The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
ooTHAM's NEW RACE.
New York Babies with aiorgo1ian Fathers
AMI n ,u,asjuu Mothers.

and g ,ucasiau Mothers,
The other dnv had lust turned into
the square and had passed Mott street.
when n commotion short distance In
advance attracted my attention. Tie
helerogon ncous mob of pedestrians
were collected about some moving OBJ
jcc..
Hurry up Sally. lctssnc ii's face"
shouted u very dirty girl of ten, whose
frowsy rcd and frccklcd fncc brushed
against my nrm a dozen of tho as-
sorted babies on tie b'ock---somo Of
them with faces double The ngs of tlinir
bodes--were making for the center
# attraction, md followed their OK.
ample.
Can you gncss what causc such n
passing scnsntiOi.-for nothing short
Of fire cn,sos more on the Bowcry.
o, poor little Chinese baby Of two
Celestial SUMMER. who toldlc along
the walk with hi, tiny fist holding
hard the hand of II ClinaMnn. whose
native dress indica cd that lie was
we'll .to-do. Tho little ono was attired
in compromise between New York
and China. with trousers and Jacket,
and fancy turbnn was on his head.
A wonderfully bright faca II was that
gazed up stolidIy at the crowd. and
accepted rough endcavors 10 caress
with all tho serenity of wooden
image. Curious to know who these
swell youthful heather might be, I in
terro~ated his guardian in my very
best Chinese, and was informed that
Tom Lee, famous as the only deputy
sheriff of his race in Now York, was
the fathcr
Now. / know Tom. who is n clever
fellow and opulcnt with all. and the
proprietor of prctcntious grocery at
the corner of Mot street aid the
Bowory. know. too. that there was
q Mrs. Tom, who waI nos Chi nese, so
was puzz,od to account for the true
features of the boy. and determined to
pay the lady an afternoon call at once
and clear tho matter up.
She happened to bo visiting. ] was
informed at tho cigar store Of u friend
few doors deeper into Chinatown.
This shop, which WAS very neat. WIS
decorated on enc side with IL China
man nursing IL black eve on soap
! box, and ON the other with nn ordi-
nnrt cigar g s. Behind The lait"r sn t
/ II rather lr'lty woman with German
features. buSily engage ! in kni ting
an Looking sn neat and comfortable q
that il was quito impossb' TO address
her without lifting nv hat.
II beg pardon. madam" sail I.
but ! am looking for the wife Of Tom
Lee"
mo. you're looking at her, sir {"
was the smiling response.
"Indecdr'
My evident admiration and the pur-
chase OF two-cant cigar for fifteen
| cents placed me ut once urOn an easy
and cha ty footing. and related toher
the SO salion caused . her ryoungstcl' s
prov mcnadc.
'Oi. vcs." she said. "ihcy always
follow him"
"But how is it that ho has such
featurcs?"
'i'm sure don't know. l have had
four chilren since I married Tom,
and all 10 ,lh lik" their father. Two
Of them are dead"
ID D,os Ci!inaman mako n good
husbandp'
III, little womar's answer was cm-
pha,ic.
"WeN. I w"ultln't want to change
! my husband Ms always kind to me.
ard when I want Il thing have only
to ask him and lia gets it,"
'Are thcr, many women Cf New
York married TO Cl:namenp'
"Aboul fifty. guess. You scr. there
are about three tllousan Chinnmon in
the city AMI only very few Chinese
women. Bb'e~! Oh. well. there arc
about three hundred from Tho mixed
marriages but all that l have seen
have the features of tho fathers. OF
course you don't often see them
on the street. Whyp Because they
draw y crowd. and it isn't pleasant
for the Chinaman who has them in
charge. You can find tn IN down
through this stress though. if you
know where to look. Good dav. sir.
If my baby is still on tn B,wery tell
him to como home"
couldn't help thinking rs strolled
on. what new and strange conditions
the progress of the Cinnamon here has
evolved, ard what II startling thing it
would be if all th'sc Chinese babies
were simultaneously deposited in Mad.
ison square. Yet they live their little
daily lives among us and few of ua
are tho wiser Richmond Dispatch.
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