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

Yes, We employ Chinese. And so do
many Of onr friends and acquaintance.
Never shall wo forget tue first China
mln whom We employed Us house
servant. The excellent aud trusted
Bridget who had lived with us 80 long
WIS to be married. She remained tU.
yond her time that we might fll her
place, but each aspiraut 10 the culinary
domain seemed worse than the preccd.
ing, and finally wa askei our Chinese
Laundry man il ho could send US
"Chinl boy" US thUynrc called. Did,iiu
protested.
"Och! I can't bear to think OF yes
having Cninaman They will stale
all thsre is III the h0n1o, and yes won't
know where it goes"
But We made due allowauc, for Bid.
dto's preiudices, engaged "A boy" and
ho came ut the time appointed.
A neat, rather handsome fellow, he
was, aDd as he disapleated into his
room, bundle in hand, We We're con.
scious OF Il grnat drawing Of the spirit
toward lin. In tivs minutes III auerg
ed, clad in the dainticst OF white blouses
and aprons, his pigtail girlcd around
his head AZ meaning business, au1 with
the qnietest step nnd mien he sought us
out in the parlor, and cline aud stood
betore.us, his head slightly bowed, his
hands folded, perfectly silent, awaiting
orders. There was q submissiveness in
his attitude, his expression, his whole
aspect, which suggested the Old Testa.
inert and the "Arabian Nights" in
turn. Our heart lcapOd up, as Words.
worth's to rainbow. Here was nav
regims. indeedl How promising How
delightful ..
He went to work in way which
showed perfect acquaintance with his
duties, and wo mentally planned to
teach him (Sas he not heathen y, to
make much Of him, and to keep him q
long time. II was nice to have such n
distingue looking creature around, and
how deftly he waited on door and table
About the middle Of the afternoon, an.
other Chinamau appeared on the scene,
and the two had much cackle together.
No. showed No. 2 his kitchen, hum
dry, aud closet; aud we concluded thnt
he was plOusod with his convenisncOs,
and was receiving congrAtulatiousthere-
upon. BY five o'clock he again "came
aud stood before us.
"My hiend heap good boy; he stay
you; / catch-un place, SIN Flancisco. )"
, And China boy No. l Summarily de-
parted, leaving behind him quito an in
ferior substitute. And with him went,
as We learned that evening, all the crack
ed wheat which We CHANGED to hAye i'll
the -four closet. ...
Wonderfully keen, ohservant aud
bright, in au hour tho "China boy" will
take in the situation Of everything about
the house. Nor do they seem to notice
anything, which is the wonderful part OF
it. Those marrow little eyes, cut bias,
seem always either Gust down or looking
at vacancy, and yet nothing escapes
their observation. Owing to this quick
ness, one does not dread changing them
on the score Of stupidity. but one does
dread il on tho score Of obstinacy, for it
is next to impossible to make them do
anything otherwise than as they learned
from tho first person who taught them.
For instance, one Of them would always
wet his pastry before baking it, aud
bring II out shiny, like q German pret'
eel. Remonstnlnces wtre in vain; tall
right, )" was tho answer, but the pastry
was always all wrong. We inferred that
he hid been first taught how to make
pie crust in a German restaurant.
They resent nothing more than bAing
accused Of lying and stealing, and there
is nothing, apparently, which they think
smarter than to lie and to steal. No
matter howSkiud you may have been, no
matter what obligations thOy may be
under; they seem to lack the moral sense
which recognizes ingratitude. The
Chinaman who takes care Of our garden,
q great gambler, and, therefore, often
reduced to straits, will come to us when
hungry TO DO warmed and filed. and IL
he gots opportunity will carry oil, on
leaving. tho premises, loaf Of bread, a
roll OF butter, or MI the eggs in tho hen
house. Que soon learns to feel neither
surprise nor indignation at these little
occurrences, but 70 guard against them