The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-16
CHILDREN OF THE CHINESE.


Joaquin miller Talks Apout tue AittA9
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Creatures
To one who has seen all the world, there
Is not so much that Is picturesque In the
Chinese colony here; and | could not
truthfully lndorse nearly all that enthui-
aStic tourists say OF either their shrewu-
ness or interest In any way. For example,
rs lack OF common sense, they nave
marble and stone seats in one OF their Dig
stores here, to accommodate customers
The best and biggest OF these stone seats
have marble backs Enough 10 para!yze
the spine Of white mRn-eyen a China
man, / should thlnk-in five minutes And
could 90 through the colony mere az
day, aud pick ont dozens OF like exhiol'
lions Of a low order Of common sense,
Some color Is to be found here, and that
Is q relief to the eye which has to put up
with the mournful dress Of the average
Amer lean, after o residence In Mexico,
But it Is not very picturesque Ihe pig
tail Is simply repulsive. Aud o Christian
Chinaman who had his hair cut Is hardly
more attractive, His coarse, thick Tartar
hair Is perhaps at It's best when closely
shaver and tied up In cue, after all' AS
for tho rolling, lOllIng, lazy and hideonsiy
helpless Chinese women, know OF no Cd
1ect to which you can safely apply that
much used and much abused word, DIS
gushing, as to one Of these pltltul aud TO-
tally inRne creatures,
The one real and uninterrupted delight
here Ia the Chinese children. They are not
very numerous; but they are bright, won
dertully full OF fun, and very beautifully
dressed, There Is q confusion OF sex, how
ever. Did l ever tell you that q Mexican
boy baby puts on his little panta!oons wy
DAY no Is born and wears them right along
Well, tho babies Of both sexes here seem
to do that, so fur as / can find out
It Is worth while any day to climb inc
hill into tn heart Of San Francisco, anu
half way to the top, to see these children
run and tumble and laugh and play IN
their peculiar and highly colored clothes
lust like other children, They have mol
much room, but they are chock full Of
heart and light spirits, and make the mos'
OF what little room they have In their mar
row streets. Like little donkey or III
tie darby, the Chinaman is at his BEST &c
far as personal levity goes, when he Ii
very small.
No trouble seems to come this way fol
these kittenIsh little heathens, these curl
Gus little citizens, tumbllng around under
the legs of their sedate sires up bel OIL
the pleasanthtlL overlooking the glorioui
bay and all the battle ships, The boycott
and the Chinese question are terms who'll
/ reckon they have never heard. And
whatever may DO tied up for them In theil
uncertain future, let them shout out The
spirit OF play that Is In them now to the
full. Caro- will come soon enough to oul
colored citizens OF AglatIc descent
The Chinese parent is tho most affection
alto ever saw among all the nations OF
the earth. And this may be In part be
cause tho children are not humorous here
but II Is no guess work to say that 1t IL
largely because the child reveres thu
parent. TO see little fellow quit his play
suddenly and run and lay his little red OF
yellow silk head up against his adorint
father, as he stands on the sidewalk
watching him, Is funny, II not affecting
JOAQUIN Miller in Chicago Times.