The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-17
A PELL STREET ROMANCE,
THE BEAUTY THAI Sam ZEE LIP
WROUGHT TO CHINATOWN

Pain, aaa Chuck Cennors Got Over Ell
Brnaai9aa Whea 1Ic Tried 90 Kiss Her
~ Hsw she Csae % he II Poll Street.
The fair but frail inhabitants OF Chinatown
unanimously aRrecd that tho newcomer at !
Fell street was "a stuck-up thing thnt would
give yer n pain with the airs sho puts on.
And IL must be admitted that the frigid do.
pieanor OF tho ''sho' In question. with hes
cold reception Of all friendly and noighborly
advances. in n measure justified Mott. Pel
md Doyers streets In their chnRrined and
homoly structure.
The roviled person was q girl OF about %
years. rathor tall for n woman. OF perfect ig
urc. regular features. wealth OF golden-
brown hair. and large. expressive blue-grny
eyes. Her complexion was Of that peculiar
pure pnllor which betrays the habitual opium
smoker MS unerringly as tho hcctio flush does
the eonsumptive.
She had como to tho quarters with little Sam
Yee Lip. s!ight.buit. good-looking. Amcri-
eanized China,nan. who speaks excellont
English. dresses in good taste. is always
plenufaly supplied with money. and plays
? the mischief with the hearts u tho impression
abie G,r's in the Chinese colony. Where ycc
lap gets his money has not boen settled
satisfact orilv. He makes periodical journeys
to Buffalo Chicago. Boston. and Philadelphia.
with trip to San Francisco every now and
thon and although this Monaghan Don Juan
Invariably has taken some unattached dam sci
OF Chinatown with him on his travels. they
have always proiessed ignorance OF what
business Yoe Lip may have transacted on
tho trip. Thore exists strong suspicion.
however,. Of its nature. and little Weede Sto-
vons once attempted to pump her Mok Lung
upon tho dashins Yeo Lips avocation.
How I know" was Moks savage reply.
~What for you want know"
We'll you ought to know" persisted Weed
is. for you're always with him. Tell me.
Mok" went on tho inluistive little creature.
II won't toll any one. Does he sell struggled
sihum9 They say no does."
The Chtnnman flow into tremendous pas
sion at this. shriekins: who say2 Goddam
lie! Mokki hill what for you no mind you
busincss2 You want mako tloublep All time
you talk. talk. Blmeby no Chinaman like you:
no Chinaman speak you. Why you no shut
you MOUTH"
Whatever Yee Lips business may be. IL GER
talnly must be lucrative. for he gambles reck-
lessly. seldom wins. spends money lavishly for
jewelry to give away. and is the creditor
OF scores of his follow gamblers. who rely
upon him for n stake when the fortunes Of fan
tan go against them
When Yee Lip returned from his last trip he
brought with MIN tho girl whose exclusiveness
disturbed the pence Of her frail sisters and in
stalled her in handsomely furnished rooms at
ii Poll street. Her very coming was grew
ancs. for tho colony is rather disposed
to frown upon any further colonization OF this
sort. being. in truth. som ewhat ovorcrowdet.
for the influx Of young girls into Chinatown
tho past year has been aiurmingly large. As
Susie Cannon said to Maggie Foley the other
night. while discussing pint Of mixed ale in
the iatter's room:
Doctors got ten now girls from Philadel-
phia I'm sure. Mag. If this keeps on we can't
60 out OF our rooms without getting full Of
splinters"
"How's that ~ asked the petite Maggie.
blowing the froth from the can.
Why. you can wink q stop without brush
ing UP against some chips" declared gentle
Susie. as she reached for the beverage.
And Maggie Crinned and said: That's
regular the.t,e. Ill stand another pint on the
When ths colony finally; thawed and showed
Doubleday brought, about by tho Chinaman
showing himself the same old rode-it was
Quiet, withal scornfuI. dignity. The stranger
would would not even condescend to rsEy to u re-
She never et hsr or
&c to Mrs Kate 0'Donnells cosey store next
door for her meals or occasionally to tho Chi
ne agssenient reached t6at the new i arrival Wal
AZ Mrs. o.ponnelrs table. Edna-Annie Hnr-
Wss fae @ Of the fact thSt We
e ST at ines with the other girls and It @sySe
Imagined that things were not made exactly
ws Ss
70 chafncteristio Of femininity. fung out
they chose to regard her But a seornful
smile SIN Icy. was ths tGny tIat the Sr
tSs issnr nsaa
Ts ss e IF
better than the women; Acontemptuous curl
e the wssfS 81 eot that rewarded .he many
the ehRa ks ss an sole
method of Wooing in Poll street. Il. after sew
sase Is raised shs wits
tnisits y oia he x gallant @aHe s
Il Sitti me srSw s with Success: c
tim ~ out wRo@ hs
e ehs as O tho MHs
70: med .brannigan." condition produced
vulsIng the select audience congrogatsd about 1
uHAWdJ Wl!H TeIlaTkS on
"CRuck,s" galiantry and sobriety. when she
espicd Edna eInerkin from the Chinese res-
Eaurant opposite. Quick as a flash she whis-
E,erod 70 tho unsteady boxer: IN do as much
fnr, YOU, Chuck II you'll make this stuck
up think coming over kiss YOU"
G'nnoys sober und Chuck" Connors drunk
AEs entirely different persons. and no graspcd
Inc into the dosF%ay when The W boier s' threw
b arm around her and said, " Come here. me
IiIry. ind gives u kiss" to the snickerlng OF |
tgs nppreciative gathering: Edna made no |
attempt to loosen his hold, but calmly met |
! Chuck q" eyes with such an undaunted |
look Of sublime. contempt that 1t pene- |
her With q shame-faoed "Bog pardin. MISS"
N.Y. fairly skunk down the street. to the chaGrin
g tho reporter some time after. "Chuck said: |
" Talk about yer Mary Anderson tragedy! Why,
she wouldntbe In 1t with this gal. I'd purity |
E !It ,aG on; PVT those, eyes straigbtened me
lie; All the Harrisons In the world couldn't !
make me 60 up agin that game again"
All inluiries as to the history OF tho new
conner were fruitless. Yee Lip. always FREQ
spoken, and communicative. could not be |
O laau's sabest his mouth on this
girls" he said, with his light laugh, when
pressed: And In this instance am not going |
tq crafty womans curiosity. NO matter how
charming she NAV bp.p II hnR 81 lyUnvs hoan'