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J z 1 t tz f 1 1 n Three days and three nl g h e en sleep seep and food tood passed M W tori I t Thor There was a n tt fr frt l 1 a J t the 1 to a all air lr on theda tho day lIay that r I Fra Fragrance ranC c o cam camo o hay hom home mo Th The r head tu were fl A-fl Tilt A as l c T Iu i. i liEN HEN Mrs Spring Frai FraI Fra Fra- granco Branco ranco first arrived in i Seattle she with was even unacquainted unac unac- one no W word q of ot the American I language Five years year later Inter her husband speaking for her said There are no more mora American words for her And everyone everone who knew learning earning with Mr Ir Mrs Spring Fragrance agreed This Spring Fragrance This gentleman whose b business n name was Sing Yook was a young curio merchant Though hough conservatively Chinese in n many re respects re- re he waS waa at the same samo time u uIs what Is called b by the westerners Americanized American American- Mrs Spring was oven more moro so Americanized n Next door to the Spring lived JIved the Chin Mrs Chin Yuan Yuen c. c was much older than thon Mrs Spring Fragrance Fra- Fra d. d grance crance but she had a n daughter of ot a eighteen with whom Mrs Spring Sprin Fra- Fra OJ J grance was great friends Tho The daught daugh- daugh M Fr t ter tel was a pretty girl Irl whoso whose Chinese h namo name was Mai Mal Gwi Far a rose and whose h American name was Laura This daughter had a sweetheart a youth named Kal Kai Tzu Kai Kal Tzu who was and stalwart stalwart stal stal- American born and as ruddy rudd we westerner torner was as wart as an any young youn as one baseball players Payers noted among amon j He of ot the finest pitchers on tho the coast e could also sing sinS Drink to me mo on only with thine thino eyes Cs to Lauras Laura's piano Now the only person who knew that Kal Jal Tzu Tau loved L LAura ura and that I Laura Lauro gur loved Kal Tzu was Mrs Spring Fra Fra- grance For though the tho Chin Yuen parents parents pa par par- lived in a house furnished In n American style and wore American 4 clothes they the religiously observed mon many f 1 Chinese customs and their Ideals or ot oth life lite were the tho Ideals of ot their Chinese h- h forefathers Therefore the they had betrothed be betrothed betrothed be- be their daughter Laura at the ago age of ot the tho cm- cm of ot fifteen to the eldest son I nose nese government school teacher In SanI San I l' l Francisco The time for tor the tho v tion of ot the tho betrothal was wall approaching J I f have havo just had such a pretty prett walk said bald Mrs Spring Fragrance to Laura one da day when hen the girl was as very de do- pressed I crossed the thc banks above the tho beach and came carne back by the thc long road In the green grass the daffodils were blowing i in the te cottage gardens the currant bushes were flowering and in inthe the air was the perfume of ot tho wall i 1 flower I wished Laura that you were I with t me mc AU Laura burst Into tears That is Ie the tho thet t I walk Kal fiat Tzu and I so love lovo she sher r i Fobbed sobbed but never nevor ah never can we wei i i take tRIce it to together ether a again ain No Now Little Sister comforted Mrs i t Spring Fra Fragrance rance you really must mustI I i. i not grieve like that Is there not a af ax x L 1 f beautiful American poem written by a al' al an IV n l' l noble American named Tennyson e 1 I f says ays better to have hav loved and andt t to have loved at all i lost Jost than never 1 i I Mrs Mr Spring Spring- Fragrance was unaware t that Mr 11 Spring Fragrance had returned t I I from tram the ell city tired with the days day's bustness busl- busl 1 i ness nees and had thrown himself down on r. r the bamboo settee on the veranda and I that thou though h his eyes were wore enga engaged ed In scanning the pages of ot the Chinese World his ears could not help receivIng receiving ing lug the words which wore were borne to him through h the tho open window betterto have loved and lost Tia betterto have loved and lost ost repeated Mr lr Spring Not NotI i 1 I wishing to hear more of ot the tho secret talk I t of or women ho he arose and sauntered r p around the veranda to tho other side sides s of ot the house Two pigeons eonA circled 11 around his head He felt In his In-his his pocket for a 11 chi 11 which he usually carried for tor their picking His fingers touched a little box It contained a a. jade pendant which Mrs Spring Fragrance had pari parr par- par i r admired the last time Ume she ehe was wast wasi j t downtown It was the fifth firth anniversary of ot Mr and Mrs Spring Fragrances Fragrance's wedding da day Mr Spring Fragrance pressed the little box down Into the K It depths of ot his pocket f z A 3 young oun man came cam out of ot the back backi i i door of the house on Mr Sp Spring ng Fragrances Fragrance's Fragrances Fragrance's Fragrances Fragrance's Fra Fra- grances grance's left-hand left side f Good evening said sold the young man t f Good o evening v en in g returned Mr rr Spring Frn Fragrance rance Will you ou please tell me mo said Mr j i r Spring Fra Fragrance rance the moaning meaning of ot two t i line Une of ot an American verse which I haver have r p. heard 1 jf Certainly returned the young man with a genial smile Ho He was a