Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-03-15

So Forth!
The suboined laughable story is told by St. Lou
"Monsieur Jere' exclaimed the little doctor, he
rushed into the sanctum of Jerry L. we'll known
wag of lawyer in St Louis q Monsieur Jere, we'll
you don't can't tell to me- what you mean, an so
fort, eh q
The little doctor was tremendously excited. He
fairly quivered throughout his whole frame with
anxiety and anger.
The little doctor suppress his name, for days
gone by he was not unknown to the communicative
little doctor Frencbman by birth, exceedingly
mercurial in his temperament vouble in speech, i'm
patient of contradiction gave his opinions all sub
iects as &c cathedral" He was skilled in his pro-
fession sang French songs divnely traded in groce-
ries, and carried nice little Uade mecum,' in the
shape Of bamboo cane.
The little doctor was under five feet high, spoke
but little English and understood it but little
The little doctor thought that there was no
try like France, that there government like
hers.
Voizot who kept coffee house and billiard saloon
on Main street, the little doctors familiar, and
the waggsh Jerry was his counsellor in all straits
| and difficulties.
"Why, DOCTOR said Jerry, 'you are excited !;
what's the matter 2"
II tell you, Monsieur Jere, wat you call an so
| fort dem 2"
"My dear fellow replied Jerry, you ask me to
! answer difficult question. And SO forth has q
very extensive meaning in our language and if you
explain to the relation which exists between that
term and your apparent state OF excitement might
| give you some light on the subject
| az Mon Dieu Mon Dieu Monsieur Jere weel
exphque to you. You see Monsieur Jere, dis NOR
neen go see ma fren Voizot, to beet som lonsh l
see one beeg American man: | talk wiz heem for
politque, and say to heem, Ia France she's bet
taire contre like zs contre."
''Ze beeg American man she's ask me wat for |
don't sal stay in la France and don't can't come
here. And zen, Monsieur Jere she's tell me, sacre
paper she's tell me go way, you too leetle for talk
WIZ to you you beet frog soup, an so fort dom
can't understand wat she's mean an so fort an
come queek for you to tell to me wat she's mean an
SO forth Helm Monsieur Jere you tell to me %
Doctor gravely replied Jerry, q really feel for
you. That term, applied to you under the circum-
Stances in public coffee house before promiscu-
Gus crowd, is term of extensive reproach; it is
concentration of every idea the had of you and
which he could not express in other words. That
man, whoever he may be, would not have dared to
use that expression towards American"
'Hen +! Monsieur Jere, you say to me so o. obser-
we'd the little doctor looking earnestly into Jerrys
face. swat sal | make pour dat American manf'
"Were in your place, doctor, would go straight
to Voizots and in the presence of the crowd, give
him back his epprobrious epithets with interest"
f'Ah my fren Mr.. Jere, | tank you yer mush.--
Dem, go, tout de suite and, shaking Jerry
warmly by the hand, the little Doctor clapped his
hat on his head, and with stout heart and venge-
full spirit, hurried back to Vozots fast his lit
tie legs could carry him. Sure enough, the big A
merican man was still there-and the crowd was
there too. The little Doctor walked up to him, and
pointing his delicate bamboo at his adVersarys ribs,
he threw himself into fencing attitude:
"Sare y he yelled out, " bam-by, dereely, yot tell
to befor eyre bodie and plenty peapail zt hi am
beane one an so fort'-now know wat she's mean
an SO fortuna fren, Monsieur Jere, she's explique
too NEE. Now hi tell you tout de SUITE you one an
so fort YOURSELF hi tell you one, two, tree, seek tenn
i an fort y so fort , fort you American
man. Dis address to your service hand
] ing him card. And away went the little Doctor
exulting in the thought that ne had fully vndieated
the peals of laughter which followed his exit were
directed against the big American man. 3
i When the little Doctor came to know the English
language better, you could always drive him out Of
4 the room by asking, What is the meaning of and
| so forth -