Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-08-14

than Moore ,1r.to Miss Eunice L. Moore
.Nojie alliance Married in Lynn,
Mass George +. Noble to Mary Win.
Ship Dodge al Hymen-MarrIed,
in Beverly, John Bomerto Hannah h.
Dotge.--Cvpid Hunthag.-Married,
Newbury, James Adams to Caroline
Hunt Gordian Knot Married, in
Belfast, John :. Kimball TO Isabella
Gordon.--3 business match
in Newark, IN y Charles B.. Holt 70
Miranda Warehouse.--Q Blood
Married. Clifton, va DR. o. III Blood
to ID w Blake, daughter of the late
Hon. Francis Blake. both of Worcester,
(Mass.)--U Union Races Married, on
Saturday morning last. Sfst May, Mr..
Rusfus b. Gallup 10 Miss Ann Clare
Counsel Feed Thu prize of SIS 900
in the Union Canal Lottery, was re
Gently drawn by Edward c. Council,
printer, employed in the Charleston
Courier office.--Esis Caught Mar
ried, in Cornwall, the Goth inst Mr.. Benz
Parkhill 10 Miss Louisa Eels. - COY
af.e, Marri ags.- Married, in Tun
bridge. (Yt) Mr.. John Coy TO Miss Ma
tilda Thompson.
Original Anecdote.--The following
anecdoe wa- the other day related 20.
Us by one Of the parties Somewhere
IN the inleri@nr Of South America, OF
an obscure village, where news from
any quarter was as rare as ihe appear
ance of a comet, and the presence ola
stranger formed an~epoch in their an
nails, there dwell a liRle Fteuchman
whose credulily was only equalled by
his curiosity. Our iniormant's bust
ness or pleasure led him TO this isola
ted spot, where he formed IN acquaiD
lance with one well versed in the biog
raphy Of The inhabitants, aud who was
considered the quiz of the settlement
The Frenchman's character Of course
' formed a prominent topick Of their
conversation, and it so happened that
IN the evening Of the day Of his arrival
most of the village were assembled at
q party given in honour of.hc stranger.
Tbs Ftenchman was eager 10 ascer
tain The name, the pursuits aud The ma
ton Of the gnest. Oar wag gave The
information, and among other things,
stated that be was just from France.
Here was a field opened for the inqui
res Of so curious an emigrant, who
mad been absent from his country tween
ty FIVE years lie therefore sought
our informant, and Lighting his rcoun
tenancc with all the complaeency for
which his nation is So distinguished,
addressed him.
"Sre, ! understan yer have pust
com from France-hai ena patrie-you
can tell me something you Gave seen
Paris what city the Paiais Royal.
superb and Versailles did yea see the
gardDri:' The necessary reel;es<"ere
given, when the F,enchmsn abruptly
demanded if he understood .French
"Why sir" said the gentleman, 81 IN
dcvstand modern French, hut I per
ceive from some OF your phrases tina.
you speak what is now called the dead
langoage, and although can make
cut your meaning, vet | should net be
able 10 hold a continuous conversation
wiz you. VI, moderne French, my
dear sare. vat you call II moderuc
French, l speak &c real Preach -
You may think so, my friend, bot |
can assure YOU, you do not speak the
Paris Freoch.' 'Zr Paris FRENCH
mon dieu-.here is bot one French,
and dat is % Paris French and dat |
speak" ''Ah, now | am aware that
YOU have not heard of all the changes
that have been wrought by Buonaparte
you know his detestalionO of The Bour
bons-his determination to revolution.
'ze all their policy, and indeed to leave
not "a remnant CT manner, custom, G
tune. or any thing else that might call
up a recollection Of their ever having
existed in France. OF course, anlong
other things, it was particularly Deces
,aryto change the language, ard TO do
him justice, / think he has made a
beautiful substitute. Perhaps ii may
not be so copious, nor in idiom as no
tue and badinant, but its additional
strength aud harmony amply compen-
safe for these defects" "Oh! mon dieu,
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