The sun., 1890-08-30
an WING AND mrs JULIE
Hovv the Tears or an Alaskan Prinssr
Saved the Life Of n Chinese Cook.

How the Tears OF an Alaskan Princess
Saved the Life Of n Chinese Cook.
BAN Francisco. Aug. 1s.-John Smith and
Pocahontas, translated now into All Wing and
Julie Alaska, are living over in Chinatown
This new edition OF that idyll Of danger. pity.
aud love is moro prosac than the old one. but
It has the advantage OF being entirely true.
What 1t lacks In distinguished and romantic
features It makes up In proofs. All Wing, it's
hero. has nothing OF the heroic in looks or
manner or soul. Ho has no beauty, but little
courage and he is not responsible for what
ever halo invests him by reason Of his adven-
turous career. He endured hls adventures be-
cause he had to. He is n gaunt, high-cheeked.
yellow-skinned Chinhman, and as ugly as any
body In Chinatown, unless, perhaps, his Alas
kan PocahontaS be excepted
Once upon time All Wing was sea cook and
served his Uncle Sam In the Navy Department.
He was shipped North on the jamestown. and.
being dissatisfied with hts Job. took occasion
when they put in at Sitka, to jump from the
frying pan into tho fire. lIo deserted and
shipped aboard whner. The simile In this
case is even moro lgurative than usual, for the
whaler was wrecked, and what Wing really
jumped into was an leo noe.
Some Alaskan Indians discovered him there
and carried him to their village He was three
fourths starved, four-ilfths frozen. and very
nearly ilve-ilfths frightened TO death. But
even 10 he found favor In tho eyes Of Julie, the
daughter OF tho tribes chief. For days and
days she nursed him and cared for him. and
smiled hopefully upon him, until at last he
plucked up courage. stopped shivering, and
found himself well again.
Then he noticed that all the tribe were Law.
ishing attentions upon him. They showed the
greatest interest in him. fed him as II he were
destined to be prize turkey at a Thanksgiv-
ing ,dinnEer, and Urged rpn N him al the dei-
nor the pigeon variety and he had Just as lit
tie c1mprehsnsion OF their dialect: so he set
became convinced that they were preparing
for barbecue in which he would hold the
oil the losses in Chinatown hat ne knows ho
was to be killed cooked; and eaten.
to slin the camp between two days but was
captured brought back. and put under guard.
At last, after much feeling, of his ribs they
gan to prepare for the festivities. BY ranto-
mime they let him know that his throat was to
pasin. He decided that i was all over with
him and prepared 70 die with all q Chinamans
co ning toward him. the tears ploughing little
furrows down her cheeks. and he hoped again.
She fell upon 10 his neck % and he I'm mbrHced the
lifted her tear. ear washed f%ce-for does not love
laugh at difference in language as well as at
with cries and entreaties They % had an AM ami
mated time over it. but the Chief finally grant
preparations should be stopped. There was
good deal OF row at this for the whole village
Chief explained that there you'd be wedding
instead the rest were satisfied
wb s6 NM tbs th ana t Julie were m%rried @ and lived
popular and he didn't like the, climate or tho
tSuntry try or the people lie had constant fear
tribe might rescind 1 IS fnvOr aud insist on p
barbecue again. SO when a bouts, crew
to trade for skins he beggel them to take him
away as cook. His father in law granted him
his return the laithtu and loving Julie was al
lowed to sal away with him. They wandered
widely, widely oker ,, the seas, had many adventures.
terrcd from one to another vessol and finally
Wing has u greater liking Tor tho needle than
he has for the kitchen. and so he got n lob OF
tailoring He tanght Julie how TO sew, and
There is little Wing now. who combines in
his FEATURES Al the .uGliness OF both his pa
tenoment in Ross alley. the donsest and dirtiest
part OF Chinatown, where julio is becoming in
TnIn Tmannors and Appearance almost hs much Of a
has learned some Chinese and some Engish
and Wing some English and some Indian. and
! when they get excited there is a shrlll fixture
Of tongues which would have done credit to
| Babylon's tower.
But julio is very quiet and never goes into
the streets, because thor noise and hustle
frghten and daze her. Probably she m0mrns.
In the fond air and narrow quarters OF the
Chinese tenement. for the freedom OF her
native snow fields and ice foes and. like her
famous prototype In London. grows homesick
and lonely. But she knows that there is no
hope that Wing will evcr go back. and she
stays faithfully by him. She shows signs OF
consumption and it IS probable that she will
not live long In San Francisco. Wing appenrs
to be very, fond both Of her and Of the small
Wing. and when he told tho reporter how she
saved his life he would look over toward hsr
frequently with unmistakab!e signs OF a1feo-
tion and gratitude in his face.