Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-12
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Observation-Disclosures. !. !.

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sharply against the glorious sunset. it
! came nearer and nearer over the gilded
pathway Gee Sing, the Chiuar.an.
walkyd ezcitcdly to and fro on the long
wharf, keeping his sharp eyes turned to-
ward the ship.
Gee Sing was Il converted Celestial.
one to whom the ladies of a certain mis-
sion pointed with pride He was, he
said meekly. "A vely much Cisrian
man. His enlightened existence was
shadowed with only one sorrow and that
was that his sister was still heather in
faraway China. Finally ne shyly con-
tided in the ladies' of the mission. They
were at once eager to aid him. Other
missions had educated Chinese women,
and they had returned TO their native
land to spread the gospel. Why, then.
should they not do the same?
1t is impossible to chronicle all of their
sacrifices, but they schemed and toiled
and deprived themselves of many things.
and at last the heather woman they
toiled for was coming to them.
Gee Sing was triumphant as he stood
on the wharf His little sister was COM
ing to him at last, coming to brighten
his home and to be the pride of the mis-
sion. But the home of Gee Sing was in
the Chinese quarter of San Francisco,
and the way to il was an unreadable
puzzle.
Naturally enough the good ladies were
filed with curiosity to meet the new
conner, but according to the reports of
Gee Sing the little maiden did not seem
to respond to their kind advances. The
ways of the new world she had come into
were so strange, and she was so shy, he
explained regretfully, that she wished to
remain with him little while before
they should begin to teach her to be
Christian.
This little maiden of the almond eyes
and mouselike feet was, truly pretty
sight to look upon as she sat pensively
before the window. 1t was a small win
dow, far above the busy, narrow streets
of Chinatown, and the panes were tiny
squares protected by an iron grating.
Gee Sing was wont to look often and
thoughtfully at this little sister of his.
He marveled that this beautiful little
creature was the same little child he had
known so long ago. Then she had been
shy, and her eyes were often full of tears.
1t had vexed him then, for girls were al
ways proud of their tiny, useless feet, so
why cry over the necessary pain of ac-
complishing their desires? But she who
had cried so often and mournfully in the
days gone by cried no more, for she was
very happy.
Gee Sing was puzzled. Her voice was
like the whispering of flowers in the
beautiful Chinese gardens, and her hands
were like the soft petals of roses, he
thought. Was ever Christian woman
so beautiful? The missionaries were
very good, but after all they were very
wise and had the ways of commanders,
he reasoned. After all, was it best for
mankind that women should be Chris
tians?
There was his friend Wang Kee, the
merchant. He was wealthy. and he had
a fat roll of money to exchange for a
wife. And so, as the thought came over
him again and again, Gee Sing yielded
to temptation and forgave himself for
doing it.
So it was that the days went by, and
the missionaries had not seen the sister
of Gee Sing. The days heightened into |
weeks and the weeks into months, and |
still they had not seen that little sister of |
his. Some of the members were inclined |
to think that they had been the means of |
booming her to a very dubious fate and |
even reluctantly admitted that she might |
not be his sister at all. After the matter |
had. been discussed at several meetings |
it was decided that it was a matter for |
an investigation, and accordingly the Do
lice were notified.
Excursions into Chinatown are not |
very unusual, and this time it was an
excited band of women, accompanied by
a clergyman and handful of reporters,
that formed the army of the invasion.
After the party had seen the temples
of Joss and wandered through the fan
tastic bazaars, rich with wonderful china
and brocades, the police took them to the
lodging of Gee Sing. which they had To-
Gated previously. They questioned him
so sharply that, had he been any other
than a meek Chinese and Christian, he
would have withheld his information
from very contrariness. But he only
gazed at them in mild astonishment for
and took them to his sister.
Down through the dark Railways and
over the rickety stairs he led them. They
-raversed the narrow, crooked streets
until they came to the better portion of
his Chinese city. At last they entered
1 little hall and followed their guide up
4 winding stairway. They found the
quaint carved banisters hung with fine
Mating and the corners filled with
blooming lilies. for this, was the season
If the New Year, and the lucky man had
lis lilies all aboom.
At last they found the object of their
search. The sacrificing missionaries
ooked upon the sister of Gee Sing. She
vas sitting by window-a window with
mall panes and iron grating such as she
lad sat by in her brothers dwelling The
langings and sweet with blossoming
lies. Golden monsters on an embroider
d screen still stood guard over the tiny
woman as she clasped small. bright
yed heather close to her heart. Alasl
he was still worshiper of joss, this
appy wife of Wang Kee, and the god
ad favored her, for she was the proud
mother of little son. She was not a
but she was happy.
And that traitor, Gee Sing, looked on
Tith the suspicion of smile on his yell
DIV face. Even all the reproachful
lances of the offended ladies had not the
lightest effect upon that beatifc express
ion. But he did try to explain after
ashton. /
"Clistian ladies velly good to Gee Sing
nd Sister. Gee Sing allis be glood
'listian man. Play to Mclean god,
aimee missionaries. But Gee Sing slis-
,r. she play to Joss. Velly bad she no
e Clistian." Il
Gee Sings tones were very mournful r.
S he explained but even as he talked r
m ,,-ilr Chinap,n,, nhrcl,IaI 70 hir,eoIF
YER the fat wad of money Wang Kee
ad parted with the day he had taken
le sister of Gee Sing.-Margaret Morse
.