Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-06-03
PRETTY MRS. Zip LUNG
The Heroine OF = Pathetic stdfy OF tho
Chinatown OF Chicago. @

Tho Heroine OF = Pathetic STORY Of tho
ChIDatown OF ChIea1o.
There was q pathetic scene in China
town the other; night when the wife of,
Hip Lung and her youngest son, Fook
Chew, left for the Flowery kingdom,
never to return to America, Gays the
Chicago Pimes-fd derald. It was known
along Clark street for several days that
Mrs. Lung was. to, start ON her long
Journey that night, and to show their
respect for hersa large number of Chi
namen were on hand to see her depart
The husband, as stoieal as statue,
stood afhong the crowd on the side
walk as the carriage containing his
wife and child was driven away. Fool1
Kim, the five-year-old boy of Mr.. and
Mira Lung thrust his little head out Of
q second-story window and in pure
English cried out: "By-by, mamma"
In the carriage sat the heart-broken
mother with q handkerchief pressed to
her eyes. She glanced up at her little
5boy.swho &hs standinR on his tip-toes
at the window blowing kisses. 8t her.
The husband also looked mp as he eiheard
the voice: "By-by, mamma" With
pitiful cry the slittle woman sank back
in the carriage, her face buried in her
handkerchfef.l The driver whipped MP
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 Law
shed 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 one
hundred and ahfty thousand dollars,
and the report fn7 Chinatownjis that he
gave his wife twenty-five thousand dol
lars to go back to- China. She was
given the youngest child and the father
keeps the eldest. 'a's = ~
Mrs. Hip Lung is the daughter of one
of the wealthiest families In Canton.
She is very intelligent, with . beauti-
full olive complexion and features that
bespeak the gentlewoman of China. It
has3been said that she was the hand
soonest Chinese won1sn in the
United States Foo1k Chew, the boy
she is taking home with her, was born
July 4, 1892. He was asleep when. he
Ssas carried into the carriage. 80
taEADSHy kss.tp1 AAhAS OCtOSA bnG SlsE-
riageiwas' driven TO hip Lungs bIaee.
Bundles and. basketsF : were quickly
| placed ion the drivers seat, antd tei,
minutes later some one went upstairs
and told Mrs. Lung that all was ready.
She. pressed her little boy ,sgain and
again As the tearB,st stfeamed down her
chesksh Tearing herself from the boy
she followed the man who was carrying
Fook Grew In his arms downstairs
AS she reHched the sidewalk her hus
band stood within reach of her arm
but there was no sign of recognition
between them. Mrs. Lung was attire6
IN q gorgeous dress. 1t had cost hen
husband a good-sized fortune in China
She wore nothing upon her head. In hel
hair and on her wrists were ornaments
worn only by Chinese of high caste
| Her feet were encased in the daintiest
slippers That one ever looked at. There
was i qneenly beauty about the little
woman as she tripped across the side
Il watRtto the carrIage.< AS the carriag
rolled away Hip Lung entered hi
store, where crowd of his countrymel
j were playing dominoes. He Wake,
!, over to where q teapot stood on table
with little cup at It's side. He galpe,
down cup of the nectar and thel
joined the group that stood round th
domino players. Little Fook Kim crie
himself TO sleep