Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-01-16

*H . announced.
- "Ho az answered Wong.
AxSSNkxK clasping his own slender
hands by way of salrtation,
bur not removing the closely fifth:
skull cap that hid his nicely braided
queue. for Wong was too well versed
in Oriental etiquette TO ever lif: his
hat.
Il bling Iichee. few continued
Wong. sinking slowly into chair
Miss Ellery like l.icace:" prodn, ing
; box of selected nuts from the long
vide Sleeve OF his stii;ly quilted gown.
''Since I've learned to cat them. yes. .
answered. accepting the Gift. and
! breaking the thin shell frcm Il pulpy
raisin-lnc nut.
Nov. Wong. before we begin 10
( study. tel me all about that button
, you wear. and what the Chinese papers
/ say Of the press troubles in Shanghai =
NO. savey--"
81 told you not TO say 'savcy.' You
must say understand"
Miss Ellery understand button:
China boys wear reform button. Bimc
by. China alice same as United States"
Yes. | understand that: but what of
your frisky Queen: No wonder her
head is turned. with almost i9000e.0co
people bending 10 her will. II You
only were a Servi:n. or even Il Russian.
81 Turk. China would have been ont of
trouble long ago. and the Young En-
peror have had chance 20 up;ift the
empire. Talk OF the dOwn-trod,len
women OF China. our new women
can't hold 4 candle 20 tine DowaSer
Queen
NO good too much tai,iec Same
time Queen die Everybody die. The
President die. one time" came the non
committal reply. while cynical. half
humorous CLEAN shot from under the
unfringed lids of his almond eyes.
4 long pause followed this unaxpcc:-
cd answer Plainly. my Celestial was
IN no humor to discuss Chinese re-
form" waited: still lie did No;
speak.
Wong. what is it? You've got some
thing TO tell me-
The red blood dyed his yellow skin
10 swarthy bronze as he answered.
with the embarrassment of Il man -.
accustomed to the society of women:
"Some time Chinaman want TO malley.
alice same Mclean man. Miss Ellery
savey?'
Wong" I cried. with feminine de
tight. seeming IN Oriental romance.
'But-how can Won marry: Not Il
white girl. surely: Yet you cont know
any China woman. There are n
Chinese girls here" The, mora grave
~. Wong. have Won bor=h; Chinese
Cirl-?a;d Six or eight hundred dollars
for herr"
NO" thundered Wong. with more
Ian Oriental fervor Me no huy
chinese Guri: me lovey She: she ioyev
me: all lite, She no iovcy me. she 20
%. me no want: rlp no huy wife
no." with an expressive gesture of
his long. slender hands. :S II pushing
. something a5horrent far from him.
'Now. see rcre Wong. You have IN
go between to take the little shoe
and make Il match. Chinese men don't
know Chinese women. Ii Won have
| not bought your wife. where did you
Gnd herr"
''IIe ve.iy rood srrl. Come 10 San
/ Francisco. learn plenty much CliSt T."
Plishytelian mission CURL. Some time
lie 20 Sunday-schno!: soI;e time Joss
house: alice same'
THAT may be al rich,. Wong. bu.
where did you find her." l persisted
"So:ne time Chinese woiaea 80 10 joss
! house on China New yea:. Miss FL
Mercy: Savey 'Ticn How tnu"en a.
Heaven: Chinese wonaas Ike 'Ticn
How. veliy much-al'ce same CHS. :
mamma. Chinese womcas thow -.n=
bouy. thov- bamboo splinss. Gin-
bony. fall. him top side ~. priest say
'Ncffy good fortune: plenty much LITTLE
boy. hime by: heap GOOD man. plenty
much money. Min yo own bisncss
Miss Ellary. savoy"
Yes. Wong: YOU mean you saw ho:
in the temple ladies day. in SAN Fran
+ cisco. having her fortune told. What
uext:"
"Bimc hy she come see NY h.uthcrS
wife in Butte. She have no papa. no
mamma. no papa. no mamma.
E:ally alice same Mclean man. One
week. two week. bime ly bling him
savey:"
Il suppose it's all right" said /.
somewhat mystified. See here. thong.
when she comes YOU must not take
lie: to your store: you must bring hcr
right 10 me- and | will arrange for the
wedding"
Alice lite. bling him, She vci,y
young. Miss El.ery. make him heap
good CURL"
"All the boys % cur Chinese class.
Mar Henry. and Mar On. can tell
them:" | asked
Too much talkec no good" answered
Wong. as he backed ont of .he door.
The more | thought over the matter.
the more was | puzzled. Was she
someone's friend" knew that word
so strong and beautiful To us. bore IN
entirely different meaning 10 the Chi
nese mind. Tens of thousands of Chi.
uese women are born simply To be
friends" Few of those brought IA
America occupy a higher position
With no hand in the shaping of theiI