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Special Magazine Section,iW appenBappee414444(By Gene Marfines)Rising from the water table upon which he wai sitting, Bertie, a member of the banana carrying fraternity stretched and yawned. Stooping down, he picked up a cotta” on which he was sitting, hitched up his pants and addressed his friend beside him.Ah deh go a mi wap” he said, see you when Somers come een” Passing by I pondered. I had just come up from No. 2 pier where 1 had been assigned to find out why certain people .had come on the Toloa what were their names and their occupations and how long they intended to stay, if they had spent an enjoyable time on board end if this was their first trip to the tropics.it Dawne On Me.I returned to the office, strollingof Kingston, the main entry of* which lies at the western end ofBeckford Street.A Terrible Stigma.Never forget yourself by attempt ing to tease anyone about his living in a wap”, for there is a stigma attached to it which outdoes that of roguery 6r even murder. People who finding themselves in unfortunate circumstances havebeen sometimes fogced to takerefuge in a “wappen happen;never remind them ef it, and however humble a man1! home might be, never kid him along by rtfer-ing to it as a wap for hi shall hateyou for life.From my careful and personal observation, I find that wappenhappen real estate fits chiefly in the hands of the East Indians, hence this particular type of dwelling is always referred to ai aCoolie wappit may seem, Baboo does‘Lan Man' Beaten.pen bappen. Strange■ Baboocollectingleavesand roughestAn interesting story ig told of a couple who contracted for a wap but failed to find the necessary on Sunday morning when the ‘lan man’ came. Hiding under the bed, the male member of the duo sent his lady to the door, when she was promptly ejected. Later on the gentleman forced some of the boards, took out his belongings end so completely beat the rent collectorThe forcing of the boards in the side of the wap is significant, for none of these dwellings are made with windows large enough to admit any piece of furniture. It is merely an air hole that even a normally sized men would not be able to pass through.Some wappen happens are fur-greaterthey are plain earth floored contrivances in whicn one sleeps- Thefurnished ones of which thereare very few, oply carry a shelf and a “Beige' (pronounced bay-
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Kingston Daily Gleaner
Kingston, Kingston, JM
Sat, Oct 03, 1936
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