The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-04
no LING,
The PESSIMIST

iidu Tue GUEST WHO WAS Ut lHstt iiu
ment with him In the back room o
Hos laundry been other than tina
fat, jolly. old glutton. Ye Loo, M
doubt Iio would have been answered
with a wall tuned, out of politeness
TO the same doleful key. But Ye hat
Just come from y good meal at hi
own abode, and was at that very mo
ment finding excellent picking amonf
Hos melon seeds and preserved gin
ger, and he was In no mood for ever
a sympathetic wall.
! llaai, no honorable man." returned
Ye sturdily. "Of what use complain
when with little care life can be
made so full of good food?"
"a mighty bill for the coal | have
used In the laundry Is about to be pre-
scented TO me, and shall be without
means of satisfying II for an odd
week"
+ Truly that need not keep you from
nibbling little retorted Ye. Eat
beneficent one" and he pushed the
round box. divided into compartments
containing different sweetmeats.
across the table.
II cannot; ! am person of misfor-
tune. had in mind to buy lottery
ticket today. and that triumphant adj
dlepate. We Sc, who peddles them.
chose the most unlucky moment Of the
day to enter my abode. He came
early. during the hour OF the ape,
when he knew that the hour of the
dog was my fortunate period Ai-ya, |
am ever a weakened scoundrel. SO |
purchased one. But as usual nothing
will come of it,"
Old We went on with his endeayors
to cheer his host
This mighty bill" Ye continued.
"astonish me by naming the sum. be-
nefieent man"
"Twenty-four yen said Ho Ling,
with becoming gravity, and only an
odd month ago | cleared away SINH
lar one. Ai-ya, this miserable profes-
sion OF clothes washing"
"Haai And all that for coal con-
sumed in the laundry Without doubt
you are doing mighty business.
1T is too much for my wretehed
back Presently | Shall be compelled
to hire laborer, and all such are
very fends for wasting"
Ye. still under the iovial spell Of his
good dinner at home, and the box Of
sweetmeats before him, continued to
strive to impart some of his own con-
tentment to his friend.
Never begin 10 be person Of
grief" he cried THAT matter of the
bill is OF no such importance had
hoped to supply you with the neees-
saN yen until you could secure It, but
] have not so great sum of silver in
my blouse sleeve. But that foreign
devil who sells the coal will be easily
appeased by such a mighty patron as
Yourself Eat fearlessly, honorable
ran"
Ho Ling sorrowfully wagged his
head.
Il have no stomach" he returned.
sadly Il shall have none until that
matter of the bill shall be settled.
Without doubt 1t will be long waiting
for an appetite. honorable man"
"Ai-ya" squealed Ye. this time deep
ly sympathetic. Never think such a
thing Of terror. See, mighty suffer
er. go at once. and | shall presently
make a triumphant return with the
yen"
Such mighty PITY" murmured Ho
Ling, wrlggling about on his stool
Such friendship! cannot bear it,"
Prepare food for yourself" ans
wered We Loo. as he shuffed out. |
Your stomach soon shall be returned |
to you"
When the friendly old glutton had I
gone. Ho Ling settled down upon his /
stool TO enjoy his melancholy humor. |
Only a short time had elapsed when |
The door opened and he caught the |
sound Of Yes returning feet The
blouse sleeve of the honorable fat /
man gave forth no sound Of tinkling /
ven, but his round face wore such a
ook of ecstasy that Ho Ling arose and
cried out:
What great fortune, honorable per
son? Begin upon It at once. and drag
me from my misery"
THE lottery" exclaimed We Loo
Prepare a mighty feast But an odd
ioor below here the benefcent Ye Sc
,ame upon me with the news that
four fortunate ticket had secured the
mighty prize Of forty yen. The coal
leyil can now be satisfied. and. more.
-FOUR stomach is returned TO You"
For a single instant a joyous grin
dashed across the face of lilo Lirg.
md was gone again.
"Ai-ya," hs cooked. Il am indeed
person = IN fortune.
Then let me be one also"
"But think. honorable man. how
much might be done with the forty
zen II there was no foreign devil to be
The circumstances have
aiken away my stomach forever"
Il begin TO go. said Ye Loo. sharp
y, turning to the door. Il am hungry
rom much exertion. Some honorable
PERSONS do not deserve TO possess a
stomach. You are a fool. Ho Ling, in
.rffa of vour forty ven