Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-09-23

DISTRESSING CAsE.-0n Thursday afternoon
after having racked our brains to an unwarrant-
able extent in q vain endeavor to manufacture n
few local items that would be of interest to our
readers, we gave it up in disgust, and leaving
the Sdnctum Sanctorum passed down stairs to the
County Clerks office to see what business had
been transacted there during the past week We
were astonished, upon reaching the sidewalk
to find number of Weaverville's leading citi-
zens collected in front of the SheriFs Office,
busily engaged in discussing the merits and de-
merits OF a case of such atrocity as seldom falls
to the lot of an enterprising q local" to chroni-
Gle and herald abroad to the world, in order that
after generations may I" take heed and be wise"
The facts of the case, as we could learn
from the assembled crowd, are these: A celes-
tial known as All Toy, for and reconsideration of
the of 5000 in hand paid to former owner,
became the possesser of fair and healthy dam
sci of Chinese origin, known by the virtuous
cognomen of Sin Gone. Being exposed to the
continual vicssitudes of fortune in the mines,
All Toy became involved in debt, and it was nee
essary for him to raise a certain sum of money,
in order to save his fair name from financial dis
honor. To this end he applied to cousin,
known as All jim, for assistance, and not being
able to give other security, he was compelled to
hypothecate the said Sin Gone as a pledge for
payment of the borrowed money, and All jim
took peaceable possession. Everything went
lovely for a time with All Jim, and the proba-
bilites being that All Toy would never oe able
to redeem the ofnresaii Sin Cana J;r, Col. t,;,.
as happy as big sun-fower.' But I" the course
of true love never did run smooth" and Sin
Gone becoming discontented, took passage on
Thursday morning, in company with fourth
Celestial for Red Bluff. All Jim, for a while.
was nonplused, but determined not to lose his
prize, he proceeded to the office of magistrate
and swore out warrant against Sin Gone FOR
larceny, thereby proving that " for ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain the Heather
Chinee is peculiar" deputy Sheriff was
placed in possession of the warrant, followed
and overlook the stage, arrested the supposed
criminal, and returned with her to Weaverville
when it was found that there was no evidence of
her having ever stolen anything and that the
warrant dodge was only clever ruse on the
part of All Jim to have the refractory female
brought back, and now that she was again in
his possession, he resolved to bind her in we'd
lock, "melican fashion, and proceeding with her
to the Office of the County Clerk requested that
functionary to supply him with marriage Ii
cense. While the Clerk was filling out the IL
cense, another gentleman entered the Office and
observing that the female was seated in a chair
and weeping bitterly, nterrogated the China
man as to the nature of her troubles, whereupon
he was Informed that t him father hap die"
The Chinawoman, becoming enraged at this
response, vociferated that him man too muchee
talkee lie; him likee marry me; me no ikee
marry he bo-hoo-boo-hoo."
After procuring the necessary license, All Jim
started with the weeping Sin Gone to find an
officer duly empowered to " tie the nuptial not, y"
but Sin Gone rebelled, and calling upon the
Sheriff for protection was escorted to his Office
and refused to leave.
After hearing this much of this remarkable
case, we, of course, became interested, and at
once proceeded to :he Sherff's office to inter-
view the much-abused and outraged female
Finding her seated on the sofa and weeping in
cessantly, we abruptly inquired
"What's the matter :" to which question she
answered thusly;
" Him man too muchee fool me ; me no likee
marry he he too muchee likee.'
Assuming the "pigeon English which we in
former times talked fluentIy, we further inquired;
"Wbat for you no likee marry him man he
too muchee good lookin what's the matter?''
With crocodile tears in her eyes, and similar
ones rolling down her fair checks, she answered
with deep and melancholy sigh
{" Just now hab got one man-Ah Toy. Me
heap likee All Toy no like EN- All jim Me
lkee go see All Toy too muchee like 'em he
Him welly good man me too muchee saJe him. "
We could endure this affecting scene no longer
so with our heart in our mouth and our notes
securely slowed away, retired the to outside and
from thence back to our sanctum, in order that
we might " collect our thoughts " and write up
the details of this narrowing case. At last ac-
counts it not known what would be the f.
nal result of Ah Jim's "good intentions" but
the probabilities are that he will be out and in
jured to the amount of three dollars which he
paid for the license, as the female is decidedly
not " on the marry"
APPoRTIoNMENT.- We are indebted to Treas