New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-15
THE ANERICANIZING or WILLih
1T CAUSED MUCH GLEE FOR THE OLDER
CHINESE WITH WHOM HE LIVED.

CHINESE WITH WHOM HE LIVED
Willie h. Lung was the name he wrote with
pardonable pride and some difficulty. For ii
Celestial, he wrote well, read easily and creased
his lavender trousers with fine effect. His dress
was that of the most up-to-date American and
he raised his hat with graceful politeness-
Nevertheless, he was a laundryman although
obvious fitted to adorn a higher sphere. His
English fluent and far less Ineligible than
that of the old Chinaman who sometimes came
for the clothes in his place. Willie insisted on
talking at all seasons and apparently not
in the least disconnected at the darkness of hi:
listeners face Willie was a Sunday school
product. of course.
For long time the old man had been COMING
for laundry and the man of the house who
liked Chinese, moved to ask what had be-
come Of that dashing young gentleman.
Clone" said the old man. He was merry
old soul, always smoking plac;dly. and never did
Celestial countenance show a keener sense of
huIAOr.
Gone where?'
Cation" was the laconc reply. Then the
old f. low seized with a sense of the
fun OF the thing that he valiantIy went on.
Willie bad boy" He pointed to his queue
Alice gone. Bad boy Too muchee Mclean
No go back no" - he pointed to his queue
gain.
You mean he cut off his hair and now he il
afraid To so back to china o.
mo fraid. Buy it,
Fought pigtail from Somebody"
The cid man nodded. convulsed with merri-
ment. Too muchee money" he calculated
"Muchee money have pay. Bad boy
Before the family had ceased 10 enjoy the
idea Of Americanizad and lavender trousered
Willie recklessly bribing some one 10 furnish
the once despised queue, that gentl man was
again on hand. lie was no less American than
ever. The friend OF the Chinese congratulate
him on his safe return and offered him a glass
OF Tort wine. Willie drank it with gusto.
You like it," inquired the man OF the hous,
"Muche e. said Willie. With an inexpressibly
sanctimonious face the Sunday school scholar
added. in explanation. Alice same communion
He took his departure with the conviction that
h. had made deep impression on his fellow
Christian. And 50, indeed he had
a few weeks after h proudly announced his
warriagc to an American girl His cup of hap
p:ncss was overaowing. He was EVIDENT
lowering On the border of belief that nobody
could tell him frCm an American. and il was
reasonable To suppose that the new wife would
give him the final push and land him squarely
in il. But SHADE of depression was shortly
noted On his yellow CONFERENCE.-The one thing
about him which refused TO become American
lied.
In four months the old man. still smoking
stu apparently enjoying suppressed jokes too
his pace.
"Whcr,'s Willie was again asked.
Run. Chup-chop- Hurry" said he his httl
eyes almost twinkling Of his head
Ard where's his Wife,"
Wife stay. Too muchee beatee"
Willie beat his wife,
The comic old head shook partly with denial
parity With mirth.
Wife beatce Willie call Willie no goo,
Chnk Wife Hkce Chinaman alice same me
Chinaman hcatee Wile-wife beatee Willie
Willie run chop-chop."
And his wife has gone with real China
man.
He nodded WIFE Mclean. Willie TIM
Melcan. No Mclean. Wife no Ike Bac
boy. Willie
And he walked away living embodiment OF
sense of hUmor