THE HEATHEN CHINEE AND THE IRISH MAID. A LOCAL LEGEND. BY CONSTABLE Q.

Dunstan Times, Issue 487, 18 August 1871, Page 3

THE HEATHEN CHINEE AND THE IRISH MAID. A LOCAL LEGEND. BY CONSTABLE Q.

At an inn in this vast city Dwel’t a bouncing Irish meid, Likewise a heathen Chinaman, Which cnok-ng was his trade ; And they had a little rumpus, Which was natural d’ye see, For how could Biddy Callaghan Swap hands with Chin Ah See? It seems upon an evening She to the kitchen went, To get some bilin wa'er For a high fa'utin gent. But John would not let her have it. And he cal'ed her—o! gcod Heaven. A veinous violator Of Commandment number seven. And he slewed the kettle at her, Which it wet her to the skin ? Wherefore she washed Ins yellow phiz With half a pannikin. He howling to the doctor rushed. And showed his damaged face, And then unto the “ force’’ he came, To tell his piteous case. It would not pay that way, so he Did a legal gent bespeak, To fetch the naughty maid before His Worship, Mr. Beak. Whiohhe wantedtwenty pounds,noless, Asa golden salve, d’ye see, And for the doctor’s poultices ; Likewise the lawyer’s fee. But then the Beak, he could not see in. And he said it served John right, If he with decent Irish maids, Was mein enough (o fight; And to call her ugly names besides, Which was very hard upon her, Yet his Worship fined bertwenty hob, He did, upon my honor. Now the legal gent, he d : J wax wrath, And the doctor blessed his batter, For twenty bob would never pay Their expense-, in the matter. Which pity is that learned gents, Their talents should be wasting, About such trumpery little games, As Biddy’s Chinese basting.