Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-15
WI TING FANG VISITS
WASHINGTON'S TOMB
BY MILF SAUL.

beauties. The auto departed, leaving
the four girls with the crowd but soon
1t returned with four more feminine
subjects of the Celestial empire. These
Joined the first, four who plainly
showed in their countenances the sense
of relief they felt at the arrival of
their friends. Again the auto sped
away and when 1t came again 1t con-
tanned Mr.. Chung, with the young
boy In American, clothes and two la
dies. These having alighted the auto
once more steamed away.
When the auto for the fourth time
appeared, WI Ting fang all alone and
in full regalia, enveloped with the
stately dignity that is naturally expec-
ted to hover about a diplomat of his
exalted station, sat on the front seat
with his silk umbrella held grace
fully over his head and his ubiquitous
red fan waving gently to and fro be-
fore his serene physiognomy
Led by the diplomat himself the Chi
nese party boarded the train which ar
rived a moment later. The Baltimore
party made a dash for the car he en-
tered but to their CONSERVATION a
guard waved them back and shouted
that they must make the pilgrimage
on a special excursion train. Only
those who were not excursionists from
Baltimore were allowed on the train
by which Mr.. WI Ting fang and his
party journeyed. Even at that the
coaches were crowded and the diplo-
mat had time of it securing seats
for all his household.
On the eight-mile journey very little
conversation passed between the ORR
entail pilgrims. Once when the train
was proceeding at a snaifs pace up
steep incline one young lady, in face
tious Chinese tones, spoke to Chung.
The smiles her remark occasioned
among the others led to the belief that
she asked him why ne didn't get out
and push, but she spoke in Chinese and
for all the common pilgrims knew she
might have observed that the train
was going about as fast as Mr.. Fang
was going to Georgia One demure
young thing produced box of choco-
lates on the way out and she ate the
entire boxful without offering to treat
the others, but none seemed to con-
slider that a slight and none snatched
at the chocolates, as some well bred
American girls might have done under
the same circumstances.
But II was at Mount Vernon where
the pilgrims created the greatest in
terest. A more picturesque outfit new
er entered the gates of the historic en-
closure. Several thousand people were
on the grounds when they passed in a
procession through the portals after
Chung had produced the necessary en-
trance fees from the mysterious folds
of his garments. The place was there
fore crowded. but the Oriental pilgrims
found no difficulty in making their way
about, for each and every American
courteously stepped aside from their
path to let them go by, so that wherev-
er they went they found a passage
way open-even If they did have to run
the gauntlet, as it were, of curiosity
and endure the cross fire of stares and
interested EXPLANATIONS relating to the
queer dress of the ladies and the tight
little shoes which made them walk in
such an uncomfortable manner.
AS soon as WI entered the gate he
surged on ahead of the others and left
them IN charge of Chung and the boy.
This little breach of the etiquette
which prevails in America did not Of
fend the party in the least. They
strolled along leisurely in his wake.
their eyes widespread to take in all
the interesting sights. Often they
were halted by persons who wished to
talk with them, generally female per-
sons, of course, but even this did not
disconcert them at all. The young
ladies would merely hide their faces