The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-23

ing of American fudge, continue for ten thousand
times ten thousand years,
"JADE"
"P. S.-Forget not to care for the cat, the BIRDS
and the flowers. Do not eat too quickly fan too
vigorously now that the weather is warming.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance smiled as she folded this
last episte. Even if he odfashioned, there
husband so good and kind as hers. Only on
occasion since their marriage had he sighted her
wishes. That when, the last anniversary of
their wedding, she had signied desire for certain
Jade pendant and he had failed to satisfy that desire
Cut Mrs Spring Fragrance, being of happy nature
and disposed to look upon the bright side things
did not allow her mind to dwell upon the Jade pend
bejeweled fingers and folded in with her letter to Mr.
Spring Fragrance bright little sheaf OF condensed
lOye.
Mr.. Spring Fragrance sat his doorstep reading
his letters; there was one from Mrs. Spring Frag-
rance and another from an elderly bachelor cousin
in San Francisco. The from the elderly bachelor
cousin business letter, but it contained the fol-
lowing postscript:
"Tsen Hing, the son of the Government school
master, to be much in the company Of your
my dear cousin, but if women allowed to stray
at will from under their husbands mulberry roofs
Using Foon is old and CYNICAL" said Mr Spring
Fragrance to himself. 'Why should / pay any at
tention to him? This is America, where man may
speak to a woman, and listen, without any
thought Of evil
He destroyed his cousins letter and reread his
wifes. Then he became very thoughtful Was the
making Of American fudge sufficient for
wife to wish to remain week longer in city where
her husband not?
The young man who lived In the next house came
out to water the lawn.
Good evening" said he. ANY news from Mrs
Spring FragranceT"
"She is having very good time," returned Mr.
Spring Fragrance.
Glad to hear it, think you told me she was to
return the end of this week."
Il have changed my mind about her." said Mr.
Spring Fragrance II am bidding her remain a week
longer, wish to give smoking party during her
absence. I hope may have the pleasure OF your
II shall be delighted" returned the other But
fellows If you do not, shall be able to get in
scoop. You know, I'm sort of honorary reporter
for the Cleaner. I shall call it highc1asS Chinese
stag party!"
IN spite of his melancholy mood, Mr. Spring Fra
everything high class in America" he observed
'Sure!' cheerfully assented the young man.
Haven't you heard that all Americans are princes
and princesses, and just as soon as foreigner puts
his foot upon shores he also becomes OF the
mobility mean, the royal family"
Mr.. Spring Fragrance pulled his pipe In silence Tor
moments. Weightier matters were troubling his
mind
At last he spoke Love-" said he slowly and dis
tinctly, comes before the wedding in this country,
does 1t not?"
Eyes, certainly"
"Presuming" continued Mr.. Spring Fragrance, pre-
Stunning that friend of fathers-living pre-
suming In England-has a daughter that he arranges
have seen that daughter, but that you marry
her, knowing her not. Presenting that she marries
YOU knowing you not After she marr1es you ana
knows you will that woman love your
"Emphatically. nor answered the young man.
"That is the way it would be in America-that the
woman who marries the man like that would not
love him?'
eyes, that is the way it would be in America. Love,
in this country must be Free it is not love at all
"In China it is different unused Mr. Spring Frag-
rance.
ooh, yes, I have no doubt that in China 1t is diff
"But the love is in the heart all the same, went on
Mr. Spring Fragrance
eyes, all the same. Everybody falls In love some
time or another. Some'-pensively-"m times
Mr.. Spring Fragrance arose.
81 must go downtown" said he.
As he walked down the street, he recalled the re-
mark of business acquaintance who had met his
ferent."
wife and had had some conversation with her: "She
is just like American woman"
He had felt somewhat 1attered when this remark
had been made. He looked upon it compliment
to his wifes cleverness; but it ranked in his mind
as he entered the telegraph Office. If his wife was
becoming like American woman, would 1t not be
possible for her to love, American woman
to whom she was not married? There also
quoted to the daughter of Chin Yuen. Yet when the
telegraph clerk handed him blank, he wrote this
message:
Remain as you WISH but remember that lis bet
Mrs. SPRING FRAGRANCE (AIetropolitan) THREE
ter to have loved and lost than to have loved
at ALL
When Mrs. Spring Fragrance received this message
her laughter tnkled like falling water How droll!
How delightful! Here her husband quoting
American poetry in telegram Perhaps he had been