Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-05-20
IHE CITIZEN.
L o CAL MATTERS.
Bugs

! Brown lives il Tucson and boards Al
Wong Tai's celestial restaurant. Lately a
friend at Guaymas sent Brown several
/ cans of green turtle, and naturally he took
them 10 his restaurant and turned them
/ over 10 Wong Tai, with directions about
making the soup. The cans had a highly
col0red label on them containing q
small picture OF a festive black turtle
sitting on a green rock anu peasIvely gaz-
Ing OF on yellow sea. Wong took the
cans and was Immediately so struck with
the picture that he let d transient boar,ier
get away without paying for his meal
/ When Brown went TO dinner the SOUP
came duly 10 the table, and It was verv
good soup and made the recipient feel
quite grateful to his Guaymas friend and
Providence. But there was something the
matter with Wong Tai. He would hang
around the table when he ought 70 be at
tending 70 his business and go away hes
ltatingly and come rushing back, and
altogether acted very suspiciously. Final
/ ly he made break and asked: 'I.ookee
here, Mr.. Blown, where for you got them
bugs?" Bugs" exclaimed Brown, drop
ping his spoon, while a spasm commenc-
ed to gather under his ear, what do YOU
mean Wong?" why, the bugs in dem
can you bling dis morning" anwered
Wong Great Conruclus," cried Brown,
now really alarmed, what in the name
Of Josh do you mean?" Every bug in
a.
solemnly precipItanng the very core Of
his Information on Brown at once. Brown
immediately jumped from the table, now
thoroughly excited and grasping the
Chinaman by the shoulder, demanded, in
tragic manner, TO be instantly inform
ed OF what the man meant, telling him 10
withhold nothing but 10 divUlge the worst.
Wong Tai was now about as much alarm
ed as Brown was excited, but finally pro-
.ceeded with his tale, when II came out
ried the cans 10 the cook, upon receiving
them, aud they had put their heads to-
getheT and gone into close study OF the
picture on the cans. They had never
seen the ike before, and after comparing
notes they came 10 the firm conclusion
that from the size, color and general ap-
pesrance, the picture (Which 10 them was
the only means o! ascerta!niug the CON
tents OF the cans was representation or
q veritabIe cOckroach. They had never
insect, but as their previous experience
had taught them tha, this was a queer
country in many respects they determiu-
ed to obey orders, and opened the cans,
whereupOn they were astOnlsheI TO find a
Shiny mess within, containing some
llmpy son substances. They naturally
came 10 the conclusion that the bugs had
been canned so long as 70 have decayed
and lost all resemblance 70 their original
appearance. ANY one else would have
deferred the soup, under the ciIcum-
stances, and have informed the owner.
But Chinsman is full OF eKpedients and
e Immediately occurred to these twO that
here was a chance 10 use. In a nice fresh
state, lot OF the bugs which had So long
ovrrrun their restaurant aud dened sup
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that the bane Of their restaurant lIe
would be eventually transformed into = /.
article Of diet and ensuing pro- /
di. They caught = mess OF the bugs, which .
swarmed the place, and put them into .
pot where, with due additions and season .
Ing, the materials soon lost themselves F.
In the general composition and AT length 4
came before Brown in the form Of very
pala,abIe soup. As the terrible situation .
In all Us enormity took possession OF BIS 4
brain, the tremendous pressure proved .
too much; the light OK Intelligence faded /.
from his eye, reason iorsoJk her throne .
and the victim led from the restaurant
bowling maniac. He has settled into .
4uieter state since, but his reason is prob
ably gone forever. he passes his time
constantly mGmbling TO himself a low re-
rain, OF which the only distinguishable 4
words are, green turtle soup on sunday
and cockroach soup on Monday"