The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-15
by the "youNG 'rY."

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by GHE "YoUNo 'uH."
One OF those ludicrous, but singular oc
curienccs, = hich will sometimes take place,
even in the best society, came TO light a |
few days since in the supper ten'' circle Of
a neiShboring city, and which for ''rich- |
ness outvics the Oolong. and cream-toast |
OF our old acquaintance, Squeers, emphati- |
callyi We have asserted that such things
will happen. But then, as Mrs. Darlington
wond say, sits queer world-and so it is y
But far the story.
A polished little French gentleman, OF
considerable wealth, who had been educa
ted in the highest schools of polteneSs, had
been welded to beautiful, but SNOWY wo-
man, for brief period, and having, with
his bride, passed tie heyday Of the honey
moon in making the tour of the northern
states, concluded 10 settle down in Quaker
dom. After little search, he decided up
on locating in one of fine block of houses
i'll Hanson street, a row of buildings erect
ed within few years, and uniform in their
architecture, inside and out. The whole
block was occupied with the exception of
that chosen by Monsieur, who furnished it
forthwith, in the most elegant style, and took
possession.
81 have come to Philadelphee'- said the
French gentleman (and he tells his own
story most eloquently, and innocently)-
have come TO re city Wis my wife, an likes
him var mooch. | 90 Wis my wife to loci;
for &c grdnde mdison which sal please Mad
am-and We find him, numero two hun'red
twenty-tree, Hanson street. secure him,
| furnish him, a Ia mode, We sittil down, and
live var coutcmt-eh, bie11, vot you sal call
com, t0n-able-0' AngtGiS. | hav' foin
house, ioin compGgaoas, ina wife yer' good
TRES bicH'
I 81 hav', sometimes, onnlfi,-an' 20 TO
re grand Opera. Mon Dicui | listen to
Tedesco, var foinc-mdgnifqm leave
re Opera, ! come home to ina house, re
garcOR open re door, come in-an' look
for Madam. l ask were be NGddmeP lie
servant sal sMadam retire. Tres bien--it
is right Madame fatigue. | sit down, |
smoke ma cigare, read re Courier re
clock strike dir heurCS--l take re lamp, an
pas to ma chdmbre. go VAR still, not dis
turd Madame, who have much fatigue
open re door. place re light on re table,
turn roun'--NIoN DiEu | foin le jcn-
tlcnian SOM sleep in bed t'iS ma ritel
IL take re Gentleman by re arm, and !
call to him, var loud-.ei, bien, Monsieur
vot you do in ma bed|
lie starts up ver' mooch, an he cry,
'tieve! robbair! murdair! yot you %
Sair?'
81 say 'pordonne, moi Monsieur, que di.
able you do inma bee"
"'In goa bed'
".Oi, NonsieuT'--
"'No, Sdlrr lie say-'it is my bed
and you are dam robbair, | sal call re
/ Noch.'
, 'Monsieur'-I say to hm-'lt is no
, your bed. 1t is ma bed-dis is ma house
/ nuucro two hurried twenty-five Hanson
! street--disi is ma chGmbre. ma furniture. III;
: carpet, ma curtain--dat is ma uye' No
you sal, Sir. TO cGt 2
.'IIc look at me YER strange-he sit up il
ma bed-he look at ma viic--hc look al IN,
he rub his eye-an' he get out on u
, tioGr.
.Nonsieur,'- said TO mel beg tel
,ouzan pardon. hav' make grdade mis-
take. Ma house is numero two hundret
twenty flee, Hanson street-an' | hdr
, come into ee rroRg door! Eycuze moi.
; sal make grande GpOioge to Madame, on u
l morrow hav' make rdr' bad mistake
, Bon matt Monsiew-pardoHaes moir
: Gle hav' go down stairs, he hav' pass out
hav' see &c door lock, fast, myself, an
retire viz Madame.
r 'But | 10 loike re mGiSOnS, in vot yo
1 call Hanson street; an mex day 60 to 2
4 Offices vot you call J. intelligence, an l &c
$ me house in Rue du Bantoin ;-vot you 50
call y AnglGiS Canton Street-numTo 70
= hun'red an Girty-roa. Canton street.
i hav move Madame-ma house var fine
p have got in VAR vell-frcS bien.
IL have reside at numcro Won hun're
= dir,y-von. Canton street, tree little week,
IL house wGr' mOOch Gloike, but have bee
t couteut-2c gentleman make great GpclOl
1 to ma wife. an lie call I'm, deuc, troir I
make &c same to me. ! hav' forgot all abor
d re Jrdhde mistake, an go re play vizol
d Madame.
: IL come home TO ma house var early
: Madame hav' retire, am ! go up re stair
no mooch quick, but Preach re door
y come into ma ChGmbre--ven, DiGJle!
= find re Gentleman in ma bed, once NOR
a trice
O 81 60 TO &c bed, seize the Gentleman b
: re tloat an Sai'cL, LiGn, Monsieur. VI
e your do in ma bed, tro time, dF
C Gle hav' zhump out on &c Hoor-he n
his eye var mooch--he choke YER bad
c an he sal, 'vot you do Wis ma troatE'
l, 81 ask him 'vot you ma bed, Sair"
G est is MT your bed, by gair.'
ID "Not ma bedP
y "'No Monsieur, il is my bed.'
y "'You bed? Monsieur prenec gGrd'
C IS Eat you bureau? Xat you war robe? Il
&c you cScriioirei aha Iat you night car
Xatyou shirt? Eat you WIFE? Socre-Mo
Id sieur. you hav' make YER bad mistak b
5, fore, you hav' maik eo mistaik zis time
;. "PdrGoaRe5 moi, MonSieur'-he sal.
"'No. Sair. You hav' maik mista
lie vonce, but zis is numcro Won hun'red dirt
e. Won, Conton street, and not numero tv
re hurried twenty-tree, Hanson street! '
to you sal now, SairD
n ""Ercuts moi, Monsieur he sal, 81 ha
ut great mistaik voncc, an two day bach,
ly move from numcro two hurried twenty -iiy
e. lianSom street, to ron hun'red firiy- DRl
or Canton street! hav' now maik miStaik
Id &c front door, lie maik many dp0loge-
think he hdti maill mistaik--he put on
ur pantcloon--hc bow YER politc-hc--he
be 0m Of ma house, Monsieur.
he 81 pack ma furniture mex day go to
H. Baltimore. BE sair!' continued the Fren
n gentleman us he thrust o monstrous pin