New-York tribune., 1912-03-17


nitv all his NIethodiSm aroused.
@ao! Me? Wha' TO? Mus I go swap my thlee
heather souls TO one ClStian soul? Tcllce me that"
your three souls" exclaimed the rancher.
"Chnaman got thlee souls when he die. One soul
remain in bones, make him conf able one other stay
in tombstone, make him respectable; third soul go
IIappy-Happy place, feel vely nice all time
But, Bung we're both getting old. We can't stay
here forever We've been together this ranch tor
good many years and were getting mighty used to each
other You don't like the idea OF quitting me, do you'
Bung?" -. :,
"Ah, no, Judge Olivah, me no likee quit said old
Bung with earncSncSS.
We'll, suppose we both died tomorrow-where
should we go; H.,
You 60 up Clstian Hepen go over China Happy
place" II cha
stars of the sky and able to Judge OVer or
the folks around the ranch any more:'
Bungs one acquered, unfathomable eye gazed west
ward into the streak OF glory fading behind the coast
Range The evening silent one could near tile
cones from the tall eucalyptus tree swapping against the
roof Of the packing house. Suddenly the Chinaman
rose and went to the door Of his cabin
oo'night Mist Boss he said i go play my
loss Mebbe he fix il SO workec for you in CStlai
Hcpcn." t.,.
servant to his dcvOtions
DUNG kept the altar Of his Joss outdoors for the very
- sensible reason that the abomnablc Snudge OF burn
ing aloes punk and rice paper would have Sutiocated
him in the two by four interior OF his nut loihSht ne
made an elaborate spread at the little shrine, ming lhrec
large tomato cans with expensive joss sticks ghtinga
taow candle decorated with sacred toWerS posting up
an extra row of lucky red waters and burning large pun
die of paper prayers. Then he koowed before the hoy
ulacc and repeated his peculiar petition: that ne be
permitted after death to work for a Christian without
sacrificing the religion and the plga which ne rcVced
equally to the depths Of his three souls. ...,,
Bung retired with the chickens, ms Wontcd custom;
The dim kerosene lamp that illuminated his den revealed
the simpcitv in which he lived. On the walls nnuner-
able l-chasing papers clipping from the San fra-
cisco "Yat Pc" announcing the death OF thc EhprcSS
Dowager a coorcd lithograph OF President laiI
rnclhard group Of celestial flowers. done III fnaollCa
but there was vet another object article OF dreadful
portcnt. which Bung overlooked in his drowSy mood
On soapbox near the head OF the barc-board sleeping
bench rcclincd the evil thing a mirror! II was cCc
Of rank carcessncss BungS part leaving that mirror
there during the night for the Chinese coolies nave tS
among ten thousand other supcrStitlonS- should
never sleep in the same with looking glass; Tor
the k5rei or evil Jim. have way OF entering the
world through mirrors and sliding into one Dreams
where they drop unlucky thoughts ere they fly away
shricking trlumphantly. -
Twisting his precious pigail about his head, Bung
rcclncd on his hard pillow, knowing nothing ol the 'e
Of Demons on the wall 1t only cheap face dis
rting mirror the kind any tcn-ccnt will offer for
a dime But this is what il brought forth:
Bung dreamed he was back on the ancestral Th near
Canton and that the sky all red and yellow. And
this was quite natural for army OF Chinese, dressed
in long frock coats like missionaries, were battHnE
through the heavens with host OF fearful green I''''
riants, Suddenly one Of the fcnds looked down ana
Saw Bung standing in the midst Of the rice field. An
Lee Bung. howlci the yankeci, with the voice Of
slmoom "whv are YOU not with us, Nhcrcupon thc
vast creature swoopcl down, selling Bung by the pig,
tail and started up up up Above farms, rivers, and
pagolas they AWAITED almost to the heavenly battle,
field when suddenly hOrror-hc hair OF Bung head
nr,cd company with the scalp and he shot down like
- yellow Luciicr-,lown, down, down
All yi-i-i-i" shrickcd the stricken man, tunbllng
out OF his bunk 10 the hard floor Praying in the Ian
guage OF his fathers he lit match the irSt oojr',
Th,t encountered hi, arghtcd gaze was that accurscd
mirror glaring at him from the wall. His face was
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