The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-01-21
GoThAMss NEW RACE.
Fcw York Babies with Mongoiian Fathers
and Caucasian Mothers.

Sscw York Babies with Mongolian Fathers
and Caucasian Mothers.
The other day had Just turned into
the square and had passed Mott street.
when commotion short distance In
advance attracted my attention. The
heterogeneous mob of pedestrians
were collected about some moving OBJ
ject.
Hurry up. Sally. let $ see It's face"
shouted very dirty girl of ten, whose
frowsy red and frecklcd face brushed
against my arm. A dozen of the as
sorted babies on the block-some Of
them with faces double the age of their
bodies--were making for the center
Of attraction, and followed their ex-
ample.
Can you guess what caused such a
passing sensation---for nothing short
of fire causes more on the Bowery.
Celestial summers. who toddled along
the walk with his tiny fist holding
hard the hand of Chinaman, whose
native dress indicated that he was
we'll l-to-do. The little one was attired
in compromise between New York
and China. with trousers and jacket,
and fancy turban was OH his head.
A wonderfully bright face it was that
gazed up stolidly at the crowd, and
accepted rough endeavors 10 caress
with all the serenity of wooden
image. Curious to know who these
swell youthful heather might be, l in
terrogated his guardian in my very
best Chine SO, and was informed that
Tom Lee. famous as the only deputy
sheriff of his raco in N ew York. was
the father.
Now, i know Tom. who is clever
fellow and opulent with all, and the
proprietor of q pretentious grocery at
the corner of Mott street and the
Bowery. know, too, that there was
Mrs. Tom, who was not Chi nese, so l
was puzzled to account for the true
features of the boy. and determined to
pay the lady an afternoon call at once
and clear the matter up.
She happened to be visiting, / was
informed at the cigar store of friend
few doors deeper into Chinatown.
This shop, which was very neat was
decorated on one side with a China
man nursing black eye OH n soap
box, and on the other with an ordi-
nary cigar cnse Behind the latter sat
rather pretty woman with German
features. busily engaged in knitting
and looking SO neat and comfortable
that it was quite impossible to address
her without lifting my hat
II beg pardon, madam" said !.
''but l am looking for the wife of Tom
Lee"
mo, you're looking at her, sir "
was the smiling response.
"Indeedr'
My evident admiration and the pur-
chase Of a two-cent cigar for fifteen
cents placed me Mt once upon an easy
and chatty footing, and related toher
the sensation caused - her youngsters
promenade.
'Oh. yes" she said. "thcy always
follow him."
"But how is it that he has such
featuresP"
'I'm sure don't know. have had
four children since I married Tom,
and all looked like their father. Two
Of them are dead"
docs Chinaman make a good
husbandp"
lhe little wonan's answer was om-
phatic.
''Wcll, wouldn't want to change
any husband He's always kind to me,
and when 1 want thing / have only
70 ask him and he gets it,
care there many women Of New
York married to Ch;nnmenp"
"About fifty. guess. You see. there
are about three thousand Cinnamon in
the city and only a. very few Chinese
women. Babies! Oh, we'll. there are
about three hundred from the mixed
marriages. but all that have seen
have the features of the fathers. OF
course you don't often see them
on the street. Whyp Because they
draw a crowd. and it isn't pleasant
for the Chnaman who has them in
charge. You can find thrm down
through this stree, though. If you
know where to look Good day. sir.
II my baby is still on tn, Bowery tell
him to come home"
couldn't help thinking as strolled
on. what new AMI strange conditions
tho progress of the Cinnamon here has
evolved. and what q startling thing it
would be if oil these Chinese babies
were simultaneously deposited in Mad.
ison square. Yet they live their little
daily lives among lis and few of us
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