The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-25
DROVE OUT THE HEATHEN.
Incidents of Old California Days Related
by I9cr.

From the Detroit Free Press
IN the old California DAYS" re-
marked a Well-knOwn citizen of De-
lrolt, who did not make Il fortune dur
ing the gold excitement in that state.
half dozen Cinnamon got in above as
on White Horse creek and staked out
claims, and one day one of the BOYS
came back from visit and reported
that they had struck it rich. The best
claim of the lot belonged to a chan
named Sing Lung. Our man stood by
while the heathens cleaned up S24 at
ter an hours work. and Sing Lung
mad the cheek To tell him that the find
was below the average. The scout
hurried down 10 camp to break the
news. He looked pale and nervous He
mad once staked out claim almost
on that spot, and worked about four
weeks for less than 50 worth of gold
He blew the horn to summon every
body To meet on the public square. and
was for rush up the creek We were
generally conservative and always or
derry. The first step was to call a
public indignation meeting. We felt
perfectly justified in our anger that a
gang Of hcathens should come into that
locality and take the bread out of eur
mouths. Colonel Saunders, who was
the first speaker touched our hearts
when he Observed
" Boys the Lord created 'em, but he
never expected EN- to leave China and
set up in opposition to white folks. A
heather haint no right to buck agin
n Christian. It's our dooty To the con-
stitushun of these yere United States
of America to jump thar claims. [
hain't quite sure, but | think yell find
II in the bible that heathens hain't no
rights. ] know il says. Let the hea-
then rage" That probably means it's
all right to jump EN-
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same strain, and it was finally decided
To send for Sing Lung and give his
crowd - hours in which to get out. lie
came up as quick as possible to see
what WAS wanted. and Judge Ander-
son, acting as spokesman. explained:
We hain't overparticular folks, we
haint. and we likes to see everybody
doin' well. but we can't put up with
your sinein' your heather songs night
after night It's not only agin our re-
ligion, but il keeps us awake
Me no singee. shouted Sing Lung
in reply,
Don't sass back, YOU Ieather-f faced
heather, Don't / know singin' when
! hear il? But faint the singin alto
gether It's the way you eat that also
hurts cur feelin's. And thar's still an
other thing: If you sit back To Chiny
with any money the fust thing you'll
do will be 10 pitch into our religion and
tlA 10 DOWN Ii. GU was porn a Dlam-
ed heather, and YOU want heather re-
ligion to prevail. 1t hain't doin' right
by our morals to let you go on as YOU
are. Some Of us might even lose our
souls through your influence
What wantee" asked Sing Lung,
who could not follow the speaker.
What do we want? Why You I'M
dersized. saller-hided foe of the gospel.
We want you To pick up your traps and
sit out o them claims before noon to-
molrerl Some folks wouldn't hey give
ve tie minitS notice. hut we want To
do what is right and fair
Nou jumpee my Claimee" Shrek
2t the Ghinaman as he threw up his
arms and danced about in great agita-
ton.
No. sir Thar's no jumpin, about
H. Ne Christian kin jump auythin be-
+ lonEin' To . heather. our objections lu
you are founded on highly moral
foundation. and If you and Neur pig
tailed crowd Raint cut Thar before
Il tu-uorrer wriI Ike Wush Of YOU
=" No jumpee, No jumpee.' protest.
"a the VII lly-pNeited celestial who nj
least caught the drift OF the remarks
As my able and profound coadiutor
. las wisely remarked. added Colonel
Saunders as he took the box. we are a
religious people and under no obliEa-
lions to the heather except 10 try and
SAKE tem We cant never save en- If
they're panuln' ont So day over thar.
They've become too proud and stiff-
neeked " listen ~ US They hahn {