The Anaconda standard., 1890-05-30
a SUNDAY SCHOOL MAsHER.
Van Phou Lee, the Yale Chiaamau, and
His white Admirers.

Van Pheu Lee, the Yale Chiaaman, and
His white Admirers.
Yam Phou Lee, the Chinese graduate of
Yale who In accused Of infidelity by his
white wife, formerly Miss Jerome OF New
Haven, denies stoutly the charge made
against him and declares that Il is the
outgrowth of the hetFesl which his white
mother-in-law beSkH Tim. The papers
with which he has been served give no
clue 70 the names or residences OF the
people with whom he IL accused of having
been too intimate. HIS wife, ever since
her marriage, has been very jealous of
him, hardly allowing him out of her sight.
and she feared every woman whom he
met would fall in love with him, or that
he would capture her.
She was especially troubled over the at
tentions which Sunday school teachers
and other ladies interested in Christian
work paid him, and was desirous that he
should be less assiduous In his attend
ance at places of instruction and worship
where Christian ladies were to be met.
The superintendent of q Chinese Sunday
school Of this city told to-day Of funny
incident which happened under his
observation.
"Lee,n he said, "had been invited to de-
liver a sort OF lecture or Bible talk before
wife. After the lecture was over-in was
in Chinese-he was given an informal
reception by the ladies of the school and
spoke for a few minutes i'm praise of the
work OF Sunday school teachers, which
was of course very well received by the
ladies present, II being very fiatterinR.
They gathered around him at it's conclu-
sion and seemed quite absorbed i'm his
conversation, which was bright and quite
gay. The circle which formed left no
room whatever for the poor wife, who sat
in a corner quite unnoticed.
''This did not seem to trouble Lee and
he was enjoying himself to the utmost
when his wife, who had been growing
angrier and angrier at this desertion,
crossed the Sunday school room, and,
breaking through the circle i'm an exceed
ingly rough manner, canght her husband
by the arm and almost hauled him out of
his chair, saying: We must go home at
once.' Lee was having too good time
and did not fancy this very abrupt man.
ner of his wife and tore himself away
from her grasp. She, however, was not
to be shaken off and insisted that he
leave. Lee resisted until she broke into
tears. Then, with few apologize words
TO the young ladies, who were looking
outraged at this interference Lee left.
"This is but one of the many funny
stories that are told of this couple" said
the superintendent. "Lee has not had an
American education for nothing. He ap-
preciates American women as well as any
American, and delights as much in a cap
ture as any regular masher, though, of
course, do not think that he has gone too
far. The attentions of ladies were pleas
ing TO him. When they treated him as n
novelty doubtless he often thought they
were devoted to him, and have heard
many girls say that he was by no means
AN objectionable husband
'Have you any idea who the persons
are who are supposed TO be involved i'm
this affair.
"No, i know no names, though there
have been some queer stories told of Lees
doings in the West. He was reported
once TO have been on the verge Of marry
ing another white girl in California. She
was quite rich, too, l believe. He is
known to have been very friendly with
several"
"Then il is not supposed that Lees at
tentions were paid to Chinese girls Of San
Francisco?"
81 should Judge not, from the reports
which reached here. He mixes very little
with his own people and he has no respect
for the Chinese women who are brought
here"
could il not be that Lee is going to
marry some other white girl. perhaps on
the Pacific coast, after this divorce is OBJ
tained ?'
'.Of that no one knows. think II quite
unlikely, Lee says he was fool to marry
anyway"