The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

teacher. who was reading to her from
the bible.
"Clist very good man%' she queried.
Yes" was the reply.
'He rnarry?' was the next question:
Christ marry" shrieked the nlc-
sionary. What sacrflege!'
MOI" persisted the pupil
Certainly not" was tfle emphatic an
swer
what's mailer him?'' asked Rosa
belle surprised. "Coufueius good mans
she commented, che marry, have plenty
wife, she added approvingly.
"Confueius!" screamed the good ladz
and the light esteem In which she heJ$
that founder OF one OF the most ancien5
religions on earth put an end to the
bible lessons. although Mrs. Now Chun
How continued to sing gospel hymns in
the sanctity OF her two roomed house
while she was preparing the meals
for the men
With more time on her hands Ros5RW
belle again turned her thoughts to
things American. Religion had nos
solved for her the problem OF what she
should do. She was unhappy married
to Now Chun How. and no 'Melican
wife" was unhappy. so she argued in
her childish way She questioned the
American girls and their mother, and
they, not realizing the Importance OF
their words to the poor. little troubled
soul told her that sometimes American
wives left their husbands when they
were cruel to them. Then they would
get DIVORCE Yes, after that they
could marry again IL they wished and
her informers laughed at Rosa bellies
craving for knowledge of American
customs They also smiled when they
saw her poring over the newspapers
her tapering finger with its abnormaIly
long filbert shaped nail traa4ng each
letter carefully as she slowly spelled
out each word aud solemnIy Nweiened
It's meaning. They little dreamed OF
the crisis In the life of pretty Rosa
belle Observation had taught her
much Daily contact with foreigners
had pierced the stolidity OF her race.
Habits inherited from a line OF an
cestors that went back for centuries
had in two years grown distastefuI
20 her. Gropingly she searched for an
answer to a problem that has con-
fronted and perplexed many women OF
all nations, but it was one that she
knew should not present itself to a
woman of her race.
After much thought. investigation in
her childish way and long deliberation.
Mrs Now Chun How determined to
leave Mr.. Now Chun How "alI same
Mclean way" She laid her plans
carefully. A trunk was purchased inA>
santa Clara and addressed 60 one or
the girls Rosabelle. with inscrutabe
countenance. watched Now Chun How
lift it off the wagon IN front OF the
house where the American women
lived.
Nice tlunk. Chunny." she com
mented-
Yes" agreed chunny.
You likee tIunk allie same dat one.
Chunny2" she innocently inquired.
Yes said CHUNKY again.
Lady say put him in cellar" she
directed.
Not long after this the American
family returned to San Francisco
When their luggage was brought UP
,rom the depot strange trunk with
one or the girls names uDon it came
Also They concluded that Cnar-ey had
: sent them some vegetables. as he often
did, but wondered why he had sent
them In a new trunk and locked II be-
sides. That evening the doorbell rang.
and much to the family's astonishment
Mrs. Now Chun How walked in. She
Vas dressed In what she considered
Mclean fashion" Her fat little fig
ure was corseted to tsae limit of huma.-
endurance heS short. stubby feet vera
incased in high hsel-d shoes that xav>
her the effect es wobbling on stills;
the heavy black hair was piled high Oh
TOP into a towering pompadour. and
upon this creation rested uncertainty
and rakishly a cheap leghorn hat.
the trimming of which looked not un-
like combination vegetable and flower
garden.
Il come stay with you" she an
nouneed. no more doubling her well
come than child at it's mothers knee.
- run away from Chunny all same
Mclean wife. My tlunk conner"
For some weeks Rosabelle was happy
In her new home, and her behavior ap-
parentiy was all that could be de-
sired. Then one evening the family
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