The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-09-26
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Willie II. Laps wss tho name be wrote
With rsrdcnsble pride aud some ciifirul,y
For . Celestian. he wrote ~eli, read easily
sud created bis lsysuGer trousers with
doe Elect His dress w.s ihsl Of . NOS,
np-lo-aate Ansticsn, snd be raiscd hi.
bat With grscsial poliiencss Nsverlha
less ho vas q lsupdryasn. although ob
viously ntied TO sdorn = higher sphere.
His English was naen. aud far less intelli
eible Than that Of ste old Chinsmsn Who
sometimes came Tor The clothes iu his
piuvv. vInie insisted uron taltina at
oil seasong, and wss spparoptly no, 10 tho
least dlsconeerted At the blabkncsa Of his
listeners face. Willie was Sunday
school produci, oi course.
For long time the old man had been
coming Tor Laundry, aud the man OF the
house, who liked Chinese, Was moved to
ask what bad become OF thst dssbipg
young gentleman.
Gone. said the oh man He was mer
ny old soul. always smoking plsoidly, and
never did Celestial oounierauce show a
keener sense OF humor,
Gone where2
Canton, was the lsconio reply, Then
The old fellow was 80 seizsd with sense
OF tho fun OF the thing that be yslisntly
weut on. Willie bad boy, lie pointed
to his 9uauo. Alice gone, Bad boy. Too
muchee 'Melicsn, No can 60 back, no
be pointed to bis queue again.
You mean he cu, of his hair snd nov
he is sisid to go back to Chinaa
No 'irsid. Buy it.
Bought pis.tail from somcbodyi
The old man nodded conyulscd with
merrimeut. Too mncbee money, he tjscu
lated. Muchee money have pay. Bad
boy.
Before the family had ceased TO enjoy
the idea OF Amerioanizsd aud lavender
trousered Willie resklessly bribing some
one TO furnish him the onoe despissd
q neue. that gentlemen was again on hsnd.
He was no less Americsn than ever. The
friend OF the Chinese congratulated him
on bis safe return, and offered his glass
OF port VINE. Willie drank il With gus
to,
You like in inquired the man Of the
house.
Machee, said Willie, With M ineIpres
sibly ssnctimonious face the Sunday
school soholsr sddsd In aspl.n.iies. Al
les same communionl He took bis do
parture with the conviction that be had
made . deep impression on bis fellow
And 80, indeed, he had,
A few weeks after he proudly snnouno
cd his marriage 10 an American girl. His
cup OF happiness was overAowing. He
was evidently lowering on the border OF
! belief that nobody could tell him from
IN Ameriosn. and it was reasonable to sup
pose that the new wife would give him
he final push and land him equsreiy In
1. Bnt 9 shade OF depression was
hortly noted on bis yellow countenanoe-
be one thing about him which refused to
become AmeFicanizsd.
In four months the old man, still enok
pg, still apparently enjoying suppressed
otes, took his place.
Where's Willie2
Run, Chop-cbop. Hurry, said be. bis
title eyes almost twinkliDg out or his
esd.
Aud where's his wifef
Vile stay. Too mncbee bestee.
Willie beat bis wife?
The comic old bead shook partly with
enisl, partly with mirih,
Wife bestee Willie. Gall Willie no
ood Cbink. Wife likee Chinsmsn slles
ame me. Ohinsmsn bestee Willee--
iie beatee Willie. Willie run chop-chop.
Add his vile bss gone with real Cbins
Isn2
He noddee. Vile 'Melicsn. Willie
ink 'Meicpn. No 'MeliosD, Wife no
kee Bad boy. Willie.
And be walked away living emboci
ant of a sense nf bumor