Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-05-24
From the Virginia New Enterprise.


Night before last on the occasion of the
Turn Nerein masquerade, carriage called at
house in the southern part of the town.
The driver raped at the front door and said
he had called for the young lady that was to
90 to the ball lie was told that he must
have mistaken the house. but he insisted
that he had not lie knew he was right,
and wanted the lady to come out at once If
she was ready. The master of the house is
something of Joker. He went into the
kitchen and told his Chinaman that he was TO
60 to the bail and help about the supper !;
that carriage was waiting to take him to the
place. and if he did his work well he would
get 81 for his nights work.
The eyes of the Celestial fairly sparkled
with delight He donned his bt ST blue frock
and rimless cap and left tie house at once.
When he approached the carriage the eyes of
the driver expand cd widely, and he might
have been heard to mutter: Best id get
up I've seen tonight
He opened the carriage door and politely
assisted the supposed master into 1t, then
drove OFF, thinking what u sumner he had
inside.
Presently the carriage stopped at another
mouse and took i'll gorilla and IL ''piute
squaw. The Chinaman was good deal
alarmed at the sight of these ant. fired of n
string of his native lingo, winding up with !:
What for you come i'll here? You tink
me illid? You no makee NE ilaid dam
iuole -
squaw said : ''You one heap big Shinaman.
me bet you Yol talk um pooty good,
John fumed and fretted about having the
queer creatures in the vehicle with him, fire.
Guently poking out his head and calling upon
the driver to stop and put them out, at all of
which the gorilla growled and the squaw
laughed heartily.
.'You bet Your life," said the driver to
himself, shes the chief If she don't ear
ry off that gold watch, then the fellows that
give out the first prize are regular idiots y
Finally Coopers hall was reached, and the
! Chinaman, being assisted to alight, followed
! the others into the hall The driver was so
| pleased with the manner in which this young
lady played her part that he was determined
to see more of her. lie got n brother whip
| to look out for his team n moment and enter
ed the hall with the new arrivals.
When they reached the examining COM
mittee the gorilla and 'squaw' made il
right at once by giving their names. When
asked his name the Chinaman said &: ''Quel
| Sing"
Yes, we know" said the committee
but your right name. We must know the
right rame of every person We admit
What for You talkee name ? Me tellet
you me rame Quen Sing. Come, no foolee
me washee dish, iAee supper =
Really You must give us your true name
| 1t il ~ rule We can't,
Its Miss whispered the driver to
the doorkeeper, and o, she's goou one
Let her right in she'll fool em all.
| .Ah oh = said the doorkceper. and John
| marched RIGHT olnpu
Once he was inside the fearful things thai
met his gaze nearly frightened him out of hi,
wits. Nothing but the hope of getting his
five dollars prevented his stampedng n
once. HIS frightened look soon began to at
tract attention as fine piece of acting. ant
the .'Firrman's Daughter, "Dundrcary,
and Nan, the Good for Nothing wanted I,
see more of him. and started in TO draw hin
out.
Me wantoe 90 kitchen, cookce supper
| iXco table
Here is the way tie the kitchen :" shoutet
crazy Jane. and she gave John whir
that nearly took him OFF his feet.
Tins way cried Little 30 Peep.
down here with the sheep"
John was pulled and hauled in all direc
tions even by the other Cinnamon, who CAB
bled Mt hun i'll a language he did not under
stand lie clumorcd tor the kitchen an,
| called everybody '',...ni tooloe, causing iul
menso fun ou account OF his inimituble natu
| ralnesS
To please him. and to have fun below, tn
Queen of Spades" and the brewer
Daughter" escorted John to the lower hall
where the supper was being prepared. Her
he caused roars of laughter 10y insisting upor
being shown where he was to begin 10 worl
and by making frequent mention of tn
fife dolla he was TO receive. The maddc
John got, the more fun he made.
Finally. to the surprise of all. he made
break for the door. knocking over tn
Queen Of Spades in his flight. and spe,
away in the darkness, regardless of the door
| keepess cry of check. sir.
Those who witnessed Johns departure sup
posed he had only returned to the upper hal
and said such make up and such act
ing is astounding | wonder how she man
ages to keep up the Chinese expression st
well? And the color too. 1t must be sh
has q rubber mask
The wonderful Chnaman was much sough
for when 1t came to awarding the prizes, bu
could nowhere be found. He had won th
gold watch, but didn't know it, Tor he wa
down in Chinatown trying to get himsel
drunk by smoking opium, which he couldn
do on account of the great number and lengtl
of the Monsolian Oaths he WAS swearing.