New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
MRS. PAX TO STUDY MEDICINE.
A BRAVE LITTLE COREAN WOMAN WHO
WANTS TO HELP HER FELLOW
COr-NTpyNEN

BRAVE LITTLE COREAN WOMAN WIN
WANTS TO HELP HER FELLOW
COUNTRYMEN.
One Of the most interesting little women In all New
York grea: or small, is TO be found at the Nursery
and Chid's Hospital. at Lexington-ave. and Fifty
frst-st Her name is Mrs PAX and she comes from
Corea, the Hermit Land" which has been Of late
of so much interest TO the Western world as well as
10 the inhabitants of China and Japan She is little
woman, a typical Corean, and the second woman OF
her country to come TO America. They are a home-
loving people, the Coreans. and travel does not ap-
peal 10 them II does 10 Americans, rich and poor
Tribune reporter called at the hospital a few
days ago and asked to the little mother for. by
the way a bright little Corean baby. Rosetta PAX,
Is at the hospital too After brief space, small.
dark-faced and tmid woman came TO the door and
waited for a moment for invitation TO enter. The
Orientals polite than some OF their Western
brothers and sisters. if they arc behind the
times. At nod from the secretary. she came slowly
into the room and shook hands tmidly with the re-
porter. When asked to tell her story. she said at
first that her story not an interesting one. but
that her life had been filed with only trivial Incl
dents that the public would not enjoy.
After some conversation and as she became more
accustomed to the strange experience OF an inter
view. Mrs. PAX told something OF the story Of her
short life. She said: Il born in Seoul the capital
Of Corea in 1876. do not remember much about my
father, he died when very young He had
regular occupation but did various things In order
to gain living My mother is still living in Seoul.
where she takes of of the school buildings
Of the American Mission, as she has done for long
time There is nothing Of interest that remember
of my early life. When l was ten years old
sent to school at the American Mission. my
mother wished me to go. My relatives and friends
did not like the idea at ALL and showed this In many
ways although they did not say much. One of my
teachers at the school Mrs. Scranton. who was
good woman.
Il remained In the school for eight years and
learned there to read. write and speak English. /
was never sent 10 Corean school, but / learned
at home TO speak my native language and also
learned to write. The language of my country Is
not at all like the language of either the japanese
or the Chinese. many people think. 1t is alto
gether different. You ask me IL think that Seou.
is pretty city What think you might not think
There are no big houses like you have here that
reach up into the sky They are all one-story build
ngs but think that the city is rather pretty. In
the centre is the palace. where the King almost al
ways stays have seen him, though, several times
He Is good-lookng man about forty-six years o.d.
THE trouble between the King and the Queen
not until after left Corea. But while /
still there the trouble between the Chinese and Jap
had already begun and when / was in school
news came to the city OF a great battle that was
fought at Pyeng-Yang in the northern part OF my
country. The report said that the Chinese had run
away and gone back to their own country and thar
tne Japanese were coming toward tne CITY. NneN
the people in the city heard the news about half Of
them went outside the walls 1t is customary. when
enemies are marching toward the city. to close and
lock the great gates in the walls, and after that 10
one is allowed to go out. They must all stay. ana
II massacre takes place at the capture they are
all caught like rats In a trap The people who went
outside the walls then were afraid that this would
happen and wanted TO get where they would have
a chance to get away. 1t a very exciting time
and al the ed INSIDE the a Tss with the rest Of m a0
three months before | came away. ~ -. 49,
also was Ens s01Fs that
wanted to come to America was to study medicine
tors In Corea but there are no surgeons there. My
BY @ s na yf5 r. qqSnt S n 20
the boat, as Seoul is in almost the centre Of the
we took a steamer to Nagasaki, and at that place
caught steamer to San Francisco. We reached
hs Eas & S ago ana On
came Gsd TO, to Liberty in sullivan County where Mrs
going to do do not know: He may return to
and have been in the hospital ever since I am nor
yet strong enough to start lec,uring but hope to be
Il have none Of my native dresses to, show you
o eaSs ysh whd eshb awa e m d
classes of The people Of GoTes when her they go upon
ssa.s G n Of seaf sr % S seRs that % s
just below the breast. and short waist We a.so
These garments among the wealthy are Of fine
silk. The poorer people wear costumes Of linen,
muslin or cotton. When the women OF the third
class 20 out of doors they wear something like
Chinese overcoat. But they do not wear this in the
Way that the Chinese do. Instead of putting 1t
on they so arrange it that It completely covers
the head and the sleeves are allowed to hang down
az the side Of the garment These overcoats
of green and have stripe OF purple running about
what would be the neck II they were worn as the
dresses and coats of women In this country are"
Mrs PAX evidently has not good idea of num-
hers for when she asked how many peop.e
there are in the city of Seoul. she said About
5000 ! guess" the gazetteer says that there are
o-on mn In q
Corean woman has anything bu, a Corean name.
Ii Is a girl and has been named Rosetta. She is
not AT ali times open TO visits, but may be
al times calmly enjoying her baby existence and
evidently not caring whether 1t is spent in New
York Seoul.