Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-10-15
A FRENCHMAN IN A STEW.


In returning from trip to the Lakes, a
few days ago, | witnessed little affair that
makes quite an item in my notebook, and
may amuse your readers. After weary
drive, in procession OF twelve carriages,
that moved solemnly Tor twelve hours over
as many miles of beautiful country, we
pulled up in front Of the "National," in
Springfield, at about 9 p. M. The Circus
and County Court KEEP! that beautiful little
town in dense y populated state, so much
SO, that the sixty or seventy passengers that
l counted as travelling companions, could
not find beds TO rest their weary limbs up
on, but were forced TO take to carpet bags
trunks, juleps, until the cars for Cincinnati
would give us more comfortable quarters.
Among the rest, little Frenchman, whose
baggage consisted OF a queerly shaped hat
box and faded silk umbrella, moved rest
essv about with the box in one hand and
the umbrella in the Other, pouring forth an
uninterrupted stream of incomprehcnsibe
English, in way sufficiently ludcrous to
amuse two crowds Suddenly the little
garlic worshpper discovered, 10 his utter
dsmay, that he had lost his ticket, pur-
chased at Buffalo, and warranted to carry
him through to the Henrie House in Gin
cinnatti. Here was predicament and
in the CONSERVATION of the moment he
dropped both hst-box and umbrella, and
vocterated loudly, and in razor-grlnding
tones for the stage agent.
"Vere is de stage agent ?-Vere | shall
find de agent Oh mon Dieu-my gar-I
have pay ne-two-tour-sr eral-great
many dollaires for Won tee&es vich l have
no got. Who have peek up my teeketS-
who have find him-vere is de agent!
II so happened that Mr.. L, the gem
tlemanly stage manager, and outdoor busi-
ness man Of the Cincinnati theatre, was
one of our passengers, and at he time OF
Monsieur La Frogs deepest distress was
Standing in the moonlight in front of the
Circus, talking to a number Of friends, when
some mischievous wag pointed him out TO
The little Frenchman, as the stage agent.
In moment he was by the side OF l.,
and breaking in upon the conversation
without any ceremony, exclaimed, "Sare,
have loose my passport have loose my
vat you call him! eh ah, yes-I have
got him. No, no. no mean have got
de ting-I mean have got de name of de
ting, have lost my teekeis."
l., who knew nothing nf the cir
cumstanceS, suppoSing he meant a circus
ticket, quietly said
81 am not connected with the circus,
sir.''
E,S nt a. I nI
cus-l no want de sarr-cuS; | want my
teeket vich have lose''
81 am very sorry for your loss, sir, but !
am not the person to apply 10 for reme-
| dy."
"fou are not Ze pairSune 10 make de
remede Sare are you not connect wiz
| de stage ?"
eyes, sir, am connected with the stage,
! and If | was in Cincinnati, would with
pleasure replace your lost ticket, but have
not the power to do SO here"
"Vat do do viz de teekets IN Cincena,t
Iva de teekttS-here-in dees place
we're have loose hm-if | no get de
teeket here shall nevaire get to Cincrnatt
i shall bring nine, four several gentle
men, yich will prove zat have pay for
my teeket vich | no got, but vich have
zhump Oui Of my pockets"
"Nevrr mind, sir" kindly responded
l., glad 10 get rid of his iormentor on
any terms; 81 will replace your ticket"
So saying, he stepped up to one of the
tticheS OF the circus, procured a ticket,
and handed il 10 the excited Frenchman.
Poor Frenchy took the square pastrboard,
marked "Box," and supposing all right, put
il carefully in his Focket-bo gathered
up his hat box and umbrella, and reaching
the hotel, was fortunate enough to find six
feet OF the parlor floor unoccupird -
Stretching himself out at full length, he
was soon in the land of dreams, where no
doubt his soul reveIrd and noundered in
whole seas OF frog soup.
In the morning, soon after breakfast, we
were all comfortably seated in the cars, and
tearing along at a break-neck speed
Frenchy sat close TO me, and jabtered inces-
sanity. Shortly after, the conductor en-
tered, with the usual salutation of ''Fckets
gentlemen" Our little friend opened hi.
pocket-book, took out the ticket he had re-
ceivea .he night before, and presented il
TO the conductor.
"This is not the right ticket, SIR"
"He ees no de right teeket! yes Saire
he is de right teeket have get him from
the stage agent, myself"
"That don't alter the matter, sir. tel
yon that an't the proper ticket. II dom
, belong here-it belongs 10 the circus"
"Ha dere eeS dat sare-cus come once
more. Now vat have got to do wiz d.
sare-cus 90
81 know nothing about your connections
sir; | only know that that ain' the righ
ticket, and if you don't produce the prope
document before we reach town, you'll
- have to pay your fare"
lie was just about 10 assassinate Englis
IN reply, when benevolent individual
VINO sat nextto him, explained, as well a
he could, the true nature of the case. Thi
only had the effect of changing the currer
rs, OF his rage, and he chaied up and dow
the iloor, showering invectives upon IN
devoted head of the agent, who had give
him the ticket the nigh. before.
"a l.