The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-11-25
Ching Chong.

Ching Chong is 4 child OF the vel
low dragon. upon whose ccpper-col
ored forehead the sun of thirty au
tumps has cast his lnmistakabl
mark Ching Chong is a followe
of Confucius he worships tn
bones of bis ancestors, and ON th'
natal day of the great Joss he relig
icusly decapitates yeariing rooster
and burns yellow fire cracker papel
before the altar Of bis patron saint.
Ching Chong believes also, as tht
sacred priests ofthe Chinese divinity
Yang.tse-K -Ki-Bang-Ban taught him
while vet a canny kid, that at the
time Of an eclipse an internal dragon
seeks TO devour the sun, and Is only
frightened of by promiscuous
beating Of milk-pans, gongs, coal
scuttles, cofiee-pots, and the demoli-
ton of a miscellaneous collection Of
tinware, accompanied by vocal ex-
hibit that would knock sheol out OF
the ramut and put a gang OF college
freshmen TO the blush. Ching
Chong felt happy yesterday. The
fact that the San Francisco coroner
had been forced to give up bis cap
tured Chinese boneyard infused
peace and Joy into his Mongolian
soul with the thought that one day
be would thus be boiled, and his
scraped bundle Of lime phosphates
be packed in a tin case, sent TO has
relatives ia the rice-felds Of Yang
how- Chi Ling Bong and be worship
ped by coming generations with OBJ
lations Of rice-cakes, rat on toast,
and crow-nest's soup. So be I'M
bibed the festive forty rod till the
shutting off of the electric lights per-
suaded him that an eclipse OF the
sun was about to threaten the uni
verse. Ia terrified haste he visited
his friends in the alley between Six
teenth aud Seventeenth streets and
I.arimer and Lawrence, and finding
no orthodox material with which to
frigh,en away the engarging and en-
gagine dragon beyond a few deceas-
ed tomato cans, be attempted to
make up the difference in vocal ex-
hortation after his Own peculiar way.
Shortly some one fired a revolver
10 irlghlen him, but it only stimu-
lated further exertions, enlivened
now by a Chinese dcrgish dance.
which brought in a crowd and in
vestigaiion by the police. When ar
rested, Ching Chong had apparently
swallowed a spring mattress, and
had started bis tongue on tour
across the continent. He would
raisee muchee hellee like Mclean
man be would shootee back If he
had a gun; no foolse Ching Chong.
he cleanee out crowd. and psintee
town red heap washee morrow and
gel monee Tor more drubk he
fightee dragon, eat up sun hi +, hi :
The police nnfeelingly spoiled the
crowds fun by putting a head on
this interesting Asiatic performance.
and escorting the actor to the jug
Ching Chong smote the air with
his tongue vigorously all the way,
and offered to teach his captors the
imperial dialect if they would only
give him little more time. But
not being in search Of such know
ledge they fired him into the cooler,
where he passed the night revolving
many things in his mind. From
his pockets were unearthed Il much
abused silk handkerchief, the toe of
q sacred toad, key 20 the Denver
Joss-house, A tablet enumeratlng
the souls of his ancestors, five cop
per taels, a beef skewer and seven
hairDins strung on yellow paper as
a charm against evil spirits. Three
friends with very long cues and per-
suasive mien, calculated TO the po-
lice official in broken China their
earnest and heartfelt desire 20 bail
their Celestial brother out, and
promised all manner ofthings to the
lieutenant in charge, bnt it was no
20, and Ching Chong viii have
chance to explain TO Judge Barnum
this morning the minor beauties OF
this phase OF Chinesa faith.-DenrcT
y'ribuac- Republican.