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Updated: May 4, 2025
Had the street been deserted he would have strangled her, then and there, after the pleasing Oriental fashion. But the time and place were unpropitious. "'Mellican gal makee fun of Ah Moy, he said gruffly. 'She think he joke, when allee time he mean velly much what he say! "Then the teacher lost her temper. "'How dare you say such a thing to me? Are you crazy? You must be!
Here it is to be observed that all those natives, as also those of Africa when they learn English, always add two e's at the end of the words where we use one; and they place the accent upon them, as makee, takee, and the like; nay, I could hardly make Friday leave it off, though at last he did. And now I name the poor fellow once more, I must take my last leave of him. Poor honest Friday!
A light was flashed swiftly into my eyes, and desultory remarks which suddenly escaped me were rudely interrupted by shrill screams. My boy was singing. "Master," he cried, pulling hard-heartedly at my left big toe to wake me, "come on, come on; you wantchee makee get up. Have got two o'clock. Get up; p'laps me no wakee you, no makee sleep no b'long ploper.
"Say, Song, you see something makee you flaid this moling?" said Stella, imitating Song's pidgin English. "Oh, yes, me lookee out, plenty jump in." "What you see?" "Plenty wolf. He sneakee lound side house. I lun like devil." "What wolf look like?" "Plenty big wolf. When he see me he lise up on hind legee, and lun likee man." "Ah ha! There's your clew," said Stella, turning to Ted.
Each door of each tiny room, which housed an individual or a whole family, had the name of the owner upon it, in Chinese characters, black and sprawling, on a red label; and at one whose paper name-plate was peeling off, Angela's companion stopped. "Li Hung Sun; we makee visit," she announced, and opened the door without knocking.
But when he was sent to a destroyer he found the life was more strenuous, for the little ship spent far more time at sea. The weather was sometimes very bad indeed, and at first he was sea-sick, but it was always a consolation to have a cabin of his own, to live in the wardroom, and to be treated as a responsible officer instead of a mere "makee learn."
Ching, in spite of some rough weather, had never been obliged to leave the deck, and had proved to be so valuable an acquisition, that he was informed that he would have a certain rate of pay as interpreter while he stayed on board; and as soon as he was made aware of this, he strutted up to me and told me the news. "Captain makee interpleter and have lot dollar. Muchee better keepee fancee shop."
So then He never makee kill, never angry when you do wicked; then He no good Himself, or no great able. W.A. Yes, yes, my dear, He is infinitely good and infinitely great, and able to punish too; and sometimes, to show His justice and vengeance, He lets fly His anger to destroy sinners and make examples; many are cut off in their sins. Wife.
He told us, however, some time after, when we had taught him to speak a little English, that they were going with their kings to fight a great battle. When he said kings, we asked him how many kings? We asked him what made them come up to us? He said, "To makee te great wonder look."
But no makee kill you yet; then he tell you, may be, that he no makee you kill, so you make de bargain with him, you do bad ting, he no be angry at you, when he be angry at other mans? W.A. No, indeed, my sins are all presumptions upon his goodness; and he would be infinitely just if he destroyed me as he has done other men. Wife. Well, and yet no kill, no makee you dead!
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