Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-30
ESPECIAL rrIroRAx TO THE DISPATCH,


NEW YORK, August 29.-There was a
family row up in Harlem to-day, in which
the late anti-Chinese bill was the main
factor and All Chung, young and pros
porous laundryman, was the principal. Five
years ago Chang, then u mere boy OF IA,
was betrothed to the pretty 13-year-old
daughter of well-to-do neighbor in China.
All Chung told his prospective brides rela-
tives that he was going to visit his father,
who was then in San Francisco keeping a
big laundry, and that he would return in
two or three years to get married. Soon
after Chung's arrival at the Golden Gate
his father sold out his washing business and
the two came to New York, where they
started laundry on Third avenue, near
Seventy-second street. and recently removed
up further in Harlem, between Eightieth
and Ninetieth streets. where the father and
son are making good living.
THEY WANT THEIR BOY.
In the meantime. Chung's father-in-law
and mother-in-law in China are kicking
ierceiy because Chung has not kept his
promise of becoming their actual son-in-
law. Besides. the daughter, who is now q
full grown and handsome young lady,
threatens dire vengeance on both families
by committing self-destruction unless her
early .betrothed mate should come over to
her and apologize by becoming her husband
forthwith.
The crisis arrived this evening, when an
important messenger, in the person Of the
a. AZ riad rir -, xuh 10
also New York lsundryman, appeared at
All Chung's washhouse. BE held in his
hand a voluminous document, said to be an
ulcimatum from the irate Chinese father-in-
law at Canton. 1t contained the important
information that All Chung must either 20
to China Immediately or withdraw his claim
to the young woman in question and pay
damages to the tune of the price of several
landrils for keeping her waiting for him SO
long.
DOESN'T WANT TO GO.
Chung's old father was willing to let his
boy go to his "doom" bv going to China to
get married, but All Chung was not so will
now?" exclaimed the troubled youth. "You
tink my likee mallie one piece niece young
lady, loosee my shtay in 'Melica, no more
can come back here? Mol No! Me no 60
jush now; thlee year more"
1--WE will make you CO." said the angry
father and the girls uncle at the same time.
ssYou spose makee too muchee foolee me.
Me holler for polls. He lun away, and by
and by malice 'Melican girl, more beautee
China GIRL answered the young China
man, good naturedly, in half English and
half Chinese. But" said the father,
''they will betroth the girl who is your own
fo 70 nth
won't wait any three years more. nor year,
either"
LIKES AMERICA BEST.
TT don't care. No belong my pigeon.
Me lovee 'Melica more, better all young
lady in China. You fxee him law me can
come back, 60 home. No fxee law, no
nome"
Unhappily, this is not the only case in
which Cinnamon are in this peculiar pre-
dicament, owing to the new law against
them. There are scores, II not hundreds, of
Young Cinnamon now in New York who
are anxious to go home to get married to
their youthful spouses, but for fear of not
being able to come back they take their
chances of losing their brides rather than
to give up the chance of living
in America, where they say it is
not only a better place to make a
living, but they rather enjoy the peculiar
life of the people. Those Cinnamon who
were fortunate enough to return before the
passage of the new bill, say that after living
in America SO long life in China is unbear-
able to them. owing to its dullness, poverty,
and stricken appearance, and the general
monotony of life. Many say they would
rather lose China than the United States,
even if they do occasionally meet with
sights here.