The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-09-05
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
To he Editor cfhe Necs:

To he Editor II He Ne'cs:
New York, August "a, 1877.
| am not astronomer enough to
know whether your readers were treat
ed TO the same show or not, but we of
New York have been INDUCED in an
eclipse this last week. OF course we
admit that it was in the highest de-
gree unmannerly for the earth 10 get
in the moons way in that style, and
perhaps it was our duty to get out the
tom-toms and tin pans, as the Aslatic
heather do under like circumstances,
and scare it out of its improper posi-
ton. If the silver goddess is at all
inclined TO bashfulness she must have
suffered, for the number of telescopes
and opera glasses directed at her from
the metropolis alone was enough to
disconcert Lydia Thompson herself.
The Chinaman is getting TO be an
object of attention. About dozen
of him were up this week before the
| L. 5. Commissioner for selling UNI
stamped cigars. No description could
convey an idea of the blandness and
childlikeness oftheir yellow faces when
arraigned to answer. 1t seemed as if
butter wouldn't melt in their mouths
when they indicated that they under
stood nothing of the charge or of the
language, nor when, finding that that
wouldn't work, they set up the some
what startling defense that their cigars
being entirely made of cabbage leaves,
did not come under the tobacco laws.
Altogether, they proved too much for
the Commissioner who, unable to make
anything Of them, finally discharged
the whole lot after severe reprimand
which of course rolled off them like
water off ducks back.
They are by no means such fools as
they look, these serene wooden-shoed
rascals. Not long ago, one of them,
whom | will call All Sam, procured
from another, who shall be designated
as All Ling, about $l20 in money,
which the oblging All Sam told his
compatriot ought to be deposited to
the latter's credit. SO the two went
together and made the deposit, taking
a receipt for it in All Ling's name.
This receipt Ah-Sam retained, saying
that he would keep it safe till All Ling
should want it. Next day the perlidi-
GUS Sam returned to the place of de-
post alone, assumed the identity OF
All Ling, produced the receipt and
said he wanted his money. One of
these heathens looks so much like all
the rest that the cashier, naturally sus-
pecting nothing, counted out the $I20,
but said he must have the signature of
All Ling to the receipt. Sam readily
acceded to this, and made on the pa
per a tea chest character which he as
sured the coniding stamp-slinger was
Asiatic for that name. Shortly after
ward the genuine All Ling discovered
the ways that were dark of his be-
nighted brother and tore his pigtail in
an equal mixture of wrath and an
guish. He rushed to the cashier, ex-
planned the circumstances and received
the advice to have All Sam arrested
for forging his name to the receipt.
This counsel was acted upon and Sam
was hauled before the bar of Justice.
He was observed to smile sweetly
when the charge was preferred, but
said nothing. The cashier produced
the receipt, and handed it to All
Ling for Identification. No sooner
had the latter fixed his slantindicular
gaze upon the signature than he gave
vent to what was probably a Mongoli-
an expletiye, and began to sputter to
the interpreter, who at once announced
the unexpected development that the
signature was not All Ling but All Sam.
CT course the latter had committed no
forgery in signing his own name, and
therefore, TO the dense bewilderment
and Indignation Of the wronged An
Ling, the charge was dismissed. The
willy Sam, who throughout had sat with
the same half-closed eyes and innocent
smile, glided peacefully out, whisper
ing softly as he went, "Melcan man
he tinllee he damsmartee alice same
Chiny man teachee he one tree four
niece trick" RADIx.