Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-05
YAp's DUCK DINNER.
HOW A HosPlTaeLE cHlNAMAN EN-
1eRTAlHeD FRIENDS.
A Queer Building with plngy riacarded
wail--A Host who condc.sns His own
Tabie--Ths Chinese Method OF Cooking
Duck Explained.

Ia Chiuuis with noUdlos and sirlng hGansy"
asked MIR B p Tuskcr. tho rcciillcr, Of a
SGT kor for Information 81 have boon In.
yitcd by my friend, zap Wing, ut 2l7
South Eighth street, TO 20 there and par.
take, and you ought to try 1t. Colonel
Wings restaurant Is inside dingy brick
earcophngus that reminds one OF those
brick graves they build for aristocrnts at
the cemeteries for $50 each Ono reaches
/. up palsy stricken stairway, and as ono
waits Mt tho door for entry ono Is confront
ed with a number OF plnrards with Chinese
characters In black ON a rod ground
Translated they run as follows;
Tho house. of tho eight bonevolonces
will tonight provide inferior duck badly
boiled and seasoned with unworthy curry,
together with such wiltcd and cheap
bought Vegetables as may be required by
those who honor its unwOrthiness with
their presence The cSiravngunt price Of
this inferior rcpnst will DO rs cents In
American money"
Beside II was another;
"Ihu negro woman Malta in tho alley
behind the singing place Is thief Now
she las stolen Ss from fong pung The
sngnciuus will avoid this bluck woman"
SOME uf the plncnrds wcro wholly I'm.
printable and deadly libclous Some were
Of light aud frivolous character Some
were advertisements pure and simple.
Some were poems written In spare mo.
ments mud exposed that all might SEQ.
Thrru arc also some CALLING illusions to
tho police and Celestial critiqucs on the
municipal government, but before tho in
turprcter could work through the lot zap
Wing had tho littlo party under his hos.
pitnble wing and was marshallng 1t into
the restaurant.
"No guota rcada Chinaman write" he
said. "Chinnman write when he get mad
Yon como eat duck. IT'S vera bad duck
tonight, but how can holpY SIS vera bad
curry. SIS ovlythiug rotten, but you try
him, aud then you dam zap Wing aud
you solly you ever sec him--hoinp'
"This means" Mr. Tasker WHISPERED,
that zap has an especially good duck for
us and that all other things aro out Of
sight, 1t Is the Chinese way. 1t Is po-
likeness"
Tho eating room is little below the
level Of Hop alley. 1t Is scrupulously
clean ard scrupulously bare. At the table
whore tho present party was to sit woro
grouped u number Of chairs. A spotless
linen cloth covered It, and quaint china
dishes were all about, Others In tho rc.
fectury were eating oil dolft md tin, and
they sat on benches Tho "high place In
tho synagogue" had two lamps; the other
tables shared one.
When tho guests wcro seated, n cody
came In with largo tray that lo sat be.
fore zap Wing and uncovered. 1t had the
duck on it, and to Caucasian eyes that
duck did not look like It had over been
cooked at all. Tho skin had tho fresh up.
pc0ranoo Of tho market place. The other
dishes came on quickly. There was some
Kind Of ragout, There wcro string
beans, tomatoes md what ono would take
to DO salad, although It was really
cabbage omulct
Tho host stuck his fork into tho breast
OF the duck and then, instead OF carving
us wo do, he began sllcing right through
the fowl, turning OIL fake after fake as
though it bad hecn so much sausage
Say, what kind Of duck is that"
qucrlod q sta.tlcd guest, who had never
soen q bird cut crossways before.
Him vera bad duck" Wing stated.
"You try him" And q portion that
looked like II chicken croquotto bound In
skin was put on the plate, with q spoonful
OF noodles and lot Of sauce The other
vegetables wero added. md the guest,
clnmsily adjusting his chopsticks. began
TO work Tho bcnnty about obopstio;s IL
That Won can uso tboin ns n fork onco Won
oct n niece of meat cornered vbcro IL can.
mot cludo Won Until than Won hnvo oxer.
else npd all the pleasures OF the chase.
Dut tho duck once won wns worth win.
ming. IL was heavy with curry and rod
peppers, so that it was IL shndo too hot for
mouth, duckily, and tho rico and tho
noodles seemed to (lt IL exactly.
"ExulnIn the ,yny Won do IL. Mr.. WING. -
one asked "What bns BECOME of the
bouesY"
"Sis yer moor duek.m snid Mr.. Wlnp
conpinccnflv, "bnt [ tell YOU. When
Chinninnn Inv duuk. be Inv him nlivc. 81
his can xiii right. He hang duck In cellar
and cut he throat so hc bleed plenty.
Then hc senll duck so him lrathrls come
on Then he skin duck and save skin. So
no ono piece. Then he tnl,y tnck and cut
him into little bits Of pieces and no no cut
bones. but nut them In pot for boil. When
he chopnee. chopDoe duck so no small llttle
bits OF meat. Chinninnu tnkc rice and tnke
curry and take noodle and mt iom nll In
not for bOil-uthpr NOT. Then he tnkoduc
skin ami piece of ducks gut nnd needle
and he sew up thnt skin where no have
cut him. ouiy leave ono big l,ole for stuff
him. Whom tho meat is boil, he take il
aud cram and cram TINT duck skin TN
biinoby that skin he check full of duck
and rico and noudlo md curry. Then bo