New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-24

has created his own place among that brilliant sDs
sublime galaxy Of German composers from WHICH h'sh
''''0" nc 'an never Dc uI8S ENJAM1N A. JEssUP.
Brooklyn. Aus. Il, 1901.
NO CHECKEE, no COLLEE
BUT THE PouoEMAN's YIGHT-sTIcK WAS
POWERFUL PERsUADER
TO the Editor Of The Tribune'
Sir: The children say
Needles and pins, needles ard pins,
When q man marries his trouble begins
but you are a woman and have lost your husbands
Chinese laundry check, you can easily see ana lucS
understand that though they may be right as far rs
the rhyme goes nothing is real trouble vexaton and
vanity Of spirit except the possession or rather the
on-possesslon OF horrd little scrap Of PINK papH
with few black scratches It that no one ou'sae Oh
the Celestial Kingdom ever could understand
1t Saturday night and Jacks collar. and Guns
repo.ed quietly IN some part of John Chinamans 40
main, while their owner was to leave next morning
on m extended business trip l suppose l need not
explain who Jack was as that name always intro
duces one to the better half Of the first person, never
b4nC like x, Y or T. unknown quantity. shoun
confess my loss or try TO bluff the Monaghan lnto
giving up the precious bundle without the checkI VI
course the LITTER 80 l took my pretty sister ana
sailed forth m the cool Of the evening hoping her facc
might be our fortune.
we went into the close little room, dimly lighted
with lamp and smelling Of dirty soapsuds, where
An Sin sitting behind small counter surrouhoen
with the glory usually found about the person OF
Chinaman, and bravery said
Laundry, please. II WIS 10 have been done on
Friday great piNe.'
A moments delay, and then, Checkee'
With n captivating look, my sister said The check
Is not with u.s. John In fact, IT is With no one Pre-
sumably you viii never see It, but the collars are
here and we VIII take Them please
All Of this eioquence was wasted. without culver
Of tho eye the wretch again remarked, Checkee.'
The check Is LOST but the collars are turnover not
straight up like this using my finger 70 Illustrate
and they arc marked j. W.
GLOW mnlb colusl"
81 don't know
MONDAY mornln', come.'
But must have them tO-nlght.'
Go homo. fine checkce, give you coils. Gud-by.'
Not another word could we get out Of that stub
born creature.
Now, as that abomnable piece Of paper had dropped
ont Of my pocket In Sixth-ave somewhere, this was
an impossible feat We two women stood in speech
less despair for a few moments. The midnight hour
was not very far of, but the collars seemed even
further than before. What could be done to obtain
bst bundei II really seemed that the only thing to
be done was to ask p'liceman' The question
rose Who will stay here, and who viii go for the
Jack Of Clubsi It was hard to decide, for which
did VIC fear most the Chinaman or the ofhcerl How
ever, bravery Sdlu "OuIu al9O SCiHN " SV-S
and waiting
Here was I alone N a Chinese den. Mon after
man walked In gave me gances Of amusement.
curiosity or ory uncOncern, passed me by, ald tna1
horrid Itr scrap Of paper down by the CELESTIAL 70
cevcd the parcel, and rereated In good order Whiie
was grown desperate After the crowd mad thlnned
out and only an occasional man dropped H. again
said John get up and open that big bundle behind
you and sec Il 1t is not mine. Number 10 IL, turn
down. and marked j. W."
"Slixtccn oOlll.'a
"No, No. &c 1-2.'
10 good. The creature wUuld not even turn ms
head but persisted in gazing at his dirty book Of
tissue paper with kindergarten marks all over IT,
was now whatever one pleases 10 call lt-rned' 40
termned, stubborn, midland quite sure no hali-
civilized man should get the better Of me. 1t had
boiled down 10 race question There was chair
in the room. Seating myself, said distinctly: Pm
going 10 stay hero until you give me those collars
Get up and look for them. They are mine, and I'm
going to have them tonight
II all this had not been within SIX feet
Of crowded street am ashamed 10 say fear should
have fed especially inst then from the rear Of the
building heard grunt and regular Chinese giant,
that even Bsrnum would have been glad to secure ap-
peared before curtain. His pigail was certainly two
yards long, hs body ditto plus half yard and copper
was brown compared with hfs fnce. TWO teeth gar
nisbe his upper lip and put in mind Of the pictures
of Implement on sharp spikes that can be seen In
Fox's Book Of Martyrs but when he finished sur
veying me and said Checkee7 IN so sweet voice.
Immediately took courage and began again ,.
I've lost my check; but Just look In that la eEHt
no is . and marked J. w. Tint Other man is
too law even 10 get up This burst Of eloduence
seemed TO move him, and ne evidently tried TO Soften
IN. boss but in vain. Then for while silence
reiqned supreme, broken only by Laundry" IRON me,
and tho answer "Checkee,7 from him. The minutes
SEEMED Axe hours and as the awful thought flashed
into nv head My sister has deserted me- she Is NOT
coming back heard tho latch turn and she came IN
followed by tan young fellow In Policeman uni
form explained matters, and the polite sn OIL EI1h
taunty pulled ont his nshtstck and sa1nteIed over
10 the boss tapping the counter very adloy as no
began: - - 4. -. .A ,.a,os
hav. ha IS theirs Just hand ont that laundry now
- Ne no get ch.ckee. Monday mOrnn' come
DO veeS suppose thin ladies' want to stale your
COLLAR. sc dirty beasts Hand them out nvey, now.
don't want 20 stay here all night 81,
Thank Heaven FOR p1hcrmenl The boss actuaiiy
cot m REACHED down tbs ve-y bundle had been "a
nc rv.erf 10 death about, opened IT, and there they
Irer~ No l6 ID, rundown, and marked =" !. W
However, John Chnaman made the policeman Sien
nv name and took his number In case We nah stoIon
he collars that would have been OF no use 70 US,
and We dcpartcd Napoleon never was prouder o. any
,ir-,rv and l may truly say worked harder t0r
C,t en- a decided tone: They mine, and I'm gong
70 have them. Number 10 IL, rundown, and nSraeu
j. w - ,o. "a w. W.