Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1883 — Wong Fat on American Domestic Life. [ARTICLE]

Wong Fat on American Domestic Life.

“Say, Wong, why do the Americans like to see wrestling and fighting?” “Oh, him heap fiaid of him wifee. Melican velly fond stay out latee. Him wifee get heap mad—taka a poka—say, ‘Me givee him fit’—taka a pitch ice wata—say, ‘Mecoolee him off.’ Bimeby Melican man come home, takee off him shoe, stealee upstay—say, ‘Me foolee ole woman. ’ Alle same him wifee open him eye—say, ‘Ha I whe you be so latee ? Wha time you thinkee him be ?’ Den Melican man him say, ‘You betta leavee me lone—me velly bad man. Me see fightee allee night—Patsee Hogee— Jack Hallnee. Me heap sabe Sullivan —knock you out in a minit. Me sabe Muldoo—gives you fall —bleakee you neck. You let up; me velly tough man—muchee wosee man Sullivan.’ Den him wifee hitee Melican poka, wetee him ice wata, takee him wipee de flo. Melican man yellee ‘Mudda! fi! fi! pleece!’ Nexa day newspapa say heap muchee talkee high life. Velly

bad on Melican man; him get divoce, allee same Jim Fay—-givee him wifee million dolla an ketchee nndda gallee. ”