, 1884-01-27
All SIN AT SUNDAY SCHOOL
Acknowledged Pupils who FIirt VIII
Their Pretty Girl Teachers

New York journal.
The mission Sunday schools for the heather
Chinese are nearly all taught gratuitously by
young ladies under the direction of "a superin.
tendent. There are several of these mission
schools in New York. The Chinaman wants
to learn English for commercial purpose,
and he is very glad 10 learn it from the lips
of a pretty girl.
1t is a very amusing sight-this Chinese
mission school. Pigtails, oiled silk tunics,
embroidered clogs with thick white soles
form a pleasing contrast to bangs, frizzes,
Gainsborough hats, luttering ribbons and
black silk mitts. The girls take the matter
seriously, from the scholastic and religious
standpoint, but | fear the laundryman re-
CARDS it in the light of-firtation.
The same Chinaman who will stand up with
the school and sing -Rock of Ages" in
Chinese, looking as pions as a Princeton
student, will sit down by his benevolent
young teacher and lead the conversation
round. as far as his English will carry him,
to his worldly prospects and his ambition for
m~atrimony.
One gay Chinese doceiver gently intimated
to his teacher that . he was in pursuit OF a
wife-a Mclean wife. He bestowed numer-
Gus crimson silk handkerchief upon her,
which she accepted, because all the others
did, in accordance with what she supposed
70 be Chinese custom. She took great pains
with her pupils English, and taught him
useful sentences, such Us "Some American
men are good; some American men are bad
some Chinese men are good; some Chinese
men are bad.n In which original sentiment
the youth heartily concurred
This young man looked about lG. aud had
the merriest little countenancea and the most
ingenious manner imaginable. But behind IL
lurked duphcity and craft.
slPaCher | own luunlry-nnalra alE vrapL =
Teacher-"That is good, Lung; you will be
a rich man.
Chinee-~You no call me Lung-my name
Quong Lung. In China young lady no call
maj by last namo.n
Teacher is silent, much abashed at this 70
proof. Meditates over the fact that wisdom
issues from the lips of babes, stockings and
Chinamen.l
Chinee-"Teacher, Keep my money ii
tomato can under board in back part ms
shop. Mclean man like to find it, chr
Teacher suggests that It would be as wei
not To ~enlighten Mexican man" on the sub.
ject
Chinee-"Teacher, own house In China
most nice h-ouse--now want wife-mak,
plenty money-me. Pay 800 for wife-not
too much for good-lookin' gal. Pay S40-nC
g~ood-ugly, common thing. For S100-1rst
class wife. Teacher, you mudder and fadel
'iveI7
Teacher-"Quong Lung, | want you t.
read some English before 1t Is time to sing thu
last hymn"
Chinee producing gold ng-"Tcacher-
give you that il you take-nice ring-rea.
gold-plenty ladies in China be glad TO hav,
that ring
Teacher mot caring to have n Chine for q
steady company, - replies as sternly as tn,
smothered giggles around her will permit
"Quong Lung, You have not said your lesson
yet What have you done with the bookT7
Chinee tin the Language of the BoweryJ-
20, let up on 'ligionl Better read and spell
learn something-help get money, 'ligion no
good
The teacher is SO Mortified at this sentiment
that she no longer insists upon her pupils nc.
quiring a knowledge of the principles OF the
American religion and falls back on the spell
ing-book, while tho Chinese "masher,p salts
lied TO leave his salvation in the hands OF
CONTIGUOUS, firts his handkerchief. twists hi,
book, wriggles aud squirms, ogles his teacher
from the corners OF his wicked little ALMOND
eyes and behaves badly,