The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-02-13
Cinnamon aud ch,uarncu.

have learned. writes II. Shorwin 10
the Orgrlnaf N8nAiy, that thore ara
Cinnamon and Cinnamon. As vel
Judge the Maine farmer lad by the New
lock ciiy arab as tho well-hrd. houcst
steady young tc'loW from thc rice farms
Up the river from Canton. hy the Hong
Kong street cody or dock rat Afot
people arr quite without discrimination
in selecting Chinese workman. and
seem 10 think 4 z pUro luck whether
they get q cleas-skinned brght.tyed
boy. modest, intelligent. and trust
worthy. or a hard-l0oking o,d opium
smoker. Il Is perfectly possible 20
select with some certainty. bat The only
way | know 10 do Il is 70 be- acquainted
with somc Aensihlc, Trustworthy China.
man. and eNplain TO hint what YOU
want. and il L u his opinion ihat YOU
will he fair aud agreeable employer,
whom .he scan@fcal justified Ia rctbu.
mendin@ to his friends, xrn wifi a.
soon as he eau find tho right man. 10
very satisfactorily supplied. Bus II YOU
have bad reputation as an employer
If you are unreasonable or bad pay on
unpleasant in your ways and inconsidcr.
ate OF u servants feelings, you viii hs
politely told, month after month, that
no suitable boy has yet been found.
For these farmers boys are self-respect-
ing fellows, They viii not take insult.
ing treatment, nor even rough Jokes,
they viii not bear aggrossions on thor
personal dignity | have known ons Of
tlt.ts, a..
article of food was locked mp from him,
on the ground that there was only
enough 70 20 around the family; vet ho
would, probably, II nothing had been
said TO him, have estimated that somo-
one must 20 without. and silently ro-
Trained from taking any himself. a. |
have often known them to do, even when
Il was q favoritc dish. Many house.
hold has been suddenly deprived Of It's
very satisfactory cook because SOMEONE
had Knocked him rudoly or put hands
on him roughly. Il Is worth while 10
note this, in view Of the popular idea
that a Chinaman will go anywhere and
endure anything for money. On tho
contrary. many Of this class Of China
men will throw up paying position
and remain some time out OF work
sooner than receive indignity
They are. In fact speak for my own
acquaintance among them; Others may
have different experience gentlemen.
They show instlnetiveIy simple refine
mcnt and careful breeding. Ia my own
home We have in more than "a dozen
years had only two cooks, handsome
young fellows from the same village;
and IN all these years, spent Under Tho
same roof, IN the isolation Of country
house. may say that have had pretty
fair opportunity 10 know these boys.
And have found them both essentially
gentlemen. | have never seen u Euro-
pean foreigner of their humble class
who approached them in refinement,
simple dignity, and uufailng sense Of
prUpriety | do not know how mnny
Of our own boys could 20 to "a foreign
land and carry of such u position 50
well. In a somewhat crudcr way, tho
farm hands that ! have seen much Of
show the same native refinement and
though they are often bnshful
and awkward. And | do not doubt
that they all have been, In fnct, care.
fully bred In their simple homes by
painstaking parents. When they be-
come certain that you intend no ridi-
vule. and viii listen with entire respect,
they viii tell you o little about ihcr
homes aud from their fraeinentary ne
eountA It is easy 10 get an idea of tho
plain, honest, and temperate peasaniry
from which they come; and il IS an idea
that must give one sincere respect for
them.