The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-01-13

hands by way of salutation,
bur not removing the closely fitting
skull cap that hid his nicely braided
In Oriental etiquette to ever lift his
hat.
Il bling Llchee. a few" continued
Wong. sinking slowly into n chair.
Miss Ellery like Llchee:' producing
box of selected nuts from the long,
vide sleeve OF his stifiiy quilted gown.
'Since I've learned to eat them. yes"
answered. accepting the gift, and
breaking the thin shell from a pulpy,
caisin-line nut.
"Now, Wong. before we begin to
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 'savey.' You
must say understand
miss Ellery understand button?
China boys wear reform button. Bime
by. China alice same rs United States
"Yes. | understand that; but what of
your frlsky Queen? No wonder her
mead is turned. with almost 400,000.O00
people bending to her will. If You
only were n Seryian. Or even Russian.
sr Turk. China would have been out of
trouble long ago. and the young EN-
peror have had a chance 10 unlift the
empire. Talk of the down-trCGlcn
women of China. our new women
I,.t
Queen"
mo good too much tal!;ee. Some
time Queen de Everybody die. The
President die one time:" came tha non
commlttal reply. while a cynical. hnif
humorous elcam shot from under the
unfringed lids of his almond eyes.
\ long pause followed this unpxpect-
ed answer Plainly. my Celestial was
in no humor to discuss Chimes, re-
form" l waited; still he did not
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 a man ~.
accustomed to the society of women:
"Some time Chinaman want to malley,
nllee same Mclean man. Miss Eliery
yavey?"
Wong" 7 cried, with feminine Ge-
light, seeming an Orientai romance.
-But-how can you marry? Not a
white girl. surely: Yet you cont know
any China woman. There arc no
Chinese girls here" Thr0. more grave.
iy. wong. have y0u bought a Chinese
gisl--pad six or eight hundred dollars
10. herr"
NO" thunderei Wong. with more
than Oriental farvor. NE no buy
Chinese g;rl; me- lovcy she: she lovey
ne; all lite. She 10 lJyey me. she 20
%, me no want; me no buy wife
no-o,' with IN expressive gesture of
mis- long, slender hands. ms il pushing
something abhorrcnt FAR from him.
'Now, see aera, Wong. you have No
go between TO take tha little shoe
and make 4 match. Chinese men don't
know Chinese womon. If you have
not bought your wife. where did you
lind herr"
'He ve!ly rood G,lri. Come to San
Flancisco, learn plenty mrch Clist IIC
Plisbyte!!an mission gurl. Some time
lie go Sunday.Schooi: soLie time Joss
house; alice same"
THAT may be al ri.h,. Wong. Gu'
whore did you fad herr" persisted
''Some time Chinese women 60 to Jos,
house on China New Yea. Miss II
icry saycy kwul Yam Goodies o.
Mercy? Savey 'Tien How Queen o.
Heaven? Chinese womans Ike 'Tlei
How, veiiy much-ai'ac same Clsti
mamma. Chinese womeas thow c.n.
bouy. thow bamboo splinta. Cling
houy. fall, him top side NJ. priest say
Nelly good fortune: plenty much li-ti,
hoy. bimc by; heap cood mar. p,ant!
much money. Min 20 own b.sness.
Miss Ellery. savey:"
YES. Wong: you mean yog saw he
In the temple ladies' day. IN San Fran
cisco. having her fortune told. VIA
uext:"
"Blme by she come see my bluihcr'
wife. In Euttc. She have no papa, n
mamma. | 10 papa. no mamma.
maliy alice same Mclean man. ON
week. two week. bime by | bling him
savey?"
IL suppose IT'S all right" said
somewhat nystife1 "See here. thoucl
when she comes you must not tag
her to your store; you must brin. h,
sight TO me. and Will arrange for Il
wedding"
''.Allee lite. bling him. She vel
young. Miss Ellery. make him h,i
good CURL"
IAN the boys Of our Chinese ella,
Mar Henry. and Mar On. can t
them:' / asked.
''Too much talkee no good" answer
Wong. as he backed out OF the door
The more l thought over the natt'
the more was puzzled. Was 81
someone's "friend?' I knew that wor
90 strong and beautiful to US. bore
entirely different meaning TO the CT
nese mind. Tens OF thousands Of CT
nese women are born simply TO
friends" Few OF those brought
America occupy higher poslti.
With no hand In the shaping OF thu
destiny. they usually accept the Inc
table withou. question. 1T In our Q
cient custom. II Is our Chinese wa,
Two weeks later Wong brought
heather sweetheart and placed her
any care. She was bright and attri
dive. spoke and read English fall
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