New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-01
SUNDAY, AUGUST l. 1875.

hEfUbLlCAN, SUM W
Id men known such solute libsSty /.
kas attained here. There was not6ven the
dominion of woman, and yet they were moi
fhsy marched Washes washee to the
Howling Wilderness, told the sentence and
dll4 QPon the I'd tson to enforce 1dgmfht
He now tool q. cordial and began
Washee- Waehee sat before him on bench
leaning against the wall. The. little man
seemed as if about to go asleep. Possibly
his conscience had kept him awake thu
night before, when he found that all his
little investment had been Mdure in the
forks.
The parson began. Washee- Washee
fiinched, jerked tack, sat bolt Upright, and
seemed to suffer.
q. Then the parson shot another oath. This
Time it aame like a cannon BAH, and red
hot, too. for Washee-Weshee was almost
lifted out of his seat.
Then the parson took his breath bit
rolled the quid of tobacco in his mouth from
left to right and from right to left, and as
he did so he selected the very broadcast,
knottiest and usliest oaths that he had
found in all has fifty. years of life on the
bgder.
Washee. Washee had lost his expression
Of peace. He had evidently been terribly
shaken. The parson had rested good
spell, however, and the little, slim, brown
man before him, who had crawled out over
the great wall Of China, sailed across the
sea of seas, climbed the Sisrras. and sat
down in their midst, to begin the old clothes
business, without pay or promise, was again
settling back, as if about to surrender to
sleep.
Cannon balls conical shot! chain shot :.
and shst red Not Never were such oaths
heard in the world before.
The Chinaman fell over.
''StOp" cried the barkeeper of the Howl
ing Wilderness, who didn't want the e4-
pense of the funeral. :'Stop, Do you
mean to curse him to DEATH" -
The Chinaman was allowed time 10 re-
cover, and then they sat him again on the
bench. A man famed. him with his broad
bamboo hat, lest he should faint before the
last half sentence was nearly through, end
the Judge was called upon to enforce the
remainder of the sentence.
'Washee Washee In this glorious eli.
mate OF California-hOw could yOuls
Washee Washee nodded, and the Judge
broke down, badly embarrassed. At last
he recovered himself and began in deep,
earnest and entreating tone:
''Washee- Washse, in this glorious climate
of CalifOrny you should remember the
seventh commandment, and never, under
any circumstances or temptations that
beset you, should you covet your neighbours
goods, or bis boots, or his shirt, or his socks,
or his handkerchief, or anything that is his,
or"
The Judge paused. the men giggled, and
then they roared and laughed and dane; d
about their little Judge, for Washee- Washee
had folded his little brown hands in his Ian
and was sleeping as sweetly as bsbe in its
cradle.
Poor little -Washee- Washeee. When the
widow got married he had to go. He could
not embark in business again, and he would
not go'away. The widow always gave him
al he asked when he came to her, but that
was very little. She even tried to persuade
him to accept little gifts and to take some
lelicacies for his stOmach's sake; but the
title pagan would only shake his head,
mile the least bit out of one corner of his
mouth, and then go away as if half-offended.
Every five years there is curious sort of
mule caravan seen meandering up and
Vh6te Cinnamon are to be fotnd. 1t is |
luiet train, and quite unlike those to be |
ound there driven by Mexicans, and bear
ng whisky and dry goods. In this train or
aravan the drivers do not shout or scream.
The mules, it always seemed to me, do not |
ven bray. This caravan travels almost
lways by night, and it is driven and man
ged almost altogether by Cinnamon.
'hese Cinnamon are civil, very respectful,
cry quiet, very mournful. both in their
ress and manner.
Ding out Sof camp, are loaded with little
quare beechwoOd boxes Of about three feet
i length and one foot square.
When d train arrives in a camp these
oxes are taken from off the backs of the
rules. stored in some Chinaman's cabin
lose to the trail, and there they lie, SO far
5 the world knows, undisturbed for two or
1ree days, when, about midnight, the mules
re- quietly drawn up to the cabin door,
le boxes are brought, and the mules are
'aded. and the line winds away up the
heels.
The only apparent difference in these
oxeS now is the lead label at either end,
hich vas not there when they entered the
mp.
This is the caravan Of the dead No
hinaman will consent to let his bones lie
the land of the barbarian. The bones of
,ery Chinaman, even to the beggar-if
ere ever was such thing as Chinese beg
II in California-are taken back to the
nd of his fathers.
|
imb the corkscrew trail in the gray dawn
10 morning, and then, shaking his, head,
went to the widow and said: 6
'By'ee. by'ee. Washee-Washe alice !
mmee"
And it was So His first great commercial =,
terprise had been a disastrous failure, I
d the brown little fellow never recov-
ed. Other Cinnamon poured into camp, y
d he certainly had friends among them
[; but he went to none in his griefs as he \
1 to the widOw-she who had been his \
end in his first great trouble.
The little brown man took to opium, and =
grew almost black. His little
light black eyes grew brighter, his thin \
q grew thinner, and he became a little \
IRE than shadow. Still he would smile r
lit out of that corner of his mouth-would
lie as if he was smiling at death, and 7
10 trying to cheat him into the idea that =
felt perfectly well. E
The caravan camp IN due time. As be-
e, it rested, loaded, climbed the hill, and :,
the train laid up against the morning !
r. you might have read On one little :
K, wherein skeleton lay doubled up !.
Q iackknife. this name:
"WAsHEE. WAsHEE." }.I
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