The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-09


The initiative aud retentive powers Of
the Chinese mind have long been pro-
verbal, and they are but rarely ques-
toned, but a kindhearted lady who
undertook to base her efforts to educate
a young Ohinaman upon those faculties
had her long-es.ablished belief badly
shattered There are q score or more
Of ladies Of means and leisure in this
city who are greatly devoted to the
cause Of the Chinese. aud they devote a
large share Of their time to efforts to
educate and Christianize the heather
sons Of the Celestial Empire who find
their way to this city A Mrs. Brown
lie, who lives in West Philadelphia, is
one of the latest additions to this corps
of philanthropic ladies. and her first
effort was an experiment. ia teaching
the English language by method Of
her own devising. Her pupil was
bright-looking young Chinaman named
Ying Shuen Lee
To carry out her plan Of teaching
English ia object lessons Mrs. Brownie
took young Lee ont TO the Geological
Garden, thinking that his interest in
the animals would be sufficient to fasten
in his memory what she might desire to
say about them. This is the way she
proceeded:
lying. this is an elephant, the largest
land animal.
"Yes. Lelephant He heap big.
"This is a camel from Arabia. He
can 60 many days without water"
"Yes. Camel can 60 long 'thout
water
Here is monkey. The monkey
lives in a tree and swings by his tail.
Monkey heap tail, and lib in tree.
Now, Wing, that animal in the water
is a seal. His skin makes a nice cloak.
"Um. He sleal Him make belly
good coat.
And this is a COW. She is tame and
gives milk; and this is a hen. The hen
laws eggs This kind Of antiphonal
service was conducted by Mrs Brownlie
until she had gone the rounds Of the
garden. Meeting Head Keeper Byrne
on the way, she introduced Ying Lee to
him, aud told he Chinaman that he
watched all Che animals aud saw that
they were properly fed and cared for.
Then she sat down and endeayored tc
draw from her pupil the information
she had impaired to him.
Nov, Ying,' she began, @can you
tell me what the elephant ""
After a moment Of reflection, line
replied, with a thoughtful air "Lele-
phant-he little animal, heap long tail
climb trees, guess.
Mrs. Brownie kindly corrected ling'
erroneous impressions about the ele.
phant, and started anew with her cate
chism.
-You know what COW is, don't YOU
Ying?'
He-he-he gif eggs and swim water2'
was The halting query Of the Chinaman
No, no, no y impatiently interrupted
his instructor, aud then she sifted on
Of his head his mixed idea of the seal
hen and COW. Then, with some mis-
giving, she proceeded
do you remember Mr.. Byme?"
"Ohi YES. We know him. He COM
from 'Rabia. aud dlink belly little
] MaiCis At ANAAtAAA1N kAfN TINS tNlAo" 3
with a look Of supreme triumph, bu
poor Mrs. Brownie hesitated betweel
laughing and crying. Finally conclud
ing 70 do neither, she YEARLY restore,
Mr.. Byrne's character in Wings minl
and with all the courage she c0ul'
muster she tried over again.
"The hen, Ying. Do you remembe
what l told you about the hemp
Ying did not answer at once, bu
buried himself in thought for two min
utes and then began:
Il know him hen. He heap big, 81
milk. He haf one tail front, one tai
back He"
But Mrs. Brownie did not wait 70
any further revelations concerning tn
hen. She led Wing away from th
Garden. and as they passed out throug
the gate the ticket-seller heard TIA
Chinaman innocently ask: Hin
monkey libe in water or lay eggs, Mis-
Blownlee ?"-- The Philadelphia Record