The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-11

fiends and devils, the United States was the
first TO come to practical relief.
ANsoN BUBLINGAME.
In 1856 the United States sent Mr.. William
b. Reed as peacemaker to mediate between
China and the allied forces of the English
and French, and in 1868 the treaty was made
which recognizes China as being in every re-
spect entitled to the same privileges as other
nations, and offered the assistance of the
United States in all national enterprises tend
ing towards better civilization. This treaty
had another merit, which to the Chinese mind
is even greater than the text, viz, it was
drawn and negotiated by Mr.. Anson Burlin-
game Whatever difference of opinion
European nations may have had upon
the mission and craftsmanship of
that most noble representative of America,
the Chinese looked upon him as q being
almost perfect. Much to the honor of the
man and the nation who sent him as its
Minister, their confidence was in nowise mis-
placed By his generous interest in their
history and literature, his straightforward
manner and admirable social and diplomatic
qualities he won their entire confidence
something which no other foreigner has ever
done. SO great was their respect for him
that after his death, while representing them
at the Court of st. Petersburg they gave him
tablet in the Temple at Pekin, and pre-
pared the way for subsequent dedication.
His life, treaty, and death have given the
Chinese confidence in our nation which, of
itself, is sufficient to bring them unhesi-
tatingly to our shores
HOW AN ANIERICANIZED CooLIE BEHAVES AFTER
RETURNING TO THE FLowERY KINGDOM.
All the coolies that have come to the United
States, with only very few individual ex-
ceptions, have come from what is called the
Canton district, and all of them upon their
return are landed at Hong Kong. If in their
gambling among themselves on board the
ship they have not lost their money they are
almost certain to do so in the hideous gam
bling dens which the English Government
licenses in the colony of Hong Kong. Sharp
ers are always on the watch for them, and if
they have never before had any inclination
to gamble, their belief in chance as q dispen-
sation of the gods will cause them to listen to
the willy arguments of their Chinese tempters
Their arrival on the soil of China, and
being 30 near home, together with the pre-
tended friendship which suddenly seizes
upon a set of native swindlers. and their
own desire to show their wealth and import
ance, lead them into all kinds of extrava-
gance, and give to the thieves around them
most desirable chance to cheat or rob them
of their money. If it should happen that
they escape the claws of the Hong Kong vul-
lures they will be pounced upon by the
officials at Canton or in the interior, under
cover of the law against emigration, and
feeced of all they have, in the shape of bribes
and fees paid to escape the prison or heads
man. If they should slip through the hands
of one mandarin by bribing him, that same
official would send a courier ahead of the VIC
| Tins to tell the next mandarin of their COM
ing and how much money they have left.
| Notwithstanding these reverses, which are
sure to greet the emigrant on his return, and
through which he is fortunate to escape with
his personal liberty, he still rehearses his
wonderful stories of the United States.
The emigrant usually calls first on his aged
mother or grandmother, to receive her con-
gratulations, and then goes to the residence
of his own family, if he is the fortunate
possessor of wife. Whatever changes may
have occurred in his religious opinions
while In America, he usually returns osten-
sibly more devoted idolator than when he
went away, and his first thought after being
restored to his wife is of an offering to the
gods in honor of his return. He is naturally
willing to believe that the peoples idea OF
his noDleress is by no means false, and, in
the enjoyment of his temporary glory does
everything he can to show his greatness He
walks as they walk in California, holds his
head as they do in San Francisco, talks
down in his throat like the miners, and acts
in many respects as some foolish American
women do just upon their return from the
foppish city of Paris. He talks about
''muchee dollar, and ''me catchee pidgeon,
with all the dignity of San Francisco
banker. He slides his skull-cap over on one
side of his head, gloats in high boots and 6
shirt collar, and otherwise astonishes his les,
favored associates. He rehearses his pre-
pared tales to the wondering multitude will
pompousness that astonishes even himself
He tells of great mountains of gold, wher,
all man can lift is had for the taking.
THE RESULTS OF MISREPRESENTATION.
Here is chance tor the poor man to escap,
tyranny and want and become Independent
and happy. His forefathers have said tha
America was happy land, and he has heart
that Chinese family first settled on it,
hewery domain, and now the gods seem tC
point to it as a way for him out of hi
trouble. Who knows what thoughts fill hi
brain and quicken his heart as be lies dowr
upon the cold damp ground of his hovel the
night after the receipt of the circular, re
solved to emigrate to America? While the
agricultural coolie is making his resolve
there are thousands of others who arrive a
the same conclusion at nearly the same time
Circulars and runners often misrepresent tn,
condition of Cinnamon in America, and, TO
the purpose of filling ready vessel o
making out a contract within the stipulated
time, give reasons for their haste which ar
not sustained by the truth. They offer t,
the laborer, whether he be weaver, carver
tailor, halter, or farmer, lucrative situation
in America, where he will be employed at hi
own trade. They say nothing about the cos
of living in the United States, and leave it T.
be inferred that it will be no more expensiv
than IL ia in China while tha wanas miu h