The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-29
81 LING To TIE RESCUE.
now HE SAVED TUE St'N.GOD FGOM
TUF DEvOURTNG DRAGON.
With the Assistance Of the Spirit OF Ills An
ceS,ors. MS weak-knred Cousin. su Hoy.
Htctrackcrs. u Sword. Paper Prayers.
Dag,er. and 40 Forth lie Does the Trick.

" there IL SllCl u InlNR mr. 'uf RTHIlItuf OT n
municipality Mr. Si Ling OF Brooklyn ought to
have IA monument OF enduring marble.
From the humble private life OF a laun-
dryinan on upper Futon street lie has
sprung az one magnificent bound to the
proud eminenco Of The prescryrr OF mankind.
H. saved the entire world yesterday. and he
did II by standing alo q. save for one
aithfui kinsInan, between the Dcvuuring
Dragon tina, was making a breakfast Of the
Sun God and the lifr- giving victim OF tho
monsters appetite, But for this Intervention
the orb Of day would now be- gone from the
heavens and the Demons Of Darkness would
hive already begun their work OF drpopulatlng
this earth. For this Su Ling expects no inme-
date reward. lie knows the Views of the
foolish foreign devils upon whit they term an
eclipse. He rests content In the knowledge OF
an ancestral duty well performed.
II was by &C ent that Su |. nR learned o the
inlIcndjng peril one Dennis Carrahv, a
ncighbor OF the laundryman. had made pre- ar
a'ion 10 ob erve the c~elcstl?l even, through
colorcd ela.s ard hi thoughts, turning nn,ur-
ally TO III" colored glass OF IA wi iskey
bottle, prompted him To TAX" the primary
step OF enjoying the both. to get a. tho
des red glass. Moved to Il confidential spirit
ther by, he came into the laundry and told Su
Ling al about what he termed the "ec-clipse. "
Now Su goes to sunday school and appreciates
f,ly the blessings OF religion and the sumrler
picnics. but his mind suddenly flow back to the
teacuing> Of his ancestors aud he Knew that
this thing which wps about t. happen was theud-
vent of thu dread Demon Dragon, which every
no" and then attempts TO drvour the Sun God
Su IL 50 years cd, and from the mcmorie. of his
childhood there came forth suddenly with COM
polling force. the picture Of n mighty retinuc of
his family going out with war eongs and tom.
toms and great bells upon Il hilltop to brighten
from the sky me suu-d vouhng Dragon, for to
hhs line was this duty delegated In the province
OF China where his people lived.
But that was In n far world Who was there
to save the sun-God in the country of the For
eign Devils; Plainly. Su Ling perceived his
GUS 10 afrOnt the Dragon. for one man, OF even
q small body OF men, II would be al
but suicidal. Nevertheless. 1t must be dom"
To, his cousin, Su Hoy, went Su Sing and
laid Tho matter before him, Su How
pleaded his youth be wanted to live a few
more years vet, but the other called down upon
him the wrath Ot his ancestors should h. fail,
and the. young nun yielded so the two SuI
prepared To go forth 10 war upon a high place.
"a the tradition of their line IS, and there front
the Sky-Dragon TO drlv" him from the heavens
Far over IN a corner Of Evergreen Cemetery
q bare hillside covered with strangely inscribed
slabs, faces the east. II is the thinc-c burying
ground. and the top of the min with II, ScGnt
grove OF trccs Is the highest spot In the vicinity.
Thi;her pIoddnd heavily. carly Yesterday morn
ing, Su Ling and the youth Su Hoy. Both were
In their finest silks, and their arms we're
swnthed in bandayes ~ is the custom with
Warriors ready for battle. Ling carried Il huge
tom tom. such IA avpriSss the traveller when
the train Peaches the Observation-Disclosures
mcn'S station, also n gong also a sword. vhich
tried him SOrely because of its prediction
for getting between, his knees And his
youthful Hoy clutched to his pertrrbed
bosom a great horn. Around his
neck hung a metal war drum. and unscemly
angles in his flowing silks be'okencd the int
ting of a small arsenal of dagGcrs, lie. too.
was loaded with iirecrackers. lie was very
pale and from time, 10 time his cousin adj
dressed him with words Of cheer Well No on the
hillside, just before the belt Of ire : they d.
vested themselves Of their burdens and going
down among the Graves burned the
y yrnS.Ircd ,T rHn" the Jd rr.I lions. 'f ia Nd they sn nad
and chanted the Invocation against the Tn
known Peri Su linSs eStiniable and pretty
Sunday school teacher would probably have
been shocked Bur he was not thinking of her:
This was a serious business.
