Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-22
LUNG HIS GRANDFATHER.
A True story Told to Consul Bedlo
by Lung HI Himself.

A True story Told TO Consul Bedloe
by Lung HI Himself.
From the Washington Post-l
This is the story told DR.. Edward Bed
loe, consul to Annoy, by his ssmpanman.
Though 1t was told the doctor in pidgin
English, its rendition into purer tone and
classic phrase has taken from 1t nsught of
truth nor added aught of fslsehood. By
the souls of the ancestors of Lung hi, the
sampanmsp, 1t is q true tale, and let no
man deny 1t lest his sntrails groan with
pain. The sampanmsn told Il as he sat on
the versnds near the DOCTORS feet one day
after tiffin. He smoked a bit of the doc
tors good Virginia Blight tobacco In 9
pipe with q bowl no iigger than a Fea.
The doctor had thrown q stone at a past
ing dog which had threatened to intrude
on the porch, and repelled him with harsh
ep,thets. Lung Hi had roWea the doctor
q good ten miles that day and was phile.
sophical.
lone cannot be too careful what one
does or Gays to an animal" observed Lung
Hf. 'Tt possesses the intelligence of tie
soul it contains, and may be the soul of
ones grandfather or some other near rels-
tive who should be treated with respect
Lung Hi drew q full breath of smoke
and craftily waited. The doctor dropped
his tobacco pouch near the sampsnmsD; 9
tesspoonful spilled upon the spotlessly
clean aoor of the versnds. Lung Hi
spilled portion skilfully into his pipe, relit
It and continued:
ct epeak thus to the illustrious chin
chin doctor because of O wonderful thing
which happened In my own family, aud
which / shall never forget. ny grand
father was poor coolie who vorkei for
day wage. But he was ambitious and anx-
ious to rise above his caste. He earned
eight cents day, two cents he spent for
living and the other six he saved, until at
the end of year he hsd saved ten dol
lars. With that he bought q ssmpsn aud
Joined the guild of ssmpsnmen. At this
trade he prospered, and In time bought
other eampans and hired men to row them.
rich man, and when he died wss the rich
est man in my native viIlsge-richer than
any other two men in the place. His body
was cremsted and his ashes placed in an
urn and put on . shelf in my fathers
house, where they remained many years,
until after ! was born.
81 remember the urn we'll. One day q
careless servant In cleaning the room
| knocked the urn to the floor and IL broke,
scattering my grandfathsr's ashes all over
| the room. As they were being swept up .
/ tiny baby serpent wriggled ont from among
| them, and we knew ut once that 1t held my
Rrandfsther's soul. So we put 1t In boz
and fed 1t daily on new milk, and % II
| grew larger on mice and small birds, until
In about year my grandfather had be.
come q fine large snake, six feet long and
i three inches thick.
.About that time my mother gave birth
| to q fns man child. Il was q splendid
baby and the whole village sung its praises
NY little brother grew fat and handsome
but In few months II sickened, becaml
pale and thin, and we could not ZEE whs
was the matter with Il. Finally my fsthe
went to q clairvoyant, who consulted tn
stars and the rocks, and said that . vam
pirs came ut night and was sucking N.