Year: 1867

| The Milwaukee Wisconsin, states that while the
Japanese were performing in Chicago they attract
ed the attention of many of the first ladies Of that
city, who madethem presents, and presented them
with their photographs. 1t was the fancy Of an
hour which gratifed both parties and was forgot
ten by both. There was one lady, however, q
daughter of a merchant of neighborng city, a
beautiful girl Of eighteen summers, who seems TO
have become completely lost to the infatuation,
and to have captivated entirely the heart Of one
of the Japanese, who has, the musically sounding
name of Sing-kee-Chee This worthy, as we have
learned from the members of the eompanyss has
something of a romance in his history. His faith
er was nopleman belonging to the court Of the
Tycoon. He loved and married girl in the lower
class, very pretty, very good but not high blooded
The Tycoon heard of it and his indignation was
great. The nobleman begged and prayed 1t was
no use He had insulted the dignity OF the Ty-
coon. There was but one way to make reparation
to commit hari-kar1-in pain. English todsem-
bowel himself. The Tycoon's word was law, and
the nobleman died, his property going to the Ty-
coon. His wife, disowned; joined q company Of
acrobats. Years after, this same company was
performing before the Tycoon. In the bamboo
act, which is his favorite, the Tycoon was much
struck with the daring Of boy who did wonder
full things on the slender reed. Upon inquiry he
learned that the boy was none other than the son
of his once favorite minister and friend, and had
high blood in his veins He took the boy from
the company and trained and educated him, for
the friendship he had once borne bis father
This boy grew up about the court, and was none
other than Sing-Kee-Chee, which in japanese
means the son of o nobleman who had offended
theTycoon. '->


Sing, g,Kee- Chez grew up about the court until he
attained the age of twenty-seven. he has an e1-
cellent education, and speaks several languages
fuently English he also speaks we'll With
Sing Kee- Chez it was that the Chicago lady be-
came infatuated. He came out with the company
at the order of the Tycoon, to watch them and
also to give his highness history of the country
its people and its customs He is no common Jug
gler, although he delights in the bamboo act,
which brought him before the favorable notice of
the Tycoon. The young lady made his aequaint-
ance in Chicago talked with him and invited him
to her house, where he made himself quite fa-
vorite. His history was known, and the lady, by
one of those romantic fancies which will, in the
eye of the world, sometimes make fools of the most
sensible, learned to love him. Not for his good
looks certainly for intelligent as he is, and with
the high blood coursing through his veins, Sing
KeeC Chez is not the most fascinating Of the party.
Perhaps the lady loved him for the sacrifices of
his father. Perhaps not. We will not attempt
to imagine the excuse for the notion, to call it by
no other name. Sing Chez was delighted
with the lady, but he had no further thought, for
he left her with no other exchange than that Of a
photograph, he carrying hers with those of other
ladies which had been given him. At Detroit
Sing -Kee-C Chez was surprised to meet the lady,
who found the world blank desert after her heart
had become another's, and in Detroit Sing -Kee-
Chez first began to discover the secret, and to feel
too, that although his heart was pledged te anoth
er in Japan, there was an attraction for it here
He did not discover this until he was the subject
Of joke by the members of the company whom
he one day surprised by the information that b.,
loved the young American better than he loved the
maiden of his own land. This was phase in the
affair that the company had not dreamed Of, and
it was startling one. They told the lover to be-
ware-that he must take lesson from the fate Of
his father, who had loved without the consent Of
the Tycoon, and if he persisted his fathers fate
would be his Sing-Kee-Chee did remember this,
and endeavored to Danish her from bis heart, but
it was useless task The more he tried the deep
er he loved, and before the company left Detroit,
he made the romantic maiden's heart happy by de-
claring that he loved her, and if the Tycoons con-
sent could be gained by the strongest entreaties,
he should make her his wife, and with this assu-
rance the maiden returned to her parents in Chi
eago, who are striving by every means in their
power to eradicate the notion from her mind.


Sing -Kee- Chez is obstinate and determined He
has written to the Tycoon the full account Of the
matter-has told his love in the barronic but ex-
pressive language of his people, and has sent for
ward with this the testimony of all the Japanese,
that the girl is of good family and respectable and
worthy that she loves to distraction, and will be
no disgrace to the best blood of Japan. We are
told by the interpreter that the present Tycoon Is
q young man who has high estimation Of the A
merican people, and it is believed that if the pa
rents of the Chicago lady will give their consent to
the union, which for very good reasons they at
present withhold, the Tycoon will gladly yield his
consent as step towards winning the favor Of the
people of this great country. Of that we shall
know more hereafter. At present two anxious
hearts are awaiting the decision of the Tycoon
Sing g-Kee- Chez knows very well that if the con-
sent is not given his fate is sealed for with the re-
fusal would come notice that by the asking Of
such favor he had offended beyond redemption,
and only the committal of harS-kari would wipe
out the insult We certainly trust that no such
sad fate awaits the lover, for the lady has decided
that if he dies for her. she goes to the grave with
him.


After the arrival of the company in this city,
every mail brought to Sing g-Kee-C Chez letter from
his betrothed, and on Saturday she came to meet
him previous to his departure from this city
Her strange love instead of decreasing; seems to
flourish as time rolls on and opportunity is given
to think it over, and when the party left this city
last evening to go to Fort Wayne, passing through
Chicago, there seemed no happier or more devoted
lovers in this world than Sing Kee-Chee and his
Chicago betothed


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We copy an article ON this disease which we
commend to the special consideration of mothers.
1t is from Halls Journal of Health, and may be
read with advantage:


sCroup seldom comes on suddenly. Generally
it has at first no symptoms than those Of a COM
mon cold but the very moment the child is seen to
oo-, b;s hand towards his throat Indicating dis