Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-04-09
All SIN AT SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Pupils Who Flirt With
Their Pretty Girl Teachers.

New DIX 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 purposes,
and he is very glad to learn it from the lips
of pretty girl
1t is very amusing sight-this Chinese
mission school. Pigtails, oiled silk tunics,
embroidered clogs with thick white soles
form pleasing contrast to bangs, frizzes,
Gainsborough hats, futtering ribbons and
black silk mitts. The girls take the matter
seriously, from the scholastic and religious
standpoint, but I fear the laundryman re-
CARDS it in the light of-firtation.
The same Chinaman who will stand up with
the school and sing Crock of Ages" in
Chinese, looking as pious as 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
matrimony.
One gay Chinese deceiver gently intimated
to his teacher that he was in pursuit OF a
wife-a "Melican" wife. He bestowed numer-
GUS crimson silk handkerchiefs upon her,
which she accepted, because all the others
did, in accordance with what she supposed
to be Chinese custom She took great pains
with her pupils English, and taught him
useful sentences, such as "Some American
men are good some American men are bad
some Chinese men are good; some Chinese
men are bad" In which original sentiment
the youth heartily concurred.
This young man looked about 16, and had
the merriest little countenance and the most
ingenious manner imaginable. But behind it
lurked duplicity and craft.
Teacher, I own laundry-make SIS week. "
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
man by last name"
Teacher is silent, much abashed at this re
proof Meditates over the fact that wisdom
issues from the lips of babes, stockings and
Chinamen.1
Chinee-"Teacher, keep my money in
tomato-can under board in back part my
shop. Mclean man like to find it, eh?"
Teacher suggests that it would be as well
not to enlighten "Melican man" on the sub
ject.
Characterization, own house in China
most nice house-now want wife-make
plenty money-me. Pay 500 for wife-not
too much for good-lookin' gal. Pay $40-no
good-ugly, common thing. For $100-frst-
class wife. Teacher, you mudder and fader
livew
Teacher-aQuong Lung, I want you to
read some English before it is time to sing the
last hymn"
Chinee producing gold ring Teacher
give you that if you take-nice ring--real
gold-plenty ladies in China be glad to have
that ring"
Teacher mot caring to have Chinee for a
STEADY company" replies as sternly as the
smothered giggles around her will permit
"Quong Lung, you have not said your lesson
yet. What have you done with the bookW
Chinee Gin the language of the Bowery)-
20, let up on ligionl Better read and spell
learn something get money; 'igion no
good"
The teacher is SO Mortified at this sentiment
that she no longer insists upon her pupils ac-
qniring knowledge of the principles of the
American religion and falls back ON the spell
| ing-book, while the Chinese @masher," salts
fed to leave his salvation in the hands Of
Confucius, fiirts his handkerchief, twists his
book, wriggles and squirms ogles his teacher
from the corners of his wicked little ALMOND
eyes and behaves badly.