Wichita eagle., 1889-01-05
JOHN AND HIS TEACHER.
Good Cinnamon and Pretty Girls at So,
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/ Coed Cinnamon ard Pretty Girls at San-
day school
( Tho. Sunday school room Of DR.. Deems
Church Of the Strangers Is % Mercer street,
backing up against the church itself, which
fronts on Winthrop place. 1t is large, airy
! held in the morning. In the afternoon tie
room IS given up to Cinnamon and young
iadiea TIE ladies teach the Chinsraer to
speak ard read English, and as soon as thoy
can understand enough they inc1lcato the
principles Of Christianity. IL is fo1rtshins
school On pleasant afternoons e Is died 70
OVERLOOKING, and the naiasiing Of the soft
English accents Of tie teachers with the
gruf but melocious jargon Of the Celestiats
forms an uninteuigible rnurmuy as musical
as il is odd
The eye also has its curious treat Each
Chlnaman has his own teacher They sic in
pairs all over the room, bending over the
same book OF slate The unshapesy and
often coarse blue tunio OF the Cinnamon con-
trasts oddly with the trim figure and tailor
made suit of the teacher TIE guaG!ily eul-
brosdered Chinese shoe looks the more
wooden and ungainly beside the neat, tiny
foot that peeps from under the teachers
skirts. The Chinamea,s pigtaI, rudsly wound
about the back of nj head. apparently dis
torting its shape, often brushes against the
flowers and feathers Of TIA: dream which The
teacher calls her best hat. The moxt curious
Of all contrast is when the pretty features q
the American girl, her peachy skin,
eager. winning smile. and laughing, bright
eyes, approach close 20 the yellow, wrinkled
face, impassive gaze. almond eyes, and dis
torted grin OF the CbiDainan. Long looked
at, the effect Is little bewfldering
There is no missionary labor that requires
% much tact and patiencs managing a
Chinese school Chinansa won't be taught
In classes Each one warts bis own teacher,
In the second place, Cinnamon don't like
male teachers. Men overawe them and be-
sides, they have an eye for beauty They
Ike pretty girls, and won't pay much atten-
ton 20 any others Teaching Cinnamon IL
not the field for a homely girl, no matter
how great her missionary zeal may De To
see that each Chinanan has the teacher OF
his choice Is the hard duty that Superiutea-
dent Krug tackled He carried book with
all the Chinnnen's names in IL and the favor
tie teacher opposite. He approached the
corner near the door. Every seat was filed
with Cinnamon
IL makes no difference how long a China
man has attended Sunday school, how we'll
he knows his brother scholars ard bis teach
ers, or how familiar he is with the place and
It's surroundings, be Is at once overcoms with
n1odesty the moment he enters the door,
There are no more self conscious creatures
than Cinnamon, and this n Il that rnskss a.
once the charm and difficulty Of tssching
them They are never eager, bot always
grateful They never take otfsnse, but are
sensitive TO the fairies. appearances Of q
slight They are like house dogs IN their do
cfli.y and affection, bot like chll1ren In seq
sitiveness The work Of teaching them can
not be carried along successfully by the aver
age man Men, conscious Of ss, U lsindliness
OF intention, often offend unknowin,iy by
hrusqueDees Teaching Cinnamon b. w0faas's
natural mission fzld Her sensitive nAsurs
is quick 70 read the deiicacies Of the China
mans temperament, and bar tzct easily en-
ables her % avoid the rocks sr9 qaicksanis
on the road to his con6dsnce.-Sew York
Sun