The new North-west., 1897-04-09
WEE WUNG'S
PREDICAMENT.

1T has been two or three years sine,
wee Wung returned to Pekin, but font
recollectons of his great genius still
inger in the hearts Of the peonle q
CHINATOWN. He was considered bv thu
Ohlnese Of San Francisco the very hes
Iemale impesonator that had ever troC
the boards of theater outside of the
bloWery Land. He was honored and
dlned by the wealthiest Mongonans in
CHINATOWN, and admired by all as the
prince OF comedians, during his wears
engagement with the local stock com
pany.
wee Wung, who was good-lookns
Attle man OF about twenty-five years,
always appeared in the leading female
role OF a play, and always made the
MI or the performance. His male-un
as a gentle little belle was work of art
anu his portrayal of the feminine role
was even more artistic With his beau-
t1ful wig Of oily black hair adorned with
many 1eWeled pins and tiny chains.
Win his rouged cheeks, rosy-red Inns
anu pehclled eyebrows, and with his
toVely gowns and tiny silken shoes Wee
:" uhS became a very adorable person
anueed-so adorable, in fact. that ocea-
slonally a masculine heart In tbe audi
ence made the ricidulous mistake of
Ihrobblng with loving admiration
one evening, during the continued run
OF the highly successful comedy "vrba
Emperors Favorite Peacock" Wee
Wung arrived at the theater earliar
than usual, and, after he had donnod
LIS leihlhlne garments and given his
race the usual maidenly appearance
ne discovered that he had mistaken tba
hour, and had come to the plav honso
long before the time when he was to
make his first entrance upon the staoa
1t was not yet s o'clock, and as Wee
w ung was not to appear in the play IN
u aItef y, the little comedian copclud-
ed to enjoy his spare moments in nro-
1onsed smoke. So he rolled up several
cigarettes with his rice paper and to.
pacco and sauntered down to tbe staoo
door, where he might stand on tba stons
ana lhhale the refreshing night air 70
gether with the smoke
He leaned against the dooruor ,,a
directed his gaze toward the star-lit CIV
WhlIe his thoughts wandered AWAY ~
us beloved Pekin. He pictured in his
MIND his return to his native land ar.h
ed with artistic triumphs on Amarican
soil, his purse overfowing with Amo.
lean dollars. For Wee Wung flra n,as+
oi MS FELLOW countrymen who sail TO
Amenca, had come with but one ohiact |
u view, and that was to carry back |
oome with him just as much money as
lie could possibly secure. AS he stood !
mere IN the stage doorway, dreaming
II coming riches, his cigarette became
smaller and smaller, until 1t burned
AIS nngefs and was regretfully thrown
nto the gutter.
wee Nung was about to light another
Rhen cab came rafting along tbe
oouldered street. The driver brouobt
ne morse to a standstill at the c,lrh-
stone, directly in front of the HttIa
and a woman stepped out
lpon the sidewalk. Wee Wung was
greatly surprised when she turned TO
ILL 'tHu sdiu, NY Soou woman, would
,ou like to earn five dollars?n
of course the lady supposed Wee
tung to be woman, and the actor
miled to himself at the mistake. He
nderstood English fairly well, al
hongh he spoke it poorly, and he com
rehended the fact that the strange lady
1 the cab wished him to perform some
erv1ce for money. He nodded his
cad, Indicating that he was perfectly
'lll1ng to earn five dollars-a sum +
mich is not to be laughed at by any Y
hinaman, and certainly not by merce- s
ary little Wee Wung. q
Ihere Is no work expected Of you," b
I'd the lady. "All you have to do is q
come with me at once, as | am In 81
eat hurry" r,