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'“Done” by.Cheap Labor,*By ARB A SHOOP.I arise to explain, and it will not take long,are to the gist of mv son;How a heathen Chinee 511 art ingenious way,And eager desire dark deeds to display;Fleeced liis patron friends, in an illicit way,Then hied him away under shadow of day.His name was Lem Coy, a bright looking youth Who wore on his face the impress of truth,But his face did belie the act of his deed—Which seems a part of the Mongolian creed;And for deeds that are dark and trick that are vain, Of this ahnond-eye heathen will fully explain.A laundry' he opened, and hung out a sign In letters and words, of seductive design;And laundry came in from all parts of town In fabric of linen, to'the daintiest gown;And it ceased not to come till all vacant space Was filled to the brim with linens and lace.Then presto change, now quick and begone—So had Lein Loy done ere the light of dawn!And we now hug the fire as every one knows,By the fault of cheap labor and need of more clothes He Jashioned and sprang an ingenious net And left us a shirtless and shiftless setShould you iind a Chinaman without a queue. With face the color of deep black and blue,Lying silent and breathless upon the cold ground And not one irieiid for many miles hound;You may bet every dollar you own to a toy This gruesome hud is the “Chink” Lem Low
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Daily News
Marshall, Michigan, US
Fri, Jun 15, 1906
Page 2
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