The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-01

ness general environment indicating re-
Gently expended money. A gentleman sits
on the porch, his feet on the railing, his hat
far down over his eyes. Hi Chang ap-
breaches, accompanied by the ubiquitous
Waggy, attached as usual to a string.
Hi Chang, addressing soles of feet on
railing-"Me chatchee him-dog-one time
more.'
No response.
Chinaman, in higher key-"This time he
kill tlee looster, one little chickee.''
| No answer.
Hi Chang continues, DECENTRALIZATION
him sheep, dive in corner fence, bark, bark,
| till sheep no can stand make sick"
Rambling voice under hat-"Feed the
| beast on chickens, mutton, Durham bulls,
JERSEY pigs and other vermin. It's just as
profitable a way of disposing of the truck as
any have found"
Long, reverberating howl from Wagner.
Feet on railing come down with a thunder
ing clap.
Hang the demoniac bruter'
"Hi Chang, sententiously and approving
| ly-"All light-hang him light away"
Soliloquizes as he drags the resisting
Wagner off-"He too muchee thinkee-in-
side him; no good thinkee."
Gentleman losses a half-smoked cigar
aside, and entering the house, he partazes
of something out of bottle. He looks at his
watch.
"Half-past four only; thought I'd been
| scorching ON that porch three hours. This is
the striving, active Western life which was
to make a new man of me, and choke off all
morbid retrospections. Morbid retrospect
ions seem to me about all the place is made
for. drive them off with brandy, or try to,
and my nerves are going to the deuce. The
| howl of miserable little cur starts the
most insane fancies in my brain. I'd better
be moving further on somewhere-try a
South Sea island, or try the climatic influ-
ences of kamchatka. won't wait to find
as big a fool as myself to pay me the worth
of my improvements on this income devour-
! ing ranch. III charge him only for the eli
mate, about half as much as paid for it
myself (iratcly hopping his shining brow,
land throw in the new barns, fences and
| agricultural implements If all the idiots
sWarmng to this gigantic fraud of an over
advertised paradise lose as much coin as
have lost and gain as little peace Of mind
He hears outside an intcrmingling Of pig
con English and canine means, and he
oil lhNo " lllN hillNON, anu tACldlIIlS. d
Jupiter! what's the pagan up to! l say,
Chang, let the beast alone! Are you fool
enough to suppose I'll let you hang the
or any where else"
Iii Chang-"No hang him: We'll, what
must do now:''
He stands with dangling rope and patient
expression, Waggy subducdly lamenting the
i-,ctahilifU pf human int AuTinpc nd ina
fate.
The Boss-"Lct him gol Keep him out OF
| my sight and hearing! Give him beef
steak"
III.
Hi Chang, hanging out clothes on line. He
chirps vivacious Chinese melody. Odelil
approaches from rear and addresses China
mans white-shirted back
SIS there any body on this place besides
you.'
Hi Chang, intensely gracious-"O, you
come make visit! Veily glad see you =
velly hot day! Me here all by self"
| Odelia, rapidly twirling string of sun
bonnet, but speaking with sort of pulled up
| by-roots politeness-'Yes very warm Cay.
l have come to ask if you have seen any
thing of my little dogs He is missing since
Saturday.
| Hi Chang, ympathetically-'You lose
him dog: Pity--heap pityl What kind
| dogs Black-white place on tail!"
Odclia. keeping grip on her feelings
"No; little dog-lcng hGr-all gray"
Chinaman, moditativcly swinging coil of
wet sheet to and fro-"Littee dog-all gray
Long time go me see one all samee that"
Voice from n-bonnet, like boiling over
kettle-"You deceiving caa! you've seen
him yesterday or to-day, sure as you're
standing there alive and grinning like a
corpse! Where is it you're keeping the
dog!n
Hi Chang in high pitched wondcr-" lie
keep him! What for me keep him dogr'
"ro play your tricks with the devil"
Hi Chang, with sudden illumination
30, may be so he go devil, and may he so
you lil1ee 90 find him.
Odelia, twitching Chinaman's sleeve, bon
net falling off in her agitation-"Hcre you,
| take this dollar for the chickens, and get
me the dog"
Hi Chang sliding out of her grasp, and
cycling thedollar with a speculative squinr-
dollar too muchee for dog, not 'nough 2or
chickce."
Odelia, wildly-"So it's for money you're
holding the dog, are you! You're thinking
it's me you can cheat and rob. You'll see
you'll see" Goes off with a rush.
Hi Chang, excessively courteous-''Y GU
so now! Goodbye; come again soon"
".
Hi Chang at table chopping hash in time
to his favorite melody. He hears approach
ing steps. He smiles and blinlls in response
TO lnn ~,
tinues to chop theoretically.
Low, sweet voice at the door, am look
ing for little lost dog"
Hi Chang dropping hash-knife as if shot,
turns to see young and handsome lady,
who is certainly not Odelia. The pagan,
breathless with wonderment, seems about
to PROSTATE himself in Oriental alteration.
He speaks in honeyed tones-"Dog blong
yous My! my! me no sabe b'long you! Me
no sabe you-me sabee ole woman. She
come here, talkee heap bad; me talk velly
poll, and all time she get more mad.'
Lady, sweetly-"Yesi Well, it is my dog,