The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09

In the quarters at San Francisco re-
served for the homes of Celestial resi-
dents lived WI Sin and All Fab. To
America they had but shortly come.
Sin and Fab had been washers OF
Soiled linen ever since they were
landed.
OF the ways of Anglo-Saxon society
Tsin Hi and Hop Suey, who were the
dictators Of the Chinese section, X i'm
pressed it upon the mind of their I'M
initiated countrymen that they should
be objects-not for the cultivation of
their mimetic faculties, but deserving
only of their contempt and scorn. ALI
the Chinese desired of the American
was his money. He could keep his
God.
OF money, they had never seen so
much in their lives as they them
selves had deposited with the Chinese
banker, the result Of their labors.
Even when their brains were uninflu-
enced by opium they dreamed of once
more crossing the Pacific to remain
forever, having servants of their own,
riding about in rattan chairs, owning
tons of opium and maintaining as
many wives as their lustful hearts de-
sired So it was that they heard ru-
mors that they were liable to be i'm
pressed into Imperial service long be-
fore they were ready to return. volun
tarily to China, their hearts became
sore.
One morning the Southern Pacific
train bound for New Orleans had two
second-class passengers that never be-
fore had ridden behind steam loco
motive
At New Orleans when they disem-
barked from the dusty cars and start
ed up town-where, they did not
know, the first thing that struck their
sight was a seethhg mob Of men.
They had guns and carried sticks and
clubs. The men cursed hoarsely and
the boys made hideous sounds with
their lips. Negroes were flying about,
begging for mercy. A gun would be
fired and the crowd would cheer and
move forward. The eyes Of the run
always looked longingly and vainly for
one OF their kind. WI Sin and All
Fab did not know mob was after the
slayer of some policeman. They didn't
know anything, but that they were in
a place that was dangerous. Perhaps
there was another war going on and
they would have to serve in a strange
army.
The men ran towards the river. Box
cars were on sidings andin one Of
these they crawled. They went far
into corner and sat down, shivering,
frightened almost unto death. They
dared not talk; they breathed as
softly as their duttering hearts would
permit. Presently they felt the NOV
ing of the car wheels and then they
felt easier.
After awhile they looked out and
beheld gloomy forest. When the To-
connective beloved it's way through
the towering pines, each vibration
would send terror 10 the souls of these
refugees. When morning came the
brakeman discovered them and ruth
1essly threw them to the ground Chi
nese tramps! Why he had never heard
of such thing. By rights he should
have killed them, he said to himself
but the train was in hurry and he
had no time to waste. On a hill not
far away the Cinnamon saw a town.
They approached it timidly enough.
Wagons were lined up around the pub
Tic square and men and women were
going about as if they had nothing
more on their minds than the ordinary
pursuits Of happiness. The Cinnamon
could see no evidences of a strife.
At one of the stores they got some
thing to eat. They still had gold coin.
but in no place would it procure them
a bed in which to rest their weary
bodies So they slept under a COW
cred wagon that stood near the depot:
and dogs came and smelt of them.
hooked at them and went away growl-
ing. Never before had they seen men
SO yellow or with such funny looking
aair. WI and All talked matters over