Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-11-12
IN THE
SHADOW OF
THE JOSS

gopyright. 1901. By J. J. Kaor

begun Tor the young Al Gong.
II was the week OF the Chinese New
Year. the time when every heart Celes-
hal beats with JOY. and the heart Of the
handsome young Chinaman beat with
more than the usual allotment Of JOY
as he glanced upward to find the
source Of the snowy shower of the om-
nipresent almond blossom. Was 1t a
woman who had daredf In that glance
upward his whole soul went out 10 the
owner Of the sweet. piquant face as ii
leaned far out over mass of Chinese
lilies and almond blossoms, and his
young heart thrilled with something
that went straight TO the heart of the
fair one. the one who dared.
With all the coquetry of her sex. she
smiled upon him in sweet, shy way
not to be resisted by one of the tenn
permanent Of All Gong. Who could
wonder that I'm the sweet intoxication
OF that glance he forgot that he had n
wife? A wife who was old and ugly
and like piece of parchment, not
sweet. dimpled. perfumed thing like
this!
The fair one, All Leen, had been
burning her incense before the good
Joss and had bowed her pretty head.
| gllstening with Jewels, so many times
upon the rugs and waved her sandal
wood sticks so dutifuly. And while
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| an. ,,bo, tho sound os ono voice and
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| mako ono forget everything except the
| IntoxicatIop Of being loved. That time
l had come for the aristocratlc little
| Chinese maiden and through no fault
| of hers II was fate-that was all
| She said To the maid. "Ah. Suev.
| Iook, You think bimeby he come? Nv
| harris IL pretty? NV lips-are they
redp What makes mo feel an stranger
| WIN tho good toss he anprvq"
| "No no You are beautiful. more
| beautiful than the almond flower,
| your eyes are stars your mouth a rose
your heart speaks-listenv'
| And. listening. she heard and saw
| with the eyes OF her soul and then
he came, and with his coming life was
| changed.
| rfrst no rho maid renorted tbroupb
| the cbtnks of the carved woodwork no
| burrsd hIs incense st,cts and ,ittIa rod
napers before the great loss his slken
robes clinpinp gracefully 10 his 1.-the
form the while and then he plaeea his
New wears card a long slim of red ma.
NOR with His name In Chinese LETTERS
on the carved fable
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