The New York herald., 1879-03-18

thai chinaman. his grown up daughter and little
son lived there. The mother. an English woman
father and brother. She away at evening school
TEA DniSKtSG At W. C. foU's.
Wing Chang Fou's basement store. in Mott street.
was next visited. 1t is large room. with smaller
rooms surrounding 1t. Tho latter curtained of.
besides having doors from them, at intervals.
swarmed many Cinnamon. A tall raw-boned Mon
goiian, with high cheek bones, addressed as
Wing Chang Fou. He knew or no married Cinnamon
in the neighborhood Some OF the Chinese lived
with white women. he said. but he could not name
any, Here there was tea drinking going on large
coffee pot was filled with lukewarm. weak tea
was poured into these No milk or sugar was used
Ali present seemed To drink out of the cups without
any preliminary or subsequent washing Of dishes.
There were about fifteen chinese employed here.
A few doors up. on the other side OF the street.
was store likewise stored with meIicine There
were five six Cinnamon in 1t. but no sign of
children or women. One OF the men said that the
Chinese sometimes married, but he could name no
one who was so happily liked. Two buildings fur-
ther up another store entered. Here or the
Cinnamon printing some Chinese advertisement
number of small wooden blocks lay in box. On
each block was Chinese character. which being
dipped in sponge soaked with ink and then pressed
on paper. made tolerably clear impression. Here,
too, box for counting. The ChinaInan does
not trust to way of adding, but with this box
which contains great number Of round pieces of
wood strung on wire. makes all his arithmet'ca
s.Wo no talkes much." said sleepy individual. is
suing from a small bedroom with broken down bed
1--WE want to talk only Little"
"Ali lite'
When asked If his comrades talked English. he
answered that they did not. Then to the number Of
they all shook their heads, az il to say
they did not understand word. The sleepy man
was asked if he knew OF any Cinnamon in the city
who were married. He shook his head then. and
said he had been here only three months. He finally
pany of Cinnamon commenced talking. and he lapsod
into know-nothingism again and would hold no
further converse.
A German grocer near by said that there
ried Chinese in the neighborhood and suggested o
call at No. 81 Mott street. On the first floor OF this
dwelling some four or five Chinese met. They
ali disciaimed being married. AS in every other
Chinese habtation far visited in the street there
present-frst the teapot. lukewarm weak tea
and miniature cups; second. great smoking OF i'll
smelling pipes and cheap cigars; third. the printing
OF Chinese characters in long straight lines. and last
the utmost good will and hospitality toward the
guest.
FOUND AT LAST.
One flight up stairs the reporter stopped into o
far above any other he had 30 far visited in
point Of neatness and cleanliness. gray haired
Irish woman sat sewing by q large table. on which
sweet faced little girl stood by the table, and on
the table itself seated little baby the picture
OF selfsatisfaction. good looking quietly attired
young woman rose to receive the reporter.
"Can you tell me-" said the latter 'if can find o
Chinese family hereaboutss have been looking all
'.Why Yes; can tell you." she replied. with a
smile. ''I am Chinaman's wife; on the table is o
Chinaman's little daughter"
were hung with pictures. the floor carpeted, a
bright fire burned in the stove and everything was
clean aud attractive
"Yes." she continued "that's my little girl baby
1t is my third child. Another girl and boy are
both dead. That picture on the wall is likeness Of
our first child"
sDo you live happily?'
'.Yes. indeed. Ny old man is very kindto me- he
has just gone out He was sewing here. Now tha.
know him would not change him for any other
man. He is very kind to children. He likes them
to be about him.
"Are there other married Cinnamon with children
in this neighborhood?~
"Oh. yes; several A German woman next door is
married to one. Down in Baxter street there are
quite number with boys and girls"
''Do the Chinese care for girls?"
"Not very much." she answered smiling. 'srhe
mother has to stick up for the little girl The China
men would much rather have boys. Yes" she said
in to question. "Pve heard they kill the TO
male infants at home. can't say il they it here.
1 can only answer for my old man. He loves the
baby very much. looks like its father doesn't iii
Straighten out it's and make 1t moro American
No. I'll leave it as it was born. It's loyable enough
in any case"
She was nice looking woman. and the baby
looked greatly like her. 1t shook it's tiny fists in the
air and crowed and laughed. The reporter. satisfied
after five hours search, with having found one
child OF Chinese parentage. left Mott street. still
conscious Of the odor Of opium and the 'talkee,
talkee'' Of heather immigrants.