The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-12
CHINATOwN'S PRIZE BABY.
THE euDED YOUTH CHRISTENED
TESTERDAT.

Ne L. ths mrs nsrn srths nou-e OF \ Dtnr.
and Great were the nrfsietnws Thnt
MARKED MS nirth-An Sustt street PnFtahes
OF the Freed Hnther'S Genero-s Hospitality.
Long before the nrst Chinaman ever thought
Of coming to America there was entered in the
Book Of the Lily. which was written at the b.
ginning Of all things and contains the birth no
tees Of the earth and sun and starr, n prophecy
that one day q man child should be born to Chu
Ding and his wife. Yiu Chuong. Nobody knew
Of the writing of this prophecy except the priest
Of the Jossi in Mott street, and he didn't tell about
It until after the child was horn; but he knew
It all the while because he keeps for the joss,
his master. the keys OF life AMI death and OF the
Invisible Things. So, Of course. he must know
everything.
As 1t was written, 30 It came to pass, and on
the 18th Of las; month there was born at Is
Mott street q fat, almond-eyed Chinese boy. in
whose honor all the Chinese quarter Is now max
ing feast and celebration In the Bureau Of VI
tai Statistics he Is entered. as Chu Shiu Gaiu.
son OF Chu Ding. merchant Of Is Mott street,
and his wife, Mrs. Chu Ding; but in the Chinese
records he appears under q list OF titles as long
rs his fathers pigtail, and as being the especial
ward and protege Of all the godlings of earth
and heaven and the places between. from the
seven-taied dragon Wit keeps the volcanoes
burning with his breath to the spirit Of the
water lily whose favor brings beauty Of person
and the power Of winning affection to the fortu-
nate beneficiary. Special honors were invoked
for him because.of his fathers social and hnan-
cial position in Chinatown, and because babies
born OF full Chinese parentage are rare In this
vicinity.
PCT =, N. ,i,t,. r,r sh,r c,t, IT.. 80
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nance Of two worlds and two generations.
Ck,, Nh, Ma , dt~rtdaI vo,tk - f,u-
vsars IN IN. .nhprbs RI Canton hi. f.tbar he.
FEARS N n suouros 0s canton. us iaener DC
friend and neishbor who had recently been
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that time and no particular reason to believe
that there would be, except the omen of the
sacred Aichu. which. being thrown in the temple.
declared that there would be. For seven years
thereafter Chu Ding was in the peculiar position
Oh one sotemn4y oetnrotheo 70 q hoped-tor pos
sibility. When he was IL years old Miss Yiu
ShaonS wSa born; and great was the re5oicirs in
w Detofe oRHSs punS
6ade farewell to his hanee and came to the New
a, Jacob ,ery.d for RachasI did Ia ,ofl sor ,bs
the letters written in iov.ry SMILES lenethvise
- ,hs a.. ,h., = ;. 80, - ~. -. - w.
Chuong; Each year the letters were more cheer,
fIl and hopeful In tone. and finally, q year and
SeMS ASsteA - Ah "hSA
brought Joy 20 the patient maiden across the
seas for it told OF his wealth and position In the
new land, and asked that she come over and be
his bride
SO, accompanied By an aunt, and laden with q
dover or gold and silks and strange leweiled
ornaments n Ding 3 nancee came over the
world 20 him. and they were married a year ago
with SUCH pomp and circumstance that China
town WILL not forget the festivities in this gener
etion. Al the families OF social position IN the
Cninese quarter came TO eal upon the bride
and she quickly ", became came q central G q tIo nsurs IN ina;
metropolis than II 1t were lived in Hong Kong
instead or within q stone throw OF the bowery.
Ihen IL became known that q child was TO DC
born 70 the whe OF Gnu Ding. In Ghlna
town tnls Is not q matter Tor SonceaInienI
and whispertngs, but for personal announces
ment and lu5liations. All Gnu Ding friends
SonGratuiated nlm ana hoped that IL would De q
boy. for the chinese parents fondest prayer u
that the nrst born snall De . man enid. 10 THIS
END prayers were made, and many rIch onerlng'