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Show CHINAMAN WAS TOO CUTE Suspicious of Wedding Cake Sent Him by Englishman Who Owad Him Money. An Englishman who was nppolntcd to an Important post In China got married mar-ried soon after. Among tho recipients of tho usual llttlo card boxes containing contain-ing n pleco of wedding enko was a Chinese mcrchnnt with whom tho bridegroom had an outstanding account ac-count for goods suppllod. After tho honeymoon, ono of tho first persons tho nowly wedded husband hus-band mot wns his Celestial creditor. "And how did you llko tho cake?" Bald the Englishman, laughing, nftcr tho usual congratulations. "Ah, nh," returned tho Chinaman, with a cunning leer, "mo no such big fool to cat him, sah. Mo put enkco In fire. Burn him up. Ho, hoi" "Oh, that's too bad," said tho Eng-lishmnn, Eng-lishmnn, very much hurt. "You might hnvo tasted It, at least, out of compliment com-pliment to my wlfo nnd myself. Why didn't you?" "Mo too cluto, sah," Bald tho Colco-tlal, Colco-tlal, with tho sar.io winning smllo. "You owo mo monce. unit; sendee poison poi-son enkeo; I cat him; I dlo; you no payco up. Houp-la! He, ho, hoi I know you Ingleoah!" |