The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-09-20
A CHINESE
LOVE STORY
By Susan
Archer Weiss


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small island In the river, where ne raised
ducks and geese and caught fish. When
ever lie had ready q boatload of fish and
fowl, he would sail away down the river
to sell them, and when they were dis
posed of he would come back to the little
house on the island to raise more. So he
slowly made little money, but he was a
Door man, notwithstanding.
On the river bank nearly opposite Hop
His house lived Whang Lo, who owned
and cultivated a large tea garden. His
house was fine and large. and he was
rich. for his soul delighted in making and
boarding money. He thought more of his
money than of his beautiful daughter,
Sing Lo, and therefore it was that she
had grown to the mature age of IL with
out having q husband provided for her.
Now Hop Hi. living opposite, could not
help seeing Whang Los beautiful daugh-
ter. He watched her each day as she
went gracefully tottering around her
fathers tea garden on her lovely little
club feet, all bandaged up in linen cloth
and wooden shoes.
He caught the CLEAN Of her glittering
almond eyes, peeping through the blinds
at him, as he sat in the bow of his boat,
fishing with his cormorants. and so much
did he think Of her on these occasions
that he would often forget what ne was
about and allow the long neeked birds
to devour many hne hsh which other
wise they would have been compelled TO
disgorge when half swallowed. And so II
was that beautlful ana pious HOP La anu
good and lovely Sing 10 came TO faii IN
love Win eacn otner.
one gay Wnans Los "i,e reiuseG 10
eat hcr Dlros nest soup at dlnher. Inns
alarmed her husband, Tor never oefore
had Mrs. 10 oeen known 10 re1use oiras
nest SOUP ana "nen ne inquiu sue
were SICK sue hea'eu ueep sigh anu
SAID: ,
My heart IL Is "nicn Is SICK. mere ~
our daughter ~ years OF age To-Day anu
SUI! without nusoand. DosI thou thinA'
nane' tna' l. ue. no'sef, W no'
reel me disgrace Oh having uaushler Ill
OLD maid at 10 years oie
But Whang answered:
ner away. Let ner gather Yea ana teeu
silkworms ana make nefsei1 useIui tor
a"hle longer anu "nen IL sui.s no eAe
shall be given in marriage.
Meanwhile hop III teil more ana more
ocepiy III rove WIN e,hs 10 un'h al ~.
friends ana reiatlVes knew OF II anu ieit
uneasy about MN. ana al lengun one
Gay MS veneraoie gran0mo'ner caneo oh
nang To- oesrins IN ner nahus /" of41en
warming pan lor a present anu IN i nop
his name oesousn' Tue manu- VI HA'''
sing IN marriage -.
But the tea gardener turned up ms
snub nose ana repheo tnat never snouiu
daughter OF MS marry poor man ana
that mop M was Hs ofaLen as '.e -
emit ne mao sent. 90 the srahuino.nef
TOOK up the warming pan anu went soF
roWfully away.
Next day the vet more venerable grand
rather OF hop III presented nihseiI az
tne mousse OF nans Ho' opon MS az ~.
bacK ne pore the oHering OF 1ragon Alte
or magnificent size ana salu thAt MS
grandson had sent MIN TO propose TOT the
hand OF Miss sing Lo In marriage.
Then the tea gardener wa&eo exceed
Ing wroth. and ne kicked the Veneranie
sage out VI tue uooi wa! anu S"' 'hS
string Of the dragon Kite. so that 1t went
floating away In the air and was never
more seen.
SO hard DID ne KICK tnat ne crippled the
toes or mis- right root. Wnlcn mace nun
yet more angry. and while he hoped
around on his LETT leg. using very lmplous
language. poor Sing Lo. who mad heard
and seen II oil. sat behind her bed screen
and wept in secret.
So constantly did she weep that she
used up two score of rice paper pocket
handkerchiefs. which her mother had
provided for the May day procession. for
in China everybody goes into the country
on May day TO bring home spring flowers
and spring colds.
Next day Whang said TO his wife:
"Truly. for marvel. the words were
right. though they were but the words Of
a woman. Our daughter is an old maid
and disgrace to us. Then she Is getting
sick. for she weeps and is silent and does
not half the work she did. ! shall go
straightway and offer her in marriage to
nv wealthy friend. All Sin. He has had
seven wives. and he will know how to
manage her. Then we shall hear no
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II vos tho dav before the wedding.
Whang Lo had gone to town; Hop Hi
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