Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-04-20

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at the. door of the Chinese Mission
cled In gray and pink. and with a be
witching childishness in her eyes
which she hoped might not lead Il
the undoing OF Fung Yet Wing, whS
was waiting for her at his own espe
cial deal table. Yet Wing had a smile
of his own. aud greeted her with il
3 What Yet Wings smile meant Mist
Harvey did not know, for she haS
been teaching him only two years,
and TO learn anything about tn,
pupils OF the Chinese Mission ont
must take time.
Yet Wings books were in neat
little pile before him; his white cuffs
were linked with gold buttons, ht
immaculate collar was brought TO
gether with "a satin tic. which wa,
adorned with the pretty wishbont
pin she had given him for a Christ
mas present. Miss Harvey alwayI
looked him over complacently, unit
she came 10 the braid Of long blaci
hair which was coiled in a neat little
coil at the top Of his head. with
shaved area all around il. Miss IIar
vey always felt that her hold on Yet
Wing lacked something of complete
ness while that coil OF hair topped
him OF so coRspicuously.
"Oh, you ara always early. Yet
Wing," she cried. looking at him just
a little. These Chinese were so pc
culiar. and she was In n flutter wher
she thought Of the danger. II woulo
never do 10 encourage anything like
that--but now, were they 20 be
blamed so dreadfully. IL once IN
swhile-they-well. If they really
learned TO love some pretty girl who
chanced 20 be their teacher2 Neither
was the girl to blame for being
pretty.
Not that Miss Harvey would havs
this happen 20 her-oh, not for q
thousand worlds. She would die OF
modification, she said TO herself n:
little more and glanced at Yet Wing
"Yeh-me come ea1-ly." he saic
with the same smile. "Me lakkes
lean"
In another minute Yet Wing wa:
laboriOusly getting through the
Bible lesson for the day. each wore
going of with sharp explosion, no
unlike train Of fireworks:
"An'-Jesiss--eutled - an'-pass'-
nou'-Jehcho.
bee-hOl-dewass-a - man
name'-Zacchou-us whiss - wass-
de chief-amoung-de pullicanss-
an'--he-wass-lich
TAe fireworks exploded all along
down TO the end of the lesson.
"Now do you know what tha
means?" asked Miss Harvey.
Nome not unuestan' Engliss,
said Yet Wing with calm readiness.
Miss Harvey did not understan,
what IL meant, either, so she put he
head 20 one side and cried archly:
"Oh. Yet Wing, what shall d.
with you IL YOU don't try TO under
stand7 Well. here Is your reader
come now. read this"
Yet Wing bent his celestial coun
tenRnce over the book and set ar
other train of explosions going:
"0nce-dewass man-who-
had-a-"
''Now spell that next word" CON
manded Miss Harvey, in the cooins
kindergarten voice she had found $
effective with him.
'P-l-e-t-t-y," spelled the pupi
sPntty."
"And do you know what tina
means2" chirped the teacher.
"Yeh-lii1e you." said Yet Wing, hi
emile widening into a grin.
Like met The ideal" cried Mis-
Harvey. II had come at last-just a
she feared. This was the Chimes
method of informing a girl that sh
was beloved. She had unwittingl
ruined Yet Wings peace of min,
How anxious she had been 70 avoi
this, all the Sundays she had com
here against her brothers wishes, (
sit beside the little deal table an
teach Yet Wing 20 read Bible lesson
he did not understand.
But while Yet Wings poor littl
foolish dream was destined to b
crushed, why should she wound hiu
unnecessarily? Why should she nc
be as kind 10 him as she could be III
der the circumstances3
She looked ut him gently, yet wit
melancholy. Perhaps she would as
him next Sunday for her sake to CT
of that braid of hair. 1t would maxi
her glad. and yet sorrowfuI, too, I
know that he would do it without
moments hesitation. There wa
something so pathetic about tn
hopeless love-a Chinaman-for
lady OF her station--and she mu:
he so careful not 10 encourage hir