The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14
Anou, a Chinese 6irf
By onoto Watawna.


Ohly Il snort une ago she had been the
very light of the tea garden. For tw.,
years, though a Chinese girl. she ha,+
lived the public life of the ceisbo o;rI i,
Janor louobinn donci,o, sinc,;,,,. Co.. +b.
o,,+o,uoi i,,,,,,. - a.. 80,
- 9US''', Ou. 'N,s ~
"''u iO' sp'iicu nel Ill tlle sllSnt'
I ~ "oN an vas u,lcItill' ror SOME
s,"Ne tne "lr n"u become
LIZ Il'IN WIN u'lN iulIlolS u ""r-Aill9y
!l''o pleli 'elE "H""PpS' Oiio uay Ihe
H'u coinc mo 'He tcl garden
anu 10 t"e Er'"I surprise ol aH tle giriS'
n"u Ni'"NF" h"rSHIE To AlHoA' whom lie
nau HlWuFS lFea'eu WIN great cohSidera-
uoH' iH'H M"S 'nG u'E I"at 'He ace ION
ol war aSa!hSl emma had beeh puDIlSh'd
On pioou r'u paper rom mat day her lie
hau become even more unhappy. lter en-
ploFer had lost an MS lorlner cordIaIity
Vi manner toward hef' ana the inmates
ol tiie mousse lhe ElrIS' even 'lle very serV-
uh'S' nau begun TO ueSplSe ncf' lor was
sne not OF hauoil at war with them ana
Wnohi II oehooNed them TO halc:
buJ even tlls was not all 10 the sor-
row tilat had resulted from her ran from
IaVof was addcd the lear OF losing her
positioh' business was nal' Tor the
young men were ail ehilstlhS' ara the
oiuel oles MeIc loo Hlucn occip'cu WIN
the countrys cause to md time for the
ulslractloLs the teahouses ollered. MZu-
tahy, the manager was beginning to talk
OF discharglng some of the girls, and well
Annoy knew that she would be the first
A away oack IN the province OF Shang'
)tunS' IN emma, she had halt dozen lit
tie brothers and sisters and an OLD father
and mother. At very early age she had
gone out INTO the world and made her liv-
ing with troupe of Chinese Jugglers
and players who had come to Japan. Her
unusual beauty had attracted the atten-
tlon OIL MlZutahy, ana she mad entered his
employ
Inc teahouse ana gardens adJolned ana
IN tact were connected with Il pubic
Jinrlkisha stand which was Just outside
the gardens. At the back OF the JlnIlkl-
sha stahd was large open shed' Which
served as sheiter during Storm In
TINS shed, up one hlght OF stars was
large lumber room' duli' gloomy place.
used Tor the storing OF old goods worn
out Jlnrklshas' broken musical mstru-
ments and other plunder. Few there were
who would voluntarily take the trouble
to climb the rlckety stairs unless 1t was
necessary 10 store away some useless
thlng. Yet II was TO TINS OLD storeroom
that Annoy would come When her dutles
were over IN IL was an olu Iashoheu
Jlnrlklsha, Its Innings worn to shreds, its
calash top broken and IT'S beautifully
!acquered SIDES all cracked ana blistered.
Inns offered the soltest seat III the room,
however ana IL swayed gently 10 ana
Iro. Annoy Would often cIliho INTO the
OLD Jinrlklsha heart, ana there she
would brood bitterly over her unhappy
lot:
Ihe landlord OF both the teahouse'
managed by Mizutany, and the Jlnrlklsha
stand was lnouye lzuma, young man
said to be OF considerable wealth. lie
was very much esteemed TOT MS general
goou nature ana klhuhess OF heart rev
gave more ireely 10 the war luhu lhan
me- ana wheh the call ior volunteers
came from the government ne was one
Oh tne nrst 10 oner niiiisell' WIN scores
oL others, however lie was reiuseu 'he
cnance OIL Hiiiltary service
"hen the news OF tne SINKING Oh tne
Aowshins a,rIveu anu uroNe the cl.y
Inau WIN ueiisnt' amy ciVPi Ip up ~ ane
s;nieloonI s1';tL ~ "eep aione. ne oiu J.,'
-A,'H' i'0hSu eoo'n'"s'S p"Ih anu loiei,;
Snu rru "uie one piu!e -Anio! ,en ,I
i;s.ie ti "e S sSiilsm. s't"neu "Cios' hIa nI1
nno"1 80 ie,u a. 'Hu Siie' ~ Spie"u " H''o
Sbn hni NJ. hoor o,,oo. ~ n,;,u+o,
haenno a. Az A.. 80 a." etoraua,l, 90 nr'"es uos
nusbod onon and Ironro I1rmo and q
strn nnoor aorno into +ho yIooa
81 SrilI shn1v Won tho rab;o,o ond ro,
non 600 ,,hat rov,oirs no ,,nado1 ,, Ia,,,,,a
1ros so,,;na NJ, ,,,orod 80, e. in
rilrisho tb9+ had mot ,r;th on oco;don+
tbo nrevious dov "NN'NN'
"This is tha"- continued Izuma and
+bon snddonIn hroko off and s+orod with
wide fascinated ewes ot the sleening
Girl
lzuma had certainly seen her before in
the gardens. but doubtless had never no
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