Show FOUND HER ORDERS OBEYED trained nurse NUMB knows now that chinese are literal and trait does doea not appeal to her ive always heard that tho C achl neso nese were literal said eald a trained nurse last week I 1 satisfied myself on that subject As aa I 1 was waa hurrying off for a low few days rest I 1 made up two brown paper parcels which happened to bo be about tho the same size alzo in one was a bunch of collars and cuffs for the chinese laundry I 1 was to leave this on my way out the other package contained a yard of blue velvet and two hand some feather ornaments my ily mil liner was to call for these cheso and havo have my hat ready for mo me on my return I Star cli I 1 said to the chinaman as I 1 pointed to my package and hurried out four days later on my return I 1 stopped on the way from tho the station presented my check chech paid 44 cents and came homo home with my mv package pac kago there was my millinery parcel still alu uncalled fort for I 1 decided to fasten tho the trimmings on another hat and a nd opened the paper only to have fall out my collars collara and cuffs which I 1 thought had been at tho the laundry naturally it took but a few min utes to ao open the tha package id jut just brought from the tha laundry yes the chinese were literal my velree and my iny two were starched as stiff and ironed as aa smooth us its though been the tha shiniest shi niest of they were ru ruined ined past hopel 1 I ibok them to mr laundryman lie ile shook his Is head sadly but fir firmly zaly you sa say starch hl starch he repeated my 41 cents was gone and my velvet and feathers fea thore ruined but I 1 had fully proved that tho the chinese were literal tl new york times |