The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-08-24
JOHN ChiNAMAN.
Always Reliable When Under Strict
Authority.

their chinese servant Yell OUT Oh VIII
dow which he was cleaning, and injured
I his back. He was taken care of by his
| countrymen, and sent another man to
| say that he was not seriously hurt.
!, and would return TO his work in q
week
What you do, John. :" the lady OF tho
house asked the messenger.
INC no work Mo go China some
week. Nc get wife.
| well. you stny here and do work.
en-"
"Oh, no." answered the Chinaman.
his face expressing alarm at the propo.
sition.
"Yes: you Stag and do All Fun's work
while An Fun Sick
me no got China Shoes" said the
man, apparently hitting upon the only
excuse he could express in English.
"Ah," said the lady. mo got China
shoes? Well, you go back to city; you
get China shoes, you come back, so
work for All Fun till All Fun come
back"
"Me go city-get China shoe-all
light" said the lnnn, and off he went
DO you think he will como backT'
asked
"Oh, yes; he must come back. He
understood me. They always do what
they agree to"
| He did return. and went to work. No
cleaned the garden. got out the hose
and watered the flowers. and then came
in and began the preparation for dim
ner. But he seemed to have something
on his mind. At last he spoke.
'Sec here, lady" said he, me got
bludder (brother) come China last
week. Me put builder in laundry. lie
want me como y" he go San Flancisco
city; no find his way"
"Sorry," said the lady, but we give
dinner party tonight, aud after dinner
we have dance and refreshments, and
you got stay and wait on people.
I The Chinnman was kept there for
four days. Once, when We all took our
places in n curr;aye at the door. tho
patient fellow came out with his hat
and coat on evidently prepared to go
to the city without authority. was
called upon 70 exert masculine
authority. and ordered him to 70 back.
With the utmost mcekncss, merely say
ing, "All light" he shufiled into tho
house again.
1t was and is my opinion that tho
poor wretch went every night to see his
brother, and came back every day at
day break Mha. sleep he got, if any, l
do not know. but it must have been
very little. y. Sun-
a narrowing lnoid.ne OF :~etu' bnn life.
II cont stand this anyalongcr! !
shall soc tho doctor in the morning,
said Mr. Mnnor-Parke, as he watched
the children trying to cot their dinners
with one hand while they held their
nostrils tightly closed with the other
1T is very strange" murmured tho
wife.
II cant got rid Of Tint internal odor.
Last night / took hot bath with a
quart of Florida water in It; and to-
day was as bad as ever.
The thing follows me wherever 81,
Coming down on the train, had the
whole car to myself AS stood on the
front deok OF the ferry boat. Mr.. Hard
Ing came up to me and sold: Those
oil factories Mt Bergen Point are an out
rage on the community; tho way they
poison the atmosphere is simply un-
bearablo; something ont to be done
abous it at once
On change, can see that every body
avoids mo. Why. this morning. went
into the Lacltewnnna crowd TO fill big
order, and IL less than q minute the
brokers ell melted away and left mo
alone with tho align post
It's running my business! When 60
into the private office, the customers
get MP and leave; and old Mr.. Bender
told me that no couldn't impcril his
health by coming there any more until
I had those gas-pipes attended TO-"
''Probably the doctor will be able to
remedy It," said Mrs. Mant r-parkc.
"And wouldn't worry too much about
It If were you. You are getting SO
ncrvous and forgctful! Only last Sat
urday. asked you TO bring a cake Of
compressed ycast from the city; and you
never remembered It. You know We
cunt get it out herel"
mo, l didn's forget 1t; distinctly
recollect breaking Ave dollar bill to
pay four cents for It." returned Mr..
Manor-Parke, Indignantly
well, you never gave It to the girl. +"
"Hum; let me SEQ. All, here 1t is
Great C6sa7's ghost" exclaimed Mr..
Manor.Parkc as he drew from an OBJ
scure pocket little square package
wrapped up In tin-foil
As he laid IL on tho table in front Of
him the moldy contents oozed through
q break IN tho covering and powerful
odor filled tho room.
"Oh, dear! Take 1t away" laughed
Mrs Manor-Parke. Take It ont and
bury it deep. In tho garden. There's
your complaint John; you won't need
any Doctor How long have you been
carrying that thing around with you?"
About week" roared her husband.
Then growing grover, he said: "See
here, Belle, guess we'll do our mar
keting by express after this; 1t will be
cheaper. I suppose that Internal thing
has cost me about five thousand dollars
worth Of business Henry Romano,
in Jury.
Reckless Regarding Expenses.
A country swain of Brattleboro, W,
has sweetheart right from the green
hills of Vermont. The other day he
treated her to bananas, the first she
had ever seen, and she ate the rind ard