The evening world., 1895-03-29
DON'T HIRE A CHINESE COOK.
Jack Spratt and His Wifo Tried
1t to Their Sorrow.
Too Much Opium and Much Too
Little Care for the House.


vas the poorest way GA earth 10 I've,
ana that any Kind of change would be
I,str,t,a
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she said 10 hin, ,f,, rlynt whom he r,mc
go, ,,,,, ,h.. ~. .,u, ,., ,t,,,o,.h,
~ '''''' ."e o'''' d''' III '''" W Nv
long table In tNc dMng room down
stairs. with a lot of old maids on one
aida ava q, Ia, -. d,,,, ,,orls -, ,,o
'.uu ""u q '"' " "'""H ,''' ~ y" w,
green carpet that's enough to give one
the blues I'm so tirel nf II AN that
."s 80. ~ " 49, u y "' ''"
reaHy dont kho" what to DO ana every
time | st down on one Of those ancient
ha.r,,o,h chairs in the parl,r | feel as
=, ~ ~. ga ~,
was aoo"' ~ "c execute"
Yes, l think I've noticed the same
an MI, ,verc,,t .asns.,,u, ~, dining
OH MS oVereoat' especially inc aiming.
room and the chairs IN the parlor. and
was Just thinking thi. morning that
vo,v. h,, tr,o, .,.,, o.. .,..L,,., ,,r
soy" ''N ''e"n 'or .'
eight days now. and If there Is anything
l abomna it is fried steak. DO you
RENE ember Dolly, the steaks you used
70 broil for me when we had ihe little
nat up In Harlem?''
Il oniy wish we had the dear little
Nat back again. Jack; / think | would he
ola s.rvsnt 40 pu, woaS1 "h MIN Any Snd OF
Don't know but / would" answered
Jack. in a non-committal sort OF a way.
but II ~c think Of going into the na! !!
idea to get a servant first and get the
nat Afterwards"
.Thats the way 1t began. and acting on
the apparently bright suggestion OF one
In search OF Chinese who could cook
according to American ideas of what
was right. He made ten trips and then
a
eo sss wha eSS %nS S"K he
Club" like a French chef and whose
countenance was as guileless as the
face Of a four-year-old baby.
ence, and with the last load OF furni.
bundle wrapped up In a piece of red
cloth cloth, !, took Wang Ho Hop about Two
he had finished, he had a paper Joss on
the wall. In front OF which, on table
he had rigged for the purpose. was a
row of lighted candles. There was also
on the tab.e. arranscd nicely in rowe.
some oranges, lichee nuts and other
fruits.
asked Jack, susp,eIousIyp s rnSsS sIISpS ''F' "ahs
Don't talk ike that. Jack. Isn't II
lovely and Oriental though"
YES; il does smell kind OF nice and
man looked at him steadiiy' '"e ~''""
you no sab.s 81 said Wapr as he
waved his hand in the direction of the
fruit. the Joss and the burning candles
Him Chinamam's loss No IIad inrL
cium while him light-him dive levi
'HWhy isn,i ,hn, ma ,ov.,v Iocl, IT. .,v,
the iii,hts viii drive the owl, snirits
swav" w" '''>e ''' w" sp'''a
Wang was IN bevin b,a vork no cooL
the next morning, after breakfast, but
up to- noon he hsi moi CONS out ~ his
roo,n nor had hs answsraa ~ Dn,,w.s
repeat-i calls Of "W"ny wbv dnn.,
| Won come out3" A. , o.c,nct ha cmeruad
| from his cIoihs. comaa a st-onr n,;ngsni
.mni, ,h., n,,,,, s, '"S, ., pu"nen' @
..orientai bn, ny, vsru tn"usr ntco was very
"Yo,, To-, u' ny Eery NJ
her rr,nrinr supper "e "Sneo
90 ~ ..,, . - . 4
ocIock "a"s' We" nave supper AT
| 81 uio ou, III, ,.,. ,. =,
ask. bo,di,n 4di now az ei., s,un, ma M n.
