(_Rousing himself from a lethargy
into which he has fallen_),
You two big fools—you talkee here all night;
Black fellow got de stakes—him hold 'em tight.
(_He decamps with the proceeds._)
A FAMILY EPISTLE,
FROM A CHINESE EMIGRANT TO HIS WIFE.
_See plate (improved willow pattern) opposite._
KA-LEE-FOE-NEE, 8019th Summer of the Empire.
Feast of Con-fut-zee.