Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-08
The Chinese Tailor.

miracles which sometimes issue from the esiab'
| lishments Of Human or Vaudeau. and which en-
velops the boots indicate the calf. abolish the
knee. mark the thigh, and deny the existence OF
corporation Accordingly, thanks TO the predi
lection which the owner entertained for th' m, the
trowsers, after having hourshcd along the coast,
at Cape OF Good Hope aud the Isle OF France, ar
rived at Canton nearly worn out. Nevertheless.
owing TO that fashionable cut which nothing, not
even the fact Of beiug new can supply the place
Of they still looked very well, when the sailor
who served the captains valet let fall half the
oil contained in lamp, which he was cleaning
on the thigh of the unfortunate pair.
! In spite Of his philosophy. this blow had such
an efIrct upon the captain that hp had not quite
recover from il when one of his Canton aSS0cl-
ales, came as usual to smoke pipe OF opium
with him. He found him in such a veXation that
be feared some great misfortune had happened to
! him, and accordingly he inquired what had taken
! place to alter his habtual good humor The
captain showed him the unfortunate trowsers,
/ which be had now thrown aside " There! SAID
he, "just look The very pair you were compll-
menting me on yesterday y
The friend took the trowscrs, and turned them
about with the most annoying calmness. When
he was quite convinced that they could not be
worn again, be Observed
well, you must have another pair made"
Another pair made - answered the captain.
And whose to make another pair--some OF your
Chinese frllOws?'
"Certainly some of my Chinese fellows" re-
piled the friend, with imperturable coolness
{" Yes and get a sack sent to me, made 10 their
! usual style ~ continued the captain, Struggling
his shoulders.
"They won't make you a SACK said the other;
" and if you only give them the model upon which
you want them made, they will turn you out
pair Of trowsers that Vaudeau wouldn't know
from his own"
d" Indeed !" said the captain.
Upon my honor" assured the friend.
"Well, have heard hundreds of times Of the
fidelity Of the Chinese in limitation"
I" And all that you have heard upon the subject
has been less than the truth"
"Really, you make me anxious to try them"
"Do Try. especially as ii won't cost you much.
How much did those trowsers cost youW
"Fiity-fve or sixty francs, don't quite re-
member"
"We, you can see what they are capable OF
doing here for fifteen.
"And' what tailor must take them to :"
The first you come to. Mine if you like he
lives at the gate"
"The captain rolls his trowsers under his arm,
follows his friend, and arrives at the tailors.
Now said the friend, explain what you
want, and will translate your words to bin"
The captain did not want twice speaking to -
He spread out the trOwsers, pointed out the cuts
and ended by saying that he wanted pair exact
! J
and laid great stress on the directions.
Very wel,' said the tailor " in three days
the gentleman shall have what he wants"
L" What does be say ?" asked the captain impa-
tently.
:" lie says you shall have what you desire in
three days"
"Three days! That's long time" said the
captain.
The friend translated the captains remark to
the Chinese, who looked at the trowsers again,
shook bis head, and said few words in reply.
"Well ?" asked the captain
" He says there is great deal of work to do,
and that three days are not too long in order to
have it properly done"
"Wrll, three days, then, but don't let him
break his word"
"Ob, as for that there is no fear. In three
days, at the exact time, he will be at your
house" Aud the two friends went away re.
peaing their directions to the artist for the last
| time.
Three days afterward, as the captain and his
meslic announced the tailor
"Ob, indeed" said the captain. Well, let
US see il be is as skillful as be is punctual"
"Tbere they are." said the tailor.
"Lets try them" said the captain, as he took
the trowsers from the hands of the tailor and put
them on.
"Why, they fit wonderfully" said the friend.
al should think so," said the captain. I" He
has given me my old pair. But where are the
others, you stupid" be exclaimed to the Chi
nese.
The friend translated the remark to the tailor,
who gave the other pair with triumphant look.
The captain changed trowsers.
"Well, must be mad!'' said the captain
"This pair now seems to be mine Where can
the new ones be ?'
The friend expressed the captains doubts TO
the tailor, who held out the trowsers upon which
he had just finished operating.
"Well, here is the new pair said the friend
"No can't you see they are the old onesT'
replied the captain. Why, hang it, there't the
spot of grease"
"And there's one on the pair you have on as
we'll"
What FOOLS wit can this be ~
The friend turned to the Chinese, questioned
him, and, upon hearing his reply, burst into
shout OF lighter
Well ?" said the captain.
Well" said the friend, " what did you order
from this good man ?"
/ ordered pair of trowsers."
Like your own ?"
"Yes, like my own"
Well, he has made them so like that you can't
tell the difference, that's all. But he tells me
that his greatest trouble has been to wear them
out, and spot them in exactly the same places
and that he must charge you five francs extra
because he failed with two pair before coming to
a satisfactory result; now, however, he defes
you to distinguish pair from the other
You must allow that that is well worth twenty
francs"
"Indeed it is" replied the captain, as he drew
a napoleon from his pocket and gave it to the
Chinese. The Chinese thanked him and asked
| for bis custom as long as he remained in Canton;
although he added if he always ad such difficult
work given him. there would be nothing gained
by it,
From that day the captain could never tell one
pair OF trowsers from the other, so much were
they alike. He took them both back to France
as specimens of Chinese skill in imitation.
TRYING TO AVOID THE DRAFT."-Our ex-