The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-10-12
A CHINESE ROMANCE.
How an Outlawed Graudee Rescued
His Almond Eyed Love.

His Almond Eyed Love.
Chicago Herald.
II am noble, grandee-titled person,
or what you may be pleased to call it, in
my own land, but it would be ncarly inn.
possible for me to explain the rank, 80
we will let that 60. It is sufficient to
say that my father, like Gladstone or
Blaine, was party leader, and in the
state service. I was early taught state
intrigues and secrets. Then had pri-
vate English and Frensh tutors, and re-
ceived thorough education. Now in
Corea, which is the Switzerland of China.
in one sense, the people are all born
free men, and bold and daring. It was
there I first learned to love beautiful
girl with every. grace and charm that
could be desired, but she was the daugh-
ter of rebel. You must know that we
ha e rebels like you have had.
Sometimes they are descended
from father to son. They
hold forth in the mountains; then on
the arid plains east of China, securing
the country much worse than the Bed
ouins of the Arabic region, I had been
up in the Corea district on state bust
ness, when met and loved Tsung-li.
She WIS, indeed, souls light to me. I
could not persuade her to fiv. I would,
in my mad passion, have left the king
dom, golngto Hong Kong and endeavor-
ing to get passage on an English ship.
but she would not go. She thought Of
my honor and future, and could not
move her to compassion. Then the hope
of my life seemed slipping FROM me, as
the little stars elude the moons admir-
ing advance, l turned from her, and az
she sank down on the rock beside which
we had met, looked not back, though
her sobs rent my heart.strings.
II went to my fathers palace and told
him that he must get me away from
China. was sent to our embassy at
England, remained there several months
in London, went through Scotland,
crossed the channel to Paris, and sought
in tie contemplation Of the gay sights in
that pleasure-loving city, to drown
thoughts of Tsung-li; but her beautiful
lace, with its tea-rose bushes and soft
languishing eyes, came up at each turn.
and fled from the embassy without.
leave of absence, thus forfeiting my life
to my country. went to the West In
dies. thence to South America. There I
passed months in Chill, Peru, at Santa
90, and Lima. l went around seeing
the sights in the Liamo, and on the
plaza, where were the tinkle of guitar
and castanet of dark-eyed senoritas.
l had wandered all this time without
hearing from my people, but the consul
ate here sent word to China that the
new notorious Wing Sam Pah, whose
head was worth $1,000 to his country,
was in Chill. Ny father in O secretive
way wrote me, received his letter, and
there ! saw q mention Of the capture in
the Corean Mountains of Captain Hoy
May, the great rebel chief, and his beau
tiful daughter. Good heavens! my
Isung.li in the folds of the enemy! I
knew enough Of state of affairs to see
that she was liable to be selected by
some mandarin. could not stand it. I
started for San Francisco, thence went
via steamer to China. I went to 4
famous man of our kind at San Francis
co, and he disguised me and got me q
passport into the f1owerv kingdom as an
agent Of the Six Companies. I got to
Hong Kong. I found out where the
rebel and his daughter were confined,
and went to them when I got there.
put up job-there, that's American. I
got Tsung-li out IF her rocky prison, and
then we started on our perilous task of
escaping from the land. She had to
dress in mems clothes. Together, hand
in hand, we foated out to an American
tea-ship on piece Of light bamboo wood.
Then we were brought to San Francisco,
and now we are here"
He ceased talking. and looking toward
a small door at the right. softly called:
'Tsung-li, my own love!" The doc, was
pushed aside. and Chinese woman
stood there. She was fair enough for
any romance.