The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-06-25
MONGOllAN AND ETHIOPIAN FIND
FRENCH LANGUAGE FAClLE MEANS
OF COMMUNICATION.
IT'S MONSIEUR All GIN
AND MAM'SELLE MABEL
Chinaman Who Worked in French Quar-
ter OF Pekn Finds Friend in Neeress
Mademoisele Is Up for Lifting $50,
Monsieur for Dodging License Fees.

Africa and Asia fraternized in the office
of the city Jail this morning while Jeru-
salem and Erin's isle in the persons OF
Jailer Sol Levy and Officer Barney Nc
Gillick looked on and heard the conver-
sation with open-mouthed amazement.
Mabel Curl, of Ethiopian descent, who
showed up in the police dragnet for touch
ing man for $so and All Gin sad
eyed Mongolian, who was arrested for ped
ding without license, were the repre-
sentatives of the two continents.
Mabel, an understood negrcss, in a robe
of royal purple and jacket of flaming red
was sitting at one side of Soils desk, look
ing forlorn, when All Gin, attred in
jumper blue was brought in.
Misery Loves Company.
All Gin at first resented the advances of
the symphony in red, purple and black, and
all the African could get from the Asiatic
was mo sabe" until she ventured the in
formation that she had been arrested fer
stealing $50 and she was certain that there
was not that much money in the world.
you live Pleasant alleyi" said the Chi
naman, Il live Chinee alley" The fellow
feeling that makes even the slant-eyed
Mongoian wondrous kind was drawing the
willy subject of Isl Ann out Of his shell
unawares, and the fact that they both re-
sided in an alley brought the two contn-
ents closer together.
But the English tongue was a little intri-
cate for All Gin, and in desperate mo-
ment he shouted "Parlez vous Francais 7"
Choice Parisian Used.
In an instant the olive-colored eyes of
the woman shone with a faint light of
comprehension and she answered with
avidity The audience could not catch the
drift of the answer but il is willing to
gamble that in the vernacular Of Pleasant
alley, it was You bet your life"
And then these two from the ends Of
the earth, the types of the black and the
yellow, swapped experiences and made
medicine together in the polite language
Of the courts of Europe Years of
chequered experiences in the French quar-
ter of Pekn had made the Chinaman a
savant in the tongue of Moliere and the
negress, who had been bred in Louisiana,
had learned to reel off Partisan French
with an ease and excellence that was wor-
thy of better life.
Touching Adieux Taken.
M yin sHTuSBcu MS SnOuiuerS Until ne
broke his ragged suspendcrs and Ma
dameosellee Curl shook her head and tip
tilted her nose until the perspiration made
washouts in her grimy visage.
Meanwhile Jerusalem and Ireland afore-
said, stood by in speechless amazement,
until Stolid Stole Solomon broke in:
well, wouldn't that put crimp in your
Raglan? ! guess this comes under the
head of diplomatic relations"
When Quong Louis of the Six Com
panies came in to offer bond for his
compatriot, he was on the verge of re-
voking the object of this ncongruous
camaraderie and as Sol took the dusky
damsel down below she turned at the head
of the stairway and made curtscy TO her
friend that brought slant flashes OF fire
from his almond eyes.
"Adieu, Monsieur All Gin"
"Adieu, Mam'sele Curl"