The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-11
THE CHINESE AS SERVANTS.
What Happened When Bridget and Mag
gle Retired and Ching Took
Charge of the House.
IN. Y. Times,1

Now that Denis Kearney ia squelched, ant
agitators can see in him the result OF attem Rt'
Ing to run q country they don't own, sAp
pose 1t is safe to offer suggestion In regaTt
to servants, which seems to be an unsettled
question In this country. / want to relate
my experience; then, II / am allowed to sur.
vive, shall be properly grateful to the dis
ciples Of Kearnev hereabouts.
The Chinese again. AS they are not to go
let them come here-yes, right here give
them chance. Let me give my experience,
| had always Bridget and Maggie In my
house In San Francisco, because my wife was
prejudioed against Chinese SCI wants; was
told they were dirty, etc. One day things did
they threatened to turn us out OF the house
In fact, gave us notice that we could not live
In that house any longer, and Bridget gave
my wife lecture on good manners and po-
with broomstick. With the assistance OF
one of "the foinest In the world" 1--WE have
em there, too,) Bridget was suppressed be.
fore my wife had her back hair damaged.
said, Lets try John Chinaman." We did
AT first my wife did not quite "savez he, but
basis, and since then peace and quietness
have reigned. hired cook and a boy. Soon
the boy-for they are quick to learn picked
up sufficient knowledge to become q fair cook
said, missy, what for you get new cook2 Me
savez how" My wife tried Ching" we
ohristened him Tom J he did very we'll. That
was six years ago, since which and when we
have had no other servant in the house. The
family consists OF four adults. That boy Tom
beat HIM cooking, marketing, keeps all
the accounts, sweeps the house,
washes the windows, does the cham
Der work, waits on table. and has time
to 90 visiting his Chinese friends up. In Sacra-
mento street; and, as for cleanliness, fly
would slip up and break his neck on his pans
and dishes. The kitchen floor, tables, etc., are
as white as snow, and az for himself. no buck
In Fifth Avenue can beat him In neatness He
always looks like new pin In his white tunic
and black satin cap, and no cat could get
around with lees noise There is no clatter
Of dishes, no rattling of knives and forks, no
slipshod scuiiing around. His living costs
about 81 a month, as he sticks to his rice and
OF the thing In the economy OF that Celestial.
While under the Milesian yoke, my expenses
were SIS per day for table. Now they are less
than w, and we live much better, and we
know that everything Is scrupulously clean.
This is only the experience to q great degree
OF many families In San Francisco. They are
not all so fortunate as we are, but 1t Is their
own fault Ii not. It is only question OF
little time devoted to showing q man or boy
what you want and how you want 1t done, and
variation. Ny wife did this, and my daugh-
ter taught Tom to read and write, and at the
same time acquired fair knowledge OF the
Chinese language herself, and at table, when
company Is present, it comes In handy to give
him any directions. The boy takes as much
interest as IL he was member Of the family.
He won't let my daughter do anything: IL
he sees them sweeping or busting he will
take the broom or buster out OF their hands,
saying: more better do this. and although
my daughters are by no means INDECENT girls,
Tom leaves them positively nothing to do
about the house. Now let any one tell me
they would not have Chinese 2 You can have
all you want of them Ii you like. 1 am not
In that line OF business, but can tell you how
to do 1t. Am willing to do q little missionary
work for the amelioration OF my suffering
fellow creatures. / have made long story
of this, butt trust 1t will be Of interest to the
poor down-trodden housekeeper.
CALIFORNIA.