The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-21
TEACHING A cnINAMAN.
A Little Girl Artiessiy Relates Her Exps'
ricnce with . Heather.

''Oh. say" she exclaimed to Wash
ington Star reporter. throwing great
emphasis on the say" and her face
beaming with sudden recollection.
'have told you about my ChinamanP'
She was a modest little schoolgirl. aud
her question seemed tt'iiio odd. and 80
the Star man expressed AN appropri-
ate amount of genuine surprise, and
told her that he had never heard OF
''her Chinaman."
"Well. let me tell you." she con-
tinned. and as her auditor did not pro-
test she proceeded: "He Is just too
cute for anything. and he Is SO bright
that l am sure he will learn to speak
real good English very soon. and then
i am going 20 have him teach me
Chinese. Won't that be nicep"
But you have not told me who and
what he is" suggested tho reporter.
Haven't Ip Well. he is my pupil
nj the Chinese Sunday-school at tho
Ascension Church-all my own-and
am teaching him. You see, we hayo
got to teach them TO speak English,
before we try TO teach them any re-
ligion, and so am now trying 10 mako
him understand me. Ii is pretty hard
sometimes, but | am sure that no Is
going TO learn"
How many lessons have you given
| him." asked the reporter.
Only one, but no can say several
things already and he is real bright.
You see there is little primer book
that we use that is written partly in
English and partly in Chinese-just
like one of those horrid Latin books.
YOU know. First there Is line at tho
top. where there are given some En-
glish words. you know. and opposite
these are the same words In Chinese.
Down below. at tho bottom of the page.
there is little story that brings in
these words and SO he learns. He Is
very eager TO learn, but he can not
pronounce some of the words. for he
has trouble with his r. which he will
persist in calling an ~ | can't break
him of the habit. said he was bright,
didn't lP Well. he Is ia some things.
but he was so stupid last Sunday. The
word hand was in the copy and
| wanted TO illustrate its use 10 him, and
80 Just stretched out my hand and
said: My hand. What does the
stupid do but reach over and take my
hand and say. My hand or course,
he did not mean 10 be rude. but II
sounded so presumptuous that ii made
/ me mad for minute. But the more
tried TO show him his error the more
he persisted in saving that my hand
was his. At last took hold OF his
hand and said. Your hand, and then
he did the same for me and said: Your
hand II was little provoking, but
am hoping he will know better next
Sunday"
II suppose he is heightened China.
man, from the legation. perhaps, with
lots OF silks and other nice clothesP
suggested the reporter.
mo, indeed. he Is not" was tho
somewhat indignant reply. He is
not one of those Cinnamon. but a rcal
nice. Woodworking, poor Chinaman,
who washes clothes for living, and
do not think any the less of him for IL.
/ wouldn't have one of those legation
Cinnamon; they are so proud and stuck
1 up they think that there is nothing
like them. They don't come TO Sun.
day-school; they know enough al
ready"
We'll, do you like to teach China
mcnP" queried the reporter TO round
of the conversation.
II should say did. | think IL is
just too lovely for anything; but Idon'l
want to have him think that my hand
Is his, for IL isn't and never will be. '
and pair of very black eyes sparkled
charmingly. II really don't know
what am going to teach him when
get him so that he can read. but | sup.
pose that it will be something reli.
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