The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09
By JULIAN RALPH

the missonarys collection she-dute fatty for one OF
her sex race-bids him never mention the subject
again. 1T is respectable" she "for modest
woman to have make such proposition"
eff ] was weak do 1t, and had small PRIDE"
she wrote, nothing but bad joss would come to us
knew girl named Double Joy (Shuang-hsn, who some
times a young for instant or two on bridge
that sranned between their two homes. She was
unfortunate stepmother, who hated her. and
sepmcther told neghbors to watch and see them meet
ing. stepmother dared tell girls father for he
would believe her, but neighbors told him. and he
believed them followed custom OF ancestors
in such which is proper custom. you will say
when girl is He went and bought ounce OF
opium and long piece Of and told her to to her
Then he went to her room, and laid down rope
anc opium and went away. She knew truly what
that that must kill herself because
she had disgraced her father No matter what she
knew thought girl do nothing IL father brings
rope opium dressed herself IN her best
ceremonial visiting clothes. and whtened her with
flour paste and put all her fine Jewels. She looked
and opium. and she chose because she did
wish spoil her looks when dead-which opium does.
hanged her fathers face, and
body could had daughter that disgraced him
After that out very curious story. Young
who had been meeting her belonged to OF saving
money clubs. in China where several join
10 save money This young man wished to marry, so
started hwa, savngmoney club. by getting twenty
T TO put IN be a pa backs h St Ser 80 e With
next man got 500 Now II happened that ~. this girls
Also, happened that founder of hwai borrowed her
Snd ' this a paid his money to her BIT by BIT Meeting
served arch Of honor except that she Seemed to do evil
G 9h Beat Ss WIFE Ob WAS n out to M @
by this story you can see how careful woman n5st be-
Her letter also interesting:
Beloved Precious: IS very curious. Just
wrote you how careful We must be to follow Gus
by uritins to one who is not vet NV n,astsrNeveS
55a m @ 1hS most Too fuf9 %bed SGg6 and
eaus ali TO pieces. OF course, you know that
posed to both currents Of tung-shui, wind and
house opposite bend in river, is opposite
Gh 5O1 bB on o6T 1 eo@man
no T sTaY r oG in ass Ibs sR e b1d
s,lch places; for in country where is plenty room
places build houses But in cities protect
have small wall or protection in front door be-
cause spirits can only move in straight lines and
small wall to t enter our door Some people do mot
side door. Spirits are ugly and , when they see
VIII not come in iEO,'DS SOS
some MISSIONARIES have ' said You viii DO well 10
be charitable. If you have become less than Chi
ing your little st3y-at-bome' must so remain.
We have. battery on roof You must have
times plaster Protecting inside small house or
glass A Set G in eartRwoTR ae some Botescaed
by mssi9nares beer bottles and wine and sauce
in earthworll. They look terrible to spirits, and
tell me that this custom belongs all Chinese
%Gr aP eop a no% for faF GGeh
bottles make such fung-shui forts.
So ! was saying, other night tung-shui bat
Wbob makes it fail But oa yan wa nqe mmdR
terrified hat it fell down, because receive and
fashioned mother she would put stop to our writ
and their ways Instead put stop our writing, she
hoT place also - her place. and she will not have
any interference.
superfne Colds statement that up certain point
Chinese disturbed him. and asked her
to explain it. She replied that she must he married in
point up TO which she must remain Chinese Aterward
marrase SeFemony MT parr0W became wild with i'm,
of tne % & ana Urged er 70 IeEene 1nS
set her Eight characters" the Characters
week month and year Of her birth Not until the very
young gentleman friend barrow had SAID that her
bSde him make the selection Saying that she trustee
nm lie eaeu one IN a mo O rto
brought tho ruling planets OF both lives In happy ux
when received both scrolls of eight characters
haste o more than most Chinese girls sRe any
hurry to be married she wrote that she could not
DO you not Knew" she asked that I am yours and
can never teong to another? Even if you died / would
go to your mother and SLAVE for h You 6o are GT
Of ny mother. who will be alone wien SO 20 you.
compared TO what mother is, who has brought
1hto rne wGlI is a nat Of men to he
impatient-exen Of Chinese men ] know you wiz say
in hurry. think of you every night last thing.
# heaven is friendly we sure to live long time.
a6 n the minute %S we are now waiting will at the end seem
When the happy day made known, young Oar
his betrOthed pair of earrings. a pair of
bracelets pair ngeT-rings pair Of elaborate side
hair, a pair Of JeWeed earpicks, q
pair costly stickpins for her back hair, double
and sweets, in carved boxes of costly lacquer He
careful send everything in pairs, for custom is
precise in such matters She presently sent her return
counting the number of presents he
need not notice the value or
gifts necessarily yet be certain to return the
number. To him sent pair OF embroidered watch
cases tobacco boxes pair of fan cases and Ians
exactly matching the number of his
gifts her Then she secluded herself in her bedroom
and nights in order to reflect upon the d-
ties and responsibilities she was about to assume That
s Chinese custom
Perhaps il was as . OF this that she after
did not 70 suggest any degree
there certain matters about
which She writesincc she about TO marry one
NOT likely To take all Chinese
think only of your happiness. she wrote It would not