The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-03
BUYING A WIFE.
A New Industry Coming Into Existence on
the Pacific Sope.
A Chinese MATRIMONIAL Agent Opens Ne
E0tiRtiOns in American
Family.
sacramento Call Union.l


necessarily abridged, but are given as literal
" as is possible, and We vOuch for their
truth in all respects: 4 married lady re-
siding IN the city visited recently by
younger and married sister from q neighbOr-
ing city. An exceedingly aged but remark
ably shrewd Chinaman has for two years
been accustomed TO visit the house to sell
fruit and vegetables While the sister was a
guest il was noticed that younger and very
spruce Monaghan males frequently accom-
panied the elder heather. Since the de-
parture of the sister the old Chinaman has
been remarkably kind TO the members of the
household. exhibiting unwOnted liberality
with his goods. and insisting upon leaving
trifiing presents from time 20 time. 4
week or two ago this ancient jOss-wOrshiper,
presuming upon the familiarity which had
grown out of his long trading relations
with the f1mily, took his accustomed seat in
the wash room of the residence, and thus
addressed himself TO the housemaid as she
was engaged at her laundry work:
"You likee wolk here, hey?'
ooh, yes, very WE'LL
"HOw muchee you catcher
Fifteen dollars month, John; why?''
you getee much eat, an--an good loom?''
"Ies, certainly; plenty to eat and good
room"
"slay-you-likee mally Chinaman-
sabe?"
"What. you old"
Wees, one nice young Chinaman; got
heep money, you no wolk some more, gettee
more fifteen dolla month: Chinaman give
you one tousan dollo. Ye-e-s, Chinaman
Sal Flacisco all same now mally Mclean
man; Chu All Huy, he give Mclean woman
tee tousan dolla, she he wifee; sabe? You
like Chinaman you'll husb'n-h e-y?"
He continued in this strain for some time.
The joke was too broad and the proposition
too ludicrous TO listen to long, and the
young woman fed to tell the lady of the
house of the astonishing proposal, which for
the next day or tive was the standing jest in
the family. But, a few days afterward, the
gray headed matrimonial agent found ex-
cuse to enter the dining room, where the
mistress of the household was at work with
her children about her.
''You-slister, she go way?
eyes, she's gone home"
After a contepplative pause he continued:
'S-a-a-y tcontidentiallyl she likes Inally one
oh nice Chinaman?'
Why Johnl you old rascal"
Top top; you see, all same Mclean
man. he got wifee; all same Chinaman, he
got Mclean wifee- top, top" as the lady
showed signs of anger "You Sister; one
young Chinaman, he got heep money; he
give you Sister tree tOus'n doila she his
wifee; good housee; bin by he max heep
more money. she heep dlesSes-"
At this John was told to go about his
business, and that the sister already had
husband and home, and did not wish
10 emulate the example OF the white
woman in San Francisco who mar
RED the Chinaman. He continued the
argument awhile, and set forth the adYan.
tages Of the offer, and only ceased on per-
emptory command. But yesterday the bold
rascal returned 10 the attack IN the following
manner, rs the lady met him at the kitchen
door: ''S-a-a-y." in low tones, ''missis, you
husb'n, pretty soon he no catchee SO much
money like Chinamau. Chinaman he
got all wokee, he makes evelyting,
he buy house, he buy horsee, he buy
store, he buy team cars-all tings; he much
good. Mclean man he no get much any
ting; s-a-a-y, you sabe? You likee mally one
vel!y nice Chinaman now, all same Mclean
wolman Sal Flacisco2" And the old Mongol
chuckled over his logic a. he unwound
brief and ragged cue from his grizzled and
vrinkled pate, aud carefully replaced 1t in
coils again.
Greatly amused. and moved by curiosity
TO hear what further the chap had to say, the
lady asked him what dover his ambitious
principal would accord her il she deserted
her white husband for one of darker hue.
"We-l-e, he give you two tousan' dolla."
''What, only two thousand? why, you Of
fered three thousand for my sister.
"Top, top, she heep young woman"
why. John, interposed the house maid,
"You offered me only one thousand dol
lars"
"Oh. tut tutl-see," emphasizing and
counting on his fingers-'one Chinaman he
gottee 50 much money he givee you one
tous N dolla you he wife, slice? One more
Chinaman he got heep more, he gliva tree
tous her sister; u-n-an' one more China
man he no catche so much, he give two
tousn her. SLEEP (see.) John went on at
length from this point 10 say that the China
man who secured white wife in San
Francisco recently had been congratu-
lated by all his people; that great numbers
OF Chinese had sent her presents; that no
Chinese women were allowed TO visit her,
and that she was treated like q queen and
lived upon the fat of the land, and that her
dover had been raised by the Chinese COM
panieS. her husband being poor, adding:
''She heep comply; big Chinaman all go
dinner her house; heep turk'y heep chick'n.
heep OYSTER Chinanan make lady. oh!
nuchee present; Chinaman he muchee
proud Melcan woman; Chinaman wife now.
Oh. muchee present for her allie time, an
Chinaman lieep make bow fore her. Bim-
by she carchee little baby-proud them Ell?
Then all big Chinaman make her much
peasants; she no buy anything" This last
brilliant outlook brought the interview to a
sudden close. and John was sent TO the "ieft
| about quickly.
Swearing OFF.