The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-28

British legislation? Say, did Conger write
it-that telegram? 1t was all in ciphers, so
that the Chinks couldn't "a figured it out
But de mugs what's been TO China an US
as has had our clothes washed by d
Chinks says to ourselves. we says: Say,
no We don't; Conger never writ dat Er
If he done it, he done It before he was mas
sacred. De Chinks KEEP it. an den give 1t
US ter give US a steer wit. Now, what do
you sayT'
All Sin pressed home the rice, and, load
ed to the prime, he poured in the Tea to
melt the mass. Mulcahey waited anx-
iously.
Not the same" said Mulcahey. You
Chinks think because you can swallow
like that that we can. Well we can't.
Say is de Conger telegram straight
goods?"
All Sin reached for more rice. but he
condescended to speak meanwhile.
Mclean man heap smart. smarter
Chinaman. Maybe. Me no know. Any
how Mclean man him no catchee alice
smartee. You sabbee me?'
"Well, l amt so sure" said Mulcahey,
Sometime it hits me that de answer 10
Chinese puzzle is puzzlinger dan de
puzzle But If We mean dat de American
is smartern most people, but dat dey
amt got lead pipe cinch on smartSess,
dat dey amt got no consolidated octopus
trust on lynn and stalen' an all that why,
1 say, say, bein' a Chnaman We oughter
know. But what's at got ter do wit
whether Conger's telegram is a gold
brick er notn' but ciphers? Say, yer near
| choked dat time
| Sin had swallowed. He rinsed his mouth
with tea and rose
You no sabbee me-" he said. going to
his ironing table. You sabbee now"
well, I'll try; honest and true. Will"
you sabbee him Christian, him heap
| good man.
| Yes"
Him talkee stIaight."
Yep
"Walkee heap clooked, maybe"
You mean we talk straight and walk
crooked?"
"Walkee no matter Talkee heap good. "
"Well?"
Inside him good man"
Say, what yer tryin' ter say is not 10
judge by appearances; dat de white man
inside is as yellow as any chnk."
mo; you no abbee me. Me telle you,
Chinaman heap bad inside. Clistian man
him say him heap good inside. You sab
bee?"
We'll, let's call il out. G'wan.''
Christian man outside all white. Chi
naman heap yellow, inside, outside, top
side, alice
LAT ) TlSnI.
"Um. Alice same Clistien man him
sabbee. Chinaman more bad Chinaman
can be. Sabbee?"
"Oh, what We want to say is dat we
amt so pink and baby-like dat We can't
get on ter the heather Chinee's little
game an go him one better at that"
Sin nodded. You sabee, Clistian man,
he no know Conger write letter. Maybe he
do, maybe no do. No know. Nobody know.
Chstian man he think. What a mailer
alice good Cislians think so bad? How
he know how think bad?"
"Say, what yer a-getting at, is dat
when we sotter pump up our guessin',
draw on what de papes cal our inside
conscientiousness, we get yallow guesses.
Is at right"
Maybe. Maybe not. Me no know"
Mulcahey pondered. All Sin fetched a
hot iron and was soon blowing spray and
ironing.
Anyhow" said Mucahey. at amt de
Americans what's so suspicious. It's de
Europeans
"Eulope; him no Clstian?" asked Sin,
sweetly.
Say. yer too slick to be ironing the
buttons off1r shirts. You must be enc O.
them nephews O. Ii Hung Changes grand
fathers brother that's in town now
swearing dat America is de only place"