Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

nut neither the COOK nor the laundry
man ever gave his confidence concern
ing the feud, and, as you shall hear,
neither is now available for testimony.
Charley Go Lee, being a washer OF
shirts, was rather looked down upon by
Hong Fat, who cooked at the Cheerful
bermen and sheep drovers with his
stewed tripe. Hong Fat had decided
opinion that any Chinaman who was
Chinaman would be unwilling to re-
main OF the shirt-washing industry any
longer than it would take to negotiate
with some restaurant, and as Charley
Go Lee had been in the country II years
and still purified other peoples clothes
Hong Fat reviled him. Perhaps this
scorn of the cook had some consider
able part in building up the enmity. 1t
Is only surmise, however, and do
not guarantee it.
The wickedness of this story begins
right here. 1t was Charley Go Lee who,
talking with other Cinnamon from
down the railroad, became inspired, and,
learning where the United States mar
shall was to be found, visited him and
spoke wisely, but in unfriendly man
ner, of Hong Fat, the cook. Bereft of
its liquid pigeoning, Charley's English
was sufficient to notify the official thai
a Chinaman without certificate of res
idence was to be found in the Cheerful
Heart restaurant at Geyserville at any
time government representative would
70 A. 10 T.
a man with a star and document called
at Geyserville, and when the down train
pulled out a mournful and murmurous
Chinaman was on board, and dinner
was late and poorly cooked at the res
taurant of the Cheerful Heart that day.
Firecrackers were, however, burned in
the laundry OF Charley Go Lee, and
festivity reigned there.
Hong Fat did not want to leave the
country. His devotion to America and
her likable qualities might well serve
as an example for the instruction of
young persons of lighter complexion
than his own. He had been foolish in
not registering long ago when the OPP
portunity came, but, being a stubborn
remissness would never be discovered,
he had held back. AS he looked from
the train and saw the decoration on
Charley Go Lees laundry and more
over saw that Industrious person, who,
with great virtue and foresight, had
obtained his certificate at as early a
date as it could be issued to him, great
NJ OF, =, Co
Charley was leaping and dancing and
laughing at him. The train whirled On
Its narrow-gauge way down past the
restaurant, the back of which looked
upon the railroad, and Hong Fat saw
the meat man with his package pound
ing at the rear door, and he knew he
was pounding for him, and that he
would never open the door to that meat
man again. He saw the three chickens
which he had intended that very even.
ing to put into pie-saw them scratch.
ing about in the rubbish of the door.
yard, and he realized that many day
would pass before he would again de.
capitate chicken to make lumber.
mans holiday. Many a day? Why, il
would never be again. He would be
taken before white men, all of whom
hated Chinese, and most of whom would
readily lie glibly about his evil char
acter, and then he would be punched
into ship and be sent back in disgract
and poverty TO China-the China from
which he had set out so hopefully year.
before to make a fortune in the new
world.
1t is not given even so wise man as
deputy United States marshal to know
what is passing through a Chinaman'
mind, and SO the official was utterly un
prepared when the heather, with ;
sudden cry, dived through the window
Of the coach in a passion for the libert,
beyond. 1t was dark night, and, a,
though the train was stopped at once
the hurried search revealed no sign G
Hong Fat. The conductor was unwil
ing to delay longer than was necessary
and, telling the marshal he would be-
ter go on to tie next town and wal
for morning, he signaled to pull GU
The narrow-gauge train had travele
many miles from the town Of the Cheeu