The morning call., 1893-01-01

passed into the hands OF her present owner.
For several months five Cinnamon have
felt the calling indignity imposed upon
them by the ultimatum OF the Geary bill. so
they made up their minds 10 leave the
country. But how? That was the question
that troubled them at all times.
After some deiberation they all agreed
to leave it to the senior member of the
crowd to solve. This happened to be Sing
Lung. and he felt his Importance from that
moment
He went to the steamship company. but
found it would be necessary TO have over
$500 to take the five across the Pacific.
This was out OF the question. so he tried
sailing ships and various other kind Of craft,
but they all came too high. He was not
particular about the accommodations nor
the table; all he wanted was something
that would float and keep going west long
enough to reach the land of tea and opium.
Sing Lung was in despair, and i I really
looked as though the noble mongols would
have TO submit to American insults. He
had almost made up his mind TO tell his
friends the thing could not be done. He
felt very sad over the fact and gaZed out on
the bay longingly. In moment small
sailboat came dancing over the waves and
sped toward the Golden Gate like thing
of life.
This was an inspiration for the daring
Sing. He argued that small boat could
not cost much, and the whole company
could 90 home and sail into the harbor of
Hong-Kong like lords of the earth.
The idea grew in his head, and he went
around and asked the price of boats. He
could get them cheap enough, but somehow
he did not like their build. They did not
look TO him to be trustworthy, and he
turned his attention to finding good junk
that he felt he could rely on.
After long search he finally heard of the
Lum Tum, and was told that he could have
it TOR S65. lie was delighted and ran to tell
his friends of his good luck, but received
something Of shock when it was found
that the whole crowd could only scare up
S92.
Things looked bad again, as with only S27
left TO buy rice and instruments the trip was
out of the question.
But he was equal to the emergency, and
finally managed TO make the boats owner
take $50 cash.
When the Lum Tum came into his possess
sion he was like king, He admired her
from all directions, and felt that she was
safe boat. She stood out OF the water so
nobly and had such beautiful curve to her
gunwae.
Her mast and sails also looked reliable.
TIE pretty little sticks and the peculiar
method OF managing it all appealed to his
love of the beautiful. Some little changes
were necessary before they could go, and
she had to be provlsioned. She was taken
TO North Beach short distance from Black
Il
admire her. All were pleased with their
newly acquired property and wanted to
start that very day. But Sing was the cap
tain and he proved to them conclusively
the great impossibility of doing so. Not
under any circumstances could they sail
until larger eye had been painted on the
vessels PROV. All the others at once saw
the wisdom Of this and offered no opposi-
ton, but they brought all their property to
the junk and staid there until the day of
sailing.
The vessel was provsoned with large
jug of vinegar, a little -four large can of
lard, several bags of rice and twenty pounds
of tea. How much opium was taken was
not mentioned.
While the eye was being painted all the
others busted themselves fixing up the sails
and mailing few OF the loose planks back
WI here they belonged. The men did not
think this necessary as long as the eye was
painted, but 'they thought they might as
well do it to kill time.
The whole vessel was sadly in need Of q
heavy coat OF paint, but that could be dis
pensed with as long as the eye was painted.
The Lum Tum is junk about % feet
long~and in the last stages CT decay. She
has Leen repaired dozens of times, SO there
is very little origin al timber in her. =:
Sho Is OF that peculiar build common
among the Chinese, with very high bow and
stern and several feet of freeboard.- Most
would consider it about the same as COM
hitting suicide to 60 out in her when the
weather was the least bit rough Her sail
Is OF the usual junk tyre and about as man.
ageable as lump OF quicksilver en- table
full OF cracks. -
The interior of the boat seems to be COM
Portable enough as long as she keeps right
side up. The four men sleep in. the forward
hold about the same as a litter Of pigs and
Captain Sing has the small place aft that is
partitoned off from the rest Of the vessel.
The deck will keep out water about as well
as sieve, but that was no matter, IL was
not raining when they started.
Z: On deck there was a stove and dragon
side by side. There was no lantern on the
vessel, but they didn't need it in the day
and at night they wanted to sleep.
The junk was at North Beach for three
OF sailing would never come. But yester-
day Sing came on board with a compass and
announced that the Lum Tum would weigh
anchor.
Hethen unrolled red flag that had some
thing on ii that looked like memory of an
attack Of deiirium uemenS and sent one of
the mensto nail it to the masthead.
Everything was in readiness, but Captain
Sing walked up and down the beach in an
anxious manner. 1t was plain something
remained to be done. At the last moment
Captain Sing remembered that there was
no paper TO burn and somebody had to be
sent to the nearest laundry to get It,.
Captain Sing did not seem to think he
was doing anything out of the way in max
inc such long trip in such small boat.
He was not much of a sailor and had no
Idea how long the voyage was going to
take.
He said it was easy enough to get to
China. The steamer came this way, and
all he had to do was to go the other and he
was sure to get there q. X.
He was glad to get away from this ceun-
try which did not appreciate MS and his
countrynen's talents. He could never bring