The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-07
buN ca1NAMAN OUT WEST.
about Him That Few Americans
Know.
From the Ne,O York Sun.

She called her kitchen Chinaman
liz breakfast room and asked him what
u'lsbsd for his food and comfort during
.sronth that she would be away, and that
LIQUID be in charge of the house.
IAN catch me fifty pounds of lice" said
III meaning that she should purchase for
tibalf a hundred weight OF rice.
Boz Won can have whatever you Ike,
. ssid the matron. ''You may go to
:Jorocer's, and buy whatever you please
,1sf while we are away"
IA. me want fifty pound Of lice" said
4 servant "Me no wantee no ting else
f. f. ,sxt day we all moved into the coun-
! FOR I was a guest in the house. As /
u the door closed upon the bric-a-brac,
j brOpzes. the paintings, the heavy plate,
u ali the store of easily portable orna-
nuts, dresses, and other properties, L
I'D If it was safe to trust Chinaman
III the sole custody of so many thou
inJs of dollars worth of tempting things.
'.s0h ves.r said the matron; ''it is per-
civ safe. Our old servant, Charley,
Icommended John to US, and though we
ave only had him month we know he
touId not have been sent to US unless he was
f"What is his name-his last namep
"rm sure never asked him."
"What is your old servants, Charley's,
asst namep
%Whv. dear me, never knew"
"Where could you find Charley if your
Kings were stolen and you wanted to trace
he thief"
"Why, what questions you ask You
EVIDENTLY don't understand our ways out
bere at all. l don't know anything about
charley except that he has saved ali the
money he needs and is going back to China
n a few weeks. He comes to call on
ne in the kitchen every two or three
weeks to see how my work is being
lone and to bring some little present to my
haby boy, But we do not distrust China
servants. They next TO never steal l had
Dne who stabbed man in Chinatown and
lad to run away. He was splendid cook
and servant, and we missed him for long
while. But never had so much as a thin
bic stolen, nor do l know of any family in
my circle of acquaintance who ever suffered
any loss whatever"
During the month that followed had
occasion several times to drive up to the city
house of my friend, and no matter at what
time | arrived there lin the daytime. of
course) the Chinaman was found to be about
his work, now sweeping the floors, now
washing the windows. or watering the
flowers. 6r sitting in the kitchen over his
pot and cup of tea. The sherry and the
Burgundy in the decanters on the side
board marked the same level every time,
the silver in the drawers and the cut glass
aud bronZes were always in their places.
The man was patiently and cheerfully liv-
ing all alone in the big house on tea and
rice all day long, and was spending the
major part of every night in Chinatown, or
at some friends laundry, gambling at fan
tan or hitting the pipe.
had another friend whose family lived
in one Of the suburbs of the city. While l
visited that family their Chinaman fell
backward out of a window that he was
cleaning and hurt his back. He was taken
care of by his fellow countrymen, and sent
another man to say that mis- INJURY was not
serious and that he would return to work
in week. This messenger came while we
were at breakfast-all of US except the
head of the house, who had just departed
for his Office in the city.
"What you do, JohnP the lady Of the
house inquired Of the messenger.
''Me no work. Me go China some week
soon. Ne get wife,"
well, you stay here and do the work,
ehP'
"Oh, no." said the Chinaman, his face
expressing some alarm at the proposition.
Yes. you stay and do All Fms work
Wnlle An run SICK"
"Me no got China shoes" said the man,
hitting upon apparently the only excuse
he could think of or could express in En-
glish.
"AhI" said the lady. mo got China
shoesl Well, You go back to the city, you
get China shoes, you come back, go work
for All Fun till All Fun comes back.
Me go city-get China shoeg-all light, "
said the Mongol, and off he trotted.
DO you think he will came backg' l
asked.
"Oh, yes" said the lady. HE must come
back. He understood me- They always do
what they agree to. feared might have
TO ask you to order him TO do so, for they
will not always obey woman, but thew
heed the slightest command or hint from a
man. But he will come back"
he did return, and went to work. He
cleaned the kitchen and got out the garden
hose and watered the flowers. and then
came In and began the preparation of
dinner. He seemed to have something on
bis mind. He looked longingly at the la DIV
OF the house, as if he burned with desire
10 say something that he did not know how
TO put IN words. At last he spoke
See here, lady" said he, ''f11e got. builder
(6rother) come China last week. Me put
builder in laundly. He wait me come so he
60 San francisco city, no can find his way. -
Much more he said to the same effect, the
ioea apparently being that a brother lust
landed and Ignorant of the language and of
the geography of his surroundings was at
work at suburban laundry and expected
70 ne taken to work and from work every
gay ov his brother until he should learn the
way for himself.
sorry, )" said the lady, "but we give din
her party tonight, and after that dinner
we nave dance and give refreshments. and
YOU got stay ana wait on people,"
Ahat Cnlnaman was kept there for four
Jays once, as we all took our places in a
carriage at the door, the patient fellow
came out with his hat and coat on, evil
uently prepared to go to the city without
authority. l was called on to exert a Dor
to"eo cut masculine authority. / ordered
mn MN 10 go back ana not leave the house.
=. w t IN ehe utmost meekness, merely saying
An hight" he shuffled back in the house,
IL was and is my opinion that the poor
"ls'cn Went every night to see his brother,
Gnu Gnu came back every day at daylight What
eleep ne got, if any, / don't know, but it
MUST nave been very little.
:, never Knew before of servant of anv
t A'Ilo VINO could be impressed into involun.
my service simply on the strength of his
peionglng to serving class who would
ttHeekIy and submissively accept the situa-
tlon, as this man did. But the main point
~ tnat TINS submission was expected of him.
Nothlng about the transaction seemed sur
Pr5siEg TO these Californian women.
Inc Chlnese make the most admirable
servants. When a friend of mine engaged
one as a cook the fellow asked: "What kind
Vi cooklngs you want-$25 month or $40 a