The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-09
Chinese.

Chinese.
These people are the most pecu
liar on the face of the earth. They
have been called Ga bundle of con
tradictions." Whether they use the
left hand for the right or not, we are
not informed, but Judging from their
usual contrariness, we should sup
pose they were a thoroughly left
handed people. When one of them
mounts horse he does it from the
right instead of from the left. They
are said to be people of tea drink.
ers and yet they never do as other
people do-drink tea at tea. They
never touch it at their meals at all.
When they are exceedingly displeas.
ed with you then it is their counte-
nances put on the most pleasing ex-
pressions. When they are really
angry, which is seldom the case,
then is the time that they are most
polite. When they go into mourn
ing they put on their whitest appa-
rel. And what, perhaps, is the most
remarkable popularity among all
their numberless idiosyncracies, is
the strange fact that they seem des-
titute Of that universal fear that
now and then haunts and harnesses
the bravest Of the brave-the fear
of death. But the ssheathen Chineen
generally does not hesitate to fly to
the ills they know not Of rather than
endure those that day and night,
press, like pitiless demons, to plague
their peace. They often commit
suicide az the swiftest and surest so
luton to all their earthly troubles
And though they care so little as to
how or when they die, they are ex.
ceedingly particular as to the quail
ty of their collins. There is an adage
among them which reads thus: ITO
be happy On earth, one must be born
in Su-chow, live in Canton and die
in Lianchans-the first being cole
brated for the beauty Of It's women,
the second for It's Injuries and the
third for its fine collins. To make
q friend a present of q handsome
coffin Is considered one Of the very
highest evidences Of Affection
Children often make their parents
presents Of collins and they are kept
and cared for in their houses as gifts
in which they most delight
aWestward the star Of Empire
takes it's course" il the stirring sen-
timent that has poured millions Of
busy souls upon the American con-
tinent and has made the solitary
places glad for them. But the Chi
nese, in this as in all else, reverses
the common rule. Their stream of
emigration rolls its yellow food from
the Occident towards the rising sun.
From the fax West it has poured It's
vast numbers upon the Pacific shore,
despite all efforts to resist and roll
back the living tide.
When other emigrants seek q new
home it Is their way to take with
them their wives and little ones,
bat these strange people. true to
their eccentric natures, leave all
such encumbranees behind.
One other peculiarly Of this sim
gular people il may Be we'll enough
to note heres Il is one well known
They are the most economical livers
on earth. Where other men would
think they must starve, they not
only live but lay BY . little from
their mesgre earnings. With all
their economy they are said to be
very industrious and skillfhl.
This Monaghan tide has not turn
ed at oil towards the South. Wheth-
er It win Get towards the Sunny
South. and what win be the effect