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"But his friendliness disarmed me and I allowed him to draw near.... 'Li'l' ladee wantee see you quick; you cum foller me, he said, and turned back from where he came.... I followed him with beating heart.... On the dock at the landing where the gunboat was steaming up MARIA met me with moistened eyes....
"Me heap sick," answered the squaw, shivering through her muddy shawl. "I'll make ye a heap sicker if ye don't vamose the ranch," continued Fairley, advancing. "Me wantee Wangee girl. Wangee girl give me heap grub," said the squaw, without moving. "You bet your life," groaned the old man to himself. Nevertheless an idea struck him. "Ye ain't brought no presents, hev ye?" he asked cautiously.
In the evenings he sometimes joined a group of Dayak youths and would start to air his opinions. Then it was not long before they were all jeering and mimicking him, and poor old Cookie would look very foolish and a sickly smile would spread over his yellow features. Finally he would go off and sulk, and when I asked him what the matter was, he would reply, "Damn Dayak no wantee."
"Wantee something eatee?" cried Ching, making for a canister upon a shelf. "No, no," cried Smith, "not that. We want a good dinner. Do you know what a restaurant is?" "Lestaulant?" The Chinaman shook his head. "Wantee good din': eat muchee soup, fis', cakee?" "Yes, that's right; come along."
"Say if you boys wantee go, you hully." "Tell him to bring up Blackhawk, Lightning and Lady Belle. Then put up some food for us, Hop Joy. Plenty of it, mind." As the Chinaman glided from the room Mrs. Wilder asked: "Why do you take anything except for lunch, son?" "Because I think we will spend the night at the pool.
Then turning to us, he began, in his highly-pitched inquiring tone "You wantee Ching? You wantee eat, dlink, smoke? Ching talkee muchee Englis'. Come 'long! hip, hip, hoolay!"
So, too, did Ophelia Beebe's great-aunt Samona, who had "passed over" some time in the 'fifties. Aunt Samona was joyful oh, so joyful. Miss Black's name was called. "Tamson!" croaked Little Cherry Blossom. "Some one heree wantee Tamson." Miss Black uttered an exclamation of startled surprise. "Good gracious me!" she cried. "Who is it?"
"Foo Sen" he licked his lips as he spoke "you tell Foo Sen come here!" The face disappeared, and a moment later another the wizened, yellow face of a little old Chinaman took its place. "You wantee me, Smarly'oo?" inquired the proprietor suavely. "Tell 'em to help me out of this." Jimmie Dale essayed vainly to rise, and fell back on the bunk. "D'ye hear, Foo Sen tell'em! Goin' home!"
But me 'flaid Misler Wild allee samee git tee in um tlouble; me wantee helpee out." Wing did not care if he did go, for he thought he was perfectly able to take care of the camp. So when Hop said he thought Wild might be in trouble he nodded and retorted: "Allee light; my blother go if he wantee to. Me allee samee stay here, likee Misler Wild say." "Lat light, my blother.
One Saturday See Yup walked into Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express office with a package of gold-dust, which, when duly weighed, was valued at five hundred dollars. It was consigned to a Chinese company in San Francisco. When the clerk handed See Yup a receipt, he remarked casually: "Washing seems to pay, See Yup." "Washee velly good pay. You wantee washee, John?" said See Yup eagerly.
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