The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1870-11-09


All the coolies that have come to the Uni
ted States, with only very few dividual
exceptions, have come from, what is called the
"Canton district" and all of them upou their
return are landed at Hong Kong. Ii in their
gambiing among themselves on board tEe
ship they have not lost their money they al {;
almost certain to do SO in the Aileoas gam
bling dens which the English government IL
censes IN the colony Of Hong Kong. Shar-
pers are always on the watch for them, and if
they nave never before had any inclination to
s;Iui0le thelr belief in chance as dispensa-
ton ut the gods will cause them to listen t,,
the WHY argnmentsofth Chinese terpters.
Their arrival on the soil of China, aud being
.9~neac home. together with tho pretended
fssendsh4p which sssddcnly seizcs upon a SET
OF natye swlndlers, and their desire to show
their wealth aaA Importance, lead them into
all kinda OF extravasancc, and gives to the
thieves nrunnd them most desirable chance
TO cfeat or rob THEM Of their money. Ii ii
sno9ld happen that they escape the claws of
the Hong Kong vuituros they will be pounced
upon by tho officials Df Canton, or itr the il, :
terror, under cover Of the law against emf
grafton, and fieeced Of all they have, in the
shape OF bribes and fees paid to cscape the
prison or headsman. ., If they should slip
through the hand Of one mandarin I,y l,ribina
him that ssasne of6ciaf 'sould send a co,Iri.r
ahead of the victims to tell the next madarin
Of their coming and how. much money they
have Left. -NItwiths sanding these reyerses
which ore sure to greet the enigrant on his
return, and through which lie is fortunate to
escape with his personal liberty, he still re-
hearses his wonderful stories OF the United
States. =. s-ss - - -
The enigrsnt usually calls first on lis aged
mother or grandmother, to r, ceive der c.n-
gratulations, aud then goes to the residence
Sfqhs own family, if he is the it,rtunare nos
sessor et 3 aYite.o Whatever changes i,,ay
nave occurred IN his religious opinions while
in Amer.cs,,si siee usually returns osten IDLY a
more devoted idolatsr than when he went
away, and his first thought after being res
tored to MS wife is OF an Offering to the gods
in honor of his retufiI.e He is naturally will
ling to believe that the peoples ideas of his
nobleness ls By no n!esns false; and, in the en-
joyment Of his Temporary glory, does every
thing he canseO show hfs greatness. He walks
a. tAey s~aak in California, holds his head
rs they do in San Francisco, talks down in
his t4r0At Gke tha slinosa.s .sani acts III many
respects rs some foolish American women do
Just upon their return from the fopPish city
aud 'ssi 'sic 1s talks about :nacse aallani me-
dignity OF San Francisco banker. He
slides his skull,eap over. on one sle of his
head gloats IN hiyhboOts and . sisirt collar,
sSti sser wise tS,istles his less favored as
secistcs. He ieheafscy b IS prenared tales to
the Woplsring Hlulfithde with a poinpouSness
that aStonisAezi even himself. He tells of
great mountains of gold, where all a niau- eau
iir u sfa apsa sataaIjaSrsx exsHr=Ho1
THE RESULTS OF MISREPRESENTATION.
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Here is a chance for the poor :nan to escape
tyranny and Want a!1 become independent
ana tiaypyy. Hts fofeftubers kaye heard that
An,,ric Was happy lahf, anil has heard that