The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-08
A Young Chinaman's Unfortunate Love
Exploit.

year TO make purchases LOT Jne HOlludJ
season, says the San Francisco Chronicle,
are the depots of the Chinese curios and
articles of Celestial manufacture. At
one of the most prominent on Kearney
Street, the ladies who visited there may
have noticed handsome young Chi
naman. This youth takes especial de-
light in attending to the wants of the
fair sex. For some time he has endeav-
ored to excite the interest of a fair young
lady who lives in Oakland. This dam
sci has been in the habit of making fire.
quent purchases at the store. When
ever she came in All Lee would be at her
side, and, with suave and bland tones,
would inquire her wants. When the es-
tablishment was closed for the night, All
Lee would expatiate to his partners upon
the lovely eye, the small foot and ele-
giant form of the " Mclean waving lily"
and avowed his intention to ask the dam
sci to be his wife. embroidered
handkerchiefs, ivory card-cases, and
costly Grape shawl were sent as presents
to the Oakland lady. All Lee had con-
trived, through that mysterious system
of surveillance which is rampant among
the Mongolian population, to secure the
friendship of the China boy who attend
ed to the household wants of his inamo-
,-rata's family. Thus the yellow Romeo
became secure in the friendship of
Celestial Mercutio, and contrived by his
aid to ascertain the feelings of his Juliet
and also forward his presents through
his medium. Mercutio evidently saw
good luck was in store for him. He be-
came the bearer of the numerous gifts
All Lee presented to the lady In order
to gain information as to how his suit
was progressing, All Lee would invite
Sing Foo to sup with him twice or thrice
a week, at either his store or at the
fashionable restaurant on Dupont Street.
Sings ferry fare was also paid by All
Lee at every visit. At these convivial
meetings Sing would cheer his heart by
descanting in the choicest colloquial Can
tonese upon the charms of the loved one.
He would deliver extraordinary verbal
messages from her. All Lee trusted his
friend and drank in the words of love.
Events had progressed in this manner for
nearly two weeks. The lady had visited
All Lees store several times, and was
surprised at the extraordinary attention
and smiling face with which she was
greeted.
On Saturday last Sing paid one of his
usual visits TO Lee. A conversation took
place, during which Sing, alarmed at
his friends Impotence, suggested the
idea of writing letter to the young
lady. After much labor he dispatched
the following missive:
MISS MALY:' My name belong All Lee My
belong that hanson piece young man look
seeyou every time you come makee buy curo
thing. My too muchee lub you. MY likee see
you. Suppose you talkee Sing Foo. What
time can do. My come Oakland your house
talkee your father, mal1ee you my wife. Sing
say you Tub me, my lab you. All LEE.
Sing was intrusted with the letter and
informed All Lee it should reach its des-
tination. On Monday last a hero
glyphic reached All Lee. informing him
that he was to come over to Oakland
that evening by the 9 80 O'Clock boat.
Instructions for his guidance were con-
tanned in the letter. He was to knock
three times at the lower window open
ing upon the garden and the lady would
come out. All Lee visited his tonsorial
artist, arrayed himself in the height of
Monaghan fashion, scented his handker-
chief, and thus armed for the fray, hied
to the Oakland boat. Vending his way
to Franklin Street, where dwelt the
charming Mary, Lee silently undid the
latch of the gate, and stepping cautious
ly on tiptoe, timidly approached the
window designated in the letter. He
tapped three times on the window, but
received no response. Again he tapped,
but still no reply. Once more All Lee
summoned up his courage, and boldly
gave the signal agreed upon. Some one
threw up the window, and gruff voice
asked: "Who's there?" All Lee vouch-
safed no reply, but withdrew within the
shadow of a friendly shrub. Again the
voice asked: "Who's thereP speak, or
I'll fire." A moments pause, and the
would-be Lothario received the contents
of a gun loaded with bird-shot.
"Hiya; my makee die!" cried the
unfortunate All Lee. The occupants of
the house, including Miss Mary, alarmed
at the discharge of the weapon, rushed
out, only to find the presumed burglar
lying in heap on the ground. With
blood pouring from his cheek and neck,
mud-stained and disheveled garments,
poor All Lee was conveyed into the
house. There, after undergoing cross
examination at the hands of Miss Mary's
father, he narrated the whole story.
Miss Mary recognized her would-be
swain, and stoutly denied ever receiving
any presents of the kind enumerated by
All Lee, but said that Sing Foo had told
her that his brother in Hong Kong had
sent him some curios, and which had
been shown to her by him. She had
kindly assisted him to dispose of them to
some lady friends of hers, and had
bought card-case herself Poor Lee
wished to interview Sing, but he was
not to be found on the premises. Quit
ting the house vowing vengeance against
his confidant, All Lee came back to the
city with his wounds bound up. He is
still seeking for Sing Foo, but his search
has hitherto proved futile. All Lee says
he mo wanchee look see Mclean girl
any more; he go back Canton next year,
catchee Chinee wifee." He is now the
subject of considerable amount of
jeering, and his partners find his adj
ventures subject for conversation
when they discuss their evening meal,
usually winding up their exhortation to
All Lee with this remark: "More better
you no lub Mclean girl any more"