The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-12-14

sftNans In the fhfitpptutss
House keepers IN Msnils who are oSlis
ed TO employ both Chinese aud fillpino'
faces between which there exists deer
antssonitm have TO face The problem
OF domestic service" 10 lis most compli
Gated form A correspondent Of the Chi
cseo Tribune, whose retinue embraced
tao Chinese and siI natives. tells OF re
turping TO bis home alter six days sb
senee
We we're greeted by no cocberos at the
sfstion. We vent home in hired rigs,
An ominops silence trooded over the
scene, We passed the stable. snd the
horses recognized us and wbinnied % IL
they bad not been feed for 3 week. We
walked into the bouse, expecting 10 see
All Doc, the Chinese table boy. ssttins
ont the mysterious delicacies that Mr..
Gnn,her, the Chinese cook, is a past
mseter 10 copooctipg. The table vas not
spread.
10 our best Tsgslese We interviewed
the native iuhsbitsnt Of the sontb tide OF
the ysri. sad sitter some time iound out
that Alb boo Was in jill aud that two OF
the Fllipinos were 10 the hospital
Mr.. Gupther was over trying to secure
Q release for Alb Doc aud the other
Filipinos we're 10 ell probability. on the
wsr-pstb after Mr.. Gunlher.
The next day the entire aggregation, in
cludins the detail from the hospital turn
ei up st our qusrters and reported for
duty, Mr.. GuDtber deposed that be had
been absent when the trouble began. The
frst he knew that anything was wrong
was when be returned and found the
Filipino gentlemen OF the bedchsmber
chasing Alb Doc with bola knives.
Mr.. Gunther joined 10 the chsee, and
from his testimony i; was uced that be
outrsu Ah Doc by about three feet. The
chase led into the honse, aud MIR. |
Gunther took refuge in the hi cLen
The gentlemen OF the bedchamber
had by this time been REINFORCED by the
four cocheros, who we're armed with |
forks and Spanish bsyopet that had
adorned cur walls.
Then, sAid Mr.. GHntber. ableo samee
cstcbee Cue piecee kittle. scsld velly
much.
After tcsldiDg bis enemies. Mr., Gun
ther and Alb Doc went through the win
dow aud raced out TO the gate where
there is gnsrd Of American soldiers
The soldiers, Ut the request OF Mr. Gun
ther. srretted the Fllipinos and All boo
as we'll, and sent the scalded Filpinos TO
the hospital.
The Fllipinos testified that they. had
caught All boo red-handed 10 the act OF
wsshing his hestben teeth with our best
th.powder. Also that Ah Doc profan
cd the bed OF one of the Americans by
to sleep in it. This had
San Juan, the head boy, be
vond all measure, and he had remonstrat
ID with All boo with bols knife.
The other Fiipinos substantisted San
Jnsn's testimony. ch one also taking
occasion several times TO refer to the fact
bat "Cbinos mucho mslo.' The court |
'ound Alb boo and San Juan both guilty,
nd seitenced to corporal punishment in
ach case. ,
Peace was restored for q time, but the
ext morning, when it was discovered that
reakfsst was beiug retarded because San
usD was logging bola kplie around in i.
i, trousers leg with the svowed intention
I cutting ofi Mr., Gun,het's qneue ss soon !,
s that intelligelt and uselnl mt IN Der Of a
be bous, hold should descend from the II
op Ct the house, where be had taken :,
singe, it wss decided that drastic n
res should be taken h
Sac joan wss accordingly paid the four /,
ollsrs due him, and the entire family
I'd two soldiers jsined 10 chasing him i
q the premises =,
The Filipioos are much discom fited by ~
ie loss OF their leader, and their hatred "a
I Mr.. Guuther and Ah Doc ia only ia
reDgtheDed. An armed Deutrslity now
revsis but open hostilities are liable to h,
,me Ut any moment. n,
One member Of the family mounts o.
1srd in the dining-room an hour before st
eal-time, snd preserves peace with . n,
,st t.ball bat borrowed from the soldiers o.
,rrscked across the street. $,
Senior San Juan has sent the pleasing |,
ord that be will set hre TO the house as
on IS be can get around TO it. and the of
tire household is ready TO shoot the
nt,emsn on sieht