The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-12-22
aoTHAM.s NEW RACE.
New York Babies with Mongolian Fathers
and Caucasian Mothers.


and Caucasian Mothers.
The other day had Just turned into
the square and had passed Mott street.
when commoiion q short distance III
advance attracted my attention. The
Heterogeneous mob of pedestrians
were collected about some moving oh.
ject.
Hurry MP. Sally. let's see It's face" p"
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 boek--some OF
them with faces double The age of their
bodles-wore making for the center
Of attraction, and followed their OK
ample.
Can you guess what caused such n
passing sensatlon--for nothing short
of u fire causes more on the Bowory.
o le poor little Chinese baby of two
CELESTIAL summers, who toddlel along
the walk with his tiny fist holding
hard the hand of Ciinaman. whose
native dress indicated that he was
well-to-do. The little one was attircd
in a compromise between New York
and China. with trousers and jacket,
and fancy turban was on his head.
A wonderfully bright face it was that
gazed up stplidly at the crowd, and
accepted rough on leavors 10 caress
with all the serenity of a wooden
image. Curious to know who these
swell youthful heathcn might be, in
tcrro"ated his guardian in my very
best Chinese, and was infoi med that
Tom Lee. famous as the only deputy
sheriff of his race in N ew York, was
the father
Now. l know Tom, who is clever
fellow and opulent with all, and the
proprietor Of n pretentious grocery ut
Tho corner of Mott street I'D the
Bowery. know, too. that there was
q Mrs. Tom, who was nos Chi nese, sol
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 ut the cigar store of n friend
few doors deeper into Chinatown.
This shop, which was very neat. WIS
decorated on one side with China
man nursing black eye on a soap
box, and on the other with an ordi-
nary cigar case. Behind the latter sat
q 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 nv hat
Il beg pardon. madam" said ],
'but am looking for the wife of Tom
Lee"
mo. you're looking at her, sir"
was the smiling response.
Tndeedr'
My evident admiration and tho pur-
chase of two-cent cigar for fifteen
cents placed me at once upon an easy
and cha ty 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
features?"
pm sure / don't know. have had
four children since | married Tom,
and all looked like their father Two
of them ara dead"
Does Chinaman make good
husband?"
The little woman's answer was em-
phatc.
"Wcll. I wouldn't want TO change
my husband. HIS always kind to mo.
and when l want thing l have only
to ask him and he gets it."
"Are There many women Of New
York married 10 Ch;namenP'
"About fifty guess. You see, there
are about three thousan Cinnamon in
the city and only a very few Chinese
women. Babies! Oh, well. 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 crowd. and it isn't pleasant
for the Chinaman who has them in
charge. You can find th"m down
through this street, though, if you
know where TO look. Good day, sir.
If my baby is still on the Bowery tell
him to come home"
couldn't help thinking as ! strolled
on, what new and strange conditions
the progress of the Cinnamon here has
evolved, and what startling thing it
would be if all these Chinese babies
were simultaneously deposited in Mad. |
ison square. Yet they live their little
daily lives among us and few of us
are the wiser -Richmond Dispatch