Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-24
A CHINESE BABY IN PHILA
DELPHIA.
HUNG 81, AGED FIFTEEN MONTHS BROUGHT
IN A WICKER BASKET FROM SAN
FRANCISCO by LING III.
LrIon ths PhIIadeIphIa TIn,.. JnIy q. |


2 house of Sing Wab 1901 Ridge ave
n nue., and inquired for All Lung, Il sol
J, of the Flowery Kingdom, who was ar
one time associated with Mr.. Wah, he
y was told that the individual he sought
o was cleaning linen in New York, where
:, rumor has it that be is married to ar
d "Ilish" woman. Then Ling opened the
r basket and to the astonishment OF
Q Sing Wah lifted out of his wicker rest.
/. ing-place Hung ST. the first Chinese
, baby that has ever visited Pbiladel
Q phia. This surprise was too much even
. for the undemonstrative nature of Sing
Wah, and he yelled for Hing Kee, his
, assistant, who was smoking and calcu.
lating in closet.like compartment in
, the back part of the room. After Hing
hee examined the little heather care.
inlly and pronounced him genuine,
Wah ran around to Hap Lees estab.
llshment, on Spring Garden street, and
soon returned with three moro excited
Mongolians. All this time young Hung
81 was squatted on the ironing table, a
perfect picture of Celestial stolidity.
Nothing escaped his bright little eyes.
but II was only on rare occasions that
he condescended to smile. That night
he and Ling Hi slept somewhere in
the Wah castle and on the following
day he was visited and inspected by
scores Of Cinnamon who, not having
seen Chinese baby for years, were
anxious to feast their eyes upon him.
HOW THE BABY LOOKED.
Hung 81 yesterday occupied his
usual place on the ironing table, which
was surrounded by eight or ten laun.
drymen from various wash.houses in
that section of the city. There he sat
brown and fat, blinking at his visitors
aud occasionally throwing a reveren.
tial glance at the picture Of horrible
green-eyed Joss which adorned the
wall in front Of him. The young bar.
barian was draped in q white linen
blouse, girdled at the waist by q sash
OF the same material, loose blue cotton
trousers and pair of the cutest little
Chinese clogs in the country His
head, except hairy oasis on the crown, |
Is so smooth that il must have been
sand papered after it was shaved and
it was so slippery yesterday that oven
the flies found great difficulty in main. |
tanning their equilibrium upon t. The
oasis is of course the basis of future
pig'tail, but at present the hairs are
only about an inch long and as each |
one stands up separate and distinct as
though it had been inserted with a
hammer and pegging awl, Hung Sis
appearance is decidedly comical.
"Did he come from China ?" asked
q reporter.
"Him fom San Flisco, replied Hing
kee, as he caressed Hung sis incipient
pigtail.
"How old is hep This question led
to spirited debate in choice Chinese
between Hing Kee, Sing Wah and
Ling Hi and at its conclusion Hing
kce said "No can sabe him old"
The child, however appears to be about
fifteen months of age.
"What arc you going to do with
him ?" Il
"Takco him New Yolk. Findee
plenteo piecee hends, replied Ling iii
laconically.
Then bright idea seemed to strike
the practical brain of Mr.. Ling, and as
his face frightened up he astonshed
the reporter by saying "You wantee
buyee Hung 81? Ne selle him fol
flowty doilal."
THE LITTLE HEATHENs HISTORY.
The visitor declined this generous
offer, but Ling continued: "He belly
nice piece boy, Him alice time fat"
and TO prove this last assertion he
pinched the fat on the young heathens
legs and ribs until he roared as Justify
as an orthordox Christian infant 4
few spoonfuis of sugar and water and
the China figure OF a diabolican looking
little bow.legged Chinese god restored 4
the youthful pagan TO good humor,
and then the reporter asked whether
Hung Sis parents were living. Ling
said no, but added this lengthy expla-
nation "Me nom San Flisco. Hung
81 him flom San Flsco Catchee let
tcc flom Alb Lung. Lettee telIce bling
him, him Hung 81. Me bling No can
fndee piece Ah Lung, All time catchy
catchy New Yolk, Mally Ilish girie.
You sabe, JohnY" At this point
Hung 81 created q mild sensation by
smashing the little Chinese god to find.
ers against a smoothing iron. This
unholy act evidently demanded severe
punishment, for Ling grabbed the
luckless younster up by the legs and
holding him head downwards shook
him sayagely, Hung ST was very red
in the face when he was replaced on
the table, bat, strange to say, be did
not cry. II was afterwards learned
from Sing Wah that Alb Lung is the
uncle and only male relative OF Hung
81, and Ling Iii for q consideration of
ten dollars agreed to bring the young.
ster East with him,
TRAVELLING IN A BASKET.
"When are you going away ?" asked {
the reporter of Ling Iii. {
"Me catchy tlain-me catchey New q
Yolll.n q
ayes, but what timc2" q
"All time" I
"To. day 2' G
"What fol you wantee sabo me catch, {
catchy tlain p he said distrustlully. Il
"Oh, nothing" {
"Alle lightee, me telee you samee,p !
and he corked himself up and could {
not be persuaded to talk further upon j
Yesterday afternoon, how G
,ver Hung 81 was packed in the basket o
N which he came from "San Flisco" il
md then, after Hing kee burned a /
number of bits OF lucky paper and scat. I
.ered the ashes over the youngstcr, h
Ling Iii kissed the hands Of the half o
lozen Cinnamon who were present, S
.hrew $50 long, John, TO the report p
,r, took the basket on bis arm and, ac. il
iompanied by Sing Wah, trudged TO d
he Ninth and Green streets depot and L
on the first train for New
fork. A
- - Ic
He was at breakfast, wrestling with
piece Of remarkably tough veal. His r
wife SAID TO him, 'you always say v
here's something to be thankful for in L