The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-30
learning the Language.

Some few weeks ago. and since the famous Cuba expedition, was making irip up the river, from New Orleans. on the steamer P- please nt aud trim craft-and this, combined with 8 sociabie com pany, conduced to make lime pass rapidly with Us ali,
 We had moi been long out Of port when young foreigner made himself conspicuous among us by his sityeuess of manner-fUT he evidently was mol able 10 converse in Inc Auglo-Ssxon tongue tie proved upon inquiry, 10 ee Cuban; and had, n some way, been connected wia the late outbTedk. Of course our sympathi-s were enlisted n his be- half immediately upon this fact being ascertAiDed, and he received as "haii fellow, well met His great desire was evidently 10 acquire know ledge of cur language; aud s the prosecution of i, never more apt scholar. Every ohs Rn-w him in a short time, and every one liked him al once. All became tutors. and, ere long, he had words al his commauA, but, get. hau failed 10 connect them in in,el,igibie sentences.
 One night, q friend Vi miae, whom shall dssig- nate Charley, 10 the conclusion he would al east instruct "Guba in soms of the most used sentences and nsefali and, calling him uP, he commenced:
 Charley How you1
 Cuba.-How are you
 Charley - How rye dol
 Cu5a-tiow aye a0,
 charley--Good morning.
 Cuba -G ood moFaiBg.
 CharIey--iow are you' How dye dol Good
  interpreting one; ciasping them together 10 dsnots hs meaning of their being one
 Cuba-ltew are yoa How dye dol Good morning; all three --oRel-( making Iae same finger movement as Charley
 Charey-Go ood EnCiisb
 Coba-Yes, good English.
 Charley left him for the night, saiished with inc progress of hs pupil, and Cooa wss about making long strides for his berth. when '-ehnm" of Char ley's called him. and proffefed to give him ''h1oFe English" which proiisr was readily accepted
 lie went through tls same sentences Charley substituting however for good morning ''- "How's your bowels !' the last iatcrrOs Osstofy-- making him say ihas How gre youl How dye dol How your bowe!sf-an thIee-oae~ good Eng,ish-eh7
 Ins finished his instruction, and they went to bed.
 There had been a source of petty annoyance 10 all the passengers board, in the person of a old ma,i ana she ha1 ia various ways t1ads herseH dis agreeable, but especially al the tabls Charieys '' cham " had been obliged to endure some of these snnoyapces from his proximity to hef al the table, resolved, he turned on bls Pil- low shat night, to be rsvesged on her. Next morning. bright and early, he woke kis "Caba' scholar and taking him on las guards. re- peaied 10 im the lesssa oi Use previous nght, and moreover gave him 10 understand That a morning salutation, especially ladies of raak, 'proPs' and right" He next initiated The old maid in such an nanlislsAeab!e maaaer. by tossing his head spreading ont his handkerchief, and iu voice, ths ! the "CGbaa' took, and al once her greatness wa ! impressed by Charley's ''chgm' Upos tbe Cabaa'i ! miud-aBd the necessity loo ol making his moraiaa saiatations 10 her
 The ladies were gll seated al the table for break fast-the bell rang, aud down in their sea,s wea a 1 the gentlemen except "Cgba " who stood up-rign behind his chair, aud opposite the old maid. ii' was all smiles. and seemed to be iawasdly eaagFst ai4tisr himself. when he caught heF eye: .-Iow dye do How you How's VOC | powEIsl- l--aii three -<-oas good EDgsisa-ehlp I There vas silence for nionent--a uttsrin for another -aad q general "stampede' among q followed. that they might In their Irrespective Pla ces" eaioy the laughter oeessios4d by the reyen2 1 sf .C aa,!ey's oAan'--N 0. De,ts.