Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-02-11
ooTHAM's NEW RACE.
New York Babies with Mon t0llan Fathers
and Caucasian Mothers.


New York Babies with Mon tollan Fathers
and Caucasian Mothers.
The other day had lust turned into
the square and had passed Mott street,
when q 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 freckled 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
passing sensation-for nothing short
OF fire causes more on the Bowery.
One poor little Chinese baby of two
Celestial summers. who toddled along
the walk with his tiny fist holding
hard the hand of a Chinaman, whose
native dress indicated that he was
well-to-do. The little one was attired
in 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 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. lin
terrogated his guardian in my very
best Chinese, and was informed that
Tom Lee. famous as the only deputy
sheriff Of his race in New York, was
the father.
Now, know Tom. who is q clever
fellow and opulent with all. and the
proprietor of pretentious grocery at
the corner of Mott street and the
Bowery. know. too, that there was
a Mrs. Tom. who was not Chi nese, 80
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 DO visiting. was
informed at the cigar store Of friend
a few doors deeper into Chinatown.
This shop. which was very neat. was
decorated on one side with o China
man nursing black eye on a soap
box, and on the other with an ordi-
nary cigar case. Behind the latter sat
rather pretty woman with German
features, busily engaged in knitting
and looking so neat and comfortable
that 1t was quite impossible to address
her without lifting my hat
II beg pardon. madam" said !.
"but / 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 two.cent cigar for fifteen
cents placed me at once upon an easy
and cha tty footing, and related toher
the sensation caused by her youngster' 8
promenade.
oh, yes" she said. they always
follow him.
But how is it that he has such
featuresp" .Ot
Ppm sure / don't know. Ihave had
four children since l married Tom,
and all looked like their father. Two
Of them are dead"
''Does a Chinaman make a good
husbandP"
The little woman's answer was en-
phatic 1.-
"Well, l wouldn't want to change
my husband He's always kind to me,
and when l want thing l have only
to ask him and he gets it"
"Are there many women Of New
York married to ChinamenP'
about fifty, guess. You see, there
are about three thousand Chinameni in
the city and only 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 thpm 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 thesswiser Richmond Dispatch.
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