The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-10

out OF breath, pulling cues, stealing
hats. and playing all manner Of practi-
cal Jokes on one another. ! recently
heard a great commotion In Doyers
street on hot Sunday afternoon, when
the street was crowded with Cinnamon,
and, fearing trouble. hurried hastily to
the place, only 10 find one man the butt
Of another mans Joke. trying TO get
nway from his pursuer. while about
800 laughing men joined In tho
fun. and finally administered good-na-
lured justice TO the perpctrator Of the
Joke. Al another time on Sunday
afternoon heard q sudden outcry and
scufne overhead. and the running q
scores Of feet ran into the hall.
fearing that the building was on ere
and with a sickening dread at my heart
for tho Italian children IN Bethany
Sunday school, which was then Ia ses-
sion In the Mission rooms. cav n
man coming downstairs. and asked him
what was the matter. With a shrug Of
Infinite disdain, he remarked: "oh,
my people 10 muchee laugh" and
passed on his way. Il was only a
school-boy joke played by one group
Of men on another. followed by a gem
eral melee. IN which shouts and laugh
ter, and the lnocssant clatter Of wooden
poloa on board floors. made Us think OF
'pandemonlum let loose"
Some Of the keenost and purest
humor and some OF the whites. salllea
have heard have fallen from the llps
u Cinnamon In lower New York. well
remember the amused and contemp-
iuous look with which a chlnaman
once said Mclean man savce under
stand Chlnaman alice sane number
one fool. Chlnaman savoo Mclean
man alice same Chinaman every umc
getiee top eide Mclean man'-whieh
ices not contain a reference to pugil-
SIN. but merely means that In a battle
n Wits the Chlnaman secs through
he American man. and will come out
IN the top side" They are quick al
rcpariee. and their black eyes will
sparkle with amusement and fun II you
lest with them. or when they start the
ball rolling among Themselves
They dwell together for years In the
same apartments. happy and comfort
able. They miniGtor 10 one another n
sickness. bury a relative or nelghbol
when dead without calling on puhlil
charities for help. and In the case Of {
relative assume the support OF the fam
ny Of the dead man when he Is gone
These people-ihese much derlded PEG
ple-spend hours together In one an
,ther's apartments. converting 10
sethcr. eating together. sometime
smoking the long waler-plpo. Away
with a po, Of sioamlng tea between
them. In two years | have seen thou
sands OF such groups. but never yc
have I found these men drinking
liquor together. I have found then
playing eames-someiimos. but noe al
ways. gambling: have found thor
playing their musical instruments
which arc harmonious 10 them. how
eyer much they may lack Of melody {
other ears: or have found them read
Ing or discussing the las, Hong Kon
or Shanghai daily; but I repeat hav
never found them drinking liquor. O
In any degree under the influence q
lntoxicanls.
The Chlnaman celebrates his wed
Grg. not by a drunken oarousal. but
the finest feast tina, his pocket-boo
can command. to which no, only HI
Immediate relatives are invited. but a
who have the sllghics, claim OF friend
ship upon him. A Chinaman who va
recently married IN Mott street Ga,
hroe large fcasis In as many restanl
ants. entertaining several hundred pc.
pie Al each before he h1l rono q
round OF his acquain,ancos aud friend
Yet this man was not one OF TIE ne
= prosperous onos A child's birthday
=, likewise celebrated with a feast. u
: wife entertaining her friends IN q
! family home. while her husband cnto
] tains his friends at his place OF bus
: meas or In a public restaurant