Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-03
CHINESE CHAT.
q Morning Rambie Among tho Celes
ffals
From the Aug,sta Gao Chronicle.


licenses, that these are about 20 more
than wanted.
With the exception Of our wash-tuO
artist, Sing Sang, one OF the best-humofed
fellows in the world, and his two assist
ants in the laundry, our Chinese ciiizehs
are all merchants They keep little grocery
stores, and retail IN small quantities TO
the negroes and poorer white people.
They seem to like the place and some o.
them have been here for a dozen years.
Most OF them have ueatly-panted signs
IN front Of their stores. and with the eN-
ceutiOn of the New York Cheap Cash
store" Dorsey Lee" and "Chas. +. MUIR
phv Il Co." these Sims clearly Indicate
the nationality Of the storekeepers. FOR
instance. Loo Bong; Cham hW0ng
Eung: Jim ChOmg; Loo Chong y Co.;
Hia Han Long; Sou kee; Chung hung;
Hop Lee; ChOng Loo; Too CHUNG LOO
and Chung WBh. Dorsey Lee and Chas.
u. Murphy s. Co. run the largest estab-
lishments, and carry stocks OF goods
amounting TO several thousand dollars.
Except our wasnee wasnee Cinnamon,
who are recent lmportations, the Celes-
tials in this city have cut OF their pig
tails, turned out mOustaches, thrown
away their wooden shoes and blOuses, and
dress alice samee Mclean man.
There is one thing, however, in which
the Chinaman is not likee Mclean man
he don't want to be interviewed. Let
newspaper man 20 In Chlnaman's store
and announce his business, and the al
mOpd-eyed child OF sin Immediately
crawls in his hole and pulls the hole In
after him. lie becomes dumb as an oys-
ter. The scribe may pump as much as ne
Dleases but i'm vain.
The reporter having learned this much
in a recent attempt to procure the facts
about Chinee's wedding, he was fore
armed yesterday and knew just how to 90
about getting Chiuaman TO talk without
suspecting anything.
Saunteriug into Chas. h. Murphy ~
Co.'s. the reporter bought &c. worth OF APP
Piles that would have ioundered pig, and
while they were being put IN bag com
pimented the proprietor on the looks OF
bis store, exchanged comments on the
weather. and hy the time the apples were
counted out and change made 9oOd-hu-
mored CONVEX iatiOn was in progress:
'That is an odd name for Chinaman,"
suggested the scribe, pointing to the
sign.
grunt of assent and a conscious
chuckle were the only reply.
chow does a ChlnamaG come by the
name Of MurphyY
"Chmaman mally Ihsh woman, putee
llish woman name on signee.'
'tInstead of your wife taking your name,
then, you took hers
Business in wifee name, put wifee's
name on sign and he smiled consciously
as II he would add ,"Ale samee Mclean
man,
when q Chinamau marries an Irish
woman he gives up all idea Of going back
to China, doesn't heP'
"Chmaman no takee llish woman to
China Then, after a short pause: "llish
man no likee Chinaman, but ilish woman
likee Chinaman;" and he laughed good
hlmoredly at his own righteousness.
Then, as if fearing he had said too much,
or was. misunderstood, he added, "but
daps all fun, j0kee."
When it came to the point that a sol
emned-eYed child Of Hong Kong thought
II necessary 10 explain a joke 70 an Ameri-
can, the reporter could stand it no longer,
and bidding Willie Loo Chong, the hus-
band Of Mrs. Murphy, gOod-daY. strolled
across the street TO the "New York Cheap
Store" While crossing the street the APP
pies were offered to q small boy, but he
thought he was being guyed and passed
on. A few steps farther a negro woman
Was prevailed on to take them and the
mOrtuary report will be scanned with
Lb-AA@
Not wishing any more apples, chest
nuts We're asked for, but luckily none
were in stock.
The New York Cash Store formerly
comprised the whole of the building on
the northeast corner Broad and Marbury
streets, but now it is partitioned of and
sub-rented to other parties who run bar
In the Marbury side Of it. Loo Chong the
brother Of Willie) runs the New York
start business in Augusta. He and his
brother used 10 run wholesale tea and
grocery business down near Monument
street, on the north side OF Broad. He
says he has lost about 10000, and now
runs only the little store In which he stood.
He rents out the larger part of the store.
and says be makes more money that way
than in running a big business.
Loo ChOng has been IN America over
sixteen years, and has made a great deal
of money, though he says he has lost IL
all. lie first ran a wholesale tea and cOf-
fee business in Baltimore, and employed
a steam engine in roasting the coffee.
They imported the tea at a cost Of Doc.
pound, free OF duty, and sold il at 81 70,
making s 40 a pound. He made $40. 600
IN Baltimore, frequently taking in 1880
on Saturday. and having $500 or $1,000
clear money for the days profits after pay
ing all expenses.
"Are YOU making money nOwY
ono. Can't make money in this town
now. Margin too small. Hayee sellee so
cheapee. No money in it."
The above was ELECTED by series OF
questions which Loo Chong answered,
after first satisfying himself that his
questOner was merely killing time Ii the
town, and asking questions through idle
curiosity.
Lower down Broad street, in Fung
Liang's store, chestnuts were again
sought in vain.
SHOWS businessp
"Not muchee." So
"You have nice store and stock of
goods"
"Not muchee."
"Well, you are making money and get
ting rich, hope"
"N0t muchee" ...
This was growing somewhat monoto-
nous. Dld you learn 20 speak EngliBh
her6f"
"speakee English in San Flisco."
GLOW long have you been hereW
"F0ur years. You liyee heroW
"Yes0
81 tort YOU was stranger"
II recently came from AtlantRv--which
was strictly true, but was rather decep-
ton. as understood by the Chinaman. al
see by the papers the Augusta merchants
are about 70 shut down on the Chinaman.
WHY Is thatY
"Melican man jealous Of Chinaman.
Chmaman makee money. gettee trade,
makpe Mclean man mad"
L aH So Al.