The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-17
A Celestial Cattle King Who
Married AN American Girl.


wiling to talk that the scribe joined him
on the boat. When seated his eyes
beamed with sort of quizzical intelli-
gence as he remarked:
81 quite understand your curiosity.
You have noticed that / have a white
wife aad pair of pretty girls, and you
want to know how l came by them.
Isn't that sol"
"Well, expect you have guessed it."
remarked his companion, 'but police
officer at thu ferry has already told me
that you were a cattle king from Texas"
~ cattle king?' he exclaimed, "why.
have not more than thousand, but l
have considerable land"
GLOW did you happen to make such
an investment in that countryl' was in
quired.
THAT lady you see over there, my
wife, was the main cause, and I'm not
bad looking fellow myself in American
clothes, am II" he continued, straighten-
ing up.
The assent was given that he was
not.
"Then you will admit that she was
somewhat cxcusablc in disregarding
race prejuiices. The whole story is
that l lived in San Francisco until
Kcarney began to stir things up. Fear
ing that members Of my race would be
molestcd sooner or later, and not de-
string to return to my native country
poor, as had run away from wealthy
father in Hong Kong. l determined to
seek new locality. Gathering to-
gether about $500, Griitcd south, and
continued to drift through Arizona and
Colorado, until finally landed in San
Antonio, Tex. There l opened a
Chinese bazaar, and sold my goods at
such enormous profits that it was but n
short time before had about $4,000. l
was admitted as member of the Social
Cub there, and became extensively ac-
quaiated. Among my acquaint-
ances were many ladies. Many
OF them gave me cause to
think that my attentions would not be
repulsed. To one of these l became at
tached. Her name was Annie Freese.
Again, that's my wife. / did not then
know that she owned in her own name
1000 acres of land not many miles away.
1t was what you would cali a case Of
true love, and it ran smooth"
At the closing sentence the reporter
looked up rather suddenly.
"Oh, I'm quite conversant with your
literature. as is evidenced by my fond
ness for Shakespeare ard other authors
whom, it is said. foreigners do not
appreciate. WE'LL to continue, paid
my addresses to her Then revuls,on
Of feeling seemed to take place. was
acceptable enough until 1 desired to
marry one of their native daughters,
though she was an orphan, by the way,
DR.. T. McNear, her guardian, made it
so warm that we had to run away and
get married in another county by a
Justice o. the Peace. She was 10 years
of age and was 30 at that time. We
got married, though. all right,
and returned to face the music. II
was cold reception that we got.
told her that it would be all right, tina;
had over $1,000 and could make more.
1t was then that she told me that she
had thousand acres of land in her OWL
right and house aad lot in the city.
She advised me to buy cattle and stock
it. then closed out my business tc
advantage, bought cattle and p!odded
along until was able to purchase five
Thousand head of stock, which ar, in
creasing. 1t is all paid for. The COW.
boys tried to kill me once or twice but
escaped
why did you go to Chinaw
ITO see my father, whom / had no
seen for nearly eighteen years"
"And you return just on the eve o
your new yearl'
THAT is the main reason l did re
turn. married white woman and
desire to become white man, or a
nearly as possible. Furthermore, m
business sadly needs attention"
. "How do the people of San Antoni
! e.