The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-03-11

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& ~ "Ho az answered Wong,
Sus5DpUils clasping his own slender
hands by way OF salutation,
but not removing the closely fitting
skull cap that hid his nicely braided
queue, for Wong was too well vcrscd
In Oriental etiquette TO ever lift his
hat.
Il bling Llchec. few" continued
Wong. sinking slowly into chair
"Allss Ellcry like Lichcc" producing
a box OF selected nuts from the long.
wide Sleeve Of his stinly quilted gown
"Slnce I've learned 10 eat them. yes
! answered, accepting the gift, and
breaking the thin shell from n pulpy.
raisln-line nut.
Snow. Wong, before We begin 10
study. tell me all about that button
you wear. and what the Chinese papers
say OF the press troubles In Shanghai"
"No. savoy"
IL told you not TO say savoy You
must say understand"
"Aflss Ellery understand button?
China boys wear reform button. Blmc
by. China alice same as United States"
ayes. l understand that; but what OF
yOrr risky Queen? No wonder her
head Is turned. with almost 4O0,000,000
people bending 20 her will. II you
only were Seryian, or even Russian.
or Turk, China would have been out OF
trouble long ago. and the young En-
peror have had n chance TO upllft the
empire. Talk OF the down.trodden
women OF China. our new women
can't hold candle to the Dowager
Queen"
"No good too much talkee. Some
time Queen die. Everybody die. The
President die, one timer" came the non.
commlttal reply. while cynical, half
humorous CLEAN shot from under the
unfringcd lids OF his almond eyes.
A long pause followed this uneXpect-
cd answer. Plainly. my Celestial was
in no humor to discuss "Chlnese re-
form" waited; still he did not
speak.
wong. what is Il? You've got some
thing 10 tell me-"
The red blood dyed his yellow skin
20 n swarthy bronze as he answered.
with the embarrassment OF man UNI
accustomed TO the society Of women:
"Some time Chinaman want TO malley.
alice same Mclean man. Miss Ellery
sayeyT
"N ong!" cried. with feminine de-
light. seeming an Oriental romance.
"But-how can you mariy7 Not n
white girl. surely? Yet you don't know
any China woman. There are no
Chinese girls here" Then. more grave
iy, "wong. have You bought Chinese
girl-pald six or eight hundred dollars
for her?'
"Now Numbered Wong with more
than Oriental feryor. "AIe no buy
Chinese gurl; me lovey she; she loyey
me; all lite! She no lovcy me. she go
%. me no want; me no buy wife
MOO" with an expressive gesture OF
his long. slender hands, as II pushing
something abhorrent far from him
"Now. sec mere, Wong. you have no
go between to take the little shoe
and make match Chinese men don't
know Chinese women. II you have
not bought your wife, where did you
fnd herr"
"He velly good CURL Come TO san
Flanclsco. learn plenty much Cllst, HC
Pllsbytollnn mission gurl. Some time
he 20 sundny-school; some time JOSS
house; alice same"
THAT may be all righ,. Wong. bui
where did you find her" / persisted
"some time Chinese women go TO JOSS
house on China New Year. Miss El
lery savoy Kwun Yam Goddess Of
herry)7 sRyey 'Ticu How Queen Of
Hcayenl7 Chinese womans like 'Tien
How, Velly much alice same Clistf
mamma. Chinese womcns thow gins
bouy, thow bamboo spllnts. Cling
bouy, fan, him top side up, priest say
'velly good fortune; plenty much littlo
boy. blme by; heap good man. plenty
much money. Min 20 own blsness.
Miss Ellery. sayeyT
Eyes, Wong, you mean you saw her
In the temple ladies' day. In san Fran
cisco, having her fortune told. What
next"
"Bime By she come see my blutherf
wife, In Butte, She have no papa. M
mamma. l no papa. no mammn.
mally alice same Mclean man. one
week. two week bime by bling him
saveyW
II suppose IT'S an right" said I
somewhat mysii6ed "See here, though
when she comes you must not TAX,
her to your store; You must bring hen
right to me. aud / viii arrange FOR the
wedding"
"Alloe lite, bling him. She vely
young. Miss Ellcry, make him hear
good CURL"
IAN the boys of our Chinese class
Mar Henry, and Mar on, can tel
themp | asked
'Too much talkce mo COOL answere,
Wong, ms he backed out Of the door,
The more | Thought over the mgtter
the more was I puzzled Was sh0
someone's "friendf" knew that word
80 rtrong and beautiful to ms, bore NJ