The morning call., 1892-11-12
AND THE BOYS CHEERED.
How a Little Chinaman
Saved Expressage.
THREE BAGS OF PEANUTS.
A Street Incident Showing That the American
Boy Appreciates Get There Wherever
He Finds It.
THREE BAGS OF PEANUTS.

He was only little Monaghan coolie Oh
the lowest type. but the crowd cheered him.
It was because he didn't know what IAN
meant. All he knew was that he intended
to ''get there" and did get there.
He was only about feet high himself,
and had three sacks of peanuts almost as
big as himself to convey from Wells, Fargo
81 Co.'s Office, near the Palace Hotel. TO
Chinese laundry on Post street. near
Leavenworth.
He couldn't pack all three at once. so ne
borrowed long stick from fellow Mon
eol. slupg two sacks on IL, and. leaving one
at the company's office. staggered across
Market street to the terminus OF the POST
street ears. Then he returned for The re-
naming sack.
When he got back with it to the place
where he had left the first Two. he found
that some misehievous boys had carried
them across to the other side OF Yenicis-
thronged Market street.
The Chinaman simply went to the switch
man and laid his sack of peanuts at his feet,
with such supreme confidence that 1t would
be safe there that the surprised switchman
accepted the trust and the diverted SACKS
were brought from across the street.
There they now were-tha three sacks
and their pig tailed owner-but still! long
car rolled on to the turn-tab'e and the
little Cb:naman without word lifted sack
and staggered with it upon the dummy
The grpman for moment looked para
lyzed, but, as the understood cooiie lett
the dummy to get another sack. the uni
formed dignitary recovered aud with
single motion threw the big gnnny-sack out
of the car-dummy.
A crowd of boys and interested by
ISLANDERS had gathered and the boys jeered
ToIl n tsc tar In
every direction.
But the four-foot Monaghan never
changed countenance, but, looking grayely
around on the circle of foreigners" pro-
ceeded to pick up his peanuts and tie up the
sack again.
By this time the car was gone and another
was coming in.
The Chinamau ran to meet 1t and got
aboard with his sack, which he this time
deftly dropped behind the gripman between
the backs of the dummy-seats.
But the gripman had seen his precursors
eiectment act, and, with an oath, hurled
the bag and its contents hall way across
the street.
The Chinaman never moved muscle of
his face. but ran after the sack. picked it
up and brought it back to the other Two
Again the boys jeered, and haekman
offered 10 take up the load and its proDrie-
tor for half dollar, bat the little blue
bioused fellow hardly vouchsafed him 3
look.
He had evidently been thinking. for when
the next car came along he did not. as be-
fore, run TO meet it. but waited until it was
turning round on the turn-table. The grip
man had set his brake hard, placed his
crowbar in position for starting up and was
going back to exchange views with the con-
ductor on the rear platform.
This was the tenacious little fellows OPP
portunity.
With couple of rushes he had piled the
three sacks on the front seat of the dummy,
and, when the gripman got back, was Sit
ting behind them on the side seat. holding
up fifteen cents to pay for the three places
occupied.
And as the conductor accepted the coins
aud rang the three fares On his bell-punch
the boys around set up cheer of admira-
ton for the little fellows successful evasion
OF eXpressSge.
But the hero of the incident looked on i'm
passigeiy and without even twinkle of
triumph in his almond-shaped eyes.