The Washington times., 1905-05-26
No WEDDING BELLS
FOR CHARLIE GONG
Chinese Laundry1nan Not to
Have White Bride.
He GOT MARRIAGE LICENSE
Gil He Named as His Wife-to-Be In
dignantly Repudiates Him and
Says He's q Liar.

Wedding bells viii not ring out today
for Charlie Gong. Nor are Cupid's
smiles for him.
He got ont a marriage license for a
fair white lady" Then sne refused 10
marry him.
The whole transaction cost him $. 50
of his laundry money. He cannot un-
derstand the heart of an American wo~
man.
Charlie. who has laundry on the
first floor OF 1908 Eighth street southeast,
felt his Chinese heart full to overflow
ing with love for Miss Eva Crawford.
whose family has an apartment over
Gongss laundry. He sent a coIored man
named Percy Ellis to the City Hall last
Wednesday to get a marriage license
in the names of Charlie Gong and Eva
Crawford.
Charlie Gong in Trouble
Last evening Miss Eva's younger sis
ter. Daisy. -assed by the laundry
Charlie showed her the marriage license.
laughing ~leefully. Later ON he offered
his hand and heart to Miss Eva. who
scornfully declined the pronered gifts
Then followed a stormy session.
Daisy told Charlie he would have TO
have the license Cancelled. especially as
It's announcement had appeared in the
local papers. Charlie, protesting he
could not understand the ways of a
do as told.
returned to the City Hall. Miss Eva
and her sister called IN person on the
clerk this morning and sG,id they want
ed the license cancelled. They were as
sured this would be done,
Versions of Romance.
There are different versions Of the
untimely end to this CelestiaFs dream
of marital bliss.
'She teell me geet lisen'. an I geet
1T, said Charlie today. Alice samee
1T clos me two dolals an a hIaf. When
teel her I no got money TO buy fur
niture, she say she get on 'stalment
plan. pay so much a week. Den 1
agree.
She keep askin' me and askin' me
TO marry her. and at las 1 agree. I
give de niger one dolaI an, a hlaf and
he brought me the lisens. Las night.
she say she will not marry me. I say
alice right
Gong's recital was interrupted by the
entrance OF the two girls Daisy, the
sister OF the one for whom the license
was obtained. began talking as scon as
she got through the back door. Perched
On Charles ironing table, she said:
SISTER L guess
not She wants somebody her own col
or, and she's engaged to a nice fellow
now. Charlie gets things so mixed up.
He talks too much, and he doesn'
know what he's aying- And here this
thing is; coming out in all the papers
Its a disgrace -
Eva Speaks for Herself.
Miss Eva. tall and slender. wearing g
clinging gown of lavender, her blue eyes
lit with anger. hardly noticed Gong al
ali
IT'S perfectly absurd" she said. hel
pretty face somewhat distorted by hei
scorn. I've got = fellow over North
EAST. Imagine my marrying a China
man"
She paused TO pass a shapely hand
over her dark hair.
.-Gong is such a liar" she said.
Il bet father will kill him tonight,
said Daisy spitefuliy. Father doesn't
know anything about it yet, and he's g
mighty nervous man. / bet he'll make
Charlie hop.
'sThis Is a crazy house anyway. Only
few years ago q girl who lived on tht
she was such a fine looking girl. Ny
sister marry a Chinaman? Not much.
Here Gong remembered he had giver
the coIored man a dollar 10 take the
marriage license back to the City Hall.
Il mus get my dolal." he said, and
amid q storm of Chinese profanity, hC
put on his coat and ran across thi
assurance that the license would be re
turned tomorrow morning.
1T had better be, said Daisy, dGt
then Wen be rid Of this disgrace