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London, England, 1830-11-18 00:00:00

A FRENCH GENTLEMAN'S LETTER TO AN ENGLISH

FRIEND IN LONDON.

! my pima Fulrup,—.3 cannot feel the plash. I espreese to
corns to your country charming, for you see. I shall have the happi-
ness to you embrace in some days from here: but it is necessary that I
myself may rest before to set out.

We are arrive at Southampton before yesterday at one bout of the af-
ternoon, and we are debarked very nice. lam myself amused yester-
day to look by the window which gives in the street. I see a crowd
enormous of persons. I ask at the servant " What for all that " It's
a loan that is beside himself, sir." "Oh yes !" I say ; but I not un-
demand, and I take my dictionary t I find ' Beside, a cue de,' and
himseW I know is ' lisi.ouseme.' That make together ' a cote de !si-
new 1' Oft not understand at all. I ask pretty girl of the house
" What for crowd?" She say, "Only man who is in his cups, sir 1"
" Oh yes !" I say but I not understand better t search in the dictionary
again, ' A seen is his rape, Ms homage dans see taws I' Well I
cannot understand. Call pretty gid spin—" My dear bliss, is tt por-
celain merchant fall among his raps V" She go away in clatters of
laughter, very unpolite, and I bear her say to the boy "John, that
Frenchman seems a great spoon." Boy replies, "He is next to a mad-
man 1" Is it possible that the pretty person call me a euilliere 11 I
not understand, so I look at the dictionary and Ind 'spoon,
very right. How it is foolish for call one person spoon ! I send for the
master of the hotel, and desire I may be put far from the madman who
is neat to me. The man say there was no madman at all. Then I
ring the bell, and the boy come; (who is very old and stupid, he tell
me he bas 09 yeses.) I ask Mat, if be tell pretty person the, was mad-
man in the next man to ms ? He say, "Oh no, sir, I neoe► said
meeting of the kind." I say " You speak bed English with two ne-
gadves ; but I bear you say it when pretty pesos call me glom."

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Then he have shame, and his face ridded all ever, and he beg my
pardon, and not mean that mime be my.

I Dever believe yes when at Paris, you tell me that the English.
women get on much before our women s but now I agree quite with
you, I know you laughing at your countrywoman for take such long
steps ! My faith I I never saw melt a mode to walks they take steps
'long like the man ! Very pretty women ! but not equal to ours
White skins, and the tint fresh, bat they have no months, nor no eyes.
Our women have lips like rose-buttons, and eyes of lightning; the
English have mouth wide like the toed.; and their eyes are like dream.
any gee" as one of our very talented anthem my 6 Mouton qui twee.'
It is excellent that. lam not perceived so many English belies tipsy
as I expect: estr gamma Mon say they all drink brandy: this I have
not seen very mach. I was very surprise to see the people's halr deny
eslour but red, beaus all our travellers my there is no other hair seen,
swept red cc white But I cane hers filled with candour, and I say
am seem papas whose heir is not red.

You ton MO tam at Park that we have no mask, la Trance. My
dear Mood, bow yea are deceived yourself! Oar made is the inset in
the wield, sad the thrones eassigtes I yeti other English bovine ant:
ale at all, sad If Ina had sore yoa love no language ft slag with. It
k asearty that pa may avow year bagasse is set moral for the par.
pose tudimary of the world. Tao whitlow at shop ase all Wed at
heath aaasse-4 Dee grade Naples," die roe do lodes,' Ike
pm efts, &a. It Inglkb lady go fit domed, Now toe, V yea
rhea, sir, New vats if Nooks; sense ',Me V lona' sad some
Urns qf massy,' the llasa.dosger ass ablemsed at all. This the

colours different at the silks. People say, ' puce evanouie," ()ell je
I'empereur,' Hammes d'enfer,' 4 fen de ropers,' but you never hear
lady any, I go fot have 'gown made of ' fainting fleas,' or ' emperor's
eyes,' or 'opera fin:l:i or of the 'Eames' of a place which you tell me
once, for say never to ears polite! You also like very much our rut"
'blue in England : the street-organs tell you best the taste of the pee.
pie, and I bear them play always, 'Le petit tambour,' 'Oh gardet
vous bergerette,' ' Dormes, mes chore amours,' and twenty little
French airs of which we are fatigued there is a long time.

I go this morning for mate visit to the house of a ray like fa.
Tully. When I tin there some time I demand of the young ladle",
what for they not go out ?

One reply, " Thank you, sir, we are always oblige for may :t
home, because papa ettki such eery bad Aosta."

I say. "Oh yes ! How do you do your papa this raornini:,
misses ?"

,' He is much worse, I am oblige to you, sir."

I bid them good bye, and think In myself how the English are
odd to enjoy bad health, and the young ladies much obliged to in;
because their papa was much worse ! Chaeun a son gout, as to
say. _ _

On my road to cone home, I see a board on a gate, and I
stopped myself for read him. He was for say, any persons beating
carpets, playing cricket, and such like diversions there, should be
persecuted. My faith ! you other English are droll to find any di.
version In beating carpets Yet It is quite as amusing as to play
the cricket,' to best little ball with biestick, then run about like
madmen, then throw away big stick, and get great knock upon 6(
face or legs. And then at cards again ? What stupid gan'r
whist. Play fur amuse people, but may not laugh any !
Ah ! how the English are droll ! I have nothing of more for say to
you at present, but I am soon seeing you, when I do assure you of ti
eternal regard and everlasting affection

Of your much attached friend,

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