The sun., 1893-12-17
LUNG HI's GHINDFITHEn.
A True story Told Con "a H-d oe By
Lung Hi Himself.


This IL the story told DIR. Edward Bndlne
Consul TO Annoy. 10y his sampanman Though
It was told the Doctor ia IiIgin English its
rendition Into purer tone and classic phrase
has taken from II naught OF truth nor added
Aught of ialsohood by the souls OF the ances-
tors of Lung Iii, tho sampanman. It is true
tale. and let no man deny It lest mis- entrdI.s
groan with pain. The sampan nHn told 1t aS
he sat on the veranda near the Doctors feet
one day aitor tlaln. lie smoked u bit Of he
Doctors good Virginia Br. ght tobacco in Il pipe
with bowl no bigger than pea. TIE Dnc'or
had thrown u some at Il passing do. widen
had threatened to intrude on the porch and
repelled him with harsh erthets Lua: m
had rowed the Doctor god ten miles that
day and was philosophical
One cannot be too careful what on does nr
sRys to nn AnimR!." observed lun. IT. 1t
possesses the intelligence OF the snIl il con-
!alns. and may no the soul Of ones grand:
father or some other near relative who sho ii
be treated with respect
Lung III dew rnll breath Of smoke H"t
tobacco pouch near the SnmpanmAn, trg-
spoonful spilled uInn the sl"tl"s-.y r"tn
iloor OF a." irrand9. ang ~ m"g dra = Z
fully into hl. pipe, relit u. and ."n'inurd:
speak tnu' I" the l'.u,lri a. "ntH.rhtl
happenrd in my own amily and which ,ha!l
nsver forget, Ny grandfather vhs - I"'Hr
NODlle mo N'lthtA yer l'AD AhEtH latt lAt Va
ambitious and tnNioE- 10 ri.r auov. hi, caste.
lie earned eight cents ,, uaT iwn rCaf- hs
spent tor hylng amt the Other six he saErd, Uu-
III at the md oi year hr rad -uyrI 50, VIA
that he houGlt raniian 49, "ln"d iHe s'h'l
Of sampanmrn. ~ ms irair Ice Ir".Ierei;
and in time luu.E' n:n"r sfmpens and h,r"i
men 10 ROW them, 50 ia tm" "IN Z. .~Hud'uth'E
became NerY riru iuHn, AMI wucH d, lied
was the Richest man m my nalivr village
richer than any other iwp men In the uiacr.
His body WAS gIvmHtei and hts dsh"- ria"rl
10 an urn and put IN q shcl in my fathers
house. where tEFt remained many
I'll after was born.
remsuibrr tho urr wrlL Oa" day a are
less servant in r,rHDtH2 ;ke -nOm kun 'Eod tho
urn to tha floor and II urpt". scrtrTlnG mT
were being swept ~ "A tiny baby SrTuenr wig
glsd out from AMONG Ihen, an we knew at
Sn'S Gi thHt Z, IL he.L ,n i ElpI soul 70
and A. II grew larger on mo" ant small birds
until in about aJear nv grant athcr had hs,
come come me inrte SNAKE ON le9I long ana
About that tims my mother gayc birth 10 =
fine man child. Il wA> sp'endhl haby, aud
brother grew "a aud handsome tut in a few
months 4 -.cken"d, her,inc rHie ani thin. aud
Finally M father went 20 a claiTynyant. who
consulted the stars ant tho rpegs, and tAid
my little rrother's li'e away. aud that he mu.i
sit W AMI beat him OF
~ 80 that night my father sat IN mT m othsr's
room all Night long, but nothing came; nor
was there anything the next niGht hut thS
half awake and hall asleep he beaid a sapSd
which hllei him with terror. Iut he TsmAined
very quiet aud opened one eye slowly. TO his
horror he saw my grandfather WrlEEls Stealth
tly across the ho0T erawl into ny m0theT's he'd
and tast@n his mouth upon her breast Shs
slept soundiy while the snake drsH her milk.
In Few minutes my little brother begAn 10
whine and rOll ed toward my mother Nv trTund-
fathOE eOiied his body around my hrothern ami
put the tip Of his tail ia my little br Nhsr's
mouth 10 suck while he drew the sustenAncs
which belonged 10 the child After he Lai SLED
his stomach he g.ldei away.
Ny father had sat psrie,tly silent. uut N
the morning a family council Of war MAS held
ana my grAndiathsr vas condemned 10 death.
10 VAS executed With an axe his holy vas
the outer val Of the TEN ole, whore Il still lA9
This gRs the tale Of Lung Rl. the samDan-
man. told to DR. BedlOe. COnEul 10 Ameg