Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-16
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LAUNDnY,IEN'S UUAl0n.
4 cacHCLca DEGREES COME F-A-
TURe3 CT ECNccLiAn LIFE.
A CA.nanaa Who Eeeaaie . Save TO Hi
teiec-cop was a. a se.eF-Ecnd ef
sociaI CIa..--old ia Concaence--'sAm
So and Chinese Sandwiches


with said the old bachelor was Il little
weascned up fellow. not more than I've
feSt high. who had store on Washington
street Next door to him was an italian
shoemaker Lee for that Was he laundry
mani name. WIS q Ilost iaclturu inGi-
yiilIal. even for one of hts race, but lie
had peculiarly lie used to sing. not
only in his shop. but also. il u lower voice.
wien he w9s walking along tie street
II was when he was hard CT work upon
the LJsoEl Of some refractory shirt that
he could 10 heard Ct his best. or. cs some
might put it. at his worst. Lees voice
was not 4 pleasing one, even wren exer
ci,.ed on the lower notes only. but wnen
be had got warmed rp and essayed to
reach the higher key it was positively
heart rcading Low his subordinaics. OF
WHOM he lad two. stood 1t. Is beyond
human comprehension Lees voice grew
upon Liza and when last knew hiE he
Was perfect Save to 1t.
NY ne3t launLrymaa WIS character
10 was about 30 wears old. fairly good
looking. iudccd by Tie American stand
ard and spoke Engiish quite lucntly
lie answered to the name of Top N'ah.
but always called hisa Eop for short
soIETIiSO OF Jol.L:,
"Cv degrees, and when | lad satisfied
roo h.t Lad 10 Intention of ratroniz
ing his rival across the street. for whom
ho entertained q profound yet plying
ccntcEl1t, lie told ne some of his History
lie lid beca ten years in America. and
about Iii. years in ErOoalyn. asked lin
ore day II Lis Parents vorc alive. lie re
Piled HAT he believed Lis mother vas.
and cGLcd, Cid man Gcad long tine.
Tnen hc laughed quite rlerrly. Is if the
ol4cr Ecps Ceceasc was good deal OF q
jche. lie vent TO Sunday school rcSu
laIly. and tais accounted for his rrufi
cie.cy in nc English language lie went
10 Mott street cutie frequently, too. as lie
Informed me. and in his way thin; was
= rounGcr happening one afternoon 10
notice Cod L css Cur uorlc' riotto Of
tho regulation PATTERN fastened to tho
wall alongside Of Chinese almanac, |
as..ol hin If he was a Christian. lie
shook lis lead very omphatically. and
t,,cn laughed SO that thought lie would
ILL OF his ligh stool When | said that
it seemed {, lccr to find Il Christian r,o;to
il, LcathCa place Of business. he vin.;cd
81 re with treat Deliberate and re
Ecreod. jerking lis thumb in tie Girec-
ton of the card. Catch trade. everything
goes. Certainly there were TO tiles OIL
Hop, end LIS I.nowlcdCo Of current slang
IVES both profound c,.d a2tly applied Dy
aad by he cot ncrc r.ottocs. and in u
short tire tie shop inside looked Ike q
mission school.
Ono very cold afternoon last winter
he YES about E-lf frozen whcu he called
ct my room with tic week, washing As
hy laid down tic bundle he made some
remark about TIC temperature which
sounGcd vastly Like Oh expression used by
CrrcgcncrGtc Christians I'D proceeded to
rub h.s hands vigorously. Noticing that
lie Looked ci.ectionate!y Cpoa q glass Of
hot WHISKY and water which | had just
brcwcd fer EyGclf, asked him if lie
would Lave orc. t,oD 'Gidnt rllnd if he
did, and - Ito manner in which he got
away With tho S;caniins beverage | was
led to bcl!ovo that it Was not by any
Elcar5 lis lrct attcult. After this got
into TIC way Of offering li.1 u bora when
ever 10 haprcacl to Gnd TIC in. AMI |
cant rccollCct that lie ever refused C1c
Of Lis weekly visits vas made the day be
foro last Christmas | we5 feeling ct
peace with ITO world myself and when
l.o2 Lad got away nth lis customary re
frcsLcr | suggested bat another would
rot hurt i:iEi. T. reed with 1c, re
rzar,-iny quito aisily ;.iat 10 'vo;:ld have
to 20 ne. and Helped himself 10 his
second drink. cn cyca Larger GEO than The
first. end that vas 10 tablespoonful.
cE9wiTJ CONFIDENTIAL.
Not TO be outdonc in generosity 10 Of
fcrcl re q clear, which lie too, out of his
hat. sad which doliEed. having already
had experience cf l..:cv7ise liars. Think
Hop must have strue., hospitality in other
quarters Lcfore reaching re for after tho
second gl-ss Of whisky Eo took q chair
BY tho IRE end put his hccl3 TIP on tho
mantel Iicco. lie was remarkably rood
hunorcl and growing confidential Said
ho was about tired OF work, and thought
that Lo would soon GO back 10 China,
where lie would marry and settle down to
. life OF case At tho rcfegc2co 10 mar
riaSo lie stuck lis thumb a=;oug ny ribs
and cIucklcl otter tho fashion Of hsic:ics
Nhcn lie arose to co saw plainly that in
addition to his large bag Of clothes DO
would have TO carry hor2e with hin very
well dovcloPed jag lie waved lis hat ct
nc Is lie lett the room. end heard hin
trying 10 whistle as Lo went down the
Erst iliCh: of stairs. At the head of the
second light lie lost LIS balance and fell
Ee2dlous. striking ke street toor as if lie
had lccn Slot OFT Ct e c-:apult. Lc as
not hurt. at least lie cid rot appear to he,
for, picking himself and his t@,; up. he let
himself cut, ED from tho widow next
saw Lin tac.;icg rather unsteady down
tho Street il tho direction Of Lis hone.
lie rsLe no reference TO lis rlisha7 WHEN
he called again. rcr lid | say an thing,
but l-op got no mere whisky.
Larry in tic rev year lie called ono
rorGing before | IVES up. earning With
hin bottle Of rico brady, Sam ST.. as
it is called in China, and sor-e Chinese
sandwiches. l-c said it vas some Lind Of
feast day among Lis people end he Wished
&c to have a share Of tse Cocl thin-s
Going. II2CinG tic Sanl Su too rich for
my stomach. pl,cod it on top Of a con.
vcuicut ash barrel in tho street. II any
one Grs-S il. ri;y Lin sincerely. The
sandwiches vc-cCCite novelty Gi.d taken
before breakfast | found them TO be quite
cpPctizinr Instead Of bread slices Of
icro1 were used. and in Place of neat or
cheese Greca Ciascr. eighty slsialalcd
with salt. IEesc sandwiches. uop sub
seQUcntly Informed ETC. were in great de-
rland il Lis own country by Gentlemen
who had Dclo a night of il Last Nay
Lo2 saLcd fer Long korT. taking with
Liza n the inside rockc. Of Lis sill; bloGse
COCO in American gold. lie called to
wish nc good BY. and expressed Lis Eope
that II lie E-oUll ever return to BROOKLYN,
which. However. vas not likely. would
again favor Inn with Ey CUSTOM
&C. L. C. In Eroo@Iyl LaSle-