The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24
Ire Woman Question in California.

Tie Woman Question In California.
The San Francisco correspondent o.
The New York Times writes: There,
been trouble at our house. My cool
failed last week. She had gone long OIL
Savage" Savage began to go down
and as it did so correspondingly the
quality of sustenance deprecated, and
finally | had to strike for my vested
rights. Julia acknowledged tho corn
being only half done, the potatoes to be
law said il was no use trying to cook
and worry at the Same time, and she
threw up the sponge and went down
town to have it out with her broker.
have on several occasions sworn men.
tally that would have no moro cooks
who dealt in stocks. 1t was useless
they all dealt moro or less-generally
m0re-and as stocks went so did my
dinners, and 1t is trial of patience and
digestion in this fuctuating market.
This time | have taken heather, an al
mon-eycd Celestial of solemn mien and
sober gait. l felt it my duty, however
to interview him early. l inquired:
"Mr. Sam Qui, do you mingle with
the bulls and bears of California street !?
Dost put thy coin on Savage, Con. Vir-
ginia, or California 7"
To which Sam answered.: "No
shabee, no shabee."
"Mr. Samuel Qui, have you any
money!"
ayes, me catchco one dolla hap"
"No more ?"
"No."
"All right, Samuel; even curb stone
broker would not be seen doing business
with you for o dollar and half. He
might take You around the corner, and,
holding you up by the toes, shake you
until what coin you had ratified on the
ground, and pick it up, but he would
scorn to rob you"
Peace rcigneth now in tho culinary
department. The only weakness my
Celestial seems TO have is for the Chi
ncsc game of "tan," equivalent TO civil
lied Schenck poker. Sam believes in
short credit, and collects his wages ev-
cry Saturday for the week, goes out IN
the evening, returns late and manifests
much detection Sunday morning, from
which il is to DO inferred that tan is sim
liar in results to the game of his superb
ors. / asked Sam if he was married, TO
which he replied:
"Not much now-more by and by,
when 1 catchee heap money and buy one
piece pooty China woman with little
feet"
Futher inquiries elected tho informa-
ton that friend Of his in China had
No. | wife with little feet, so highly
priced, which piece Of property he was
willing TO impart for tho sum of 5000,
and Sans ambition is to save money
enough to become the purchaser of that
choice article, but much fear that his
happiness is clouded in its prospects by
his fondness for the aforesaid little game |
OF "tan."
l have another Celestial, also rcioic- |
ing in the soubriquot of Sam or All Sam
(tho All being equivalent to our mister.
This Sam, having abiurcd stan" and |
saved his money, some few months since
sent 5000 to his mother in China, with |
On order for q irst-cass wife, was in due |
time in receipt Of tho property. Sam
brought her to the Office one day and in
troduced me. 1t was evident that Sans
mother bad shipped him 500 wife,
and pocketed the difference, for she is
as ugly as sin and devoid of tho coveted
feet. 1 asked Sam how be
liked his purchase.
Sam shook his head and remarked,
eToo muchee foot; too muchee money
lam ugly"
l should not be surprised If Sam
should realize on his property some day
1t a big sacrifice. | consoled Sam by
that she might be made a
good cook. Sam looked sceptical, and
said:
"Woman no make good cook; no larry
work talkec too muchee; oil time. dam
noise"
/ would remark that Sam having been
lcre for seven years, has acquired some
civilized ideas, and is given, like his
'xamplcrs, to garnishing his remarks
With "strango oaths." 1t may be in
erred also, that Chinese women, like
heir sox in moro cultivated circles, are
.ivon to the general female weakness of
ivclinoss of the tongue.