The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-02-11
TURN OVER A LEAF
CHINKS PUT IN A DAY REJOICING
OVER NEW YEAR.
Mott Street New York, Is All Aglow
With Life and Hilarity Reigns Su-
preme; "Who'S Guy" Is the
Popular Salutation; This Goes In
stead of Prosit or Gesundheit All
Pay Their Debts.
Especial TO The Free Press.1

lSpeC'al 10 he FREE FreSS.J
New York, Feb. 2.-Chinatowu,
somewhat depopulated as Il result of
the gambling raids and the SigeI muir
der case, but still i'll the ring and able
to make a noise like Il boiler factory
with dclirium trcmcns, today gave it
self up to the joyous job OF wclcom
ing the glad new year OF Confucius p
4Gl As a result, the white residents
of Mott street and the other sections
of the Chinese portion of town, are
wearing cotton i'll their ears and keep
ing their eyes open for new tong
feud to start under cover of the cclc-
Lration.
All Mott Street Is Gay.
All Mott street is gay. Great yell
low flags are everywhere, with Chi.
ncse dragons, showing their shapes
on the yellow pillows of the Celestial
colors Bombs are bursting, rockets
are tlaring, firccrackerS are sputtcring,
chop sucy joints are crowded to the
limit, and i'll the Joss House more in
ccnsc is being burned and more prayers
said than ever before i'll its history.
All the elite of Chinatown is out.
The Nanderbilts, the Astors, the Stuy-
aristocrat5 of Mott street, are making
new year calls. And it sounds to beat
any reception that was ever held Tor
ladies only OH Fifth avenue.
| Who's guy" is what the China
man always SAYS instead of "Prosit"
or "Gcsundheit." At least, that's
what it sounds like and it means the
same thing. 1t means Your good
old dog and I'm to buy the next
Pay All Their Debts Today.
Cinnamon pay all their debts New
Years. 1t is disgrace TO open the
year owing any man anything This
is one of the most startling evidences
of their unlitncss and need of the
Gospel.
Saturday will be ladies' day i'll
Chinatown. Then all the small footed
ladies, with their bright little almond
eyes, will make their annual call upon
friends.
The calling that is being done is of
Il ceremonial nature. The visitor bows
/ himself in, apologizing for having
brought his putrid presence before the
august body of the illustrious holder
of the house which has demeaned it.
self sufficiently to open its doors to
such IL worm as he, and trusts the
distinguished inhabitants thereof will
permit an outcast and bit of human
scum like himself to wish them all a
happy New Year.
kissing of the Feet.
Then the host replies that he and his
underling family, bow themselves to
kiss the feet of the most mighty and
distinguished one who has stopped
from his high estate that he might
merely notice such creeping things of
the earth as he and his family, and
lie trusts the visitor will condesccnd
still further to dcmeaD himself by
taking chair in their miserable abode,
and trying to be rs far from miserable
as he possibly can i'll such a deplor-
able place.
| Having got this off their systems,
the Cinnamon get together. The cute
little wicker-cov bottle is brought
out, the liquid hellfire is poured out,
everybody says: who's guy!' and
down it goes without even q chaser.
Tabasco sauce is cold and chill along.
side that drink. But it never makes
Il Chinaman bat an eye.