The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-17
THE PICKLED CHINAMAN.


It was in the height OF the hot season
! that the British steamer. "Glenogle. set
SAIL from Singapore bound FOR Shanghai,
with aload of returning coolies.
One day out IA China1nan died and the
doctor gave the order for the body TO be
.'d,inped overboa I'd, y ~
This order gave widespread consterna-
ton to tile relatives and friends Of the
dead Celestial as Chinnmai, has a
horror Of being buried out OF the Flow
cry Lnld,.s and soon deputation Of
long tails appeared before tho door
or the DOCTORS cabin i'm the starboaiyl
alleS-way. s,5s,
The doctor was lying half asleep In l,is
berth, a gentle cooling breeze. caused
by the speed of the ship. playing upon
his face through the port wind shute,
when a solid skunk OF an ,inmistakeable
.odor struck him He sat up gnsplns.
(Thcre Is something very deadly In Il he
smell OF ii Chinese coolie In hot weather)
Reluctantly lie opened his door, and
asked what the deputation wanted.
"No iputtee him in water tornalla, !" be
gan the spokesman with nh inslnuating
SMILE "velly bad JOSH" and lie shook
hts head vehementlys the rest Of the
deputation nodding assent. Him want
plenty big funeral, him plenty many
ts'WHul VII Cullllli loul
piece horse, an six-plece China music,
heap plenty gong-him want UNI fire
clackcr make I'm big noisc-plenty lice
and China bandy."
mo Gun have replied the doctor,
"puttee him IN water plenty quick else
him make I'M vefy bad stink. "
Him velly. big Chinaman,'' went on
the suave spokesman. ''Hih no smcllum
bad him smellun plenty NICE
"No can do, !" said the doctor inexor-
ably. u
side Shanghai. #
The doctor shook his head and shut his
door whcreupon the dcputation had to
retire. ie
In the afternoon the dcputatio again
appeared III the alleyway, but this time
they sought the mate. McIlroy, an enter
prising son of the land O cakes. s i,
Come nlakee talkee-talkee. Chinaboy
no go bot tom side, makee5 pay 200 dollah.'f
began the persuasive spokesman with his
bland fixed smile.
But the canny Scot shook his head un-
It'll the price had been raised to 800 dol
lars; then, promising that he would do
what lie could he went and reused tho
doctor out Of hs8afternoon nap. a z.
DOC. they're Offering 300 dollars now
to get Il he old Chinanan ashore, y he
cried eagerly as he burst into the cabin.
'tD-n the Cinnamon, L want to sleep"
growlcd the doctor.
You lazy man, slunberinE there whom,
you might be making honest nloneysif
you only exert thar dull brain O.
yours. = ~ 4 III \; III i
l45".oh, g'way!" grunted the doc; lying
back and shutting his eyes.
Tn darned lie I'm going to be beat
1,,-
II say, couldn't We 81 s I
8s&"Get to hell out OF this!" yelled the
eNasperated medico. !, q ~! MA
Liver bad again?'Ns asked the mate.
coolly. Have a drink. Kinder sultry
this aftarnoon,' and he helped himself
sserenely from the doctors whisky bot
tie, whilst tina much tried man, seeing
there was no escape, sat up, and pre-
pared to discuss the vexed question.
For people Of 'savvy.' there's a. way to
sdo everything, began Mac1lroy.
A re you a person Of 'savvy ~ asked
Z the doctor rudely. Is
That's what / am, sir.''
Then why don'tfyou manage the job?.,
Just what I'm going to do-now, IL
you will listen, I've got few sugges-.
lions to make 4335 q. Eli
Let 'em rip" s
Well, and he spoke slowly, what
about the refrigerator. sonny and Mac
stroked his chin with q. triumphant air.
You know yourself that the wretched
thing broken down, besides A
We'll, what If IT. has, wouldn't he rest
pretty easyin the cold storag 1.-THE stink:
wouldn't get}through those doors in a
hurry. Il 81 Is II. Is *
Won't do, not sanitary, there'd be the
deuce Of a row at Hong Kong. 3 S8s
IN, we'll, + reckon that's true
ANY other idlotic suggestions to-
make? q asked \ the doctor with fine sar-3
casm. IN s3a 35
The mate sat silent for a moment or
two with a look Of deep thought on his
face. then he asked solemnly,
49 Can You pickle q
''Never tried. II. Il.
We'll. I reckon I can, 8s n.
"Oh, you do, do you n? 2! u.
why certainly it's quite simple, now
how woulA' it @be II we pi ckled the old IN
in meat cast? ISL