Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-02-04
A Chinaman in the Kitshen.

Of all household trials aud tortures, "
think those Of Miss Mallory, as recited to
her friend, Aun Ryan-in Scribntf, fof
January-must have been the sorest Miss
Maleny, be it understood, had tive good
characters from respectable places" and
Mas we'll settled in her new situatios, when
=: rale haythsn Chineser, 4 gyinnin' % If
he'd ttst come OF { taj-bo4," IN istros
duced into the family - . waiter: !.
"Well, the ways and trials 1 had wid
that CLineser, Ann Ryan, l couldn't be
tellin'. Not blissed thing cud do but
he'd be lookin''. on wild his eyes cooked
up'ard like two poomp.hindles, an he
widout speck or smitch O whishkers on
him, an his finger nails full yard long.
But it's dyin' you'd be to see tho missus q.
larnin' him, and he GRIMM an wsegin'
his pig-taii (which was pieced out long
wid some black stool, the haythen chate!)
and gettin into her ways was wonderful
quick ! don't deny imitatin' that sharp;
you'd be SURPRISED, and ketchins an
copyin' things the best Of US will do hur-
ried wild work, yet don't want comm to
the knowledge Of the family-bad luck t0
him!
is it ate wild him Arrah, an would
! he sittin' wild haythen an he a.atin wild
drum-s,icks--yes, an attn dogs an cats
unknownst to me, I warrant you, which is
is the custom of them Chinesers, till the
thought made me that sick / could die.
But the worrest Of all was the copyin' he'd
be doin' till yc'd be distracted. It's YER
sell knows the tinder feet that's on me
since ever Tvo bin in this country. Well,
OWN to that o slippin' me shoes of when
I'd be settin' down to pale the praitics or
the likes o. that, and, do ye mind that
haythen would do the same thing after me
whiniver the missus set him to parin' ap.
pies or tomaterses. The saints 10 Heaven
couldn't have made him believe he cud
kape the shoes on him when he'd be parlin'
anything.
"Did lave fur that? Faix, an /
didn't Didn't he get me into throuble
wild my missus, tho haythcni You're
aware yerser how the boondles comm in
from the grocery often contains more II IL
60 into anything daccntly. So, for that
sugar, or -four, or tay, an wrap it in paper
and put it ia the bit of box tucked under
the ironin' blankit the how it cudden't be
bodderin' any one. Well, what shud it
be, but this blessed Saturday morn tho
missus was spakin' pleasant and respect.
full wild me in the kitchen, when the grocer
boy comes in an stands forncst her wid
his boondles, on she motions like to Fling
Wing (Which I never would call him BY
that name nor any other but justhaythen),
she motions to him, she does, for to take
the boondles aud empty out the sugar an
what not where they belongs. IF you'll
behave me, Ann Ryan, what did that bath
erin Chineser do but take out sup o
sugar, an handful O tay, an q bit o
chaze, right afore the missus, wrap them
into bits o paper, and I spacheless wild
shurprise, an the next minute up wild Dc
ironin' '-blankit, and pulliu' out me box wid
a show o bein' sly, to put them in. Och,
the Lord forgive me, but l clutchcd it. and
the missus sayin', 20 Kitty ! in a way
that 'ud cruddle your blood He's d
haythen nager,' says l. i've found you
OUT says she.' 'I'll artist him, says /.
It's you ought to be arristed,' says shes
You won't, says I. I WILL says She
and SO it went till she gave me such sass
as cudden't take from no lady--an' /
give her warnin' an left that instant, an
she a-pointip' to the doore."' aaisay