New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-26
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that her honorable lord was at that moment
Of surety making as the head Of his society
Poor Fay Lee
say poor Fay Lee" with purpose, as you
will find For. even as the best laid plans Oh
mice and men go astray. so did the plans ana
hopes OF Sing Low and his wife vanish into
raught-through the fault of the man, of course
Sing Low. TO make a long story short, fell IN
love one bright day 1t is a thing that Celestials
are not given to- for which reason Sing Low
made n bad mess of IT, and loved far more des-
pcrately than any other Chinaman on record
at least so his signing protests to the lady In
The case ran Not that he could be blamed over
much FOR Felipa was the prettiest girl, out ard
ont who had ever been seen I'm Madre de Dos-
as well as one of the nau6htiest. Her brother IA
gambler from Mazatlan) had used her many
months as lure and more than one hapless
Mexican had come to grief for her sake, put
Sing Low was the best game that she had ever
caught.
There is in Spanish proverb setting iorth V'o
same sentiment expressed in our own There $
no fool like an old fool" and never was there an
old fool so deeply in love as Sing Low, who soon
became the laughing stock of the entlre very
mixed POPULATION of Madre de DiOs Fay Lee
q
lords freouent absences were due to secret So
ciety meetings. To be sure, An Toy, the sprls"'-
~ vouno wife of Sam Lung had considered it
her duty to go to the deceived and neS'ecleu
wife with a full description OF the doinSs ana
uisdoings of the faithess one. But ray Lee iai
first laughed uproariously at what she coilS'u-
cred a Joke and later, believing the tale ma
icious lie had turned her sister CeIesuaI OUT q
the house. with calmly expressed CONVICTIONS d.
to the fate in store for liars and scandaIm"hSeis
who could lift tongue AGAINST such an hohoripe
and noble man as her lord and husband Hii'E
Low Wherefore Al Toy had Departed giving
EXPRESSION to many naughty words ana tear
fully saying-just as a civilized woman WIS"'
have done under similar circumstances Inc
next time she meddcd in the attempt TO open d
deceived wife's eyes
pIa.idlv indignant. yet somewhat amused
Fay Lee went back to her embroidery ana d
fresh cup Of tea. The incident did not seem OIL
enough inheritance to repeat to her husband
and II soon escaped her mind. That any one
should dare to tell such things Of her most non
orablr and faithful lord expecting her 70 pelleVs
tbop,, She did believe. however when very late
that same night Sing Low came home, not alone
ard much the worse for liquor. He had brought
his new wife, Felipa. to her home ne stated
with drunken dignity. and Fay Lee must wait
upon her and see that she had what she wanted
For sh, CFelipa) was to be the honorable mis-
tross Of the house, and Fay Lee ana the ser
wants mus, GEAR themselves accordingly
Your Ch,~ese wife is no creature Of high traS-
edy. ard Yav Lee acted under all circumstances
az a wen behaved Chinese lady should, placing
perfumcd water and powders and siIken APP
moo
Iected. though Sing Low watched viglantly for
them. And only when her services were no
longer needed did the supplanted woman go
forth full OF murderous fury and hate from the
house Of her husband She had cousin who
was a high official in the secret society to him
she went Not that there is any recourse for a
Chinese wife if her husband wishes to take unto
himself a No spouse, for it is according
to the law But all things naturally should be
done in order, and the law of dignity and self
respect had been transgressed 10y Sing Low
who had not even advised Fay Lee Of his in
tention. II was an insult to her and all her
family. which the cousin was not slow to realize
But insults are not prison offences, and must
he avenged privately: wherefore the cousin ana
Fay Lee said nothing but bided their time, hav-
ing in mind a way in which they could be more
than avenged
For quite long time as much as month
Sing Low was exceedingly happy with his pretty
young wife But Felipa was young woman
OF much sprightliness, and she had not married
the portly old Chinaman for the sole purpose OF
kow-towing to him and embroidering his
clothes and waiting on him hand and foot-not
a bit OF 1t. And so she emphatically stated
on the contrary. she wished many friends, and
I n he
and the one small theatre that Madrc de DiOs
possessed She had intention Of being any
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