The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-25

spsad idea Of Chinese gravity 10. as we
believe. the dlspoeition Of the people 20
10 dignihed. II - impressed upon the
lCys. that:
whenever grown people are present. a
child
should speak with a voice that IS gentle
and mild
And az the same time the girls are told
that they sould.
Never turn YOUR head IN walking no-
display your teeth IN mirth.
Never move your knees when sitting.
Nor when standing shake your dress.
Laugh not loud when pleased, when
angry never talk with over-stress
Let the sexes ne'er commlngle. whether
they be rich or poor.
Never go beyond the gateway. nor stand
gazing from the door
Such are some n the instructions 90
l children tn their books Of etiquette.
IL r., however. when people are or their
guard that we get g.impses OF their rear
characfer. Go into the nursery ana listen
I 20 7nothcrs and nurses sing songs Ike
I the following 20 their smiling onsprins
! and you forget that they are not 10 DIS
| play their teeth IN mirth.
| There's a COW on the mountain. the old
saying goes.
I on her legs are four feet on her feet
ore eight toes,
/ Her tail IS behind on the end OF her
back.
And her head Is IN front on the end OF
her neck.
| The following e drive At their IN
| fortunate method Of coniugal selections
A. - well-knoWn neither The bride or
I groom sees the other until tire bride IS
| brought 10 her husbands home. The
following rhyme represents tho happy
/ couple sitting on their brick bed IN a
dark room. when.
lie pulled up the wick.
with the candie-stick knife,
And found he had married
A bald-hoaded wife.
Her eyes were askew.
And her mouth was awry,
And tho silly old fellow
Was 20 mad h. could cry.
No cartoonlst could present a more vivid
/ % amusing picture % their absurd
method Of selecting wife than IS pre-
sented IN this nursery song
! Almost all phases Of lie are caricaturcd
I IN the same way The nervous man IS
/ described as having In his agitation jump
/ Cd out % bed In the morning. snatchcd up
/ his wife's green trousers which he put
on by mistake and started 20 market.
riding a donkey. mis- face turned toward
its tan" Al another time he IA made 20
/ say everything wrong side too as for
Instance when he hears "a disturbance out
/ side his door he discovers u 10 have been
| caused by a man biting a dog. He IN
/ his haste "took up the door ana opened
his hand" Running outside he says:
Il sua,chcd up the dog should say
double quick.
Ana threw him with all my force at a
brick"
Then after having been bitten by the
brick he was 80 disconnected as 20 having
ridden nstride a sedan chair. and TO have
been chrried on horse. after which ne
blew on a drum and beat on horn.
In sull another OF these children
| songs cake-seller informs the public
In s,eutorinn tones that his cakes VIII
restore sight 10 she blind.
| "Curo the deaf and heal the lame.
And preserve the teeth OF the aged
dame"
| and that they viii further cause hair
| 20 grow on a bald head. and give courage
| to hen-pecked husband. A gtrl who has
| been whipped 10y her mother. mutters TO
herself how she would love and serve a
/ husband 10 only she had one. even going
/ 10 the extent Of calling her mother-in-
| law mother and when overheard by her
/ lrate parent and asked what she was
| saying. she answers:
Il was saying the beans are boiling
nice.
And is Just about time to add che
rice
an or which will serve 20 show that the
HE OF the Chinese child IS full OF sun
shine.
Chinese children are fond Of cracking
| Jokes on bald heads. In one Of their songs
we are told that a certain hairless gentle
man on a notable occasion went TO burn
Incense. not a. people usually burn IN
ccnse "to get him an heir but rather
ITO get him some hair"
when he found in three days all his
hair had returned.
/ lie, the Eod gave coat and more In
ccnse be burned.
when he found in three days all his hair
hnd dropped out,
He upset the god and ne kicked him
about.
Then tho god became angry ana took up
sword
Ana made into Clippers that bald headed
gourd"
Tho cheerful side OF Chinese life Is not
| confined 10 the nursery or 70 childhood.
/ hut Is found In all ages and all depart
monis. ns well as all ranks 81 life. The
| Chinese lahorinz man cracks the same
stale Jokes as the son Of Erin. on one
| occasion. while we were building the
| dormitOry OF Pekin University. one OF the
masons was trying to climb out over the
basement wall instead OF going up the
steps, and another standing a rod OF
| two away said 10 him. IF you come
here IN help you out" ana once when
/ tho writer was riding along at the base
| OF the city wall. q small boy running
| across the street stumbled and zen inn
modiatly IN front Of the donkey "Ah"
/ said a bystandcr you bend low in pay
| ing your respects 10 the gentleman"
| The following story is told OF two
] Chinese laborers who were digging a
/ we'll Mr.. Chang sent Mr.. Lee down into