Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-27
sUPERsTITIoNs OF CH1NAMEN.
Discovery of a Devil in a Garden
Hose and Its Serious Results.

Discovery of Devil in a Garden
Hose and Its Serious Results.
On farm in the Southern part Of
plOyed TO do odd jobs. His one great
delight was to sprinkle the lawn with
the hose. One afternoon when he
was at his favorite occupation a
visitor thought it would be a good
joke to cut the water off by turn
ing faucet at one end of the
piazza. Now the Chinaman had
sprinkled tie lawn hundreds Of times,
but rad not the remotest idea where
the water came from, taking it for
granted that it was the most natural
thing in the world for the water to
flow from the hose. Therefore when
the visitor carried out his idea and
the water stopped running, the Chi
naman was sorely perplexed to
threw the hose on the ground, stamped
upon it and shook it, and then as this
vigorous treatment produced no bene-
fetal results he blew down the hose.
Just then the owner of the house
stepped up to see the fun. The visitor,
seeing him coming, said in low voice:
"Just see the fun. The next time he
blows down the hose I will turn it on
full force"
Sure enough, in a few minutes the
Chinaman started to blow down the
hose, and as he did so the visitor
turned the water on full.
did you ever seen such an aston
ished Chinaman2" remarked the visitor
gleefully.
The Chinaman certainly was aston
ished. He threw the hose on the
ground and made one Decline for his
room, which was next to the tank in
one of the outbuildings. In a few min
utes he returned with a small bundle
under his arm, and going up to his
employer said:
"Give me my money. Me no stayee.
Debbil in hosee. Debbil in hosee.''
The joke had turned out to be of
more serious nature than had been eX-
pected. The Chinaman walked off in
spite of all remonstrances. The owner
Of the farm laughed, and said he would
go to the Chinese agent and get an
other boy. Bright and early the next
morning a new Chinese boy arrived,
and as everything seemed satisfactory
he went with his small paper bundle to
his room, the same one occupied by his
predecessor. He had been in the room
only few minutes when he ran out,
and going up to his employer said:
''Me no likee. Me no lil1ee. Me no
stayee."
Upon being questioned he would
give no answer except that he didn't
like it and wouldn't stay. Recourse
was again had to the Chinese agent,
and the next morning another Chinese
boy arrived with his invariable little
bundle under his arm. Going to is
room, he returned almost as instantly
and, with a mystified way, said like
the former one:
"Me no stayee. Me no stayee.''
Things We're beginning to look seri
Gus. and the visitor wished he hadn't
played that pratical joke. For the
third time the Chinese agent was
called upon. This time the agent made
some inquiries and promised to call
the next morning and try to find out
the trouble. The next morning he ar
rived, and after looking around the
place, went to the Chinaman's former
room. There he discovered, written
on one side of the wall. i'll Chinese
characters. the information that the
place was haunted and was inhabit-
ed with strange spirits or devils, and
that Cinnamon had better keep clear
of it. This explained it all. and after
removing the writing no trouble was
had in pro .nrins new Chinese boy
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