NO. 15, MAUDE STREET. Australasian

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11581, 13 October 1900, Page 6 (Supplement)

NO. 15, MAUDE STREET. Australasian

"There's two Coows took numbtsr 15, what the oil woman !i*ed in,' 1 Gordon Glover informed his mother. "Me an' Douglas 'as bin peltin' them all the mornin'." He sighed wearily, and dipped a . grubby finger into the treacle jar, which stood on the table near him. "Take yer dirty hand out o' that, or I'll warm ycr." Mrs Glover took no interest in the Chows; she was deep iv the fortunes of a beautiful governess adored by a duke, and the penny novelette which related the y tale had been borrowed, and was to be returned that evening. "The Chows are starting a laundry, an' they're nailin' blinds over all the windows si you can't Bee in. Wont dad give 'em rats when he comes out. ' The spirit which had led the Glover boys to pelt Ah Goon and Sin Pat animated all Maude Street. Every inhabitant felt that a personal insult was put upon him by tho advent of the Chinampu, and, as a consequence, the launday windows were broken, the walls bespattered with mud, the unfortunate inmates jostled, nnd pushed, and stoned when they appeared outside, which certainly was seldom enough. They might have sought protection from the police, but that the manner of their entry into the colony was not quite regular, and the thing they dreaded more than stones or mud was tho possibility of beine; found ont and sent back to their own land, where, behind the gate 3of 'Supreme Virtue' they had been familiar with starvation aud the bastinado. When Glover came out, things were certainly worse for the Chinamen, as Gordon had prophesied. If he was in an amiable mood he would be content to push open their door withouc I ceremony, and, entering, seat himself on the long bench, where Sin Pat was ironing. Then began the elevating occupation of chuffing, ot, as Glover termed it, 'pullm' their legs," terminating in flomo highly humorous trick, such as tipping the ironing board over, or upsetting a basket of clean linen on to tho dusty floor. '•What d'ye mean by massacrin' our uiiri-iotta'ies?' 1 Glover wouM begin. Siu Fat shook his head depreciatingly.

"Don't pretend you would like tohelp at it, yer yellow heathin. Why tnere's nothing you'J like better than to go slicing up women and children, an* then walking in blood, then have a meal of roast dog stuffed with rats." Some days later a fat retriever puppy belonging to Douglas Glover disappeared, and wa3 never seen again. Maude Street briieve it implicitly that the two Chinamen had eaten it, and bands of small boys gathered af night i out side th& door and yelled vicious ' threats, and threw stones, and made themselves very objpetnnnble. Douglas cried a good deal about the dog. He was fond of animals, rarely cruel to them, and the fate of the puppy haunted him, and when they showed him a bit of woolly fur, pnrported to have been found inside of Ah Goon's fence, the chain of evidence seemed , complete. Then the Smiths at No 2 lost a foxterrier, and Billy Marks lost a bull pup of which he had been overwhelmingly proud. At this time it wa3 not safe for Ah Goon and Sin Pat to venture out of doors, and they were compelled to stand a miniature seige, creeping out at daybreak for orders and supplies, and res turning surreptitiously at midnight. Complaints were made at the police station from well-to-do streets of thefta, usually of valuable pets, occasionally of household articles, and Constable OOOOA set himself to unravel the mystery. Billy Marks swore on his osth, an<i with tears in his eyes that ■' them there Chows were killin' and eatia' dawgs." Maude Street supported his testimony absolutely. The fate of Douglas Glover's pet wa3 cited as a.i instance, and the piece of fur produced as evidence.Maude Street asked' that Sin Pat and. Ah Goon be straightway arrested and imprisoned. As Billy MarYs put it, pathetically, " Creatures that'll go eating a harmless pup after seeing it lick your hand ought to be wiped off the* face of the earth. Sin Fat and Ah Goon were unconscious to a great extent of the horrors of which they were accused. They knew that they were suspected of eating dog, and that it was practically unsafe to go into the street during the day, but their knowledge of English was not sufficient for them to understand the whole drift of the matter. Nevertheless thpy were considerably troubled ona day when, on p°ering through a chink, they saw Billy Marks, Glover, and other worthies in earnest consultation with a policeman, and saw that the attention of the law was evidently directed towards No 15. They were more troubled wheu the Urge fat man in blue crossed over the road and knocked at their door. In obedience to his commands they showed him all their bare rooms, opened boxes and cupboards, and wondered humbly what he was looking for. For many days they expected to re - ceive orders to return to Cuina immediately, but the constable did not retu'-n, and they were too used to the jj j ers and yells to take much notice of what was said, though they gathered that there wee threats of their being sent to gaol. [ "If them Chows aiu't pu-iished for eating my pup I'm going to burn down their house;' declared Douglas Glover, and Glover the elder with his feet on the mantlepiece, applauded the sentiments. At that moment the constable appaared in the doorway. " I've come to you, me man,' he said, and a moment later the handcuffs were about his wrist. "Ye thought you was doing a big stroke with your fairy tales abnnt them O iows eating puppy dog 3, while all 'tie while you were stealing and selling tin m yourself It was a neat blind startiug by taking the pup away from your own little boy, but you just are not quite 9iUiirt enough yet, Come along. And Glover went.

The best medicine known is SANDER & SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT Test its' eminent powerful effects in coughs, cojds, influenza, the relief is in stantaneous. In serious cases, and acci dents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy — no swelling — no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, swelling, &c, diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT is in useot hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe; patronised by. His Majesty the .King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and reject all others. 0 Liver disorder is tho cause of that tired and drowsy feeling that you are suffering from ; you arc disinclined to work or eat, and can't get proper rest. You feel life ia not worth living. Gatenby's BLUE FLAG LIVER CURE (registered) will speedily restore you to health and activity. Purely vegetable. Price 2/6, from all chom'ists and storekeepers. Wholesale* from all merchants. 0