Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-01-05
some STORIES IN PIGEON ENGLISH.
Wong Lee. an 1wseliigent Denver Celes-
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Wong Lee is quite an intelligent Chi
naman, but not without some supe,
stitutions OF his race. He speak
English indiflerently, but manages t,
make himself understood. He cal
also read English so as to understan,
it passably well, and what he can
understand he gets some friend {.
interpret for him. Wong was mucl
interest in the trial OF the Anarchists
and was enthusiastically wild the da,
OF their execution. In conversation
with a News reporter the other day
Wong ~aid:
"Velly glad to see EN- swing Melica,
Highbinder, Chicago"
"Do you mean the Anarchists ?"
Yes; ale same bad like Chinamar
lIishbinder."
''Do the ltighbinders use bombs ?''
''LOng time ago, not now. China
man make bombs long befo' Melicar
man make bombs. You know it? Sc
one time long ago F'lenchman come to
ehina. Chlnaman tell Flenchman 90
back. f'ienchman not 90 back. Chi
naman lite f'lenchnan letter say you
no 90 back Chinaman KILL Not cut
him OFF head but blow up. Flench.
man laugh. say Chinanlan not fight.
Chnaman woman. Flenchman go out
on plain-6,0OO. Chinanan get him
heap bamboo stick big rs leg. Fill
him with blOw-up and bullicks. Stick
him in fuse. and belly him in ground.
Next day Chinanan say we now ready
TO- fight. Come on. f'lenchman come
on. Get him light on ground between
Chinman and Fienchman had been
night befO'. big Ch:naman captain
tell him go back, but he not 90 back
Bang. Boom When wind blow him
smoke away, no mo- Flenchman, nile
gone"
When Wong told this story he was
excited and wrought up as any anna
teur elocutiOnist. As he seemed to be
in n humor for telling stories he was
to 90 on.
"tielichman can't whip Cninaman,"
he said. "Chinaman might whip
t'lenchman ii he go to Flance. but
ch'naman don't want to 90 to Flance.
Fle'ichman come to China once mo-.
Chlnaman nab bis boss on. on plain.
chinaman hab his hoss Claimed to
.ome and feed him WHEN lac ling "a bell.
Feed him on one kind oh meal; and
hoss got nothing else. but come fast
when you ling ii bell. Chinaman let
500 hoss out on plain. Build him big
stable hold all hoss. Make him wide.
lo- Snst 80 h4a.. In. ~
Knives Ova' do. Flenchnan take all
800 hoss and put bigcaptains on him.
hinanlah get on top stable and ling
peli. Fielichman can't hold him. Inn
% fast to the stable to Get him meal.
loss he go in Stable. Biz knife cut oil |
bead. Head he fall. one |
N dis side. one on Iat side. Al |
'lenchmans dead. Biz captains. Den
'hlnanian let lest Ficnchman 20 |
'Ome. No want to kill him all. Kill
'ig captains.
You know how CInaman tell when
'art ner cheat ," asked Wong canuinr
he subject.
NO, do not"
'thinaman 90 in with partner.
maybe cousin. At end oh year both
l'ist 30 to joss house and tell loss all |
bou. HIM. Ii thlnanlan lie, big snake
onedOwn flom tiee in joss house and
lite him and Chinaman die. Some
lme both Chinaman die. Both cheat.
ome time Chnaman tink his pari npr
heat and he say To partner get in
oat and go acloss lihber. VI China
nan cheat when he get in middle of
bher, big ting, TO legs, bite him
iouth."
Wong here had to go into panio-
ilne to describe wha, he meant.
Turtle, suggested the reporter.
Yes, dats him." answered Wong.
lesnapt thinaman and Gilman die. -
How is it when you cncat white
lan?"
No sin cheat Mclean man. Must
Ot tell Mclean man what anyihlno
Dst, can't sell him No snake bite.
o ting snap. But YOU come down
~ cousin Jim's house some time he
III you mo stolies dan can. Jim
peak and lite good Melican."
Wong explained before takin. lis
apartnre, however, q curious c,ist ON
Inons the Chinese. He said that I
hen one contracted debt and did
OF pay it his chil'licn and children's !
iildi'en to the fourth generation we're
'sponsible for it. lie said that some
mes n har,i-hearted creditor would
lact his pound OF flesh, and he had
.ard oi the last of u debt of 500
.ilg paid 100 years after il was con :
News.