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Updated: June 19, 2025
All things in the valley seemed unchanged, excepting the cow-path, which was almost wholly overgrown with weeds. When we came out into the "clearing," however, there was change enough. Among the stumps and trunks of the fallen saplings, those that had been hacked "China fashion" were no longer distinguishable from those that were cut "'Melican way."
"'Melican man dig gold." "Yes, I know that; but, this town, what do you call it?" "Yu-ba Dam," the Chinaman answered. This response was intended to be civil. Near by the Yuba River was spanned by a dam, for mining purposes, known as Yuba Dam, which gave the mining camp its name.
"What have you got in the way of provisions? Mine are stale. I'd like to buy some of you." "We have got a little lice, John." "Got a little what? Oh, I know: you mean rice. Why don't you pronounce your English better?" "Because Chinamen not 'Melican men." "Then I suppose I may as well be moving on, as I can't get anything out of you. Oh, have you got any tea, John?" "Yes, John." "Got any made?"
"I'd like to go into one of them funny holes," she said to herself, half aloud. Wan Lee suddenly began to blink his eyes with unwonted excitement. "Catchee tunnel heap gold," he said, quickly. "When manee come outside to catchee dinner Pilats go inside catchee tunnel! Shabbee! Pilats catchee gold allee samee Melican man!" "And take perseshiun," said Hickory.
A Chinaman does not set a high value upon human life, and the long stiletto would have been plunged into the 'Melican man before he was well aware of what was going on. Bill Crane's good genius saved him from this sudden exit by continuing the profound slumber in which he was repairing the ravages of fatigue. The Chinamen therefore met with no interruption in their work.
"Melican man eat John's dinner," he remarked in a tone of disappointment. "So we have, John," said Mr. Bickford. "The fact is, we were hungry hadn't had any breakfast." "Suppose Melican man eat he pay," said the Chinaman. "That's all right," said Joe; "we are willing to pay. How much do you want?" The Chinaman named his price, which was not unreasonable, and it was cheerfully paid.
Ki Sing turned, and pointed to a rude hut some half a mile away in a little mountain nook. "Melican man thele," he said. "Come along, Ben," said Bradley. "Let us see what this means. It may be some countryman of ours who is in need of help." The Chinaman trotted along in advance, and our two friends followed him. At length they reached the entrance to the cabin.
A charming Miss of -teen summers presides over a private table, on which is spread for my material benefit the finest meal I have eaten since leaving California. Such snow-white bread. Such delicious butter. As I enjoy the wholesome, substantial food, I fall to musing on the mighty chasm that intervenes between the elegant meal now before me and the "Melican plan-cae " of two weeks ago.
"'Melican man very smart," he murmured to himself. "He steal his friend's money while he sleep." My readers are probably aware that our Mongolian visitors find a difficulty in pronouncing the letter r, and invariably replace it by l. "Suppose other 'Melican man wake up, he make a low," continued Ah Sin, softly.
It was just after the exciting capture of a merchantman, with the indiscriminate slaughter of all on board, a spectacle on which the round blue eyes of the plump Polly had gazed with royal and maternal tolerance, and they were burying the booty, two tablespoons and a thimble, in the corner of the closet, when Wan Lee stolidly rose. "Melican boy pleenty foolee!
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