boxed up and shipped il
II the manner detailed above, unknown
Is to the Sam Sing Company's agent
I, Her destination was Auburn, Cal
he where one of her nncles owns smal
ne store, and the Chinaman wanted tn
\. box checked to that place, but tn
re Virginia Il Truckee employees in thi
city refused to check it beyond tn
I, end of their line, and when the trai
r reached Reno the lover was not stuff
- GENTLY up in the customs of the roa
IL to have the box rechecked. This ex
q planation, which was made by Al
y Jack, on behalf of All Kim and A
T. Youm, the young woman, was deem
= ed satisfactory, and the west-boun
l. train having arrived, they proceede
on their way to Auburn in the smok
I, ing car. A. Meekins, the baggage
II master at the depot in this city. say
o the box was brought to the depot las
IS evening by two Cinnamon, Just as til
i train was about to go. He put chez
Q 80 on it and handed it up to the trai
x baggage-man, the Chinaman watcl
} ing every move and requesting tn
r, baggAge-man TO put it, "Dis wa,
J. sabbee ?" The box came from Ii
10 Sam Sing wash house on South
y street, near the divide.