Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-17
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A New York correspondent of the Bos.
ton Commercial Bulletin. writes the fol-
lowing humorous letter: am stopping
at the Westminster, so-called because
it is east of Broadway, suppose. Be.
ing in (y)east is what makes it rising
hotel. r4 "ii - s.
All the great guns stop here-except
those that have gone off. Dickens was
here; am here (The Dukes Motto,
and Burlingame and cargo of mummies
arrived last week. 1t is the Chinese
Embassy, and the hall of the hotel looks
as if tea ship had just been discharged
there.
Some of the embassy are of the eton''
of China-Canton. Ferrin has been
buying black and tan terriers for the last
three months, in expectation of their ar
rival (keeps them in the w(h)ine cellar),
and has contracted for all the last years
birds nests in Central Park. Some of
the ladies of the hotel have attempted to
set their caps at the Celestials by wear
ing rats in their hair. s.
l give you the names of the embassy,
copied verbatim from the hotel register:
Mr.. Shueshong, Mr.. Flor E. Pekoe, Mr..
Bo Hee, Mr.. Hi Yah, Mr.. High Son and
Mr.. Young High Son, Mr.. T. Wankey,
Mr.. Oolong, Mr.. High Sunskin, Mr..
Teapot, Mr.. o. P. Umm, Mr.. t. Cad
die, Mr.. Teap OFT, Mr.. Tah Ta E.
Metik. s-a sl l.s
One of them registered his residence
as Shanghai, and Chadwick Immediately
roomed him on the eighteenth story.
John said he was not room attic-didn't
want to go any High Yah in New York.
Some of the residents of the hotel
have had to change their rooms to accom-
modate the embassy, and one of them
has moved so often that he calls himself
a flying roomer.
The chambermaid's IS name is Abby, and
Westminster Abby is worth looking at,
I can tell you. She says the Chinese are
querious people; says they have looked
q into every room in the house; some of
them are great men at Pekin.
Breakfasted with them the other morn
ing. Cook asked if he should send the
meat up in Chinese junks laughed, and
got piece of mutton in my throat !;
waiter asked 81.
whats the matter p
Says /, "The chops ticks"
"Better try fork,' said he. ID"
They mind their Ps and queues pretty
well, but Ferrin says, although they are
so quiet, he has not had so much broken
China in the house before or since he has
been there.
One Mandarin, who has been unfortu-
nate in growing his hair, has engaged
Sylvanus Cobb to have his tale contin-
ued in the New York Ledger.
r Asked one of them what their prin-
cipal entertainment was in China. He
said the Feast of the Lanterns A sort of
light supper, 1 suppose. Asked me
where he could get his tea in the house.
; Told him he could probably get his
highs-on in the bar-room.
lie went there and took drink, and
asked why they didn't keep fre-crackers
had pilot-bread, and Jim D." "larfed."
Think there must be some good bill
lard players among the embassy, from
the clever way in which they handle
their queues. Palmer took them down
to see the White Fawn; said they
thought American legs much more at
tractive than Chinese. -
They think the Americans a very
tardy race, as most of our countrymen
who visit China come after tea.
They were serenaded the other night;
the band played "Polly put the kettle on,
we'll take tea."s ea1 50
fg They have been sightseeing this
week. Went down to Wall street to
see the kite flying, and had lunch off
the rice in stocks. Went up to Central
Park-saw Lester Wallack's new drag.
Offered to buy one for them. Said there
was no use sending drag on to China.
e They want some tables of the show
ing of the consumption of tea in this
country; they have seen several tea ta-
bles illustrated with plates-in fact, set
down at them China set.
Their costumes are somewhat worn;
much of the service they have under
gone in China wear, however. You
may expect to see them in Boston, soon,
so-commercially speaking-look out
for movement in rats, and a crash in
gongs may be expected, by both buyers