Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-12-11
FACTS FROM A CHlNAMAN.
He Wants to BE Buried at Home, b
Prefers to Live in America.


the reporter cigar, which was declined
with shudder, on the plea that pipe
was preferred; so the Chinaman light
ed the thing himself, and between
whiffs chatted in this fashion, seldom
getting an 81" in place of an 81" ex-
cept when he talked fast.
"Jess got back this country. Like
It. Like Melica heap better than in
China Where came fiom? Near
Shanghai Know Shanghai? Nice place.
All fat Fine as silk-silk cloth-but
no like live there. Why not? Oh, not
like China people much Poor people,
not got much money, work hard, get
nothin'. They weak, not strong, like
Melicans. They cheat, too. Want
money bad. l come to Melica years
ago. First go San Francisco, then l
cook for family in Oakland, then l
study laundry and make thirty dollars
month when l start shop myself
That's much for Chinaman. At home
he make ten cent day.
"Then go New York and start shop
in Mott street. Sell tea-things like
that Some cups, dishes, those things,
too. Any vases? What that? Oh, you
mean big bottles, all blue, all red, ehP
Yes, some vases. Some old vases worth
lot money. You not know bout that.
You see, sometime when man make lot
Of cups an dishes an vases, one will be
magic. Put things in it an empty it
an bimeby you go look at iti got full
again. Fill itself. Man that make it
he not know which it is, an If he find
some other man buy it-pay dollah for
it--he mad with himself because he not
smart and not see which is magic dish.
Then go back China, see my chillen,
an give money to 'em. But not stay
there. No. Like to get back. My
wife an my blothers an my chillen
they cry an they say, You not go
Melica You stay here long with us.
I say no, got 60 back get some
money. Las time l come back and
work in mill in British Columbia. Lots
Indians there. Like Indians; they
brave, not 'fraid nothin'. Like hear
Indian talk. Soft. They kill China
man in Washington-Indian did Not
like that. Now go work on railroad.
Wish l get back New York. Know lot
people there Know All Sin? No. /
heard O him. Know Wong Chin FooP
Yes he clever little fellah Gone to
Boston to make newspaper some time,
half English, half China letter. He
tells stories bout China people, and
Chinaman not like him pretty well
He can't go to China. No. His fadder
big man there, but make king mad an
got head cut off. Wong, he brought to
Melica. If he try go back-skeek!-
head come off. See? Bimeby plaps
he pardon an he let go back.
Lot O. Cinnamon want go back be
buried. like that Sometime China
man have wife in China an have moth
er one here. Can have two if he likes
an get money to keep two. Sometime
he marry white woman. Then have
trouble Her friends they try to make
her leave her husband an be bad. They
tempt her, and say: 'Ha! You marry
Chinaman! Har You hear bout that
Chinaman in New Haven marry white
lady? He have trouble. He fight his
mudder-in-law an break her. Mudder
in-law not let him alone, but she lei
him alone now an he happy, Melican'
think Chinaman go home an live wher
he got S. 900. He not can, for that
Cost lot money get home; then get mar
ried an cost 5000 for clothes an dinners
an presents; then build house for 'bou
$500, and he have only bout $500 tc
start business That not much
No banks for Chinaman. Bust
Then what you do, eh? Com,
back an work on lailroad
People poor in China, but no
eat rats. No, never see 'em, Eat ric,
lots rice-potatas, Vegetable, pork
duck fish, dry fish, grouse, eat liver
out O birds. Nice Like boys more thai
girls in China, an when people marry
they expect boys better than girls
Girls marry, go way, not care for fade
an mudder lik Mclean girls. Melical
girls say to their husband, 4 MARI,
you, you take care my fader an mud
der, amt it? But boys live wi thei
fader an mudder an take care of 'nn
all time.
"Chinamen not do much like Nell
cans Not make mills an railroads
Not dig mines, cause like to see thei
mountains nice, not rotten. The,
'fraid mills an railroads take ava,
their work, Want to saw wood ant
carry things theyselfs. They tear u
all except three mile of Shanghai rail
road They not like railroad run nea
graves of their faders an mudders
cause they go to graves an sit ther
an bow an say something nice. Rail
road company buy graves, sometimes
so can run over 'em. China people pra,
to joss Yo blieve bout joss? NJ
neither. l go Congational church i
San FlaEcisco Fine church Lot O
lights. All gas, Man come out ar
light all gas at once, in evening. Fine
Shookum! Ha, ha. Indian word.
live with Siwashees in British C'lumbi
once, They like Cinnamon. Look lik
'em. Cinnamon blieve Jews used to b
China people, long ago, China govern
} ment good.
Have king-we call king, not en-
peror-an' always have one prophe
He tell what goin' to be some tim,
You not believe that? You hav
plophet, too. He come out an look 6
stars an he say Nice to-mollow.' Al
to-mollow, rain like hellee. Eli? Chin
king he hear what prophet talk. II
good king. People not pay him niue
money, except rich people Rich ma
have to pay lot money. Mandarin h
: have lot land, road and mills on it. II
, say This all mine, Other people M
have any of it