The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-23

SAS" Jill 11SuI O1 AC AoISOi /
would know, in all likelihood, what
sort of goods were shipped by a of
the Fall River Line to his countrymen
in New York.
We secured a corner table in the
inner room at the Savarin. 1t was
not so crowded there and it was less
bustling and noisy. My companion at
tracted some little attention, of course,
but not sufficient to prove annoying.
New York, as a rule, pays small heed
simply to the unusual, and Cinnamon
are common enough not to be abso-
lutte curiosities even in the big down
town restaurants.
A very dapper little fellow was Mr..
Now; neatly and inconspicuously clad,
and we'll brushed and combed. He
was for recalling old college days,
when he was coxswain of the class
crew and l pulled the stroke oar, but
my time was too precious for such
"reminiscences, and Is speedily as pos
sible I preached the subject l had at
heart.
Now" I began, perhaps less deli
cately than l should, there's a saying,
you know, that the only good Indian is
a dead Indian. That wouldn't apply
to the Chinese, would it? And yet,
while there are some very excellent
Cinnamon, there are some pretty bad
ones, aren't there?"
He grinned, exposing his fine teeth.
ooh, yes" he answered, there are
good and bad, but the percentage Of
bad is less in my country than in
some Others" I caught the signif-
canoe of his remark, and realized that
l deserved the rebuke.
And amongst the educated Chinese,
here in New York;" I went on, with
out stopping for comment. There
are a few bad?"
He was still smiling.
s"Bad?" he queried. What do you
mean by bad? There are some who
have vices, yes. Some gamble, some
smoke opium; some get the best Of
a bargain"
Are there some who would kill?' I
asked, bluntly.
ooh, no, not" he protested, without
raising his voice. II certainly should
hope there are none such among the
educated"
And then I told him about the three
letters, and what had happened, omit
ting only Cameron's name and place.
of residence. Imperturbable little.
chap that he was, he listened without
emotion. When / concluded he said:
"You are sur they were Cinnamon
who did this?"
Would men of any other nationality
asked.
mo, I think not" was his reply,
land yet it might be done, by crafty
persons to mislead.."
But 1 could not agree; with him.
I'VE are not revengeful' as a nation y
he said, 1--WE are rather long-suffering.
If Cinnamon did what you; tell me, it
was in return for some very great in
jury; some crime, ! should say,
against their parents or near kins-
men,"
"But my friend was. never in China
l NSNA0AON. AAO Ao was CuS 1dSC H11u
in the world to harm anyone"
For a little while Nov Chez ate in
thoughtful silence. Presently he
looked up.
"Clyde, my friend, 1 know SO, little
of my own people here in. New York.
But one mar l know, a merchant, who
is very prominent and very upright.
He is a big man in the Six Companies.
I will give o a card to him; you
can speak to- him in confidence, and II
he can help you. he win, not only be-
cause I sent you, but because he
stands for all that is best, and de-
sires that my countrymen in the
United States shalt have the respect
they deserve from your citizens. I
would send you to the Chinese Con-
sui, but my friend. Mr.. Yup Sing, is
better"
My hand was on the newspaper in
my pocket, but l did not show it to
Nov Chez. l would reserve it for the
encyclopaedia Yup Sing, whose ad-
| dress, as written on the card which
my classmate furnished me, was on
Mott street, q few doors from Pell.
New York's Chinatown is a much
more familiar locality to the transient
visitor than to the average citizen. In
all the years of my residence in the
metropolis, of which l am a native. !
had eve before had either the occa-
sion or the desire to dip into this most
foreign Of all the city's foreign sec.
lions. To me, Chinatown was az a
far country. Vaguely l had an idea
Of it's location. 1t lay, l knew, east of
Broadway and west of the Bowery:
but its latitude was not clearly de.
fined.
My impulse was to hail a cab, give
the driver the number Of the Mott
street establishment, and 30, without
further individual effort, be whirled
away to my destination. But there ara
no cab stands on lower Broadway:
and to walk to Broad street, where
the cabman lies all day in wait for the
prosperous stock broker and his af
fluent customer, required more time
than In my impotence l was willing