The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-27

snip, ana WneQ the 1dulliS iAo'Co o"os
to Los Ageles Sing carried the cat
to Chinatown and set up in bus
mess as a merchant Puss thrived IN
its new home and was as sleek, con-
tented and happy as it had been among
civilized surroundings 1t was noticed
and caressed by all the frequenters OF
Sings store and became the pet of all
the ghboring Cinnamon, and es-
pecially so of Quong Ho Fat who had
street booth near Sings store In which
ne sold sugar cane and other dalntles-
when he wasn't dreaming the dreams
of the poppy and the pipe in an opium
Joint not far away. The cat frequently
visited Quong's booth, where it was
feasted on choice bits of meat and fish
and cuddled under his blouse while he
sat in the sun.
And one day, filled with some per-
verse and unaccountable cat notion, it
followed Quong when he left his booth
That was the beginning of All Fans
ruin. For Quong went straight to the
opium joint and when he lay down on
the bunk All Fan curled up beside him
The cat was curious about the proceed
ing and put up its nose to smell OF the
pipe and the smoke that came from
Quong's lips"
"You likee him." said Quong. "All
light. Smoke heap plenty And he
pulled more smoke into the cats face.
What happened after that except
! smoke-and what dreams visited Grim
atkins brain, none may know. But All
Fan appeared in Sings store the next
day, looking very languid and with its
| cross-eyed pupils smaller than even
daylight and sunshine ought to make
them.
And whatever the dreams were All
Fan must have liked them, for the next
time Quong visited the opium joint the
cat trotted after him. That was some
| months ago and ever since then the
man and the cat have been frequent
and sometimes constant patrons OF the
| joint. AS soon as Quong lies down All
Fan curls up beside him, under his arm.
with head stretched up close to his lips,
eager to breathe the fumes that escape
them. Quong treats his companion in
vice with great consideration. He
frequently puffs mouthful OF smoke
into the cats face without having
first inhaled it himself He has tried
several times to induce puss to
furnish its own smoke, but the cat pro-
tested so vigorously. against having the
pipestem put into its mouth that he has
had to give up the idea. But he always
lies so as to give the cat all advantages
of all the smoke that comes from his
own mouth. And if All Fan isn't around
when he gets ready to go to the den ne
looks up his friend and off they go to
gether. He does not have to do that
very often, however, for puss is a:
anxious for the descent into dreamlant
as any two-footted dope" fend thai
ever entered a den. Generally All Far
is ready first and waits in the bootf
with longing eyes, impatient tail flour
ishing and occasional begging miaw:
until Quong decides there is no more
business to be done that Gay. Or course
after these months of dissipation All Far
is not the cat he used to be. For II
seems proper now to change the pro
noun from sit" to him, since the little
beast has been safely landed in vicious
ways.) He has lost his appetite and
grown thin and sickly looking. He nj
longer shows the usual feline pride II
his appearance and neglects his toile
shamelessly And in consequence N
| is always very dirty and dilapidated.
Since he became so lost in dissipation
he is without energy and ambition
He no longer shows any desire for mid
night strolls, and mopes around IN
very forlorn and lonesome-lookingw way
not liking to be disturbed, even Wit
gentle strokes and caresses, and 1t l
only when the hour draws near for tn
return to the opium den that he show
animation. He cannot see as well L
the dark as he used, for the pupils o
, his eyes no longer dilate as cat
should in the night and in the day
time they are even smaller than usua
The opium-smoking Chinese take grea
interest in the case of All Fan, and III
tale has been told in joints and laur
dries and kitchens all over the state =
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