His Honor and UNKNOWN

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1806, 2 February 1884, Page 2 (Supplement)

His Honor and UNKNOWN

\%| "Herb's a good chap-to begin on," remarked Bijah as he handed out a Chinaman with a black eye and a torn gown. The prisoner bowed as blandly as could be expected under the circumstances, pointed to his darkened orb, and sweetly observed: "Melican man bittte rue like hosaee 1," " Did, eh ? " . " Yes, pitchee light into me and knockee me down." " You keep a laundry, I presume?" "Yes." " And this trouble was caused by shirts? " " Yes, fire old shirtee. Melican man no payee. Gitee mad —callee me foolee." " You washed his shirts with a brick, squirted water over them, ironed them down with a ohisel, left a war-map ef streaks on the bosoms, and he refused to pay ? " ".He no payein? " " And you wouldn't let the shirts go ? " "He no wantee shirtee. Me wantee ten dollee." " And there was a fight?" "He fightee me —l fightee him. Melican man hittee my eye and skippee way off." His Honor made inquiries of the officer and found that there was a row over the shirts which resulted in the white man getting hold of three and making a run for it. The Chinaman was making a racket on the street when arrested. " John." " My namee Hing-Dong." "Well, Hing-Dong, I'll let you go this time." "Yes." "But don't have any more rows." "It Melican man hittee my eye, I fightee him." "If you come again I shall fine you #5." . "Five dollee? Good-bye! Too muchee cash."