Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-23
PRETrP MRS. HIPLUSG.
Tho Heroine of Pathetic Story of the
Chinatown of Chicago.

Tho Heroine of "a Pathetic Story OF the
Chinatown OF Chicago.
Chicago Times Herald.
There was pathetic scene in China
town last night when tie wife Of Hip
Lung and her youngest son, Fook
Chew, left for the Flowery Kingdom,
never to return to America. II was
known along Clark street for several
days that Mrs. Lung was to start on her
long journey last night, and TO show
their respect for her large number of
Cinnamon were on hand to see her de-
part. The husband, as stoical as
statue, stood among the crowd on the
sidewalk as the carriage containing his
wife and child were driven away. Fook
kim, the 5-years.old boy of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lung, thrust his little head out of
second.sto window and in pure
English cried out "By.by, mamma"
In the carriage sat the heart.broken
mother with handkerchief pressed to
her eyes. She glanced up at her little
boy, who was standing on his tiptoes at
the window blowing kisses at her. The
husband also looked up as he heard the
voice, "By.D mamma" With pitt
full cry the little woman sank back in
the carriage her face buried in her
handkerchief. The driver whipped up
the horses and the carriage ratified away
to the Northwestern depot.
Hip Lung and his wife decided some
time ago to separate. What the trouble
is between the couple could not be
learned. 1t is said that Hip Lung
lavished too much attention on white
women TO please his wife, and after
much pickering they agreed to part
Hip Lung Is reported to be worth
| $150,000. and the report in Chinatown
is that he gave his wife $4,000 to 50
back to China. She was given the
youngest child and the father keeps the
| eldest.
Mrs. Hip Lung is the daughter of one
of the wealthiest families in Canton.
She is very intelligent, with u beautiful
| olive complexion and features that be-
speak the gentlewoman of China, 1t
has been said that she was the hand
soonest Chinese woman in the United
States. Fook Chew, the boy she is
taking home with her, was born July
4th, 1892. lie was asleep last night
when he was carried into the carriage.
About $50 o'clock the carriage was
driven up to Hip Lungs place, 1888
Clark street. Bundles and baskets were
quickly placed on the drivers seat, and
10 minutes later some one went up stairs
and told Mrs. Lung that all was ready,
She pressed her little boy again and
again as the tears streamed down her
cheeks. Tearing herself from the boy
she followed the man who was carrying
Fook Chew in his arms down stairs. As
she reached the sidewalk her husband
stood within reach of her arm, but there
was no sign of recognition between
them. Mrs. Lung was attired in a
gorgeous dress. 1t had cost her husband
a good sized fortune in China. She wore
nothing upon her head. In her hair and
on her wrists were ornaments worn
only by Chinese of high caste. Her feet
were encased in the dainticst slippers
that one ever looked at. There was q
queenly beauty about the little woman as
she tripped across the sidewalk to the
carriage. AS the carriage rolled away
Hip Lung entered his store, where a
crowd of his couDtrymen were playing
dominoes. He walked over to where d
teapot stood on table, with little cur
at its side He gulped down a cup oi
the nectar and then joined the group
that stood around the domino players
Little Fook Kim cried himself 10 sleep