&, mr. u,rns ou, ,,, MS NAM tpI ''o,ey .tu,y
Oh. w,yy,., M'ose GUY 'is, Oh me thihG'
OH lie cams hack mn NJ, aniocI nH Iens ,i,,, h'i,
coaen coasn QUEER, 9ueer,,ooking bundles wrapped ir
Suiiv ~ u,umm pattI, anu Wnen ne care
I'M. thars ps @ tneir mo-, on ,ne r1,I sta,ohar,
sortmant q, ,Eh,rns r ''os. grs,ra Mohttriui I'LL az
49,, .'"en. VI Nnnest s,,ctrts tnht wer'
bsmh,o sbon,s ~, W. III ri sor,s hr arc arnH
's...WroSo ..W smo9.s TO an sorts OF nrlei nsh
do wt,h III u ~ u, ,,, ~ % ~ a.e & sou s1ihs L
W. ~ Wa'h oT,at ~ INA, S'un asker askem dolly:
Mang. Me makee heap nice Chines'
o'!nneT' ann ne smiled comP.acent.y.
| 49,, "u I'I wan. 'ulnese uinner
Wams, sa,u Dony' MT Spratt VIII bt
nery. ""s'S " sou cooh ~"'nese nih
D., o,.,, ,,,, ,,,
| es,iaI ana hs nrncaad.S -, Wv, nr o,",. *
snnna ""I nc ~ 70 ritpaie th'
thsepp n,han e haH dpoi, al, n"ur an nno
away in no,s and nd kettles @ on he po',,n. s,nv.
/ he ~, ~. polS a"u ne''ies On t.e stove '.
III III. t5iu re,ireu 10 lis room: aitsr ahhounelns
ihrsa S,rn INA eS ones ,hra hmuuiu ,aHe apou
W. nJurI Ia.,, 10 roos ,noa1@uEnliy ,,', @
he founi tho hnnse tiiiaJ VIII ,bs ",,s., ",,.nr
~, '%Lni',' % ~ w ,r,a, np 'iiTu f WIN ,ne lueer
shinw ,,.rs M 49,, ch,s;nc JSn, "",i ,,, ,oM u
dnmSo nnii,Ss "baeL Wan6 WV, a., VI, g.
room md nositiVeIv rcf,,ss5 Vas W. ansun r m,
anw nocL az ~ ly, nr a., ] w. ",n~. :,
anyy ~ J.nr"S sho,,, ;rban ~ ~ .iipi'l ipu u
n,as,ar % r. 10, NC ~, ~. ,h IL an,
and In H. ~ ra,h shniiad liz 'i.e n..,hrn
~ , -" IN, 'ts ",H,n -, fhnont,i'u eteIS'hlnt
| whan ,ba Co,nnissnry na,ar'n,,,, an @sti'
bcen s,,nnIiad wi,b' nrd~isinns ,ha .a
seemed nnra m," pTi,.s' Ina, wa
Doiiw n,nc.aJ.d 10 c't m',, a. eas' rs
| neai u.S ,,ia, in sIon In n
not known uhat nin,,,a iyan, - ~
make "a hreaI Trom his Iatr ar mig ~ 1.
some kind Of chinese war paint 'u an a.
reass,irlrpiv :.,bnI ,hosa r.,,nw . at - ~
t,mes "a 'H cr5n" .,i,h o,',n soit,e @
| thing ,ba,,' " pit'"i' - ~ ~, So'i't
bnrr1hie mis- VII Ini,,os u s' ,ng ih"s nos
aers ' "'''' anu uah
no yo,, ,hiuL ,bis on. f., it,,,, .
| m, ULa -. ~ ,Lal moIi, "tn,'S ~ ~
.ri,n ntn rh ipLsi ~ a biiN
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| Hrl' Nv tc'iI'e' aHS"'ieu JACK