a. star etar student student stu atu- stu- stu dent at tho the University of ot Washington it t and had not the slightest doubt that ho he hoJ J could explain the meaning meaning- of ot all things rf r In the universe 1 t Well Nell said Mr Ir Spring Fragrance t It is this Than never to have loved at all r Than Than never to have loved at all g in Ah responded the young man with withA ig A an m air all of profound wisdom That Mr Spring Fragrance rance means that It Is a a good thing thing- to love 10 anyway even anyway even ven if it we cant can't get what we love or as tho the poet tells us lose what we love Of or course P one needs some experience to feel teel the U truth of ot this teaching The truth of ot the teaching echoed Mr Spring Fragrance a little testily there Is no truth In It whatever It 18 Is disobedient to reason Is It not better bettor to have what you OU do not love lovo than to love Jove what you do not have That depends answered the young man upon temperament V I 1 thank you Good evening said Mr Spring Fragrance While he was k o musing upon the of ot the American way of ot looking at things 8 Inside In Inside Inside In- In side the house Laura was refusing to tobe be comforted Ah Ah no I No ot cried she If It I bAd had J not gone to with Kai Kal Tzu nor talked and walked with him nor played the tho accompaniments to his hia songs songe then I might consider with complacency or at least without horror my approaching marriage with the tho eon son of ot Man You But Dut Butas Butas as it Is Is Je oh oh an as it Is la 18 Mrs Spring Fragrance knelt down beside the tho girl who was vas rocking herself hersel to and fro tro In heartfelt grief clasping her arms around her neck she sho cried In n sympathy thy Little Sister Slater 0 O Little Sister Dry your tears tears tears- tears tears-do do not note despair A moon has as yet Jet to J pass OBB before the tho marriage can take place Who knows what the stars IDa may have to say to ono one another during its ts passing A little bird has whispered whispered whis whis- to mo me- me Of me-Of For a long time Mrs Spring Fragrance Fragrance Fra Fra- grance talked For a a. long time Laura listened When the girl Irl arose to go there here was a a. bright light In her eyes Mrs Spring Fragrance In San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco on a visit to her hor cousin the wife of tho the herb doctor of ot Clay street was waa having a 4 good time So was Invited everywhere that the wife of or an honorable honor honor- able Chinese merchant could go o There was much to see seo and hear Including more nore than a a. dozen babies who had been born In the tho families of ot her friends since Ince she last visited the city of the tho Golden Jolden G Gate te Mrs Spring Fragrance loved babies bables She bad bul had hall two herself but both had bad been transplanted into the week I accompany l Ah OI 01 to the beauteous beauteous beau henu- town of San SEln Jose JoSO There will we wo webe be bo met b by he she son of at the Illustrious teacher and In a little mission presided pro pre sided over by h a benevolent American priest prest the little Ah Ol Oi an anti and the tho son of or orthe the Illustrious Teacher will wUl be joined together in love lovo and harmony two harmony two pieces of ot music mado to complete one another The son of ot the tho Illustrious Teacher Te having been through an American hallof hall hallof of learning is well able to provide for his orphan bride and fears not tho the displeasure displeasure dis dis- dis pleasure of or his paren parents ts now that ho Is assured that your Our grief at his loss will not bo ho Inconsolable He wishes me to waft walt to you and to I Kal al Tzu and the little Ah 01 Oi joins join with him ten thousand thousand thousand thou thou- thou thou- sand rainbow Jow wishes for tor your happiness happiness happi happi- ness My I respects to to your honorable parents parents parents par par- and to yourself tho heart of ot your our loving 10 friend JADE SPRING FRAGRANCE To Mr 11 Spring Fra rance Mrs lIra Spring Fragrance also a letter Jetter which read Great and Honored Man Greeting from 3 your our plum blossom who Is 19 de desirous desirous desirous de- de sirous of ot hiding herself herselt from the tho sun of your our presence for tor a 0 week Veele of ot seven days das more l I My honorable cousin Is s preparing for tor the Fifth Filth Moon festival festival festival festi festi- val and wishes me to compound for forthe forthe the tho occasion some American fudge for which delectable sweet mado made b by my clumsy dums hands you have sometimes shown a n slight prejudice I am enjoying enjoYing- a most moat a agreeable visit and American friends 3 as also our own strike benevolently for forthe forthe forthe the accomplishment of ot my iny m pleasure Mrs Samuel Smith an American lad lady Known to m my cousin asked for tor m my accompaniment accompaniment accompaniment ac ac- ac- ac to a ma magniloquent t lecture the other evening irnie The he sub subject w wa was WIlS as America a the Protector of ot China It was most exhilarating exhilarating- and the effect ot of j so 80 much expression of ot benevolence J leads m mu l to beg of ot you ou to forget torget to remember that thal the barber charges you submits one fi dollar for tor