Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-07

The BoScs Or the Puzzled Frcnchman.

Ihc b"A's or inc '""h''" ifchchh"h' H.
r., ,l, r,iitor,f EI,rl,,,ool.. Nn.,,inc
NW IN tine course "i my StH'N IN lnc
Engilah language "hi'n ina1r now '"r
thrr' years always r'aH n'N'dirallN' ana
now thinK nyN'H cal'"' I" "rl'c Ut your
Magazine. ! love always th' hod"StN, or
YOU snail nave IL Irttrr 2l ln' very l"hH uInr
past. but never h''""' N""'" wen tcIl
You that | am come 10 TINS country 70 m
struct me IN the manners the customs tue
mnts. the l'Iic''N anu '"' ","rI ""',rN GU
"r"I oi Great Britain Ana truly thlnk
me- good l"rtunat'' Doing roceieu IN many
families. 50 as can speak your language
now with 80 mu'h iacllltv rs thr french
ain but Il particular gentleman. come
here Tor what salh hut Sin'' learn to
comprehend the language, discover that |
am become an object oi plrasantrN' and lor
himself to mock. to one OF your comedians
even before pun my loot upon the ground at
Douyrcs. lie was MIR. Mathew. who tell OF
some contretems OF me and your word drsta-
BILE Boz
Well, never mDl. know at present how
it happen, bccausc ! see him since in SOM"
parties and dinners; and ne confess he love
much to travel. and mix himself altogether
NJ with the stag coach and ,ap"nrins' boat
for fun what he bring at hl' theatre.
Well. never mind. lie see me perhaps
to ask IA question IN the pifue-npAt- he
not confess after that he COED and hribed the
garcon at the hotel and the cuacnmau to mys-
tifv me with all the boxes but. very well, |
shall tell YOU how it arrived, - as YOU shall
see that it WIS impossible that u stranger
could miss to be- VorIlcNed, and to advertise
the travellers that Will come after, that they
shall converse with the g"ntl'men and not
r,,l : I, l.,,lI nttA
But it must that hegln. am gentle
man. and my goods are in the public rcntest
and chateau with II handNom" property ON
the bank oi the lolre, winch lent to Il ner-
chant English, vino pay me very well IN Lon
don for my expenses. Very welt. ! Ike the
peace. nevertheless, that ! wa, iorcc, at other
time, to 20 to war with Napoleon, But 1t Is
pissed. 80 ] come to PalN IN my proper
po,t-chaise, where ! Sellcd hun, and hire one
for almost nothing at all, because ! Will not
bring my valet to speak French here where
all the world Is ignorant
The morning following get upon the
ynpourng boat to walk 50 far rs Dodvres.-
1t was line day. ana am recover mNselt ol IA
nalady OF the sea- walk myself about the
ship. and | see a great mechanic OF wood with
iron whcel'and thing to push up inside, ana
handle to turn. 1t seemed TO bee Ingenious,
and proper to hoist great burdens. They use
it for showing the timber what come down OF
the vessel, into the place ana they tell me 1t
was call Jaques in the boI and was very
much pleased with the invention 50 novel.
Very we'll goagain promenade upon the
board of the vessel, and look at the compass,
and little boy sailor come and sit him down,
and begin to chatter like the little monkey;
Then the man what turns wheel. about and
about, augh and say very well, Jaqucs,
L 81 l,tt1. L
low say. So make inquire, and they tell me
he was :. boz the compass was surprise,
but tell myself we'll, never mind. and 50
we arrive at DouVres. ind myself enough
we'll at the hotel but AS there has been no
i0b'e h"fc, ask ior some dinner and it was
long time wait ana 50 ! walk myself to
the customary hon"''' ana give the Key to my