The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-24
JOHN -SWEARS OFF.
THE cHlNAMAN's NEW YEARS. DAY
Which LaatA . Nak-soms OF IT. ObssHvAncsa
AmosH the C,i,suai washss Asn Ia Wheel.
ips-A Good Csston 10 Borrow, from
the PAgasi-lnttrvisw with Oas.

An 1ETrtLiorScEa man heard friend say
yesterday that last Sunday was the Chimes
New Years day, and his curiosity TO know
whether the Acknowledged Celsstials "swear
or on their New Years led him 10 drop
Into the Chinese laundry adjoining the City
Building and attemp. to gather some lnios.
nation. All he could get In response to all
sorts Of inquiries was: ny
"Donu stresta; Joe him tella you. Him
talka top-sids Anglees."
The reporter took the hint after about ths
twentieth repetition, and went down q
street," into the laundry on the corner OF
Market and Fourteenth streets. Here tive OF
the Celesslats were gathered at the ironing
table, smoking peculiar looking and more
peculiar smelling pipes, and playing some
sort ofa game with pieces OF maailia paper
having Chinese characters on them, and look.
Ing for all tho word Ike "washee checkees."
''slaa..eyed sons OF Cashay, hello!" tbs re.
porter greeted them. ~
Hello" said boylsh looking member OF
the group, without turning bis head. while
the others were apparently absorbed IN the
game.
"Elow is wAsheC.washee today
No takee wRshee to-day; nery Monday
you come, )" one Of them replied, but none Of
them looked around. f"
(Which Of you Johns 10 Joe n asked the
reporter.
IA! Johnnie; no Joe; Joe move clevely,
Ohio"
"Well, which OF you talks good English2'
mo talk belly good walt Joe come back
nsxy week" -, SD. t..... &. 81. $780,
why dOutyou take In any washing this
"Legly cns.omer-me gAshee him-he In
hurry. Not washss you-not got time"
mot talkee god Angles. Joe movs."
isn't this a nolidAy?'
Don't know holiday"
when Is your New Year's?'
"Ne1y year."
wasn't It on last Sunday
"No; ne1y Sunday"
"Ne1t Sunday, isit?'
Nobody deigned 10 reply, and the game
was resumed, a chatter like that made by q
\ cage fall OF mobkeys starting with II. The
reporter eyed the game awhile, and WAS Try.
Ing 10 imagine In what 1t Co.'s sted, when the
jabber suddenly ceased, the Celestials drop.
ped their cards and turned toward the re-.
porter, and the boyish looking one said:
why wau.y know for?'
II wantto print it-put II In newspaper
Tor people TO read. Can you read?'
mot Engls read: me sabee some talkee-
talkee pidgln.'
"When Is your New Year, -,r
"Now. Commences last Sunday 10 night.
Be here next Sunday in night"
"Lssts all week, does II p
LAS all weekly. Ebery day New Year.
Las Sunday old year stop; NEXT Sunday New
Year begin. 6sbte?'
"rh!s week doesn't count, then?'
mo work now unless ,ee man in hurry.
Have fun; play game Likely DISCO see man
up stleet-man up s,lect come down see him.
Smoke togslly-eat legally. Get money man
owe him-pay money owe man. No owe
money New Year come" ,as
"pAy all your debts up, do you?'
"Pay clean"
"Da you hsvs any e1ercisss-any ser,
Tices?' the reporter began, but seeing look
OF mystifcation on the yellow youths face,
he altered bis diction.
Have Chinee church,
XIII chicken Sunday In uight-catcii
blood-clo!h"- he took up snowy sheet
OF unironed linen, half as large as a table
cl0th-"bury chieken-hurn joss stick-no
church."
The reporter attempted TO penetrate fur.
ther into the obssrvances Of tho day, bnt
the other heather evidently thought that
their young countryman had given enough
OF the thing away, and they again began TO
jabber. The intruder thanked the young
fellow and withdrew, thinking It would be
c0mmendable reform for the "Melican men"
to adopt the debt-paying feature OF the
Chinese New Year