Telegram-herald., 1889-06-05

Ia psNttfrs G+2t TIE ~ lite EAa2 EF WoEl1A
l. treated with nazx ed rusu~ct. an1 csn
70 z8ywhsre without fear II robbexy CT
pkys1cal h4ruD- Il one rArss story build
iag 800 ChinaH4ea ssill I've. tbs roso1es
belng arranged ike The forecASGls of
SIP, Ia tiers of Bklnks oae SCI above All
other. One large roozn l. for eating. Az
ether for cooking. 4nd al the sarrouBd-
iugs, while more "a less eleaa. are dark,
diusY and barren- Tie Celesfials fairly
swarm IN these places, and thssr heathea-
lsA J2Dbsr Is ; puzzle. Tie theatre Is the
place y see john Chinam4a at MS ease.
Il holds about :, go and Is densely packed
nighE after night. The visiting white Is
allowed ID siE GA the stage The play
usually lasts for three CT four eeks, and
Is given Ia sections Of TWO or three
night. No scenery is used, and
hideous band Of musicians twang
az u hideous lot Of ear splitting
instruments while the actors perform.
No woman Is permitted 10 act, 50 men
take their places. They are educated up
10 It, and the simpering Chinese maid IA
gorgeous dress i excellently portrayed
b. some Young fellow. Watching the
vast sea OF faces from the stage Is pic
ture one viii long remember. One man
seems the exact duplicate Of the other;
they all look alike. and, wearing the
identical hat. pig tail and blouse. the
scene is TaOnotonous 70 degree. However
much pleased he may b., the Chinaman
seldom shows il and never applauds
Occasionally there is a grunt OF pleasure,
but the yellow, expressionless faces never
light up with satisfaction. When q sec
Ron of the play ends at midnight they all
60 out and gamble--every mothers son
of them-and the lottery dealers do
thriving business. Later they tumble
into their wretched hunks, and with a
little box Of opium ''hit the pipe" and lie
down To pleasant dreams. In the
restaurants YOU can see the rich China
man. He IS superbly dressed. and
has about him his men friends and
his women slaves. lie sparkles with
Jewels, and Is tho fat anu greasy citizen
We meet in the purple of life. Chinese
musicians play for him, Chinese women
coddle him and the restaurant feeds him
and his guests with the finest Of food.
Even into the secrecy of their magnih
cent pink dining halls the white yisi-
tor can boldly enter and look on. John
Chinaman fears To offend his Caucasian
brother in any way. To him everything
is open. Down in other sections OF the
town, the gambling places, the "two
bittee lookee' quarter and the poorer
streets reeking with depravity, are many
interesting sights. but | draw the veil.
Only this can be said for 1.-THE Celestial
keeps all his vice To himself. He is never
drunk outside, never ragged, dirty, dis
reputable or dishonest away from China
town. He will plod and work and slave
for you faithfully up To the letter of any
agreement. IL is only when he leaves
you TO become his own master that he
makes the break and going to his haunts
becomes a low, vicious atom of hui
manity.
| attended Chinese funeral. While
in the flesh the remains had been pop
ular, and the paid criers at his bier were
many. The friends also gathered numer
ously, and many invocations were made
to the God of Wrath, the God Of Luck
and the God of Health to make it pleas
ant for the departed in the sweet by and
by. 1t seemed to me that every hack in
San Francisco had been chartered for
this funeral, for when the carriage pro
cession started it was fully n mile and
half long before the last Chinese quar-
tet had gotten into the last vehicle. \
carriage full of musicians, playing tom
toms and beating gongs, led the way,
then the hearSe holding the body, placed
in common coffin. Upon the hearse
sat a Chinaman laden with small pieces
Of perforated tissue paper. Behind
the heaIee, at intervals of ten
carriages, were more tOmtoms and
gongs Finally the funeral started
and dashed through the city pell NELL,
bound for the graveyard. 1t looked
more like fast drive TO horse trot