Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-07
THE ANGELS GOLDEN LILIES.

Ii Wing. They lived in a part Of
china where the land is low and
swampy
Now, Ii Wing had horrid dispo-
stion and was as jealous as he could
be Of his sunnny-rempered younger
brother. Foo Sing was popular with
everybody because Of his pleasant dis
position and the reverse-could be said
cf his sullen-tempered brother. Ii
Wing managed 10 Influence his IA
tier so that when he rhought to divide
his property between his two sons h
was led by The willy Ii Wing TO think
30 much Of his superior wisdom tha
he. left il 10 him % divide the prop
erty after his death.
No sooner had the days Of mourn
ing passed for he old man than Il
Wing hastened to divide the large
estate. giving 10 Foo Sing the part
that he deemed an,irIy worthless
low, swampy stretch of land. This
he gave to Foo Sing with a great air
Of condescension and as little money
as he possibly could. Poor Foo Sings
heart was heavy within him at the
depressing poverty that he saw him
self doomed TO, with this waste Of
useless land as his heritage. Foo
Sing knew that his money would no
last long, and he had neither profes-
sion nor occupation with which 10
earn money.
He finally made Up his mind to
come to America He came, an
hile travelling through he country
doing little odd jobs he always gave
particular attention to the method
used IN cul iyating sWampy lands in
the West. He saw it reclaimed and
made TO yield rich crops Of rice. Then
n said % himself:
I will return home and Use The
knowledge have cleaned for h
benefit of ny marshy larf i my
eraspine brother has not already ap
appropriated even that poor soil
When he returned % his native
r=ovince Il vas within TWO weeks Of
Naw Years. It vas an utterly dis
"azraeiaz prospect. that frs v:ew of
b.z ancestral acres Pools Of szae=
r4ar water covered it, With rank
coarse Grass. and rushes rose n d.
c.Hmps. ana= r1s-Ied n he bleak tia=
tre winds ike h. dry bones If hi
vanished hops. His stock Of nonez
as entirely too small for him 10
think OF undertaking The harenlean
task with + As ne lay sleepIass tha.
night in his -rouble, turning over in
his mind what he should 10 rev. an
a4zef aHaeaFad 70 ht@ aed lro9nal a
aarzae4#af seed =aa the BED.
Take these seeds aid the aneel.
Ind sprinkle fhem over aTar1 3ar
Of Your marsh There lies a fortune
.of Eou in hat swampT FIace. Do
uet He DISCOURAGED. fer zau shall az
golden harvest from il.
With these words The angel vanish
:. aHd FOO Sing would have though
III. whole Incident a dream we're il
not HAT n his hand lay he .ac4a2e
c.seeA
Early IN the morning Foo sia4 SCI
ont o SOW The seed before any one
e.se Ras 9p 70 see wat he vas about
asa .aneh at his folly. planting seed
in worthless marsh.
Day after day he Visited the bleak
waste OF land, and vas as Of ea disap
pointed. Everything still seemed the
same and his heart sank within him.
Then it rained-how it did pour!
Steady, continuously, as if i. never
laeant to cease until his marshv lana
= as completely flooded. Foo Sing
could see h sneclls Of seed floating
on the water. And that sai1 h
mournfulIy, the end Of he last
bred of hope"
When he flood had s1b@ide1 some
What he visited tho meadows again.
He could nor feep away from he spot
lat all he saw was the same brow
PUSHES and the dead grass.
Il will not 90 near he place again,
h. said
The night before Chinese New Year
the angel appeared again to Foo Sing.
Now said he. "eo early tomor-
row morning and gather in your har-
vest OF gold, for it's ripe
Before the sun rose, Foo Sing has
tened to his treasure land" and
there. scattered all over The drearT
lrowa Gf he marsh. ware small green
shoots. with here and here slender
lance-like leaves, hearing among
them stalks of beautiful lilies. The
swamp was elorifed With their whit