Connecticut western news., 1888-01-25
CHING All ROW.
The Romance of a Chinese Ranch
 man and Miss Annie Freese.
A Celestial Cattle King Who
 Married an American Girl.

n S0lSSIicl NdlIl0 NtIS "iO
 Marrled an American Girl.
 Ching An Row, Chinaman who ar rived in Sa1 Francisco about six months ago from Texts en route for China with pretty white wife and two children, was met on his return by an Examiner reporter, as h, was crossing the bay to visit some friends in Oakland .ia company with his family and ser want. On being addressed by the re- porter, An Row appeared so affable and wiling to t,lk that the scribe joined him on the boat. When seated his eyes beamed with sort of quizzical intelli- gcnce as he remarked:
 "I quite understand your curiosity. You have noticed that I have white wife and pair of pretty girls, and you want to know how I came by them. Isn't that SOP"
 "Well, l expect you have guessed it," remarked his companion, "but police officer at the ferry has already told me that you were cattle king from Texas"
 "A cattle king?" he exclaimed, "why, have not more than thousand, but I have considerable land"
 "How did you happen to make such an investment in that countrya' was in- quired.
 ''That lady you see over there, my wife, was the main cause, and I'm not bad looking fellow myself in American clothes, am 19" he continued, straighten- ing up.
 The assent was given that he was not.
 "Then you will admit that she was somewhat excusablc in disregarding race prejudices. The whole story is that I lived in San Francisco until Kearncy began to stir things up. Fear ing that members of my race would be molested sooner or later, and not de- string to return to my native country poor, as had run away from a wealthy father in Hong Kong, I determined to seek qkw locality. Gathering to- gethcr abdAt $500, I drifted south, and continued to drift through Arizona and Colorado, until finally landed in San 1 Antonio, Tex. There I opened a sChinese bazaar, and sold my goods at such enormous profits that it was but a short tine. before had about $5000.-I wasadmitted as member of the Social Club there, and became extensively ac- quaiated. Among my acquaint- ances were many ladies. Many of them gave mo cause to think that my attentions would not be repulsed. To one of these I became at- tached. Her name was Annie Freese. | Again, that's my wife. I did not then | know that she owned in her own name 1000 acres of land not many miles away. It was what you would call case of true love, and it ran smooth" At the closing sentence the reporter looked up rather suddenly.
 "Oh, Pm quite conversant with your literature, as is evidenced by my fond ness for Shak cspcare and other authors whom, it is said, foreigners do not apprt ciate. Well, to continue, paid | my addresses to her. Then a revulsion of feeling seemed to take place. was acceptable enough until I desired to marry one of their native daughters, | though she was an orphan, by the way, Dr. T. McNear, her guardian, made it so warm that we had to run away and get married in another county by a Justice of the Peace She was 19 years of age and was 30 at that time. We got married, though, all right, and returned to faco the music. It was cold reception that we got. I told her that it would be all right, that I had over $5OOO and could make more. It was then that she told me that she had thousand acres of land in her own right and house and lot in the city. She advised me to buy cattle and stock it. then closed out my business to advantage. bought cattle and plodded along until was able to purchase five thousand head of stock, which ara in- creasing. It is all paid for. The cow boys tried to kill me once or twice but I escaped
 Why did you go to Chinas'
 "To see my father, whom I had not seen for nearly eighteen years."
 ''A And you return just on the eve of your new year?'
 l ''That is the main reason did re- turn. married white woman and I desire to become white man, or as nearly as possible. Furthermore, my business sadly needs attention" How do the people of San An ton 10 regard you and your wife now?' Things arc all right now--you see, I have money; that makes some differ encc," and An Row winked.
 The boat arriving on the other side, the fat Chinaman and his vigorous and rosy wife badc the reporter adieu, in forming him that they would take the overland train for their home that morn ing.
 The family was the centre of attrac- tion on the boat during the entire trip.
 Many people will rem cmber the no. toriety attaching to the marriage of Ching An Row and Miss Fre,se, the lady being of an old and eminently re-