The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-09-04

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IAN Light. 40 all sau,' Hop Fong
Six dollar one mon."
From one to half n dozen Cinnamon
will loiter round II kitchen il they tare,
and one may feel certain that every
Chinese OF them is hungry. To bs hun.
gry seems, indeed, their normal condi-
tion, for they 1.-Two by scoros in their
wash houses and other hauuts, subsist.
ing on the smallest nodicum Of food,
in order to save money. When they
drop into our kitchens to call on q com
iade, therefore, one may be certain that
those bright little sloping eyes are on
the alert for forage. We have happened
suddenly down stairs and found such o
visitor in the closet, his hand in the
sugar bowl. A neighbor met another
emerging from her pantry, eating pie.
When thus confronted, they laugh and
leave Immediately. Not word is said
in sclf-defense, and tho housekeeper's
consolation is, that they do not dare TO
tako any but small quantities. But ii
makes housekeeping with them not a
state Of entire confidence. 1t is quite O
question whether or not to put things
under lock and key. II trusted, they
sOem to put themselves somewhat upon
honor, not 10 allow, at all events, any
large amounts TO be abstracted. This,
and the fact that no drudgery Of locking
can really prevent theft, determines
most housekeepers, We think, in favor
OF open closets. Whether this ingrained
habit OF pilfering is at once eradicateil
in those who accept Christianity, we do
not know but we have been told BY
returned missionaries that they have to
settle the sNme question, with about the
sumo solution.
We arc often reminded OF tho old ge.
ography which used to tell us TINT the
Chinese arc very win people. They
come here with secret sense OF superi.
ority to us all as barbarians, AID
q secret contempt for women in particu.
lar as inferior beings, which makes il
harl for them to submit TO the control
OF the mistress OF q family. Therefore
they become "uppish" quite as readily
rs other servants. Company camo un'
oxpectcdly to lunch, and Doc slammed
and banged forth his yexations in the
most approved Irish fashion.
"Why you no tell me they comet
Reilectiug with extreme satisfaction
that we owed him little money, We
said:
"Dool you too much talkee Be
good boy; get lunch, heap good /"
Doc subsidized; his lunch was cheap
good, aud his manner heap sulky, like
wiEs.
They readily learn to cook, and some
OF them excel in tho art. In the laun.
dry and us walters they arc also good.
Chamber work they do not take TO, and
they are as really 10 slight it rs other
servants. AS we have before intimated,
much OF their value depends on tue
way they were taught by whoever taugh;
them first.
There is one thing which probably
would never enter tho miud OF Eastern
people. in connection with Chinese ser,
wants, but whichis true everywhere III
California among those who employ
them. No matter how good n Chinanan
may be, Indies never leave thoir chill.
dren with them, especially littlo girls.
On first coming here, We frequently
met a very lovely lady who always WIS
accompanied by two little girls, eight
and four years OF nge. II she were out,
riding or walking, making a call OF
spending tho day, tue little girls were
always with her. We asked why she
was always so epcumbcred9
"Oh | she has ouly Chinaman, and
shc could not leave her children with
him."
"But, why mott Is he not convert
ed Chinamani" for We happened tc
have heard that ho had juined tue
church.
"Yes; but she docs not like to leave
them; she always takes them with her.
A lady was here from tho country.
"Wby 80 short n visit"
"Oh, we hayO only n Chinaman, ant
my husband cannot leave the children
y0u know, and I must go home and re
lieve him."
"Has that excellent Chinaman lei
yOuf' -~'.
"0h, no; we have him yet; but WI
never leave tho children (three girl
aud boy) one single moment alone. Il
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