CHINESE SERVANTS.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11675, 10 July 1906, Page 4

CHINESE SERVANTS.

A lady wrote recently in the "Empire Review":— Chinamen are very literal, as white people find when they have to train them. A lady, who had quite a raw Chinese "boy," wished to teach him how to answer the door to afternoon callers. She went through all the ceremony with him, came to the door herself rang the bell told the "boy" to ask her name and then made him show her into the drawing 190m. -He learnt very quickly : but his mistress thought she bad better make sure he understood so one afternoon soon after going out, she came back to ntr house and rang the bell. The "boy" appeared very promptly, and aaked her in, and all went as it should. A few days afterwards when the lady was upstairs chaogingsber dress she heard the door bell ring and ring again. No "boy" went to answer it. The lady called and called in vain. At last, feeling much annoyed, finished her toilet and answered the bell herself. There,

>n tie doorstep, was Master Sing. /] who, with a broad grin, remarked : J —"You heap fooley me, I heap fooley Jou!" A rather proud, domineering woman engaged a China- , man to do her work. "What's your name," she asked. "Tai Uhong Wongj" he replied. "Much too long. I shall cail you John." "What is , your name?" said the imperturbable , .Chinaman, addressing the lady. II Mrs Garruthers Jones," she answered! "Heap too long; 1 tink call you Satii. H