The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-08-11

minded enough to recognize the ad-
vantages of the white mans education
and civilization, and he profited by
them. He sent his son to the best
schools in China, and spared nothing
to fit his son to be ready to accept the
most responsible positions in the gift
of the empire. The boy was bright
and ambitious and applied himself
diligently to his studies and was anx-
ious to bring honor to the name of his
family. When he had finished his
studies in the schools of China, his
father sent him to the United States.
He entered the Franklin and Mar
shall college at Lancaster, Pa, and
graduating with high honors. He then,
returned to China and with his father
began the fight for influence and pow
er, the fight that so often results in
disappointment, ruin and inglorious
death. His brilliant attachments en-
abled him to carry everything before
him and he soon became mandarin of
Sen Ling, a province of Canton. His
influence spread ana even reached the
throne.
The exercise of power arouses sus-
picion, jealousy and opposition. Like
all great men Leung Sing had many
enemies. One of these was Eng Fee
Hoy, another mandarin of the province
of Canton. Leung was liberal in his
ideas; Eng was a conservative of the
narrowest type. The growing power
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the party of Eng and the crafty old
conservative determined that the
young liberal must be crushed. With
the most fiendish adroitness he set to
work to accomplish his purpose. Soon
Leung Sing received an appointment
as ambassador to Vienna. Father ana
son were delighted with the conferred
honor, and saw nothing ahead bu;
a long career of glory and power. Old
Eng was pleased, too. His scheme wa
working just as he had planned. With
young Leung out of the empire he
could do no harm. But the old plOtter
had other cards to play and the game
resulted just as he wished.
Leung Sing was installed as the rep
resentative of his countrymen in the
Austrian capital with great pomp and
splendor. For a year his career was a
triumph, socially, politically and dip
lomatically. He spoke English.
French, German and Italian fuently
and his company was sought by the
city. He entertained magniicently
and lived without suspecting ma an
enemy was secretly planning his
downfall. Old Eng was not idle. He
had two friends in Vienna who had
been members of the Austrian legation.
To them was entrusted the task of
running Leung. Accordingly the am
bassador was introduced to a beauti-
full French oma She was an ad-
ventures and knew we'll the arts of
winning men. Leung Sing became in
fatuated, lost his head as we'll as his
heart, and played directly into the
hands of his enemies. The plotters
found cause for a duel and by repeat
ed insults forced Leung to challenge
a man. Despite his many talents he
was not versed in the art Of duelllng
and at the meeting was made ridicu-
lous. BY the clever work of the plot
ters he became the laughing stock Of
Vienna. He felt the disgrace keen
ly, but even then had no suspicion
that the affair was the climax OF a
plot to ruin him.
He resigned his enthusiastically and
came to the United States where he
believed hat he could find a field for
his talents in the Centennial EXPOSE
ton which was about to be held in
Philadelphia. Through his efforts the
exhibit of China was one of the best
at this historic exposition and the
Americans who met him declared that
he was the most brilliant Chinaman
with whom they had ever become ac-
Quainted. He lived in luxurious style
and his wealth seemed to be mex
Nonstible. After the exposition he