The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-05
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since in the supper ten" circle of neigh
boring city, and which, for richness" out
yies the Oolong, and cream-toast of our ac-
quaintance Squeers, emphatically! We have
asserted that such things WILL happen. But
tn en-, as Mrs. Darlington would say, "its q
queer world"-and 90 it is! But for the
story.
A polished little French gentleman of con-
siderable wealth, who had been educated in
the highest school of polteness, had been
welded to beautiful but snowy woman, for
a brief period; and having, with his bride,
passed the hey.day of his honeymoon IN
making a tour to the Northern States, con-
cluded to settle down in Quakerdom. After
little search, he decided upon locating in
one of fine block of houses in Hanson
street, row of buildings erected within few
years, and uniform in their architecture, in
side and out. The whole block was occupi.
ed, with the exception of that chosen by
Monsieur, who furnished it forthwith in the
most elegant style, and took possession.
81 have come to Philadelphia said the
French gentleman, (and he tells his own
story most eloquently and innocently.)
III come TO re city viz my wife, an likes
him var mooch. | go Wis my wife to look for
re grande mqison vich sal please Madame, and
We find him numero two hon'red twenty-tree,
Hanson street. | secure him. | furnish
him Ia mode, We seitil down, We live var con-
content-eh bien, vat you sail call CON- fort.
able a ranglais l have foine house, foine
compagnons, my wife var good-trop bien.
81 have sometimes ennui, an go to ze
grand opera. Mon dieu, listen to Tedesco!
All! Monsieur-zar be but une Tedesco, var
foine-magnifque leave re opera, come
home to my house, ce garcOn open re door,
come inland | look for Madame. | ask
we're ie Madame!' Re servant say Madame
retire. Tres bien-it is right-Mt dame
fatigue. sit down, smoke my cigare,
read re Courier, re clock strike dix heures-
take re lamp and pass to ma chambre. |
90 var still, not to disturb Madame, who have
much fatigue-I open re door, | place re
lamp on table, turn round-Mon Dieu!
fon re gentleman SCUM sleep in bed vis ma
uife!
III take re gentleman by re arm, an l call
to him var loud, Eth bien! Monsieur, vot you
do in my bed!
He start up var mooch, an he cry "Tieve,
rabbair! murdair! vot you do sair!"
say, "Pardonn moi, Monsieur que diable
you do in ma bed!''
ain your bed!"
"Oui. Monsieur"
"No sair," he say, sit is ma bed, and you
are dam robbaire. sail cali re vo,ch."
"Mensieur," | say to him, sit is not your
bed. 1t is ma bed it is ma house, numero
two honr'ed twenty-tree, Hanson street; dis
is ma chambre, ma furniture, ma carpet, ma
curtain-zat is ma wife! Vot you say, sar, TO
zat!"
He look at me var strange-he sit up in
ma beJ-he look at ma vife-he look ut me
he rub bis eyes-and he get out on re
floor.
monsieur he sal to me, 81 beg ten tou-
; IAN pardon. | hav' maik grand mistaik.--
Ma house is numcro two hon'red twenty five,
, Hanson street, an ] have come into re
: wrong door! sail make erande apologe to
Madame, on &c morrow. / hav' make var
bad mistake. Bonnie mutt, Monsieur, par
donnez moi"
lie hav' 90 down stairs. he hav pass ont, l
hav' see re door lock fast, myself, an | re-
tire Wis Madame.
But no lOike &c maisons, in vot you call
Hanson street; and Mex day go to re Of.
lees vot you call Intelligence, an get me
house in Rue du CantOne; vat you sail call
a PAnglais, Canton street, numero Won hon.
!. red thirty-one Canton street. have move
t ma property from numero two hon'red TWEEN
!, ty.tree, Hanson street, vich | no like, be
y gair! | hav' NOV Madame; ma house val
II foine-I hav' got on var well--tres bien.
81 have resided an numero Won hon'ret
thirty -one, Canton street tree little weeks
Re house var mooch aloke. but have beer
:. content-ze gentleman make great apolOge
to ma wife, an call un, deur, trOts times t(
= make re same to me. hav forgot re grandt
mistake, and | 60 to re play vlzout Mad
T. anne.
> 81 come home to ma house var early
, Madame have retired an 60 up Re stairs mo-
II mooch quick, but reach re door; come into
ma chan ber-van Diabe! find re gentle
ma in ma bed. once more, two'ce!
p al got to re bed, | seize re gentleman By
al re troat, an sail En- bien Monsieur! Vo
4, you do in ma bed, tro time-once more
ID eh!"
h "He zhump out on re floor-he rub hi
" eve var mooch-he choke var bad-an' h
sal.
70 "Vot you Go Wis ma throat!"
IS ask him, "vot you do in ma bed, sair"
:, at is not you bed, be gair."
"Not ma bed!'
III "No! Moneiour, it is ma bed"
or ''You bed! Monsieur, prennez gdrde!
Eat you bureau, zat you war'roPe! Eat 20
escritoire! Eat you night cap! z'tyou shirt
Of Eat you wifei Sacre Monsieur, you ha
a q, make var bad mistake before, you hav max
he no mistake zis time"
Of up 1rdonnez moi, Monseur"-he say.
IL "No sair. You have naked mistaik
a, vonce, but zis is numero two hon'red tirty
~. 10 one, Canton street, an not numero,two hon
M red twenty-tree, Hanson street. Vdt 20
OF sal now, sair!''
"Excusez moi. Monster" he SAL" ha
maik great mistake vonce, and two day bac
move from uumero two hon'red and twenty
FIVE, Hanson, street, to Won hOaret tirty
IT, ,rse Canton street. hav now maik mistai
n, in re front door," He mak many apolog
10. II link he hay maik mistake he put on
' 'o pantalon-he bow var polite-he 60 oct