The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-04

banker, and he lived in the house shown
in the center of the plate behind the
larger tree, at the end of the bridge,
which is supposed to be a weeping willow.
sing, who was reared in this magnificent
home, but so careful was Lu Ling of his
handsome daughter that when she grew
near to womanhood she was not allowed
TO go outside the grounds which were en-
closed by high fence seen in
the foreground. There was a
rustic bridge connecting the grounds
with beautiful little island
laid out in walks and gardens. At the
end OF the bridge is seen the lodge where
the gardener lived with his wife. They had
grown old In the service of Lu Ling and
his family, who had long been famous
for their great wealth as bankers. Every
comfort that money could command was
found in l.u Ling home and the charm
ing Lu Sing wanted for nothing she did
not get. Lu Ling had taken an office boy
named Wang, into his bank when a mere
lad of 10, and he had served his employer
well and faithfully for ten long years
wang was poor and bis pay was small,
but he was bright and good looking. For
ten years he had gone on errands at va
rious times TO Lu Ling's home, and when
he first saw Lu Sing she was years old ;
but in the years until she was l6 he saw
her nearly everyday Now Lu Ling
was at the bank always when Wang
was sent to his home, so he saw not
the dove that grew down the wide
walk which led up to the front door
and over the bridge to the summer
garden where the pretty flowers grew
and rare fruits awaited the coming
of Wang to pluck them for the lovely IA
Lu Sing. II was the old story of the 10
Garden of Eden again. Lu Sing saw 6aSA
no other young men than Wang; 6sSs
while Wang saw lots of pretty Sing H*A
song girls" but none like Lu Sing. 6*Ef
Their love grew big as the apples That Ss&s7l
are supposed 10 represent some kind HSSzs
of forbidden fruit You can see them pJ
on the plate, looming up high in the 49,
sky over the house-top. The forbid M
den fruit Is said to have been very SeE
sweet; Ii hung very high, yet Lu w.
and Wang got some. M
Now one day La Ling the banker. TX
came home from the bank in his car
rage m great glee, and brought with
him Wung Wee a greatly renowned
tea merchant, whose wealth was even
greater than Lu Ling's Wung Wee
came 70 dine. He lived in a distant
city, and was one of the banks best
customers. They had not met for
number of years. The dinner was
therefore, extraordinarily fine and there
was the rarest old vintage of wine Wung
Wee looked on Lu with wonder at her
beauty and grace of form. He was old
and not even good looking fellow, but
he wanted La on sight. and said so. Her
father only too gladly said she should
be Mrs Wung Wee-but-Lu fingered with
her consent She plead for time Smart
girl was Lu. She must have a month 10
make her gowns. Here we find the orig
inal Finger Lu." Wung Wee could wait
but he didn't like to. However, he did
and Lu had her way. 1t was not long be-
fore she got word to Wang. The rustic
of the silken wedding garments was heard
all over the house. The gowns were made
The day of the wedding was due on the
morrow.
When night came Wang climbed the
ugly-looking fence. Lu met him. dressed
as bride never was dressed before, under
the willow tree. She went over the bridge
with a handsOmer man than Wung Wee
and one she loved dearly The old gar
dener and wife were their friends He
opened the lodge door at the end of the
bridge and let them enter his wife's bed-
room, from which door opened in the
rear 10 q path that led 70 the waters
edge whore Wang had moored a boar
with paddle. Away out IN the bay was
a desoate island, covered with a wilder
ness of willows Behold the boat with
Wang and Lu pulling for the willows
They hope to get there by break of day
and hail a passing sail for a land far
away. Lu has all her lovely jewels with
next day Wung Wee had been most nb-
eral. also in presenting his wife-to-be
with precious diamonds of richest worth,
his great wealth could buy Wang
little. His last months salary had been
wisely asked for that day. and safely
slowed away in his purse Wang did
be lived IN Chicago II might have been
different, but from subsequent events II
$ well he did not Lu was real sensi-