The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-12
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CHINESE SCRIPT
ON laps FACE
Lee Che Objected When
Mate, Who Gould Lick SO
Chinks," Began on Him.
FIGHT IN RESTAURANT.


Dul 1llillllll ~.
BY his honorable mustache (eisht
hairs on a side, Foshiyuki Moto, a
d!m,nutlve but militant zap, was still
Of the opinion at 10 a. NJ. to-d0 that
70 could lick fifty Chlnnnen, Carefully
yropped and supported against the
bench Of the Yorkville Court, blinking
one fiery litt" brown eve out Of i've
ply turban OF bandages, Foshiyuki as
sured Magistrate Herman that " he
only got half n chance lie could clean
UP about two-thirds OF province OF
the Ding Dong empire.
Then he went on to say that Lee Chez,
whom he charged with assault, hadn't
given him an in,nitesimal margin OF
opportunity before lie l-ce Chee)
Jumped on his CFoshiyukrS honorable
neck and began carving him up Win
several dozen OF the sharpest knives IN
the world
Clash at A. NJ
This shinto- Monaghan clash occurred
al 3 A. NJ In Lee Chec's restaurant a.
40 80 Sixth avenue. The Honorable
Mr. Motto Is steward Of the Army and
NAY club After he had wound up MS
duties In tie clubhouse early TINS morn
ing he met his honorable friend MISS
Louisa Brown. Miss Brown has hair OF
the honorable yellow tulip blend very
'n-ononnced complexion and soulful eyes
She is quite buIom. Considered IN he'
class, Mr.. Motto measures up In the
scale Of a half-portion,
However, in a way o, speaking, she
was leaning on the little Nipponile's
arm when lie escorted her into Lee
Chees restaurant at the wItching hour
OF g. There were also in Mr.. Moto's
party Mr.. Wilson, bookkeeper ot the
Army and Navy Club, and Mrs. Wilson
After Mr.. Motto had bowed Miss
Brown into her chair he loftIly sum.
moned Lee Chee. who is tall and slender
and very handsome as to queue. having
nine feet eleven inches OF the same
Bending courteously to Mr. Motto. Lee
Chez deferred that he would probably
like a large bowl OF new brewed chop
suey sufficient FOR four.
Foshlyoki nodded stiftly that he had
guessed right, and added that the light
was very poor in the restaurant
Wanted More Light.
'rish,ee allie same good" Is what Lee
Chez should have replied, according TO
Hoyle. What he did say, with smirk
at Miss Brown. was. Forget It, The
lights good enough all right" Uee
Chez has been serving chop suey along
Sixth avenue for fifteen years or 80.
Somehow he has shed his pigeon Eng
llsh)
However, what he said or the manner
Of saying It angered Mr.. Moto. Getting
up from the table he scowled darkly
upon Lee Chez and demanded more
hight.
II will turn II on myself" he cried,
and sprang to switch.
"Cut that out cried Lee Chez. This
10 my restaurant and III run the lights
See" He walked threateningly Mr..
Moto's way.
Mr.. Motto drew himself UP to almost
four feet nine and Informed Lee Chez |
that h efwas looking for trouble he |
could get It from a new and original |
source.
Beware" he said. 81 can lick ntty |
Cinnamon"
Started 10 Lick One.
You couldnt lick anything" retort.
I'd Leo Chez. whereat Miss Brown be.
gan to faint. She executed her first |
faln, as Lee Chez unwound lis queue |
and snapped It In Mr.. Moto's eye. This
reused Mr.. Moto's battle mood TO a sud.
den white heat. and with fierce Ban
zai" he hurled himself a, one OF the
Nifty Cinnamon lie was capable Of ex-
tinguIshing,.
second faint she saw Lee Chez drawing |
from the folds OF his garments various
short and long knives with which he
proceeded to operate on Mr., Motto. The |
Chlnaman was sitting rather a. his ease
on Mr. Moto's chest. Mr.. and Mrs, Dit |
son had departed in search Of constaou-
larry
Having produced the cutlery. Lee Che.
legends on the honorable Mr. MotO y |
features. over the it'll, Nlpponite's
right eve he traced one stanza ~ The |
Song Of a Shirt" In the original Chinese. |
Then with the point OF Another knife |
he cut several collar and cum receipts
on Foshiyokrs cheeks.
His Work Artistic.
Rousing from her seventh faint. Miss
Brown saw Lee Chez still Soemnly en- !
gagged In recording vagrant thoughts In !
Chinese characters on her escorts fea-
lures, Deciding not TO drop OF Into an
eighth faint she screamed and was still
screaming many minutes later when |
several policemen were prylng apart the
short and the tall Orientals. As Foshi- |
yoki was all bound up In Lee Chees
queue this was no simple task.
Thoroughly carved and bruised ne he
was. Mr.. Motto still proclaimed he could |
lick fifty Cinnamon. He reasserted II
10 Magistrate Herman. Nevertheless
he was firmly convinced that Lee Gee
should go to jail for Mt least one life
for having desecrated his person with
Chinese characters. He. Foshiyoki.
would be SCARED for life with Chinese
script.
The Court expressed his sympathy
with Mr.. Mo;o but though; he had been
bit too aggressive. Wherefore Lee
Chico was discharged Miss Brown re.
adjusted Mr.. Moto's bandngcs and help
ed him out into the sunlight where he
hurled after the departing Lee Chez a
challenge to bring around not only his
relatives and friends but his ancestors.
He, the Honorable MIR. Motto, would
lick them all. Lee Chez only grunted