Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-05-03

| third beat with two sticks upon the upturn-
ed end of small keg Each proceeded 70
his performance Independent of the other,
| ana the result was "a distressing dssonance
resembling music as nearly as the cutting
of car rails I'm the north-s side mills APP
breaches the harmony of the spheres A
member Of the group would lift a shrlll
falsettO in "a tuneless sing song strain that
was attended with solemn interest by the
others as they placidly pulled al their
tobacco pipes Upon this scene the reporter
and his guide intrudcd in pursuit OF his
second clew 10 "A Chinese wife. a fair
spoken coolie who proved Dhenomenally
familiar with English speech met the in
truders and said that MIR. LOey, who oc-
cuped the floor above, was married TO "A
white woman. a rap upon the door up
stairs brought forth "A comely woman OF
perhaps 80 years, who in "a very respectable
manner inquired her callers business In
quite as respectable manner she declined 10
be interviewed Loey is cigar maker en-
ployed IN Spanish factory. lie Is man
of middle are, speaking English fiuently,
and has passed the greater part OF his life
in the United States and Cuba. He has
been married five years, but has no child
rem. The ri mpse obtained of his abode
gave an impression OF unusual neatness
and comfort.
The next nest was traced 10 l52 Fourth
avenue. This was like the first. basement
laundry, through which the visitors passed
without ceremony. In back room four
Cinnamon lay uDon a wide mattress that
covered the floor. Between them stood the
little lamp of peanut oil and all the para
phernalia of opium smoking, including "A
can of the drug One man was drawing
drowsllY at the pipe The others were hold
ing "a iabberng chat in apparent abeYance
10 their turn in the rounds of the pipe. All
started up as the reporter and policeman en-
tered.
What you want" demanded the smoker
in most insolent tones.
We'll want you if you ant more polite, y
''Who sent you. Me sabe. II Minnie
She send you. Me no lettee her hittee de
pipe She no good. You no much good,
too the Chnaman ratified of with grow
ing impudencc.
"Where's your wife," was asked.
Gone 10 thcater What you wants You
gottee warrant" and the coOle rising 10
his feet actually grew threatening.
Officer Cox made a remark or two intimat-
ing that more tractabe conduct would be
better received and the Chinaman subsidized
in some degree He exhibited marriage
license issued within the year authorizing
the union of Sing Kee and Ella LAWN.
With this the list of white yellow families
discoverable last night on the South side
was ended. There is, however. a miscel-
laneOus association Of Cinnamon and men
and women, both white and black, that is
too horrible to dwell upon and is conducted
in the deepest secusion from the vigilant
eye of the police, who. however, do not care
10 modest il except in cases where II be-
comes too Migrant and exposed
DIR. " alller, "a Clark street practitioner of
medicine. law, and divinity had until re-
Gently monopoly Of the business in joining
Cinnamon and white women in matrimony.
He has performed dozen such ceremonies,
but none recently. 1t is thought that the
greater number of these malassorted couples
leave the city for country parts, as there
are few about town. Until recently a Chin
man and a German woman, man aud wife,
lived at 9S North Clark street. He is
quiet man and good husband, while she was
"A respectable woman and good wife. They
had three children, the eldest of whom, a
boy, is about six years old. The lad was
very bright and being reared with polyglot
mastery Of English, German and Chinese.
The woman said that she made the China
mans acquaintance within a few weeks
after her arrival i'm Chicago from Germany.
He had employed her 10 help him iron cloth
ing in his Westsile laundry He seemed "a
good man and wanted her, so she took him.
When last seen she was not regretting her
choice. This interesting household has re-
Gently disappeared Chicago Times.