The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-22
FROM REYNOLDS MEMOIRS.

It became necessary, when Mr.. Frederick
was about seventeen years old, to send him
to Spain to obtain some payment from Lord
Grandson, who was indebted to his father;
and of this trip we have pleasant narrative.
When he landed at Calais, hemade Dessien's
his hotel, and tells us
august the l4th--Warting to walk on
the pier, asked the gareon (who spoke Eng
lish very tolerably) the French for 1t. He,
thinking, as Milford Anglais, I could mean
nothing but peer, a lord, replied paire. Away
place, and draw bridge, stumbled on the pier:
without having had occasion to inquire my
way to it by the, garcon's novel appellation.
There remained, IS strutting my half hour"
till dinner time. AT the table dhote, the COM
mandant Of the troops of the town sat next
me and among other officers and gentlemen
at the table, were the President Of the Coun-
Gil at Ratisbon, Russian count, and several
Russians mall amounting to about twenty,
not one of whom las itappeared to me)spoke
word of English, except remarkably pref
ty Irish woman. thought never could
please Frenchman so much as by praising
his town ]" Monsieur said condescend-
ingIy to the commandant, '.yGi ru v0tre,
pare - meaning have seen your pier; but.
which he naturally understood, / have seen
your pere, father. This address, from per
feet stranger, surprized him HEST beau ct
grand Monsieur, continued. The command
ant examined me from head to foot, with an
astOnishment that impaired to me an almost
equal share. Isaw there was mistake, and
attempted to explain, by pronouncing very
articulately, 'Oui, monsieur, j'ai WI vOtre
Daire-yOtre pGire sur lie havre;' Eth bien,
monsieur replied the cOmmandant, $ ct que
dissoit-it ?'-i was astounded and, looking
arouud The room for the keeper to the suppo-
sed mailman, discovered that the eyes of
the whole company were upon me. Mon
sieur,' II cried, again attempting TO explain,
with as much deliberation, and in as good
French as could command, Monsieur, est
il possible que yOus Tesidez ici, ct que vous ne
co,asoissez pas votre Pdire-yotrc pare sl-
sed the incomprehensibility of the whole con-
yersation: and the comnandant beginning,
| in rather hnut en- bus terms, to demand an ex-
PLANTATION. like all towards, when driven into
a corner, became desperate. Messieurs,'
cried, somewhat boisterously, il fault que
vous coianoissez votre paire lie pdire de votre
Vile, aui est fait de pierre, ct . Ia tete de
bois.-et a ce mornent Ontrayille q iua racom-
moier an I'm, Iaquelle lie vent fat du NAL =
| This was the coup de grace to all decorum /;
every Frenchmarl abandoned himself to his
laughter. till the room fairly shook with their
shouts; ; and even the astonished command
ant himself could not help joining them. : Al
low me SIR said gentleman sitting by the
side Of the Irish lady, and whom bad not
previously Observed MY dear SIR inter-
rupted /, you are an Engiishnaan, pray,pray,
explain SIR" he REPLIED you have toid
i thIs gentlennan., pointing to the commandant,
thaf his father is the father Of tie whole
town: that he is made Of stone. but has a
wooden head and that at this moment the
Iworknaen are engaged in nnending his end
that the wind has damaged Twas paralys-
ed. TEL me- cried, as If my life depend
ed on his answer, what 10 the French for
fpieY?' 'Jetec, or, according 70 the common