HERE AND THERE.
A SURPRISE,
A sight-seeing visitor recently went aboard a tramp steamer in the harbour. Noting that the deckhands were Chinese-, she apprunched ono of them and said, "You no speak English?" Tho Chinaman looked bored and aimvcd nothing. The lady continued, "He go your country soon. Mo learn speak Chinese, teach littlo Chinese boy and girl. You savvy 'missionary'?" The Chinaman looked at her a minute and answered, "Madam, if you are not more successful in mastering our language than you appear to have been with your own I fear that your attempt to enlighten our race will prove anything but satisfactory. Good afternoon." The Chinaman sought the other side of the ship and the woman sought oblivion. She had been addressing a Yale graduate who was working his passage back to China.
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Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13270, 22 November 1911, Page 4
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136HERE AND THERE. Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13270, 22 November 1911, Page 4
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