Connecticut western news., 1883-03-28

methods of subJectlon were lnaugurateo nothing could tempt one of his Celestial navvies to desert his post.
 I met this railroad Napoleon one zSs and our acquaintance had rins .sF comparative intimacy essearned that in his presence Vaze bravest rice eater among these slmond-eyed navvies quailed and trembled. He is one of the | type of border semi six feet four inches in height, with frame like Hercules and face on which the lines of firmness, decision and command are sharply cut. He has very white and even teeth and shows them often, for he smiles frequently. An admirer of his re- marked to me: "When Martins nose comes down to meet his lip, and his lip goes up to meet his nose, and those teeth of his glisten and shine, why look out. He means business" was waiting for the accommodation train to leave the "end of the track" when I formed his &C., quaintance. He is man of intelligence and thoroughly informed on the subject of Chinese character peculiarities. He speaks the language fuently and can de- cipher the hieroglyphics on "washee- washee" bill at sight.
 While we were talking, the foreman of the track-laying gang came into the car.
 "Ah, Martin, he said, "I have been looking for you. One of those fellows who deserted last month has returned, and the interpreter says that he has in- duced half the men to quit and go across the country to the Sunset Extension. He is down among my gang now"
 "He is, is heP" quoth Martin, and the peculiar falling down of nose and flying up of lip disclosed his white teeth.~ "I'll fix him."
 He picked up heavy billet of wood as he finished speaking, and invited me to go along and "see the fun." went. The obnoxious Chinaman was in the centre of an excited group of his compa- triots, volubly discoursing on the supe- rior inducements held out to the laborers on the other road. We were close upon him when one of the group caught sight of Martins white teeth and uttered 0 warning cry. The crowd scattered, and | the chief conspirator turned to flee. Too late. The billet of wood flew through the air, struck the deserter between the shoulders, and he fell flat in the dust. Martin bent over him, still smiling, and by way of resuscitation, kicked the pros> trate Celestial several times. The Con- fucian groaned and raised himself to a sitting posture. He was ordered to stand up and did so with some difficulty. The foreman produced stout rope, and the smiling Martin requested two of the track-layers to bind his prisoners foot. He assisted them by administering to each sundry kicks and cuffs, which tended to quicken their movements con- side1sbly. When the oonspirator was securely fastened, he was ordered to march forward to the car. We followed.
 "I don't reckon theren be any desert CTS from this gang" observed Martin, and he administered lusty kick to a water. carrier who had stopped to look after the prisoner.
 sThese Chinamen are terrible cow ards. Do you know that every one oi those fellows carries a pistol concealed under his blouse? It is 8 fact. That cuss ahead has one. l saw it when he was lying on the ground. There are up- ward of six thousand of 'em here, and yet I manage them without difficulty If it was among any other race of people my life wouldn't be worth two bits. D
 The prisoner had reached the car ano stood beside the step crying and sob ping. His captor kicked him severa times, and he managed to scramble tt the platform, although he had no use O his hands or arms.
 | We followed him into the car, ant Martin reached his hand under the pris oner's blouse and drew therefrom larg Colt revolver.
 "Now if he had been white man h. would have shot me on sight"
 | He cooked the pistol, and, as thougl | by accident, pointed the muzzle at tn Chinaman's head. The wretch fell ol
 his knees and began to beg piteously
 Martin seemed to enjoy the poor fellow
 misery, and smiled upon him benign
 antly.
 "It is hop die with you, anyway
 John" was Martins consoling observa ton. of I shoot you here, it is a over. If carry you back up the track
 you'll be hung"
 The Chinaman continued to pray fc mercy, and after drawing bead on hi F head several times Martin put the pistc , in his pocket, and we walked out on tn platform.
 "That seems like cruel treatment" b } said, "but it is the only way to manae l 'em. Make 'em fear you. Why, whe
 I first began on 'em they were desertin at the rate of fifty day. If the con pany had not backed me up there woul } not have been Chinaman left on th line. You see, sir, out here there really no law. The company contracte to carry these fellows back to Frisco {
 soon as the road was finished, and ever, F one who deserts is so much loss to then [ for they are under heavy bond to retur } them in good order. There is no tellin how much damage this one might ha1 t done if I had not stopped him." l "What will you do with him ?" asked.
 r "Oh, I'll carry him back up the ros
 a couple of hundred miles and drop hin ? He won't come back"