The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-17
A Ohinaman Takes A Tront.

Sam Lung brought nv shirts home
one day lately, and after obtaining his
trade dollar, fingered as though some
thing oppressed his mind
What is it, Sam? Dollar no geode?''
asked l.
Yes. dollal all litec, but want to
| taIkee bout woodsee. -
''Woodsee? What's that, Samp
Didn t give you the right change?'
Change allie litee too, allie same, but
want to talk bout Adilondacks You
been ia Adilondacks, SO Mclean man
/ tellee me- .
Yes, 1 have been in the Adiron-
placep''
'.know heap. | been Adilondacks
too, catchee tout on sting, no iikee in
net. Like thlow fly, tIoutee bitee.
hookee in jaw, pull him topside.
Whoopee! | go washee by Blue Noun
tain Lake, big hotel, locke for heap
washee when Mclean ladee Gomez in
with whitee dless and nobby Mclean
man come, plenty washee, plenty mon
ey.''
Well, Sam, did you get rich there?
Plenty washee and plenty dollarP''
mo washee. no dollal. Mclean la
dee blue dless, Mclean man blue shit,
SasA SAA A"o5 In1CC W00k6. no WASH.
Pave on lailload, walkee back Catchee
tout ale samey fore go
.'How did you get the trout, Samp
tell me all about it
''Old booster stoppe in hotel He
say Sam, come in boat for guide on
lake, me give half dollal day So Iget
IN boat with old booster and go topside
lake to see him scoopee tlout. He get
out little bamboo stick and put on sting
and little fly. He thlow ffy but tloutee |
no eatee. Put on more fly, putty flv on |
sting when he see tlout come topside. |
and show tail way of. He thlow out |
and stick out hand, no catchee Leach |
out again. and PUNK he GO out boat and |
get all wette. Me no leavee him, but
pull him topside in boat. He flaid to
go BACK TO hotel cause boys laff, so he
tell me go shore make fire. Imake fire
and he pull ont big bottle whisky and
get dly. L say go SCOPE flout so bows
Ion IAN when we come backside hotel
when mo catchee. So / go out and
'hlow fly. Think get big buIgee on old
'lucker to get all fun and half dollal
IN he sit by fire so sick
So L thlow fly, ale samey Mclean
Gan, and say me no ely baby if get wet
&C. ike Old looster, you bettee You liv-
n; so L thiow and thlow and eatchee
lg nsh and thinkee shakee old Iooster.
nd go to hotel and showee tlout to Mel |
can iadee and braggee allie same Nell
an man. So | takee boat and leave | |
Ia booster on shore. He yellee like | J
IN, no hear, just hoe nv own row.
o on to hotel, takee fish on sitting. and
how fine ladee big tlout She laugh !
nd say niece tlout, and call Mclean
ian. He lookee and say 'tloutee be {
lowed, you gottee hawn dace So I
attee stick fore old booster come long {
de hotel and kickee me topside stom- s
ia, and hoof it down load twenty-five I
lies to lailload and stealee Tide to Sal Q
oga Heap washee in Salitoga, water I
! taste like old tin pail . p
well, Sami was that all the trout 2
,u took, one horned dace2,'
Yes. tout. hawn daee. allie same.
me calle tloutee, some Gale hawn
lce- Gale tlout when Mclean man |
Dope himself. Gale hawn dace when
Ter teller or Chinaman SCOPE Allie | a
NEE, catchee tout like Mclean man =
Adiioadacks- When you go topside q
dilondacks again., You takee me fol a
llde. L showee you how SCOPE tioaf G;
th fly on sting. Bye bye. =
With smile that was childlike and W
and, Sam Lung PUNCHED off in the di-
ction OF the Bowery, scarcely soiIipp OF
g white soles of his shoes in the m,d
Broadway as he crossed it. M