Having. finished their prayers. both men
studied thc SKY G!rny. cloud wTack wrea,hcd
II rift let the rays Of the bes-ed sun God
through. lie was all right 80 far; ,perhaus the
pred elton of the "ce-clipSe' had b on wronG.
Short Ne, had that hope. Down on one edge Of
the cloud-dimm, d orb appeared Il patch OF
blaCkneSS. Su Hoy Groared
1T is the demon We are lost
Remember your ancestors, 20 said Su, Ling
%stcrnly. III You di" to-day You 20 with honor
before the Seven Gods OF Judgment Re quiet
and await my word,
Now, the only hope that man has Of overcome
ing ID" Dragon Demon and saving the Sun-Nod
is to rightcn the dragon away bv warlike aC',.
In other words II /; a game Of blqN. Th"roDorr,
II iS essentin that the warriors show no signs of
terror, Ordinarily. Su Ling Is a mild man. but
no = he hin his cousin a thuinp on the back hat
made that youth let out a wAoop A tho
eGnors rang Pax ls ig2m a FAR hilI,idS ljnE
breath and chim"d in with the war drum. Tie
battle was On.
For space Of several minutes the two war
riors kept up the d n Then breath and muscle
began 20 fail. and Hoy sank down. painting.
Clouds had gathered again. but presently The
suns light pierced through, and now Hoy let
out a howl % terror, for half Of the orb Was
eaten away The next instant he supplemented
it with a yell Of pGin for Linn had Kicked him
violently on the shin.
son Of "a twittering bird" he shouted. is
this your courage.
Onportuncly IN" clouds thinncd further and
the strong radiance Of the orb flooded The two
eyes blinded and closed The younger man
hurst out into a chant Of thanksgiving. but
lings face was -tl grave. lie picked
up ec, lbs sword oI sS Syg went 1b,, oyer Hay b tnSS
di-gorced Wife he was doing il the world
was again darkeued Nothing could Do done
viii q the DRAGON vas invisible They waited
for what seemed an age. five. ten, fifteen
minutes. Then there was a stirring and shift
ing Of the clond-cnrtatn, and, there appeared
the pale wreath Of the Sun-t,od hardly showing
beyond the Dragons black jaws,
Now shouted iir.E, shaken bnt stnl in
trcpid. death 10 the demon OF the skie-,
lie hurled his cunJer~ome sword upward
and hv n agilo skip ,nvod himself from eiug
split open hv It's do cent. Iallin, TO upon the
tOintom and gong together ne beat thin
frenzi"dlv. urging Su Hoy 10 back him NJ. But
Couragn was gorn from Hoy. and his per-
fornanca upon the war d nm WIS q poor aud
perfunctory thing, a matter To- maze an infant
laugh, let alone caring "A Sun-Dcvolrrr IF,
the face OF the heavens, With his teeth Iiuy
DRAGGED tortha pack OF n'ecrocE"rs, barred
and h'nd Will" With The other hand he
lighted the pack. and lung Il at
Hoy. who -d'nced. howlire, amid the
explosions This nt least wa "A noise, and now
Hope rose b I'll again. but II sank to almost
nothing rs another cloud d1rJru"d IN" hillside
and the demO"iac Jaws could he Seen closing
inrvi ably .upcn the bright Sun-tiod. There
remained the last resort
The Recital OF the T"rrors." cried Ling in
hollow toms 70 his kinsman. and he began the
ritual,
bOOn' went tho tonltom.
Il am the T-t-t"rrOr Of the Heavens" chit
tered IN Hoy, his face ashy gray, aud what
should have been n soul shaking blast upon hiS
horn led away in II dismal tu,tle.
Il aw ia" kiCl' Hand Of the Wnr-Cod."
shouted Ling, md he gong ,oInd"d bravery
NV foot are rod VITA IA" blood % 'hou-
sands. uuaycrod How The lords Of earth