Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-06-17
MEXICO, MO-, TIL thursday, JUNE L.
HUMORS OF THE CENSUS,
Joel Guthries Experience With Sam Wa,
MexicO's Chinam.sn

Joel Guthrie's Experience With Sam Wa,
Mexico's Chinam.sn.
There is one Chinese laundry in
Mexico, Sam Was establishment,
IN the rear of DeJarnatt's grocery.
Entering here about two O'Clock yes
terlay afternoon, Mr.. Guthrie found
single Chinaman at work, ironing.
A pair Of wooden shoes, protrud;ng
from the top of a box behind screen,
with pair of linen legs attached,
seemed to indicate that the solitary
Chlnaman had L fellow-workman. who
at that precise moment seemed to he
recuperating his frame with sleep.
MIR. Guthrie had quite satisfactory
interview with the solitary Chinaman,
as the following dialogue shows:
"Do you speak English?" said Mr..
Guthrie.
''Speakee EngIlsh?" repeated the
Chinaman, looking at HIM suspicious
ly, As though he suspected joke.
"Whats your name!'' said Mr..
Guthrie.
"My name?" said the Chinaman.
"Um," said Mr.. G., nodding /;
"your name!"
''Namee?' said the Chinaman,
looking searchingly at the enumera-
tor, as though positive he was beng
made fool OF.
ksSaS, Al,
name,' he continued, making mo-
tIons on his paper with a pencil.
"Whatee fol?" said the Chinaman
Census, said Mr.. Guthrie.
"tensus? ? rereatcd the China
man. still witl thai suspicious ieoll.
"Census," said Mr. t., looking ut
the Chinam;.n. The Clinainan book
ed at Mr.. G.. and Mr.. G. l0okad Il,
the Cllinaman. and both looked rs
though they knew that each con5id-
cred the other 4 fool.
I'm taking the census. said Mr..
g., spreading out his paper on pllc
OF smooth linen and trying to demon
strate. The census--namrS. ages,
oct upatIoHS. everything.
'Eblything:" repeated the China
man, "urousiy.
".low many Of you are here?
said Mr.. G..
"Ilow many hele?" repeated the
Chlnuinan.
"les," said Mr.. G., eagerly.
''how many"
"iiow many" repeated the Chi
naman again.
Nv ri,. it down. said Mr c..
showing has paper and pencil toward
hun.
Lite it down repeated the Chi
naman, inlnirinsly, resu,ning his
on.
Can you write Enslish:' - said
Mr.. c., showing the pencil and paper
,elnptingly hear the Chinaman.
Lite En2lish:' repeated the Chi
nanau, 4comroselly following with
his eyes the course of the iron.
"Write il down in your language -
said Ma G.. with ii sudden ca4orncss
, alter Il moments pause. "Oh, it,
no," he said in the next breath !;
"lhst To,.i....'t do me any good,
either.
Whats your namc:" persisted
1 Mr.. G..
"foul namee:' repeated the Chi
naman, stopping his work at the APP
p,aiinI look of Mr.. &.
''l.>," said Mr.. G.. 81 must write
your name down here" aud he
! showed tic Chtnaman Il lot OF other
natnra. II have evcrybodys nam,
here, and | want your name to put
down with them,
The CItinamau nodded rs though
FAINT CLEAN Of intelligence shot
/ athwart his hrnightrd ninI. and he
! nodded.
"Wh hat is yonr namr.' said Mr..
G., roaAing!N,
"tharlic, saId the thinamau.
| "Charlie what" SAID MI G., hc-
ginning tn write ii down.
"Charlie tbelything,' said the
! Ck,uaman, rr>ululng his iron.
After while the euumtrator go,
! the ClIinanan to SAY that his nam,
was Sam Wang. Further and more
persistent inquiry, however, modified
this title down 10 sam Wa and thus
it went down in the enumcrator' 5
/ book.
GLOW many of you are here?''
asken the enulnerator.
1.-Two" said the Chinaman, sui.
lenly.
whats his name said the ennm.
orator, pointing to the wooden shoes.
81 lont low" said the Chinaman.
"Don't know said Mr.. Guthrie
eyes you do.
The Chinalnan did not answer bui
went on ironing.
"What's his name" repeated Mr.
Guthrie.
s'Sing," said the Chinaman.
"Whats his first name said th,
enumerator.
The Chinaman said he didn't know
aud Mr.. q. went and walked up til.
wooden shoes. He seemed good
deal put out at being thus disturbed.
"What $ your name?' said Mr.. q
"Whatee fol p said the wooden
shoes.
Census, said Mr.. c., tapping
his paper; "whal's your namc:'
"Lon't low, said the wooden shoes
After awhile he said it was Sing
but would not tell what his first nams
was, 80 it went down on the paper as
All Sing. Mr.. Guthrie says he i:
glad there are no more Chinese il
Mexico,