The Red Cloud chief., 1894-10-19
FOUND HIM A BRIDE.
4 Moon-Eycd Maiden who Went Fast
to wed u christian.

Nine. Sarah Grand's scruplcs about
marriages of convenience do not dis
turb tho ladies' who conduct the
Chinese mission home in Sacramento
strcct-at least, not so far rs their
Acknowledged charges are concerned.
This may be II violent assumption.
but it is suggested by IL busincss-liko
little romance which began at tho
home and came To its natural end at
New Orleans n few weeks ago II is
the of May Lai. aged -. who
now prcsidcs over u small household
in Louisiana's capital, says tho san
Francisco Chronicle.
Four years ago tho good ladies OF
the mission suatchcd May Lai from
the burning and from the highbiud.
crs. she was u vcry.w iusomo aud
pretty girl. as Chinese girls go.
and to her comclinoss she added so
hcrChristian guardians say-a ready
Intelligence and II docilc and obcdi-
cnt spirit. Indeed. she was Just liko
the good little girls in tho story
books. Eventually sho embraced
the faith, and then sho was com
plctc. Probably she would yct bo
pursuing in the handsome mission
homo on Sacramento street, under
the guardian eye Of Miss Culbcrtson,
the even tenor Of her oon Dyed way.
divorting herself with tho occupation
of being an cXomplar to the way
ward OF her sex and race and per-
haps thinking lite ~insuilcrably dull.
as girls-cvcn Chinese girls will at
some times. had not Mrs. G. /. Rad
ellie crossed her horizon.
Mrs. Radcliffe is tho matron of tho
New Orleans Presbyterian Chinese
mission. located ON South Liberty
street, in that city. Connected with
the mission is Il Chinese Christian
association. tho secretary Of which
is Il celestial, name unknown IN these
parts. who is described rs being
possessed Of many graccs Of mind
and body. lilo is - years OF age.
plays the organ, reads and writes
English and is u sincere ana dovout
Christian. His carncstncss In that
respect had long since won him tho
regard OF tho Christian mon and
women Of the crescent city. When
he learned that Mrs. Radcliffe was
about to come here on religious
work he charge her with u delicate
mission, and she, being IL woman rs
well as q missionary, ut once agreed
to his prayer. II appears that All
Sam-being namelcss and u Chinese.
that will serve him rs well as the
next-wan,ed u hclprnatc. New Or.
leans has not many Chinese women
and no palc-faced school teacher
offered herself as an oblation, for
there is a certain prejudice against
oblations OF that kind, especially
down south. All Sam b%ethought
himself to seek q bride among the
legions OF his country people who
favor this neck Of tho vineyard with
their presence.
SO Mrs Radcliffe came to San Iran
cisco with q commission. In due
course tho subject was laid befor,
the ladies OF tho home in this city.
1t was charmingly romantic. The
commissionaire vouched for tn,
character Of the young man in the
case, and tho business was as good
as settled. But on whom should
this good young man DO conferred?
II the limit of choice had been un,
restricted, it is sad to think what q
bone Of contention this philanthropic
affair might have become. But /,
wasn't On the contrary the number
from among which the selection was
to be made was wpfully small, the
average Chinese female who comes
to these shores developing cross
obstinac,y with regard to conversion.
II was not strange. therefore, con,
sidering her manifold charms OF
feature and form and her religious
standing, that May Lai should have
been hit upon, Being feminine, she
Xix d the idea OF ma riagc, and never
having thought very seriously OF
woman's sphere and the tyranny o
man, she was disposed to take hei
other half on faith. SO tho fact,
were laid before her. she was daily
inforn of the gravity OF the stel
5 she vas about to take. and she read
lily, even joyfully, az eed to nc
company Mrs. Radcliffe on her jour
l ncy to New Orleans. Her patron
, and guardians got her up "a mic,
little banquet ut the home before sh'
left, and sent her On her way rejoic
(, ing. They We @ married. All san
and May Lai, in New Orleans by Rev
= DR.. Nall, pastor Of the pIesbvtcria,
: church, and there the idyl ends.