Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-26
Some Chinese Servants.

tFanny V. De G. Stevenson In lippincoH.
an Gin Old his work In the oeft, quick way
tha is Characteristic OF the Chinese servant. ar
the same Time adding many little reile mis-
OF Ills own. He always kept a neWIy-pluckeI
rose IN glass On the Shelf OF his klchea slnk
dist eS. The bowls OIL The kerosene Iamus naI
rose-leaVeS strewn In them, and al The VASE, ia
the mouse were kept filled with fresh Il overs
ana water.
Like most fac gentlemen. An Gin he'd sinner
me FEELINGS which were easily woun led. Beng
TOO ufgn1fled to mention tue fact wnen we had
unWltilngly Injured bis feelings, and yet de-
slTouS That We should lot languISn In fgnO--
ance, he had curious custom coming some
tllntS al awkward seasons. OF f1atteliug MS fa.e
against the wall. and remaining rigid for a
Longer or shorter period, according 70 the ter
pltude OF the offence. When this happened
during the preparation OF dinner, or While
W Maitlng upon the table, It was productive
but waited until All Gin wanted TO 20 TO the
city to do some shopping. AS usual, he came TO
ask me 10 accompany him, at which fiatJened
myself against the wall and said nothing. The
SUBJECT was dropped at once and All Gin stole
sheepisnly away. After several days he took
courage 70 speak again about going to the city,
sition against the wall. This went on until he
voluntarily promised to abstain from ali hat
tenlng and sulks In the future, and had no
more trouble With him on that score.
My next venture was called All Sin, q bright.
dapper Lad OF fourteen, of facetlous turn OF
MIND and merry, most musical laugh
An Sins to have ride behind Sam on bis "IIttIe
horsey." gave them permission one morning
to go riding double to gather wild STRAWBERRIES
In the iields, An Sin providing himself with
grain sack TO carry the fruit in. Late In the
afternoon found him hiding the empty sack.
He was greatly mortified at having made such
q public display which ended In SO poor tiasco,
for they had not found single berry, and as
All Sin confessed to me few days after, horse
back riding was not all his fancy mad painted
It: Little horsey," said he '.jlmp, limp, limp;
iFaFN. nyAo Ant- =
up; no can sit down."
AT this time there were two young ladies In
the family Naturally, gentlemen from the
Guy We're were fond OF hunting In the hills about
strangers were met by confidential disclosures
from the China boy as TO the state OF the young
ladies' ., affections "Missee Belle he would
man; pletty soon she mally him; she no mally
you. Missee Nelly she mally Spanishee man;
bym-by she get plenty Key, lockee, lockee door;
Tie up bread alice same sonora" His delicacy
in the presence OF the supposed lovers was eX-
IRENE. II the eXigencies OF the situation forced
MIN 10 turn his body toward them iG moved
under his head as though working upon pivot
so that the queue iLvaTiably faced them. '''
See Yung had probably brought some malaria
| In his system from the Carmello Valley. He
was taken with an ague-chtIl. AS soon as the
fever went down, gave him large quinine
| pill which desired him to take.
"Bym-by," was his reply.
A few minutes after l heard rustic on the
aCauo. WdS yuoG III llluo 10 prevent See ing 8
| precipitate retreat; the sight of Mclean mans
medicine" had frightened him more than the
| chill He still held the pill In his hand /
sternly ordered him to sit In chair and open
his mouth. In tremor OF agitation he dropped
| into the chair, threw back his head and opened
his mouth; down went the pill. He opened his
eyes, gave me one reproachful glance and fled
| the house. The second day after he walked
through the kitchen and into my ROOM seated
and solemnly said: .Wsliy good PHI; IiEee hap
more alice same" threw back his head, shut
his eyes, and opened his mouth. had mislaid
| the box, and hunted for some time before
| found II, but See Yung never moved muscle
until popped the pill down his throat, when
he sail, 'Thank you" and went about his work
| again. He doubtless looked upon the magical
| Dill as preservative OF health as well as cure
| for disease for he took position at the same
| hour every day and waited for his pin until
showed him the empty box, which he viewed
| with the deepest detection.