The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-11-08
A trickling tear bedsw'd my ann
l fcit it--and my heart was warm;
And sure the gem to me most dear,
Was a kind fathers pitying tear.

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The Conjugaiing Dutchman.--W We know
not where the following story came from,
but as it gives droll picture Of method
cal and persevering Dutchman, it may not
prove unentertaining. N Y. Statesm.
Two English gentlemen once stepped
into coffee house in Paris, where they
observed a tall Odd looking man, who ap.
peared not 10 be native, sitting at one of
the tables, and looking around with the
most stonelike gravity Of countenance up.
on every object. Soon after the two En-
| glishmen entered, one OF them told the
other that cele brated dwarf had arrived
at Paris. AZ this the grave looking per-
sonage above mentioned, opened his mouth
and spake:-I arrive said he, thou arriv-
eat, he arrives, we arrive, you arrive, they
arrive The Engllsbman, whose remark
| seemed to have suggested this mysterious
speech, stepped up to the stranger and
asked, did you speak to me, sir?' Il
speak, replied ,the'stranger, thou speak.
est, he speaks, we speak, they speak!'
How is this?' said tho EngishInan, do
you mean TO insult mop The other re-
piled, Il insult, thou insultest, we insult.
you insult. they insult. This is too much
said the Engllshman; Il will have satisfac.
tion--if you have any spirit with your
rudenoss, come along with me- To this
defiance the imperturble Granger replied,
Il come, thou comest, he comes, we come,
you come, they come and thereupon be
arose with great GOODNESS, and followed his
challenger. In those days, when every
gentleman wore a sword, duels we're
speedily despatched. They went into
ncighboring alley, and the Englishnan,
unshcathing his weapon, said to his anita.
gonist, Nov, sir, you must fight me- Il
fight replied the other, drawing his
sword, 'fIpu fightest, he fights, we fight
here he made thrust--'you fight, they
fght'-and here he disarmed his adverse
ry. Well said the Englishman, you
have tho best of it, and | am satisfied ;
said the original, sheathing his sword,
| thou art satisfied, he is satisfied, we are
satisfied, you are satisfied, they are salts
fed Il am glad every body is satisfied, ,
said the EngIshman, but pray leave Off
| quizzng me in this strange manner, and
tell me what is your object, if you have
any, in doing So The grave gentleman
now, for the first time, became intelligibIe.
Il am Dutchman,' said he, and am learn.
! ing your language. find it very difficult
to remember the pccnlariies Of the verbs,
and ny tutor has advised me, in order to
fix them in my mind, 10 conlugatc every
| English verb that hear spoken. This
have made il a rule TO DO: don't like to
have my place broken in upon while they
Nrc in operation, or | would have told you
of this before The Englishman laughed
heartily at this explanation, and invited the
coniugating Dntchman TO dine with them.
I will dine replied he, thou wilt dine, ho
will dine, we will dine, YOU viii dine, they
will dine, we will all dine togeiher' This
they accordingly did, and il was difficult
to say whether the Dntchman ate or con-
jugated with most perseverance.
This story is quite parallel to an occur.
renee in the western part of Kentucky.
some years ago. 10.
A little travelling Frenchman chancod
to breakfast at tavern in company with a
tall, honey, Jonathan, whose appetite waa
in proportion to the magnitude Of his
frame and who ate more at n meal than lit
tie Monsieur would have done in week,
The Frcnchman was astorished ut his gas.
tronomic performances, and after restrein,
ing his curiosity for some time, asked
with ilourshing bow-".Sare vii yo,t be
so polite as tell me IS dot you Jre1kftss or
you dinnair raj you maker" The Yankee at
! first made no reply: but Monsieur, not sat.
isfied, again asked--"Do !Saye. ere de 20.
iitess TO tel me as dat you breakfdss or you
dinndir rat you n0ke:' Go TO the DEVIL"
says Jonathan, feeling himself insultcd.
,l..1l Al. a. :
! fie proved too much for the little French
mans vitality. While he was writhng in
his last agonies, Jonatban's compassion
was awakened, and he entreated the little
Frcnchman if there was any thing that he
could do for him, though it should cost mm
years To perform it, 10 let him knoy. and
II should be done. 80 Monsieur" replied
the little dying man, "ieH me, ras dot you
dinnoir or you breakfass rat you did make,
an rM die hoppie."