The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-09-09

] having killed and captured more rebels than biz
entire command numbered, he sent the uevs Of
the battle to Sherman in these words: 4 am
short cheek bono and one ear. but am able tc
whip al hell yct'"-Georye Alfred 70scnsend.
Miss Mallory on the Chinese Qwes-
| s4ts tion.
Och don't be talkin'. Is it how'd on, We saw
An didn't how'd on till the heart of me was
| clane broke entirely, and me wast,n' that thin
you could clutch me wild yer two hands, 10
We been In Ameriky-bad luck to the day liver
left the ovid country to be bate by the likes of
thin! (fair an I'll sit down when I'm ready, l
will, Ann Ryan, an yed better be listniu' than
DRAWN your remarka) an is it meself, with five
good characters from respec table places, would
| be herdin' wild the haythins? The saints for
give me but I'd Ue buried alive sooner than put
| up wild it day longer. Sure an was the
granehorne not to be LAWN at onct when the
misses kim into me kitchen wild her palaver
about the new waiter man which was brought
out from Csliforny. "He'll be here the night"
says she. land Kitty, it's mese!f looks to you to
be kind and patient wild him, for he's furreu-
err" says She kind o lookin' off, "Sure an it's
little I'd hinder o. interfsre wild him or any 9TH
er, mum" says I, q kind o stiff for minded me
how the French walters, wild their paper collars
and brass rings on their fingers, isn't company
for no gurril brought up dacent and honest
Och sorra bit knew what was comm till
the misses walked into me kitchen smilin', and
says, kind O. schared "Here's Fling Wing, Kitty,
an you'll have too much sinse to mind his bein'
little strange" Wild that she shoots the doore,
and l, misthrustiRg if I was tidied up sufficient
for me fine buy wild his paper collar. looks up
howly fathers! may niver brathe another breth
but there stud a rale hay thin Chineser agrinuin'
like he'd just came off tay-box. Ii you'd BE-.
lave me, the crayture was that yeller it I'D sick
en- you to see him and sorra stitch was on him
but black night-gown over his trowsers and
the front Of his head shaved cleaner nor copper
biler, and black tail ahanVing down from it
behind with his two feet stock into the haythin.
sstest shoes you ever set eyes on. Och bu:
was up stairs nfore you could turn about, agiv.
in the misses wsrnin', aud only stopt wild her
by her raisin' me wages two dollars, and playin'
wild me how it wac u Christians duty to bear
wild hsythins and tsitch 'elD all in our power
the saints save us. Well, the ways and trials
had wid that Chiuessr, Ann Ryan, couldn't be
tel!in'. Not blissid thing cud do but he'd be
lookin' on wild his eyes cooked up like to two
poomp.handles, an he widout speck or smitoh
O. whishkers on him, an his finger nails full
yard leng. But it's dyin' you'd be to see the
misses slarnin' him, and he grimm an Vaughn
his pig.tail (which was pieced out long wild some
black stool, the hsythin chate y and gettin' into
her ways wonderful quick, don't deny, imitat.
in that sharp, you'd be surprised and ketchin'
an copyin' things the best of Us will do ahurri.
ed wild work, yet don't want comm to the
knowledge Of the mily-bsd luck to bin
sittin' wild haythin an he atm wild drum
sticks yes, an he atm dogs an cats unknowst
to me. warrant you which 1t 10 the custom of
thin Chinesers, till the thought made nae that
sick l could die. An didn't the crayture prof.
fer to help me wake ago come Tuesday, an me
afoldin down me clane clothes for the ironing,
an fill lis haythin mouth wild wathnr,
an afore could hinder SQUIRT it through bis
teeth street over the best linen table cloth, and
fold it up tight as inherent now as baby, the
dirty haste! But the worrest of all was the
copying he'd be dom till yea be distracted.
It's meself knows the tender feet that's on me
since ever I've been in this country Well,
OWN to that, fell into the way O. slippn' me
shoes off when I'd be settin' down to pale the
praities or the likes O. that and, do ye MUD
that haythin would do the same thing after me
whiniver the MISSES set him to parln apples or
tomaterses. The SHUTS in heaven couldn't have
made dim behave he cud k.ps the shoes on him
when he'd be palm anything.
Did lave fur that3 Fair an didn't. Did
MT he get me into throuble wild my missus, the
haythinP You're aware yourself how tho
boonGles comin' IN from the grocery often con.
tains more b II go into anything dacently. So,
for that matter I'd now and then take out cup
o sugar, or -four, or tsy, an wrap it in paper an
put 1t in me bit OF box tucked under the iron.
in blanket the how it cuddent be batherin' any
one. Well, what should it be, but this blessed
Satherday morning, the missus was aspakin'
pleasant and respectful wild me in the kitchen
when the grocer boy comes in an stands fornenst
her Wit his boondles. an she motions like to
Fling Wing (which I never could call him by
that name ner any othar but just hay thin) she
motions to him, she does for him to take the
boondles an empty out the sugar and what not
where they belongs. If you'll behave me, Ann
Ryan, what did that blatherin' Chiueser do but
take cup o sugar, an handful O. tay, an q
DIT o cheese right afore the missus, wrap them
into bits OF paper, an I spacheless wild surprise
an he the next minute up wild the ironin' blank.
it and pullin' out me box wid show O. bein' sly
to put thsm.iu. Ooh. tho Lord forgive me, but
l clusched it, and tho missus sayin, Kitty - in
= way that nd oruddle your blood. "He's
haythin nsger," says l. I've found YOU OUT
says she. I'll artist him. says I. ITS YOU
ought to be arristed," says she. "You won't"
says l. II WILL" says she-and so 1t went till
she gave such sass AZ cuddent take from no la.
dy--an' gave her warn,n an lett that instant.
an she spointin' to the doorc.-Scr,bner's
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