The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-11
R CHINESE HUSBAND
~ IuERICIN UOKiN'S TWO
HIRRI iGES.
One Was To n white Man, the Other to Iiu
kanghi Hut Shr Found the white
Man yellow. the leIIoN Nan white
Tribute to IAN Ordinary dbInaman.'

Tribute tO AN Ortllnar, ablnaman.
An American woman Who married
first an American and later . Chinhman
draws comparison between the two
In an article IN the Ind' pSHdoHf.
Now that I.u kanghi il no longer
with me- an" writes, i feel that Il will
ease my heart to record some memories
~ him n can The task - not an easy
one - thrnng tn my mind the Invincible
proofs IT his love for me. the things he
has said and done. My memories 81 him
are 50 vivid and partinaClous. my thoughts
II him ~ tender.
To my Chinese husband I could 60
with all my little troubles and perpleXl-
ties he would smooth them out; To him
| could talk as women love to do NJ times
IT the past aud future. the mysteries OF
religion. Of life. of death. He was not
above discussing such things with me.
With him | was never strange or en-
barra ssed.
My Chinese husband was simple in
his tastes. He liked TO hear a good story.
and though unlearned in sense could
discriminate between the good and the
had IA literature. This came 81 his
Chinese education. ~. told me one day
that he thought the stories IN the Bible
were more like Chinese than American
stories and added
II YOU had not told me- what you
have about the Bible | should say that II
was composed by the Chinese
Music had "A soothing though not n
deep influence over him. II could not
sway his mind. but he enjoyed Il just
as he did beautiful picture. because
| was interested IN fancy work. - also
was he I can SEE HE face. looking so
grave and concerned because one day
| spilled some ink on a piece 81 embrul-
derry was working.
II he came home in the evenings and
found me tired and ont ~ sorts he would
cook the dinner himself. and go about
~ m such a wav that | felt that he rather
enjoyed showing on his skill as cook
The next evening n he found everything
ready he would humoruusl declare
himself much disappointed that ! was 80
exceedingly we'll.
At such times "a gray memory u' James
Carson would arise How his cold anger
aud contempt On like occasions had
shrivell.d re up James Carson had
been a far more ardent lover than ever
had been i.iu Kanghi Indeed Il was
his srCior real or feigned, that had car
rod me on NV feet
There was nothing feignsi about NV
Chinese husband A. my union with
James Carson had meant misery and
bitterness 50 my union with IIu kanghi
meant on the Who'll. happiness. health
and development Vet tho former. ac-
Cording ~ American dsas had been an
educated and hrpadmtnded man. tn. other
Just an ordinary Chrnamhn
-Rut the ordinary thmaman ! want ~
Show you WGs the -,rt Of Tan whom
cnildr-n. birds animals and som. women
love Nv httl" gIrl lowell hum even letter
than .lr IuE.l u"
Once tho hanv gut bold - q sat -at trnT,
and was huiInE lt lu such q wav that the
slightest moy" woglt have. ral"l -.i ~"
spring and rluug"i o." nrual teeth mt
her arm kIngli- eyes and MN" saw
her ~ the same moment stood trans
fixed with horror kanghi went quietly
up 70 the child and took from her the trap
Then he asked me - release his hand
from the teeth slnnst tainted When
saw ~
II was he rnly way l.~1il
/ have heard Ie,ple -Iy that h. Nas q
-..rf business man. this lIu kauRhi
and ! imagine hat D." Wa- ! did not.
however discuss hi- business with hun
~. never saerusl - nave any desire t.
talk over sales and figures with me. and
I'm -ur,. | had not ! went down - has
store occasionally Nj was interested
m were 'he pretty things and tn" women
VIII would come N and jest Wi'h him
re ruuld 'e-t ~
or cours.. the women dii Not know
hat Vas h,- wife ono. woman m
rich cln' hes CAV" him her card and asked
hum 70 ,,all.ipon her he handed me = he