Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1893 — Trading in China. [ARTICLE]

Trading in China.

Ell Perkius in Chicago Inter Ocean. It is amusing to buy things in China. The coolies in China constantly surround you with baskets of brie-a-brac and curios. One will hold up a white Kiukiang bottle with dragons and worth about sls in New York, and 6ay pleadingly: “What you givee?” “No want him John.” “He velly good—lookee, five claws ‘-•'(pointing to the five clawed dragon) velly old enrio. What you givee?" “Hbw much want John?" “Ten dolla.” “No, too much." “What you givee?”’ - M Oh,s2." ' ' “Yank! chi! hqplkee!! no can have yell the whole crowd of curie severs disdainfully. When the howls s John bolds up the vase again and «ays': .“Nothing* X, don Jt want it Get “Oh, a I shy, walking ‘•fkWsy»» i ; u Then them to I£ hurried consul ta- > tion, a dozen curio men yelping In discord, when the marir&ns after us you had- -’Tiifijed !> sftmr»6rie jw |«mp atwall andihelre#* ■ fused Ur take-it? i.s»3 : Hunt—l should go right ahead as if nothing had happened.