The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-20
A Chinamnn's Queue.

jim Grant, notwithstanding his Saxon
name, is full-fedgcd celestial, minus a
pigtail. How he lost the appendage forms
quite story. Jim is in the laundry bust.
ness In Williamsburg. and among his pat
rons is the Widow Bridget McCracken.
An arrangement existed between the wi
dow and tho Cinnamon, by the terms of
which she was to do his cooking and tidy
Ing up around the kitchen and he was to
wash and iron her clothing. How they
Kept their agreement was best told by them
selves in Justice Kcnna's Court, Williams
burg, where the widow was arraigncd on a
charge Of assault, made by the celestial.
''After the first week." said the China
man, in pigeon English, 80 often attemp.
ted to be described 'NIrs. Murphec
gave NEE wholce lots of clothes to 'washec
and ironcc, more clothes than her own
and her famlecs'. She brought clothcc
from her 'sistee, cousin and auntee.'
Laughter | say to her noce farce bargain,
and she tells mee yes, she suee NEE If /
don't wantcc law, and said to lncselr, 81
fiXce you. give her things to cookec and
she don't cookcc him."
eyes, you dirty baste.' interrupted Mrs.
hlurphy, "yez give me six MICE Yez
ought to be driven to where ycz come
FROM" daughter, which was Instantly
supprcssed]
The Court instructed Mrs. Murphy to
keep quiet while Jim was telling his story.
''Shc lctcc the niece niece burnce," re-
sumed jim, ''and says to her, sNoce
bargin, Mrs. Nlurphcc, you bprncc my din
ner.' She say she would lkee to burnee
NEE in stovcc with the niece. tcllee her
noee bargin, and she kccpce sistce, cou-
since, and aun,ce clothes, and l doce nv
cookce. She then runce at NEE with big
knifce and cuttcc off my hairce Lookeo.
Judge" (Jim called attention to his scalp.
which lacked the taiD. "Shc then throwce
mice OH street and brcakcc things She
awful woman, Judgec, and says she kill
mcc."
Mrs. Murphy, what have you to say In
answer to what jim says about your"
II gave him no clothes to wash, Judge,
but my own famlly's."
~ our family must be pretty large, ac-
cuding to the Chinaman's statcmcnt2"
''No, Ju'igc, that's not the trouble; but
when tho nasty beast found that I wasn't
tho Kind OF woman he took me for, he
wanted to break his bargain, and gave me
NICE 10 ciane and roast. l threw them in
his face, and said to clane them himself. lie
ana 80, and put them in the oven. They
tunN tho place while they was III the ovon,
anu got them and threw them out, and
am only sorry that didn't throw tho nasty
basle himself after them.'
''But how about assaulting him and cut
ing off his pigtall ?" quoricd the court.
I'm coming TO that, replied tho widow.
After threw out the mice ho picked them
up and brought them in, and began to cat
them. That was moro than could stand;
30 asked for my clothes and said wanted
no more of tho bargain. He said he would
not glvo me the clothes until l paid for
them with kisses If not money. [Laughtcr)
He then put his arms around me and tried
to kiss NO."
"Aoce, noee. only triee to kccpee her
tromco mce Clothes and put NEE armco
aboutcc her." -.
''Oh, ycz arc cunning and sly enough,
you lying Chinaman," exclaimed Mrs.
Murphy, Indignantly"
''Tcll us about tho assault, Mrs. Muir
phy," commanded the court.
"Whcn he tried to kiss me l got my
blood up. Ho caught mo by the hair, and
l got his pigtail in me hand and cut it of
and threw 1t In tho street. only did 1t in
sclf-defcnsc"
Roars Of laughter followed Mrs. Murphy's
last remark.
He certainly could not have struck you
with the pigtail, said the court.
mo, but the baste had no use for It,"
"Did hc succeed in kissing you p
''No, Judge.
"Mrs. Murphy, you must give bail In the
sum of ono hundred dollars to keep the
peace for six MONTHS" said the court