r a a. shave shavo while he lie humbly to the tho American man a bill of ot fifteen cents And murmur no more moren because 3 your our honored elder brother brothel on n a visit to this countr country Is detained under under un- un der rien the rooftree of ot this this' great grent government govern govern- merit ment ent our instead of ot under yo your own h hum hum- umble um- um bl ble tinn root roof A c Console him with the reflection tion that he Is protected r under the tho ho wing ot of the v Eagle the a Emblem of ot Liberty I What is t the e loss Emblem of or ten thou- thou t t I I f v 1 J. J i- i t J sand Band years ears or ten thousand times ten thousand dollars compared with the happiness of ot knowing oneself so se securely se- se curel sheltered AH All of this I have ve learned learned from tram Mrs Samuel Smith who Is as ns brilliant and great at of mind as one ofie of ot your own superior sex For me mc It Is la sufficient to know lenow that the Golden Gate park panic Is most en enchanting enchanting en- en chanting and the seals on tho the rock at r v 1 r r r 1 4 t s J IY y T w wr r r S tit 1 1 i. i t J 4 J J I D y yi i ti 41 s I v 1 J J I Iti ti ty I I t I I r t 1 sl r y a a's s r Y J t 1 w I 33 J y r 1 I t it r I Moto Tittle Jl alter Bilter comforted Mrs J Spring P D Fra Fragrance D y vou S ou fn het n not t spirit land before the tho completion of ot oven even one ono moon There were also man many dinners and theatre parties given in her honor It was at one of the theatre parties that Mrs Spring Fragrance met Ah Ol Oh a ayoung ayoung ayoung young young- girl who had the reputation of ot being the tho prettiest Chinese girl In Slin Francisco and according according- to Chinese gossip the naughtiest In spite of all the gossip however cr Mrs Spring Fragrance Fragrance Fra Fra- grance granco took a great grent fancy to Ah Ab 01 Ol and invited her to a a. tete a picnic on th the following day This Invitation Ah 01 Oi Joyfully accepted She Sho was really a 4 sort of ot bird girl and never felt so ao happy as when out in tho the park or woods On tho da day after atter the picnic Mrs Spring l Fragrance wrote to Laura Chin Yuen Yuan thus My Precious Laura I i May the bamboo ever eves ever Next o wave i 1 j Wj W- W the curt Cliff house h extremely entertaining entertain entertain- in ing and feasting feast feast- ad Amiable a. a e. e There Is much In ing and merrymaking under the tiro lanterns lan lan- lallI terns ln In i n honor or of your our Stupid Thorn horn I f have hay purchased for your smoking a Pipe with an ah amber mouth It Is sail said to be very an to the lips fps and to toi toto emit a a. cl cloud oud of ot smoke moke m tit for tor the e gods to e i Inhale Awalt Awaiting by the wonderful wire of ot the tele telegram f m message your gracious permission to remain ma for tor the tion ot of th S h f th Moon festival and the tho making Of of continue continuo for 4 American fudge I years yearn for ton ten th thousand times Umes ten thousand You r ever eyer loving loving- and woman wom- wom an JADE P P. P S Fo Forget et riot not to care for tor the tho thonol I cat the th birds 8 and the flowers Io 10 i not nol eat cat to too vig vigorously nor 1101 fan tan too n nO y tw at t the weather is s warm- warm In ing Mrs S rin f- f r I she shet Cf Fra Fragrance g smiled as folded t i 9 ast epistle Even von CIl If It he I a ii s ssu SUI su SIN IN 1 FAR a- a were old-fashioned old there was never naver a n. husband so good and kind as her hers Only on one ono occasion since their marriage mar mar- tinge e had ho slighted alighted her wishes That Tha was when on tho the last anniversary ol ot their wedding she had signified a i do- do siro for tor a a. certain jade Jado pendant and no ho had failed to satisfy that that- desire Bu But t. t Mrs Irs Spring Spring- Fragrance lance being o oa or ot ora f a n happy nature and disposed to look upon tho the bright side aldo of ot things J did no not allow her mind to dwell upon the tho Jade pendant Instead she gaz gazed d com complacently complacently compla compla- down upon her bejeweled fingers ers and folded In with her hor letter to Mr Springs Fra Fragrance a bright little sheaf of ot condensed love Mr Spring Fragrance sat on his doorstep doorstep doorstep door door- step his letters letters' there was one from from Mrs Irs Sprin Fragrance Fragrance and another another another an an- other from an elderly elderly bachelor cousin cousinIn In San Francisco The one from the elderly bachelor cousin was a business letter but it contained the following pas postscript Tsen Ring the tho son of or the government government govern sovern- ment schoolmaster seems to bo be o much In the company of ot your young youn wife He is a good looking good ln ut youth Pardon me me my mya myar dear ar cousin but if It women are aro allowed to to stra stray at at will from under their husbands' husbands mulberry roofs roots what Is to prevent them thern from becoming butterflies but hut Sing Foon is old and cynical said Mr r. r Spring Fragrance to himself Wh Why should I pay any attention to him This is America wh where re a a. man may speak to a woman and a l. l woman listen without all any thou thought ht of ot evil He lie destroyed his cousins cousin's letter an and ancl reread his twit s Then he |
