Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-05-09
EATABLEs AND sPEAKABLEs.

a Yankre, an. lrlsliman, Dulciman
and a Ffenchmar, OH tie subject o
ea,abes and spe skObles.)
Yankee. Huilo, Mounseer! wfa. arr
you going 10 do with them are frog
there, in that are basket7
FrencHman. De'lrog, Wy, suro, will
cal de frog.
Irishman. Ale him what! ale ,ta
srrasling devifo Of a studd1e bug7 IL
as soon ale all the sarpints that ST.
Patrick carried out Of Ireland in bag
down the throat iv me.
Yankee. You can't be in earnes
now Monseer. You amt such pickle
rel as to bite at a fog7
: Frenclsman. Pickcrelle! ,YaLis da
you call dc pickercllc 2
Yankee. A darned great long nosed
fish that we catch with frog bait.
Frenchman. Vat you tel me, sare.
Youbait de frog Wit delisI,7 Mon 0eu
you no understand de frog-yod nc
las,e. no sense, no skill in line CUISINE.
Fish de bait with de frog? Bcgar:
Yankee. Fish de bait! Why don'I
you parleyvoo right end foremosll
Irislldlan.. Ay, cuiichlamacree; willy
don'l you put the cart Before the horse
as I do7
Dulchman. Yaw, mynhecr, why
don'l you dalk gpot English as does
Tankec. DaIk : Hu, ha, ha, ha
you talk daIking7 Why, you can't nc
more pronounce the English than wild
[iippinot. You can't get your clumsey
Dutch tongue round the words Of civil.
lied language. Now listen to me, Noun,
I seer Frenchman, and III teach low It's
done.
Dutchman. No; listen to mel un-
terstan,s how. to pronounce dc most
propcresl. l comes from te fodder sidI
of Enklant, and zu'e knows how to
spoke de pure Enklish.
IrisIman. Is that a reasonable sort
iv raison now7 By that same logic |
should know how to speak the Inglish
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iv lngIand, and was niver across the
frish channel since was born, let alone
the day before that. And lllin, besides,
me great grand. mother vas a school.
master, and me second counsin, on ME
ncighbor's side, was praicher in the
bargain. So, Mister Monsure, I'm The
boy lhal'li 'aiche ;ye to spaAe Inglish
properly.
Franchman. oui. All speak dc
Ingrlese-de Yankcr, de lrishman, de
Du'chman, all speak him bess, and all
speak him different! Begar-Now, val
you call dis showing potato) dis
pone de tarre7
Yankee. That pun de tar Why,
Nlounseer call that pun de tar an Irish
potato.
Frenc,man: oui. Now, sare, vat
You call bin,
Irishman. A paratic-a iaal mur :
PLY, 10 be. sure.
Frenchman. Oui. And sarc, va,
you call'him
DuIcman. Wat gals him! Wy,
gals him bodado, and any WOOL might
know DAT.
F"encfman: Ha, Ia, begar, yon all
call MIN different. You all speak de
:rue Ing'ese, and you no speak him like.
Ha, la, ha.
Yankee. Well, Mounsier, now let
me- ak you a question. Wha, is this ]
have n'my hand Showed in cane
Frsnchu,an. Val is dat7 Wy, sare,
dat is-sacre-me no can link. Vat
you call dc hommc de rascaIle, vat kill
A. belle (.
Yankee. What killed bell2
Flenchman. Oui, Monster, dat grand
rascal dat murd, dat knock down A belle
vile he Keep de sheep, de moutoh.
Dulchman. Oh, oh, ! know wat he,
means now; he means Cain, de vurst
murderer. ~. .,a.-,,
Frenclman. oui,.yes sare; 'iis one
cane. :.
:. Yankee! Right, Mounseer, it isn't
two canes. Now, what do you call il,
you limb of old Ireland, you essence of
brogile7
lrishman. I'm afher calling it a
shellalah; and ifyou DON, be aisy calm
III names, I'll be aflher. provln it to ye.
Dutchman: Now shenllemans, don't
vito about.a vorle. Hark do me. I'll
put you out one. What do you call dis 7
EshoWing quantity. of curd with whey.]
Irishman. Och and isn't it a bon
ney clapper
Yankee. You may calIit what you
please but Tcall it lupper'd milk: :, ..
Frenchman. Lop.ear milk Mon
Dieu! De Yankee milk ave de ear,
ye hear vat he say:-Mon Dieu.
@.Dutchman. Now you be's ALI wrong;
dis what Ihave in the nodkin rs smear
case. -. -
!. Yankee. It's darned queer: case, !
think. Why, you don't know the dif1e-
renee between tweedledum and tweedle-
| dee. So pood hye IN yoiI -f.'rl.