A NEW KIND OF MATRIMONIAL AGENT.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2645, 30 June 1877, Page 4

A NEW KIND OF MATRIMONIAL AGENT.

The Sacramento Union gives the following description, for the truth of which it vouches, of the proceedings of a Chinese Matrimonial agent in that city—A married lady residing in the city was visited bj a younger and married sister from a neighbouring city. An exceedingly aged but remarkably shrewd Chinaman has for two years been in the habit of visiting the house to sell fruit and vegetables. While the sister was a guest it was noticed that younger and very spruce Mongolian males accompanied the heathen. Since the departure of the sister the old Chinamen has been remarkably kiud to the members of the household, exhibiting unwonted liberality with his goods, and insisted on leaving trifling presents from time to time. A week or two ago this ancient jossworshipper presuming upon the familiarity which had grown out of his long trading relation with the family, took his accustomed seat in the wash room of the residence, and thus addressed himself to the housemaid as she was engaged at her laundry work: " You likee work here, hey ? " " Oh, yes, very well." " How muchee you catchee ? " " Fifteen dollars a month) John; why ? " " You gettee much eat, an —an good loom?/' " Yes, certainly; plenty to eat and a good room." " Saay— you—likee mallay Chinaman —sabe." " What! you old—" f£"Ye-e-s, one nice young Chinaman; got heap money, you no work some more : gettee more fifteen dolla month; Chinaman give you one tousan dolla. Ye-e-s, Chinaman Sal Flacisco all same now mally Melican woman; Chu Ah Huy, he give Melican woman tree tousan dolla she be wifee: sabe ? You like Chinaman you husb'n —hey ?" He continued in this strain for some time. This joke was too broad and the proposition too ludicrous to listen to long, and the youngwoman fled to tell the lady of the house the astonishing proposal, which for the next day or two was the standing jest in the family. But a few days afterwards, however, the greyheaded matrimonial-agent found excuse to enter the dining-room, where the mistress of the household was at work, with her; children about her. " You—-slister, she go'way ? " • " Yes, she's gone home." After a contemplative pause, he con-tinued—"S-a-a-y (confidentially), she like mally one—oh! nice Chinaman ? " "Why, John 2 you old rascal —" " 'Top 'top. you see all same Melican man, he got wifeo ; all same Chinaman, he got Melican wifee—'top, 'top," as the lady showed signs of anger. " Your slister, one young Chinaman, he got heep money; he pive your slister tree tous'n dollar she his wifee ; good housee ; bimby he mak' beep more money, she heep dresses—" At this John was told to go about his business and that the sister already had a husband and home, and did not wish to j emulate the example of the white woman in San Francisco, who married the Chinaman. He continued the argument awhile, and set forth the advantage* of the offer, and only ceased when he received a peremptory command. But.yesterday the old rascal returned to the attack in the following manner, as the lady met him at the kitchen door: — "S-a-a-y," in low tones "Missis, you husb'n, pretty soon he no catchee so much money like, Chinaman. Chinaman he got all workee, he make everything, he buy house, he buy horsee, he buy store, he buy 'teamcars—all things ; he much good. Melican man, he not get much anything ; s-a-a-y, you sabee ? You likee mally one velly nice Chinaman now, all same Melican woman Sal Flascisco P" ■■ And the old Mongol chuckled over his logic as he unwound a brief and ragged queue from his grizzled and wrinkled pate, and carefully replaced it in coils again. Greatly amused, and moved by curiosity to hear what further the chap had to say, the lady asked him what dower his ambitious principal would accord her if she deserted her white husband for. one of darker hue. *' W-e-l-e he give you two thousan' dolla." " What, only two thousand ; why you offered three thousand for my sister." " 'Top, 'top, she heep young woman." 'I Why, John," interposed the housemaid, " You offered me only one thousand dollars." " Oh, tut! tut!—see " emphasising and counting on his fingers—" one Chinaman he gotten so much money, he give you one tous'n dolla you he wife, slee? One more Chinaman he got heep more, he gliva tree tous*n her sister; u-n-an one more Chinaman he no catchee so much, he give two. thousand her, Slee ?" (see). John went ea at length from this point, to say that the Chinaman who secured a white wife in San Francisco recently had been congratulatedl by all his people ; that great numbers of Chines. c had sent her presents ; that no .Chine se women were allowed to visit her; 'and that she was treated like a qpeevt, and lived on the fat of the land,: and that her dower had been raised' by; Gb inese companies, her husband being; poor, adding, "She keep comp'ny, big Chinaman all go dinner .her house; kefjp turk'y, heep chicken, heep oyster; Chinaman he muehe proud. Melieam woman Chinaman wife now. Oh, muc&ee present for her alle time, an—aiChinama n keep make bow 'fore her. Bimeby she havee son, proud then, eh? Then all. big | Chinaman make her much 7present; "she no buy anything; This last brilliant outlook brought the interview^ to a sudden close, and.John was sent, to the "left about" quickly.