Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-12

CHING; CHONG.
The Effect Of Bad Whisky DC a Happy. Ct
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Ching, Chong is a'child of'tle yellow
dragon, upon whose ;copper-colored
forehead the sun of thirty autumns has
cast his, unmistakable mark. Ching
Chong is a follower Of 'Contucius; he
worships the bones of his ancestors,
and on the natal day of the great Joss
he religious}y decapitates q yearsiug
rooster and burns yellow tire-cracker
paper before the altar of his patron
saint.
Ching Chong believes also, as the
sacred priests of the Chinese divinity,
Yang-tse-K-Bang-B Bang, taught him
while,yet Il canny kid. that at the time
of az E'eclipse an Internal dragbn seeks
to devour the sun, and liz only fright
ened of by pro1hiscuous beating of
milk+pans, gongs, :coal-scuttles, coffee
pots, and the demolition of miscella-
neous collection of tinware. accompa-
MED by vocal exhibit that would
knock sheol out<ef the gamut and put
a gang of college freshmen to the
blush. Ching Chong felt happy yes
terday. The fact that the San Fran-
cisco coroner had been forced to give
up his captured Chinese boneyard in
fused peace and Joy into his Mongolian
soul with the thought that one day he
would thus be boiled. and his scraped
bundle OF lime phosphates be packed in
a tin Case, sent to his relatives in the
rice-felds of Yang~how-Ghi-Ling- Bong
and he worshipped by coming genera
tiocs with oblations of 'rice-cakes, raj
on toast, and crow-nest's soup. So he
imbibed the festive forty-rod till the
shutting off OF the electric lights per.
suaded him that an eclipse Of the SUE
was about to threaten the universe. II
terrified haste he visited bis friends il
the alley between Sixteenth and Sew
enteenth streets and Larimer aud Lew.
renee, and iuding no orthodox materi
al with which to 1rightsu away the en-
gorging and engaging dragon beyonc
few deceased tomato cans, he at
tempted to make up the difference i1
vocal exhortation after his own pecu
| liar way.
Shortly some one fred revolver tt
frighten him, but it only stimulated
| further exertlons, enlivencd now by :
Chinese uervish dance, which brough
in a crowd and investigation by the p0
lice. When arrested, Ching Chons
had apparently swallowed q sprinj
mattress, and had started his tongue OF
a tour across the continent, He woult
{ raisee anuchee hellee! like Melical
| man; he would shootee back if he ha,
! a gun; no foolee Ching Chong! h
cleanoe out crowd, and paintee tow
red! heap washee morrow and ge
monee for more drunk! he fghtee dra
!: gon, eat up sun! hi! hi! The police un
feelingly spoiled the crowds fun b
! putting q head on this interesting
l Asiatic performance, and escorting til
actor to the jug:
! Ching Chong smote the air with hi
i tongue vigorously all the way, an
offered to teach his captors the impe
rial dialect if they would only give hi1
I little more time. But not being i
search OF such knowledge they IRE
him into the cooler, where he passe
the night revolving many things in hi
mind. From his pockets were ur
eartked much-abused silk handkel
chief, the toe OF a sacred toad, a key
the Denver Joss-kouse,a q tablet enulnel
ating the souls OF his ancestors, fiv
copper taels, beef skewer, and seve
halrpins strung on yellow paper as
charm against evil spirits. Thre
friends with very long cues and pei
suasive mien, calculated to the polio
official in broken China their earnes
and heartfelt desire to bail their G,
/ lestial brother out, and promised a
manner of things to the lieutenant
charge, but it was no go, and Chin
Chong will have chance
explain to Judge Barnum this mor'
l ing the minor beauties of this phase .
Chinese faith.-Demrer 1ribu,se-Repu,
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