Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-05-25
A Dialogue i'm the Market,

BETWEEN YANKEE, AN FRESHMAN, A DUTCH |
MAN, AND A FRENcHMAN, ON THE SUBJECT OF
EATABLEs AND SPEAKABLEs.
Yankee-Hullo, Mounseerl what are you 60
ing to do with them are frogs there, in that are
basket?
Frenchman-De frog! Wy, sare, will cat
de frog.
Irishman--Aie him. what, ate that sprawling
diyi of straddle-bug? I'd as soon put all the
sarpiuts that ST. Patrick carried out Of Ireland
in a bag down the throat iv me-
Yankee-You can't be in earnest now, Noun
seer. You ain'l such pickerel as to bite a! a
frog
Frenchman-Pickere Vat is dal you
call de pickerelle?
Yankee-A darned grea. long nosed fish that
we catch with frog bait
Frenchman-Vat you tell me, sare? You
bal. de frog vi. de fish! Mon Den! you no un
derstand de frog-you no taste, no sense, no
skill in the cursine! Fish de bait vld de frog!
I-Begar!
Yankee-Fish the bait! Why don't you par
leyvoo right eend foremost!
Irshman--Ay, cuishIamacree, Why dom, you
pu, the cart befUrs the horse, as do
Dutchman--Yaw, mynheer, why don't you
dalk goot English, like does?
Yankee-Dalk! Ha, ha, ha! you talk about
dalkng? Why, you can't no more pronounce
the English than wild Hoppintot You can't
get your clumsy Tutch tongue round the words
of civilized language. Now listen to me,
Mounseer Frenchman, and III teach you how
i,'s done
Observation-Disclosures TO me- un,ersh-
tants how to pronounce de most properest.
comes from te fodder sidt OF Enkland, and zure
| knows how 10 shpoke de pure Ehklish.
Irishman--Is that reasonable sort iv raj
son now? BY that same logic shonld know
how TO speak the lnglish still better, for came
from this side iv Ingland, and was niVer across
The Irish channel since l was born, let alone
the day before that And thin, besides, me
great grandmother was schoolmasler, and me
second cousin, on me neighbor's side, was
praicher intlll the bargain So, Mister Mon
shure, I'm the boy that'll taichs ye 10 spake
Inglish properly.
Frenchman-Ou All speak de 1nglese-
de Yankee, de Irishman, de Dutchman, all
speak him bess, and all speak him different!
Begar! Now, vat you call dis Showing Po-
ta,o, dis pome de terre? -.
/ Yankee-Tha, pun de tar Why, Monseer,
| caA that pun dc tar, potato.
Frenchman-Oui. Now, sare, vat g0u call
him?
Irishnan-A parstie.--a raal murphy. 10 be
sure.
Frenchman---Oui And now, sare, va. yOa
call him! ;.
Du:chman.- WA, gals him! wy, gals
him bodado. any yool might know dat.
Frenchman--- Ha, ha, ha! begar! You all call
! III Il T-- Il
and you no speak him like. Ha, ha, ha, begar!
Yankee---Well, Mounseer, now let me ak
you question. What is this | have in my
hand? showing cane.)
Frencnman---ya. is datl Wy, sare, dat is-.-
dat is---Sacre--.me no can tink. Vat you call
de homme, de rascalle, 70, hill A-belle?
Yankee..-W What killed Bell!
Frenchmar. Oui, Monsieur; dat grand ras-
calle, dat murd, dat knock down A-belle, vile
he keep de sheep, de mutton.
Du.chmah. --Oh, oh, know what he means
now; he means Gain; de vurst nurterer.
Frenchtnan-..O Oui; yes sare: Ills oae cane.
Yankee.--Right, Mounseer, it isn't two canes.
Now wha. do you call il; you limb Of old lfe-
land! you essence Of brogue!
Irshman--.Im after calling it shilalah; and
If you dom. be aisy calling i'll names, III be al
ter ptovih' 1t tcye.
Du,chman---Now, shcn,lemans, don't wight
abou. wort Hark do me. I'll but you out
one. Wat you gall dis? showing a quantity Of
curd with whey.)
lrishman---Oehi and isn't it a bonney.clIapperl
Yankee You may call it what yed please
bu, call it lupper'd milk.
Frenchman---Lop-eas milk! Mon Dieui De
Yankee milk ave dc ear; ye hear vat he say
Mon Deu!
Duichman--- Now Jou pes all WRONG. Di,
wat have in de .iokkin, is schfnearcase.
Yankee---lis darned queer cases think
Why, you don't know The difference betwixl
.weedlsdum, and ,weedledee So, good bye TO
you.
Frenchman-. feedlcdurn he 10 no feeble.
dee, begar! (aero one ofthe frogs hoped out
of Monsieur's basket; he pursues him) Keshey
de frog! keshey de frog! o, me pauvre frog
O, grand fricaisse! He scape---he run away
begaf!