Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-03-09
From the Saturday Courier.
SKETCHES OF TRAVEL.

From the Saturday Courier.
SKETCHES OF TRAVEL
But truce 10 Comparison, and let me
Introduce you TO II plump little Dutch mai
den, neIghbor Of mine, occupying the us
rjS to my own in the car. She was
plainly, both from her dress and appear
once, n domestic. | had observed her for
some time holding little blue covered
book in her hand, which she seemed to
pore over with great attention, notwth-
sanding the rough motion Of the cars, which
woad scarcely permit me to see three
words at time, $50 merrily they danced
o5out over the columns Of Mrs. Caroline
Lee Henzt's delightful story of The
Tempted" which | was reading. What
charming writer she is-Mrs Lee Henzt
hot the Dutch maiden, mean. AT
length she lifted her face from her book, and
catching my eye, she stared upon me with
q pair OF great blue eyes, and addressed me
IN the most diaboicaI English, after this
fashion.
"II0ly DO you doc, @ar?'.
81 | am quite well, am obliged 10 you"
replied, staring at her in turn, and scru
duisiog her physiogomy. to recall the past,
70 ascertain where | had the honor Of ma
king her acquaintance. But after she had
pa; her question, she resumed her reading,
and |, after a smile and 4 wonder or two.
resumed mine. Suddenly felt hand
upon my arm. looked up, and the great
fall blue eyes Of the maiden again were
fixed on mine, while she said. with the
most barbarous pronunciation conceived
Bio,
Il ish fla veddcr, zar!"
] laid down my paper and locked at hci
with un!eignod surprise in the face, in
speeches. establishment
Il sh fin vcdder, zor!" she repeated
not rs if asserting TO a fact, or rs If wish
mg to open n convarsntion-but with
so!d mechanical look and voice, that was
,rrcsjs'ably comical.
EYES," | otIcngth replied, smiling, "verv
fine weather.
She seemed satisfied at my reply, and
removing her hand from my arm, and her
large eyes from my face, began to pore
agln over her book. In a moment after
wards, she raised her head and said, with
out 4 pause between,
How OF are you! What iSh your name?
y hat o'cklock ish it,"
Such broadsidc there was no Withstand
ing was conlounded Her face wore the
look Of simplicity itself! was convinced
from it she did not mean 10 be impairment.
Nut hen what did she mean? Again she
dropped her eyes upon the book, and then
q moment after raised them again and said,
" Goot morn, zar! Goot night, zar!"
| began to feel annoyed. She once more
turned to her book, and again looked up,
and with the same grave simplicity of look
Sat ha all along marked her manner, fl
n.shcd her catechisng by asking me "what
! would hat for brcaklaSt!'
Before could reply, or give expression
G. establishment at all this, she again went
81 her book, which, at that instant struck
NE, she seemed to be consulting instead OF
reading. \ suspicion flashed upon my
mind Without ceremony | extended my
hand for the book, 10 see what i, was when
saeinstantlv resigned itwith good natured
look. Conccivemy infinite amusement, which
VAS equally shared by the fat man with the
red face, and his friend Jonathan, who,
with all around, had been entertained by
The previous scene, on discovering the book
which she had seemed to pore over so in
tcntIy,was Dutch and English Grammar,
opcn ut n double column of English and
pu,ch phrases, and that among them 'eas
ercry question she had pu to me! She pro-
we'd 10 be an honest young Dutch woman
Who had just landed in New York, and was
on her way to JOIN u brother in PennSylva.
MIA. Not knowing one word Of English,
She had furnished herself with u Dutch and
EaeIish Grammar at the outset, n cd OPEN
ny 1t in the cars at page Of "phrases,"
thought she would try her hand at learning
English and 10 satisfy herself that she
pronounced accurately and inelligbly, it
occurred to her to practice upon some of
those around her, and as | happened 10 be
near, she selected me as the victim.
bly," exclaimed with a tremendous
oath m unused sea captain seat or two
IN advance OF my pupil that's what ! call
putting 10 sea without ballast and fishing
Tor stones: Its DID,"
- Doo't s,vcnr" m IA p,.n mar HIM