The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-15
III istrllan j
y Il OXEs;
or THE PUZZLED FRENCuMAN.


the English language, which | made
now for three years, | always read your
periodically, and now think myself ca
pable to write at your Magazine. l
love always the modosty, or you shall
have a letter of me very long time
past Bat. never mind. would well
tell you, that | am come to this country
to instruct me in tho manners, the Gus.
toms, the habits, the policies, and the
other affairs general of Great Britain.
And truly ! think Inc good fortunate,
being received in many families. so as !
can to speak your language now with SO
much facility as the French.
! am but Il particular gentleman, cone
here for what | said but since ( learn
to comprehend the language. [ discover
that | am become an object of pleasant.
ry, and for himself to mock. to one of
your comedians. even before | put my
foot upon tho ground at Douvres. lie
was MIR. Mathew, who tell Of some con
tretems Of me and yorr word detesta-
bic B0c.
Well. never mind | know at pres
ent how it happen. because | sec him
since in some parties and dinners and
he confess he love much to 20 to travel.
and mix himself altogether up with the
stage coach and vaporing' boat for fun
what he bring at his theatre.
Well, never mind. He see me rer.
haps TO ask a question in the paquo-bost
but he not confess after that he coed
and bribe the gnrcon at the hotel and
the coachman to mystify me with all
tho boxes but, very well, l shall tell
you how it arrived. SO as you shall see
that it was impossible that stranger
could miss TO be perplexed, and to ad-
vertisc the travellers what will come af-
ter, that they shall converse with the
gentlemen and not with the badinstructs.
But ii must that / begin. | am a
gentleman. and my goods are in the
public rentcsf and chateau with a
handsome property on the bank of the
Loire, which | lcud to a merchant Eng
liSh, who pay me very well in LondoH
fox my expenses Very well. AXE
the peace, nevertheless, that | was force
at other time. to 90 to war with Napo-
leon. But it is passed. 50 | come n
Paris in my proper rost.cbaise. where |
scllcd him. and hire one for almost moth.
ing at all. for bring me to Calais all
lone, because will not bring my valet
to speak French here where all the
world is ignorant
fIIa ,pnrt,in,, G..
tue vapo;ing boat to walk 80 far as Dou.
yres. Il was fac day, aud after | am
recover myself Of malady Of the sea. I
wall; myself about the ship, and see
great mechanic Of wood with iroi,
wheel, and thing to push up inside. and
handle TO turn. It seemed to be inee.
nious, and proper to hois, great burdens
They use it for showing the timber. what
come down ofthe vessel, into the place
and they tel, me it was call "Jaoues in
the I0f )" aud | was very much pleased
with the invention so novel.
Very well | 20 again 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 a wheel about and
about laugh and say, "Vcry well. Jao-
ues," but / not understand one word the
little fellow say SO ] make inquire.
and they tell me he was "Lor the com.
pass" | was surprise, but | tell INV.
self swell, never mind and so We ar.
rive at Douvres. | find myself enough
well at the hotel, but there has been no
ta5le dhote. | ask for some dinner. and
1T was long time wait and SO | walk
myself to the customary house. and give
the key to my portmanteau to the do1l.
anierS, or excisemen, as you call. for
them to see as [ lad no smugglcs in INV
equipage. Very well-I return at nv
hotel, and meet one of the walters. who
tell me latter / stand little moment 10
The door to see the world what pass by
upon Il coach at the instantly Sir he
say, your dinner is ready VERY
well" | make response, "whcrc was it
This way, sir" he answer, IL have nut
it in a bor in the cafc room" "Well !
never mind" say to myself " when n
man himself finds in stranger country
he must be never surprised. MI od,ii.
rart. Keep the eyes open and stare at
at all"
| found my dinner only there there. t
because | was so soon come from France
but, | learn, another sort of the box was
q partition and table particular in a sa,
some GOOD solo frit,od onJ o.,....