A MUSEUM CHINAMAN INVESTIGATED BY A REAL CHINAMAN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1641, 22 March 1884, Page 3

A MUSEUM CHINAMAN INVESTIGATED BY A REAL CHINAMAN.

Moy Po, a bright-faced, intelligent Chinaman; living in Philadelphia, .strolled into the Dime Museum for tin hour's enjoyment. After taking i a long look at the wonderful stomach of tho fat boy, lie approached tho elevated platform on which sat Clio Mali, the Chinese dwarf, Che Mali did not exhibit any extraordinary emotion jit the sight of his countryman, Jle did not, as several spectator,3 thought lie would, shriek out a Chinese welcome, or leap from the stage in an ccstacv of delight. "Tallc to him John," said a bystander, nudging tho Chinaman in the ribs, "Ask him why he didn't go into the laundry business," Che Man appeared somewhat uneasy as the laundryman stepped forward and looked him in the eye, "How do?" queried the dwarf, with a miniature smile. "Coocy so chang lung," replied the visitor. '•'You Canton Chinaman]" asked Che Mali, evidently ill at ease. "Yes, me Canton Chinaman; you Canton f asked the laimdryman, " Me Ning-po," answered the dwarf, "Hingwah che lung do sheng?"

again chanted the laundryman, to the great delight of the crowd. The dwarf made no reply to this vciy simple question, but stared blandly at the speaker for a moment and picking up his fan began fanning himself. Then turning suddenly lie said in very excellent English, " Oil, give us a rest, you make me tired. I've been so long away from China that I foi'get the language."

"Giant talk f" ejected the visitor, lifting his eyebrows in surprise. "Kcsang t'se? Wliele you been allee time?" "It's inc bcliife," said an Italian nobleman standing near, ' that the wee mon iiz n Corkonian.''' " Dlum (laud/' said (lie real Chinaman, in a disguised tone; "elant talk Canton—clant talk Ning-po; slay nothiug blut glib us a lest—makes me tiled. Maybe lie Jap—no Chinaman," and off the indignant visitor walked.