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THE TROUBLES, OF THE HEATHEN CHINEE.

> Mr William Lee, of the Ontario street laundry, has not left Cleveland, although he has not appeared Of late in the; news- - papers. The fact is that Mr Lee has devoted himself, strictly to business during the last six or eight months, and has thereby amassed a small amount of cask, which is destined to be expended in carrying him again to his native land over the; salt, salt sea. But before leaving it is simply an act of justice to state that Mr Lee has attempted faithfully to submit to the heathenism of this benighted country, and if he does not carry away a fair impress of hospitality or feeling of love I to Brother Jonathan the fault has not been his, but that of the angular brother on . whose bosom he attempted to lean. But it will be simply an act of justice to friend Wav to allow him to explain his own feelings, as he did «n Saturday last in conversing with a Leader reporter. He unburdened himself as follows:— l{ Me no likce dam Melican man. M4lican man comee in my laundry, spittee on floor, chew, chew. Bringee shirtee, > say, • Thust, Wav Lee ?' Wav Lee say, ♦No thust, thust dead.' Melican man say. ' Eat eater, I punchee.' Punchee Wav Lee's head, pull his pig tail. Wav Lee runs chop-chop head to fleece officer,, Fleece officer say, * Cheap John—one, two, three, bouncee.' . Shakee my pig tail and say, * Climb.' Wau. Lee climbs—^ commee homee. Melican man steal shinP and he climb to." Wav Lee attempted to go to Sunday school, arid his story is as follows .— " Me go on Sundlay day. to Joss house Me take settee and Melican man's boyee along. Boyes say, * Here's China/ More boyee come. Pull, pig tail and say, * JBully for Chineeman.'- Me get mad and swear. Fleece officer comee long, take me to the station. Payee fivee dollee and sixty cents; go home to wash, wash. Say,' Dam Melican, country.' Me then go on the street car; Melican women looks at me and laughee lound. One speak he low, 'him nig.'' One speakee low, too, and say, • Him rat eater.' Me gettee mad and say, 'Me Chinaman—me washee-washee. Me no nig. No nig. Me no rat eater. Big lie.' Melican women scream. Conductor run in. Him say, 'Who's up?' Melican woman say, 'Dirty China 'suited me.' Conductor he takes my stampees, and he say, 'Get.': Wav tee gets, fall on the ground and breakee nose. Officer come up. He says, 'Dlunk again-^Culneel/ Me say, 'No dlunk.' He say, 'Too thm. Takee me by collar takee me to station Judge say, • Here again Chinee P* Me go cut, pay ten dollee and fifty cents; Me go home madee—red hot madee, swear. Weak dishes, shave off-pigtail; buy giug hat, shut up laundry and 'go back to

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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1886, 19 January 1875, Page 2

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THE TROUBLES, OF THE HEATHEN CHINEE. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1886, 19 January 1875, Page 2

THE TROUBLES, OF THE HEATHEN CHINEE. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1886, 19 January 1875, Page 2

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