The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-23

like it very we'll; the people herearc nicer
than in San Francisco" ...
"Will any other Chinese come over? p
"Oh, yes, good many Of them afraid to
come. They remuch abused in Calitor'
MIA. They don't care to come here yet
they say that there are ten thousand peo-
pie more in the United States than in
California" I.F..
"Will yOugO baCk%
Here Charley shrugged his shoulders a
Ia CtinotSe. ...... ....
"Nobody can tell; nobody can say how
long live"
do you wish to go back again?"
"Oh, no, don't care. ! just as soon
live here as long rs can. 1t is nice eli
mate; just like China, only less people.
The country we passed in the cars was
beautiful"
"WelI, If you do not like 10 go back,
will you bring more Chinese|
"They are frightened, but If so back
can make them 90 anywhere. They
treat US badly in San Francisco. They
catch Chinaman, take him, hold him II
they find him in Market street after dark,
beat him, rob him, steal knife, good hut,
clothes"
"Were you badly treated on the wayH"
"NO; but once we were threatened" -
"Wherc was this!" o. q. az. -.r7..
"Aitcr We passed the great lakes at the
station of Passey (Percy0a great big TEL
low got In and was showing me round and
threatening to kill Chinamnn and shoot
him. told him there was no room for
him here in this car. He said he'd kill
me. said, My friend, don't want to
shoot you, not for a thousand nor ten
thousand dollars; but you can't have this
seat. l paid for it. II you give any
trouble shall call the conductor, and II
YOU do me any harm I'll shoot you i
caught him by the hand, said All Sing to
me, and made him put up his pistol when
| showed him l Ind pistol rs big rs
his"
The cool way in which All Sing re-
lated this incident would have been com
forting to those who might have had de-
signs upon him.
ado you carry u pistol, Charlie"
mot now in my pocket, butt have it in
my box; l got in San Francisco"
GLOW long were you in California;
"Three years.
"DO You not want to go back to China.
Suppose you die, would you not want
your bones TO be sent home"
Charley fairly laughed outright ut the
apparent superstition ofthis question, and
said:
"IfI die can't say anything; my friend
may do, of course, what he like with me;
but if l die suppose ] shall be buried
here; what difference does it make so long
as / am dead?" .....
do you smoke or eat opium, or drink,
Charley%
A shake OF the head said no." and Mr..
Chase, who stood by, remarked that All
Sing was good Christian, and member
of n church in San Francisco, and that he
had brought letter to the pastor here.
"Whnt do you eat ?" question suggest
ed BY doubt that rat meat and ancient
cats would produce 80 hcalthful and intel
ligent lad.
"Rico, anything at all, anything that an
American can ca" .-I.g.. !. ....L..-n
"Therc is plenty Of food in China, ] sup.
pose"
"Oh, yes; twice us much as in America.
More than we can cat; fowl, wcnison with
q w, and fish. We don't cat much beef,
for We Use our oxen to drive with and
pillow. We buy Nll our animals alive, and
bring them down and kill them; we don't
eat stale meat like tho Americans"
GLOW uliko your present Clothes!'
Very well; can work better in them.
Can do everything quicker. Wear Chi
nese clothes in China because my friends
wear them"
The clothes which Charley woro then
wero felt hat, Cashmere shirt, shoddy
waistcOat and trousers Of dark, dirty blue
pattern, and n watch. This curiosity was
silver hunting watch, which no paid
$50 for in San Francisco. Hero he could
have bought it for SIS He knew its use
and was able to tell the timo correctly by
it. lie asked MIR. Chase, afler telling US
the hour, what time are you Mr. Chase ;
arc you the same" lie was.
do you ever read the newspapers" =
"Yes; when in San Francisco l used
every day get tho Morning Call,
"What will you do with your savings'"
Not understanding the question, he
began telling what he would do If he were
wealthy, which was to travel and bring
over tho other Chinese, and-as he was
undcrstood-to make money by them. On
the meaning Of the question being explain
cd he replied:
Every one has a father, an uncle, a
brother: VIC must give our father some,
can't give him all, OF course, but some, no
one could do that" g.. ...
lyon are good fellow, All Sing"
~ don't know that" and here he he.
came little confused.
MIR. Chase says you are Methodist"
ayes. used to 60 10 the Methodist
church in San Francisco. used to 60
| to all sorts Of churches except Tho Keith
Ole"
why not the CathollcY H.. .n.
"Well, I'd go there too IL went with
o friend; you know one can't disobligc u
friend" 'l-,.. ... 81 nt.-. TT.
"WhRt would you do in China? Would
you 60 to q Chinese or Christian tenn
ple%
Perhaps this question was misunder-
stood, but the answer was as before, that
he would be guided by his friend.
After great number Ofquestions-sOme
put for information and some for tho pur.
pose of testing All Sings intelligence
Mr.. Chase and All Sing brought thewriter
to their place Of living. Mr., Chase, who
is the member Of the firm who brought
the Chinese across the continent, acted as
CicCrone. An clubhouse has been tempo
rarily fitted up for them, and although,
according to the ordinary ideas OF civil.
zation, II would be too small for over
seventy people, tho scventy.five Chinese