The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-25
The Ircnchnan Coniounic,:.

In the English language thele ore 80 manr
words which have amultipli ity Cf meanings that
1t Is rendered peculiarly dnficult for the student
or the ,neraut to acquire AS an illustration,
the following experience of French gentleman
who had settled IN this country, is given as near
d possible i'll his own words:
Vel, sare, ven ze grand Napoleon va. sent to
ze leland of st. Helena ! made y resolution to
come To zis country so went aboard one vapor
ship and made voyage frvm Havre | wished
v.r mech 10 learn ze lnglish language, and I
stude,i &c conversations dat hear very a,tcn-
tive. One day zc captain cail to re i,s,le boy,
and he cay, Bring me ze glass Itslc guard II
zat 1t WAS telescope. Yer vel ziuks to my.
self glass is telescope.
Vel re ship make route many days, and pre-
s.nliy hear two of re compalie speak ty zeni.
selves oi one very pretty lady, who was our cou,.
rauy &c voyage and one says 10 ze ozer she il
var handsome, but she C0nusults her glasx too
moehe.' Al, | thought to myself Ee eompre.
hends what lun sny; sic is one philosorliaIs,
and regards moIhs via her telescope. Ali, pauvs
miserable Was all wrong her glass meant her
mirror, and plunged myself into &c grand con.
temptation, z,t ~ mau things express zemsslyes
10y one word
Yer veil, We are arrived at Do,ton aud am
lodged III &c h1iei near to ze hour of dinner and
sI,,yr ,nt ,Inv ond nrcse,,is,.,n, o,o ,a,m,'
,Iv To me YER polite .Sa;r vii, ,an ,sI. wo,'r
y,,s." 2,nI was vcr ,,rn-e sd 49, -, t.;,.'
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,rc,.rt mn. soms cbanr,cn. anI ga u'a.
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n,of,,nd d.sra;r far 7 GnJ -, a, -, Ja," -
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solve ~ next times to take guard what | do.
~ ell uryGig mind 90 to zc teatsr to see u
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",' "a A "'' H1' o. uses means
vi ~. i. J,n u" P''''S'" '"'' - y e''"''''
40 nav, H., ,,'l,. .. -,
ze u'' ara saw phu''e infant crying IN re
'''' an" s"I 10 n'h '''f t"ct'y' 'ya &c mat
.A"' Iee"r wy hfs You sex hh. 20 htts
= gIe "''S"t' nv ~ zone 'rr 'HsA'eh",'c, I've
"'"Ne q s'"ss' "o,'"uA Nhss !, We 'ha'i ses
u u ~ eu' o.' u, carries tP'''ay's' !" us Pornt
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., '. Pu' W ~ "'n""S'
H" ;" =" "IP"'si ava we All 'e people
o"t w. "I''h 1"Io' ~ e"r,Tl s'','' AGAIN
az, az 81" "'"'' %1HsI"' n!"nu"y see Oh ~
- '"' "r" I'm. NV Wv ,"'' 'ee esSm' aHu l
speak yer poh'e to gentleman, and say to
him, 'saire val You make Pass to ps glsss, II
you ilessef Alb Was wrong Gncr,ir time, for
ze gentleman irrd hue Won yne.glaa All 20
people mock Ksm'slvcs a, ne, and fs,t slams.
face. So resolved to impose silence en- nj, self,
and eat my leetle piece Of len wi,huut saying 4
word
'By-and by find must talk. So ,reak oft.
and say to nnaznir gentleman. II. hen !, no well
tosst' 'Ah.' sid b., you have not studio GLASS
IT was too mo'he' Sire, WAS enIsge again. and
say. 'Salrc, am not Won pe'i, Easitr', or vou
young lady 'at sorld oil ze day sindy my