Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-28
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Modesto Journal
"sureIy. truth ia stranger than nc
ton" said a well known Modesto doctor
70 the reporter of the Journal yesterday
morning.
news oatherer, feeling that he was about
ia oct an item of some kind.
y "Tbere is nothing IN the wind out Of
the ordinary run. A Chinese baby hss
heer, horn. and its fond mother u 4
ubite woman. That's all, +" and the man
az mills started for his Office. the reporter
close 10 his heels. After they bad taken
a little nip" out of the sick mans
flask. the uedieo QkbJsOmed himself a.
follows:
lyon know that it ia one Of Our most
binding rules not to divuIgs the secrets
of our patients but this - something
ont of the oraInary run: and az there j.
no possibIe chance for you g get tie
younp Iady's name, / will give II 10 you.
Last night about II O'Clock ChinaDsn
called at my house and wanted the 20 90
over TO Chinatown at once, as be ssid =
Young girl was dying. l dressed as
quickly A. possible. after / had satisfied
rnvself that the ChinsLnan WAS good
raw. and followed. / couldn't find oui
from the heaihen what was the mattel
with nv patient, other than that she
would die If / did not hurry up. / pot
my case in my pocket aud followed ~
fast as could. When ve reached Chi
natowp | was shown into a little shanty,
where [ found a white woman aged
probably Y or q years. and baby iusi
born By Der side. 10 saw that Was a.
tonished would be drawing u mildly. !
had expected to find Chinese woman.
ami was 30 much taken aback that for
a few MINUTES could do nothing for the
Young mother. She was suffering a good
deal at the time, bat soon relieved her
and decided to get her history, If poe
sible. Before she got 20 that she could
talk, | learned from the Chinamau,
Who seemed to be master Of the eere-
monies, that the woman WAS his wife.
and that they were married in Stockton
only a few hours before. This was
sumner, and asked what they were do
ing in Modesto.
"You sabee him." pointing to the sick
woman, :" no likee STAY IN Stockton, an
my bluder be livee Modesto, alice same
We catchee lagoon, come here pletty
Dub uOt AAANh EpT NVN
sabee baby, kim born on load" and
be rushed 10 the bedside Of bis wife.
Who was moaning pitlfullv. | gave her
an opiate and stayed by her bedside
until morning. when she recovered suf
fioiently TO tell her story. She said
that her husband, who II rather good
looking Chinaman, came 10 her fathers
house Ia Stockton about two years ago
to cook. She fell in love with hip some
time ago, ard they were married Sc
eretly last winter. They have kept it
quiet, az she feared her father would
kill her husband If he learned of her
marriage.
"How have You kept il secret up to
this timer asked.
don't know, except that for sever al
months my parents have both been away
from home; and as they are TO return
today, thought We had better leave DO
fore their return, so We came down here,
where We expect to stay until we can 20
to San Francisco" she replied.
DO your parents know where you
arei That is, did you leave arg word
for themS" asked.
"No, sir; nothing more than that
had left with my husband. | wouldn't
let my father know where | AN for the
world"
asked her to let ne write TO her pa
rents, bat she refused, and think will
let things take their own course.
Where was the baby born" asked
the reporter.
AS near az | can learn, two or three
miles on the Oakdale road"
Do You think she will Get we'll, doc
tori"
"Oh, yes; she il all right. She IL one
Of those healthy women who can stand
anything. Both the mother and child
will live and do well, or | am much mis-
taken"
What is it, a boy or a RirlF'
fine, healthy boy. and he looks like
his father, with the exception Of a pig
tail, and guess be will grow that in
time. But come over and have a look At
this strange family"
The two wendell their way to China
town, and the lead pencil driver was
introduced TO Mrs. All John, or whatever
her name is.
:" How is the baby by this timer the
doctor asked.
"Oh, the little darling IL as lively AZ a
cricket" came a bunk in the wall in
rather sweet tones. The room was dark
and all the fumes 80 common to a Chi
nese bedroom greeted the reporters oil
factory nerves. At first he could not
distinguish the color of the baby's eyes
The door was thrown open by the doc
tor, and the reporter WAS given an oppor-
tuDity to inspect the Chinese American
family. The mother seemed TO Toe rather
q Rood-lookipR young woman of the
blonde type. She looked on the reporter
with suspicion, and evidently took him
for an officer.
30 Won have married this young man,
have your asked the newspaper mao,
pointing to the heather, who WAS stand
ing near the bed.
Yes, sir; he Is my husband and am
not ashamed of him." she replied rather
snappishly.
"N coarse not. He says YOU mar
ried Yesterday. How do you account
for thatY'
We were married last winter, AS
told the doctor last night. John, what
did You tell these people that we were
married last night forY" and she looked
AS IL she was going TO eat her lord and
master up,
Me no sabbee. Him You me leave
home Yesterday, alice same preacher tell
as leave home last winter, but no good
marry till you come any house, sab
heey" and he commenced talking to
the baby.
She refused TO talk any more ON the
subject. and the visitors left. John
says they will go TO the city as soon as
she can travel.
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