Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-31
GoTHAM'S NEW RACE.
New York Babies with MOngolian Father
mud CnurnsInn AInthera.

New York Babies with Mongoiian Fathers
aud Caucasian Mothers.
The other day had Just turned into
the square and had passed Mott street,
when commotion n short distance in
advance attracted my attention. Tho
heterogeneous mob of pedestrians
were collected about somo moving OBJ
ject.
"Hurry up, Sally. let see it's face"
shouted very dirty girl of ten, whose
frowsy rcd and freckled face brushed
against my arm. A dozen of the as
sorted babies on the block-somo OF
them with faces double the ago of their
bodies-were making for tho center
of attraction, and followed their ex.
ample.
Can you guess what caused such n
passing scnsation-for nothing short
One poor little Chinese baby of two
| Celestial summers, who toddlel along
the walk with his tiny fist holding
hard the hand of q Cainaman, whose
native dress indicated that he was
well-to-do. Tho little one was attired
in compromise between Now York
and China, with trousers and jacket,
and fancy turban was on his head.
A wonderfully bright face ii was that
gazed up std1idly at the crowd, and
accepted rough cnleavors 10 caress
with all tho serenity of wooden
image. CusiOus to know who these
swell youthful heather might be, in
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 clever
fellow and opulcnt with all, and the
proprietor of prctcntious grocery at
the corner of Mott street and the
Bowery. know, too, that there was
a Mrs. Tom. who was not Chi ncse, so |
was puzzled to account for the true
features of the boy. and determined to
pay the lady an afternoon call ut once
and clear the matter up.
, This shop ned to be visiting, l was
decorated on one silo-NRf. a. friend
man nursing a black eve on q soaI
! box, and on the other with an ordi
nary cigar case. Behind the latter So
, n rather pretty woman with German
features, busily engaged in kniltin;
and looking so neat and comfortable
, that it was quite impossible TO address
her without lifting my hat.
81 beg pardon, madam" said ],
, "but am looking for the wife of Ton
Lee"
"No, you're looking at her, sir, v
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 chatty footing and Irclated tohel
the sensation caused by her youngster's S
promenade.
"Oh, yes" sho said. "ihcy always
follow him"
"But how is It that he has such
fcatures?"
'1'm sure don't know. have had
four children since | married Tom,
and all looked like their father Two
of them are dead"
'Does Chinaman make good
husbandP"
The little woman's answer was en-
phatic.
"Wcll, / wouldn't want to change
my husband. He's always kind to me,
and when | want thing have only
to ask him and he gets it,"
"Arc there many women Of New
York married to ChinamenP"
"About fifty, guess. You sec, there
are about three thousand Cinnamon in
the city and only very few Chinese
women. Babesl Oh, well, there are
about throo hundred from the mixed
marriages, but all that have seen
have the features of the fathers. OF
course you don't often SEQ them
on the street. Whyp Because they
draw crowd, and it isn't pleasant
for tho Chinaman who has them in
charge. You can find thom down
through this street, though, If you
know whero TO look. Good day, sir.
If my baby is still on the Bowery tell
him to come home"
l couldn't help thinking as strolled
on, what new and strange conditions
the progress of the Cinnamon here has
evolved, and what n startling thing it