The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13
PRETTY MRS. HIP LUNG.
The Heroine of "a Pathetic story of
the Chinatown of Chicago.

the Chinatown of Chicago.
From the Chicago Times-Herald.
There was pathetic scene in Chinatown
last night, when the wife of Hip Lung and
her youngest son, Fook Chew, left for the
Flowery Kingdom. never to return 10
America. 1t 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 num-
Der of Cinnamon were on hand to see her
depart. The husband, as stoical as a
statue stood among the crowd on the
sidewalk as the carriage containing his
wife and child was driven away. Fool1
Kim, the 5-year-old boy of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lung, thrust his little head out of a second
story 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-by, mamma" With pitiful
cry the little woman sank back in the car
riage, 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.
II - Sdiu that NIP Lung lANlSneU 100
much attention on white women to please
his wife, and after much pickering they
agreed to part. Hip Lung is reported TO
be worth $50, co., and the report in China
town is that he gave his wife $4,000 to go
back to China. She was given the young
est child and the father keeps the eldest
Mrs. Hip Lung is the daughter of one
of the wealthiest families of Canton. She
is very intelligent, with a beautiful olive
complexion and features that bespeak the
gentlewonlan of China. 1t has been said
that she was the handsomest Chinese
woman in the United States. Fook Chow
the boy she is taking home with her, was
born July f. 1892 III was aSlecp last night
when he was carried into the carriage
About $3.50 o'clock the carriage was
driven up to Hip Lungs place. 1923 Clark
street. Bundles and baskets were quick
" placed on the drivers seat and ten
minutes later some one went upstairs and
told Mrs. Lung that all was ready She
pressed her little boy again and again as
the tears streamed down her cheeks Tear
ing herself from the boy, she followed the
man who was carrying Fook Chew la his
arms downstairs. AS she reached the side
walk her husband stood within reach of
her arm, but there was no sign of recogni-
ton between them. Mrs Lung was at
tired 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 daintiest slippers
that one ever loked at. There was n
queenly beauty about the little woman
as she tripped across the sidewalk to the
carriage. As the carriage rolled aWav
Hip Lung entered his store, where a crowd
of his countrymen were playing dominoes-
He walked over to where teapot stood
on a. table, with little cup at its side
He gulped down a cup Of the nectar and
the domino players. Little Fook Kim
cried himself to sleep.