The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-18
TEN UPON ELEVEN.

Monsieur Jarvais had a steed for sale. which he
recommended as h" ona very fine animalle---one.
horse elegant extraordinare :" e
How old % said the Frenchman, IVY sare,
he is sumsen like ten upon eIeren." #g93 p.sfE'
u 9 No older IN sliJs1t 3ifnslsb tatn8g 5.ts ~
,stNo, sir. he is no older vat tell you." III NJ
/ 4 /" On your honor - t., ....,
/" Oui, sair, on my sacre honor, vat me tell you
is the trute--he no older as ten upon eleven; me
cheat you, ayec de azghe de horse. he ls NO
more as vat tell you" 94H fat $500
The horse was purchased, under the full belief
that he was no more than ten Ior eleven years old.
But the new owner was a short time afterwards
told, by Judge Of horse flesh, that he gotten had
monstrously bitten by the Frenchman In regard to
the age Of his steed, which was twice as old as he
purchased him for. asaoses H 9a9d 46s tgg
Upon this he went in great hurry to the
Frenchman, and exclaimed - alaaiabatiaJ ID
Sar!" exclaimed Jarvais, with q well feigned
establishment vs sf, 81 s,,j.a9e 4,
sar! I'll sare you, you lying smoothed u ton IN.
gued scoundrel =" sis'.a8 a39R#ats WI e3 "a i9}
4 . Me lie me one scoundrel! Vot for you 40.
cuse me |! sha You is Won lie yourself--you is
Won grand impudence, be gar You come here
to curse me for lie! be gar!"i&s39s W aEt
MI You needn't bristle up to me, Monsieur, ]
can eat up two Frenchmen just like you at one one
meal"
.Diable Vat! You eat me you Won savage
Won Wild animalle brute, be CARR haefg ep
There is no use in all that, Monsieur. You
are lying villain; you told me cock and bull
story about the age Of the horse, which is all no
such thing" KssI aiS sa ssg
..r Be gar! tits no such thing tbs no bull and
cock, vat me sells you de horse. Sure You be-"
What !" s.ts +,s d. 1,
!. Under Won grand mistake, ] say nothing all
about bull and cock. sell you Won horse
Mon Dieu I" 49, l,f,e'aes !, H 81 ,lss ,4g !.
..But you cheat me in the age the horse as /
am credibly informed, is at least twenty, if not
twenty-one years old" ss gss Il t,s.if,. s,..
soul, oui, dat is de azghe; yes, sare, dat is
what call him. ..as,t rt.e, If
"The devil it is you told me he was ten or
eleven" ,,.b as NJ af@fogfr sa
4, ..No sair, j no tell you he ten Or eleven. Dat
is one grand mistake, sare. Dat leetle word you
put in; me no put him dare. Me say de morse
ten upon eleven" st55Qf6 6i rs
\ "Well, what's the difference Z"
difference be gar you Won English Amer
icane, and you not know the difference tell be-
twish Won English word! Or-he no upon-upon
he no or Me no Englishe, but sare, dare one
grand difference betwish de two leetle vard."'q
" But you meant to deceive me-" said the pur-
chaser, doggedly. 4f. f5 f@b9
deceive you Mon Dieu, me deceive you,
Won American Yankee" vot you call Won and de
twenty ; me no possible cheat you. Be gar tbs
no cart you put the horse afore de honest azghe
of de horse is vot ! tells you ten on eleven, and
be gar, you fine him So"
al know there's difference" replied the pur-
chaser but you meant TO cheat me in the age of
the horse, you meant should understand you ten
or eleven"
aSare," returned the Frenchmen. coolly, dere
is we're you make de grand mistake, tell you de
horse vas ten upon eleven; dat i vat me under
stand ten more eleyen--vat you call one and dc
twenty r,.e IS tas,l g,9 1870 t4a3 Il