The times., 1899-12-10


Ol enc Washington d5aler-heLcg the eZ-
pected J8paness poodle.
Nexi October continued Mr. Ray. eve
Nil snow you a new production. written .
uy Wilmer and Vincent, whose a Stranger .
5n p Strange Land made a hit here aud .
in Eew York. We have not decided upon
The G.le. The piece viii ha- seen In Wash .
iugtoa soon after
There was a knock at the door A maz-
sengeg boy. holding little deg in his arms +
entered and enquired for Mrs Ray. "Tsn-t
be lovely that lady ejacuIate5 taking
her husband TO the corner in which the
beast had been placed Realizing that 8u
ordinary. everyday newspaper man had .
no chance in competition with a real Jap
anese poodle. The Times reporter slipped /
away.
In the lobby OF the Regent yesterday 1
John Ransome chatIed on the subject of 4
The treatment accorded him on Tuesday by /
The local newspapers They complain Of (
Iny present mOuol0gUe" be said. "aEd / can /
hardly see with what reason. Tor certainly /
it is brighter than thar which goes with .
the Croker makeup. ] am a sto.v-teller
and nothing else 90 not pretend 10 run
on connected series Of jests. bur am SAT-
i=hed e can relate d number Of amusing
anecdotes Nor do I care especially for The
rhythm of my lyrics. j would sacrifice "a
poem TO a point any time Your paper cid
praise ruy impersouatiOu Of MARX Hanna.
loT which ] an grateful. / came from New
York 10 Washington with Senator Hanna
and paid particular attention 10 certain Cf
Eis DecUliarities which i had mol noticed
before. The odd fashion OF blowing our the
smoke from cigar. which you may have
observed in my portrailure, was noted then.
The opportunity was an excellent one and
am pleased 10 Ind that ] pr0fJed 10y ill.,.
n 81. .. ri
rhe reporter
We'll Was the reply. Il am thinking
over new caricature. but ] don't care TO
speak of IT yet il you VIII drop around
10 my dressing room, however. this after
nOon . VIII snow you a set OF teeth I had
made for the Characterization of Roosevelt.
They E- right over my own and are worth
looking ar. ! shall expect you
Il gas nor wicnoi1 certain inward mis-
glVinEs on Friday that a Times man ac-
eompanied Fritz" Thayer. the press agent
Of "a Chinese Romance" to a theatrical
boarding house in which he was assured
hat be would find Gam Yok and Cana Lin.
he TWO tiny Mongolans employed in that
production. Upon arriving al the place,
however. the duo was met by Chu Fong,
The general manager of the company. and
q gentleman OF breeding and education.
Thus assured that the coming conversation
would be printable without the aid of spe-
ciaIly made types and native compositors
The reporter entered and was introduced
10 the children.
Both 0f the babies-neitheT IS over SIX
years Of age-aTe bright-Iookng chaps
and both gravely affected pleasure at
meeting The visitor. one an Opeu-eye4
EOungster. curled up on the floor. while
Ihe ether signifed his willingness 10 sit
on the scribe's knee. This scribe, for
some moments, was az a loss for a ques-
zion never having been trained 10 inter
view Chinese infants. Finally ne select
I'd the query generally pr0pounded 20 for-
siEuerz of distinction, and said. How
do you Like The country"
This vas not understood by either Of
The hosts until ChH Fong inLerpre ed.
-Likec him velly muchee" came the re-
ply after that foTmality had been accom-
rlished. So encouraged, The Times man
asked what had most attracted the little
fellow attention in Washington. Gam
Lin promptly responded that his thoughts
had been given chiefly TO the cOlOred pop
uIa-ilu. ONLY he did not deliver The 0piD-
ion precisely iH those words. What he did
say was Niggy milan Yelly funny. How
Quon bile niggy milan takee back" cha
Fong iaughingly explained that Gam Lin
believing the local darkeys 10 De lagiri-
mate articles OF commerce, had so i'm
sisted upon owning two or three thai he
and How Qucn. member Of the troupe
al Isst had compromised on the purchase
of one which was TO be sent 10 thiua
upon the lads return
Al this. Gam Yok-probably Gam Yok
for the reporter MAS not skilled iU sucf
nat ers and found difficulty in telling Ia.
tr0 epsrt-wiseiy claimed biggee" ne
gro for his own use Gam Yok had no
spoken before and the interruption was ap
ureCIa-cd
How you liEee Etage-theatra- play
vsnrurad the visitor. under the impression
thar be might be better compreheud=d d,
he but speak English with a Chimes
accent Despite this endeavor
th= query had 20 bs translated. Gam vol
maintained q rUmiuative silence bu. Gan
Lin whose talkauveEess gave one doubt
sis 10 his sex replied that he thought d.
amusement business au imposture "Muche
t0oIy ouoth he Ally samme blau yaW
According 10 Chu Fong a "blan yaW." O
whatever he sound may have been. is
lunatie Fritz" Thayer thought that gh
miniature actor might hsys been prejudice
by Manager Painters stern refusal 40 Civ
him Ihe TWO marble pillars that flank Jh
rrosceEium arch al the Lafayette.
The conversation continued il this free
and-easy strain for half an hour aud Iajgb
have gone On indefinitely had MOI Ch
Foug informed the youngsters that thei
guest was Irish. Al this. both relapse
into s5olid silence. Mr. Thayer says 1ha
each has taken a queer dislike 10 sons q
Erin and will have nothing 10 do VIII
Ecpreseatauves of the nation Tho Time
man did moi consider such behavior poIift
hur be made the best Of bad bargain au
LETT
on the way back 10 the hotel Chu Fou
explained that his wife, San Toy Fcag "a
aurhoress OF "A Chinese Romance is q
exceedingly WeIl educated woman Sh
has lived Ia Pell Street, New York "a
nearly twenty wears be remarked. "Sh
epealls English perfectly and though Sd
soes not write wei. reads the best lIJers
sure Frequently she goes % the Broad
sv theatres. a Chinese Romance -
aaapted from an old legend and we bol
believe I'll VIII succeed. II you ever con
10 Gotham drop around and I viii introdu'
her to you"
And The Times man promised.