The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-22
THE OCTOBER MAGAZINES.


Ha'perS Mdgdztne for October. which has
the following table of contents:--
"A Health Trip to Brazil, illustrated.
a The Woodcock, illustrated ''Border Re-
miniscences, illustrated ''To NV Friend"
'The Helderbergs," p" illustrated ''The Light
house on Marlborough Reef ga School
Girl of the Period" ga Brave Lady, BY
the author of 'John Halifax, Gentleman. .
Illustrated ''The Story of Leah and Rachel f"
"Loyola and the Jesuits." Lieutenant Bar
ker's Ghost Story" ''Under the Trees"
''The New Timothy Part 1. 'My Enemy's
4 Daughter" By Justin Mccarthy. ''Ismail
Pacha of Egypt" ''Fido." 'Public Lod-
gers "a Sea of Troubles" editors
Easy Chair" Editors Book Table"
monthly Record of Current Events" s'Edi-
= tors Drawer"
Z We quote the following from "The Editors
Drawer
"ExceIsior'' in "Pigeon English"
My dear Drawer-writes an officer of the
Z Navy from Nagasaki, Japan-''Pigeon Eng
hsh" is the language which is constantly in
use in communicating with Chinese, both in
business transactions and for all other pur-
poses. 1t is said ''pigeon" is the nearest ap
proach Chnaman can make to business, and
that ''Pigeon English" really means business
English 1t is quite puzzling to one not
accustomed to hearing it, and one can not
imagine how it was ever got up. Yet it is
now a complete dialect, which one must learn
before he can communicate with the Chinese
merchants, etc. Most of the words are Eng
lish, more or less distorted; few, however,
are Chinese Anglcized. For instance: you
call on lady and inquire of the Chinese
servant, 'Missee have got ?" He will reply,
if she is at home, "Missee hab got topslde;"
IF asleep inethe afternoon, ''Missee hab got,
makee sleepee" Not wishing to wake the
lady, you turn away with, 'Maskee, maskee,
no malee bobbery," leave your card, and go.
l send you Excelsior done into Pigeon
English by some one whom / do not know
and illustrated by Lieutenant r. G. Hooker
of the flagship Piscataqua. do not think
there are any words which will bother you
much, with the original in your mind how
ever, will vocabularize a few-Ch0p chap,
ia ''very fast; mdsbee, ''don't mind chop Ul0ng,
''of kind" topstde galah, excelsior (hur-
rah for topsideG' The Chinese always use for
r-thus, lice for ''rice;' loom for ''room" mi,
ST." chin chin, ''good-by" (used on meeting
and parting, really meaning worship" or
shaving "a talk with the gods''); Joss,
''gods;" Joss pidgin man, 'priest.
tT EXCELSIOR.
The shades of night were falling fast,
AS through an Alpine village passed
youth, who bore, mid snow and ice,
banner with the strange Device
Excelsior!
His brow was sad his eve beneath.
Flashed like fachion from its sheath,
And like a silver clarion rung
The accents of that unknown tongue,
Excelsior!
In happy homes he saw the light
OF household fires CLEAN warm and bright;
Above the spectral glaciers shone,
And from his lips escaped groan,
Excelsior!
ssTry not the Passl" the old man said;
"Dark lowers the tempest overhead;
The roaring torrent is deep and wide!"
And loud that clarion voice replied,
Excelsior
s'Oh, stay" the maiden said ''and rest
Thy weary head upon this breast"
A tear stood in his bright blue eye,
But still he answered, with a sigh,
Excelsior !
s'Beware the pine-tree's withered branch
Beware the awful avalanche" !"
This was the PEASANTS last good-night
A voice replied, far up the height,
Excelsior! .
At break of day, as heavenward
The pious monks of Saint Bernard
Uttered the oft-repeated prayer,
A voice cried through the startled air,
Excelsior!
A traveller by the faithful hound,
Half buried in the snow was found,
Still grasping in his hand of ice
That banner with the strange device,
Excelsior!
TOPSIDE GALAH.
That nightee TEEN he come chop chop,
One young man walkee, no can stop;
Colo maskee, icee maskee;
He got flag; chop b'long wely culio, see
Topside Galahi
He too muchee solly; one piecee eye
Lookee sbarp-so fashionable same mi;
He talkee largee, talkee stlong,
Too muchee culio; ALA same gong
Topside Galah
Inside any housee he can see light
Any piecee loom got fire all light
He look Sc plenty ice more high,
Inside he mouf he plenty, ely
Topside Galah!
ssNo can walkee !" olo man speakee he;
S.Bimeby lain come, no can see;
Bab got water, welly wide J"
Maskee mi must go tOpsde-
Topside Galah!
ssNlan-man," one gallo talkee he:
ssWhat for you go topsde look-see ?"
sNother TEEN, he makee plenty ely,
Dlaskee ALA TEEN walkee plenty high
Topside Galah
ssTake care that spium tlee, young man,
Take care that icee ~ he no man man.
That coolie ehn-chin he good night;
He talkee ''mi can go all light
Topside Galah
Joss pidgip man chop chop begin,
Morning TEEN that Joss chin chin,
No see any man, he plenty fear,
Cause some man talkee, he can hear
Topside Galah
Young man makee die: one largee dog see
Too muchee bobbery, fndee he.
Hand too Uuchee colo, inside can stop
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