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Yankee, French, Dutch and Irish.
l DIALOGUE IN THE MARKET

you going to do with them are frogs there
in that are basket?
Frenchman-De frog 2 Wy, sare, l will
cat de frog. -.
Irishman-Ate him what. ate that
sprawlng divil of a straddle-bug +! By
lJ-s! {! I'd as soon put all the sarpints
that st. Patrick carried out Of Ireland in a
bag, down the throat iv me.
Yankee-You can't be in airncst now
Mounseer. You aint such pickercl as to
bite at frog! -
Frenchman-Pickerelle Vat is dat
you call the pickerele2
Yankee-A, darned great long noscd fish
that we catch with 3 frog bait.
Frenchman-Vat you tell me, sare? YOU
bait de frog yid de fish Mon dieu YOU
no understand de frog-you no taste, NO
sense, no skill in the cuisine, Fish do bait
vid dc frog? Begar
Yankce-Fish the bait! Why don't you
parleyvoo right cend foremosta
lrishman-Ay, cuishamacrce, why don't
you put the cart before the horse as do
Dutchman-Yaw, minheer, wy don't
you dalk goot Enklish, like 1 does
YAM kec-Dalk! l,a, l,a, ha you tall;
about dalkin? Why, you can't no moro
pronounce the English than wild Hoppin,
tot. You can't get your clumsy Dutch
tongue round the words of civilized Ian
guage. Now listen to me, Mounscer French
man, and I'll teach you how it's done.
Dutchman-No, listen 10 me, I untcr-
shantsh how do bronounshe de most brop-
perest. ZONES from dc fodder ssidt.of
Enklant, and zureT knows how do sphokc
de bure Enklish. s
lrishman-Is that reasonable sort " =
raison now BY that same logic should
know how to spake the Inglish still betthcr,
for kim from This side iv England, and
was niver across the Irish Channel since I
was born, let alone before that. And thin,
besides, me great mother was schoomas-
ther, and me second cousin on me neigh
bors side was Il praichcr Until tho bargain ::
so, Misthcr Mounshure, Pm the boy thatIl
taiche yc to spake Ingsh properly.
Frenchman-Oui! All speak dc Tn.lesc
dc Yankay, dc Irish man, de Dusl man. all
speak him bess, and all speak, him different |!
begar ! Now vat you cal! dis shown.
a potato -pommc de terre?
Yankee-That pun de tar! WHY,
Mounseer, 1 call that pun de tar a potato.
call fiimg IS
lrishman-A paratic-a raal murphy
to be sure.
Frenchman-oui. And now, sare, vat
you call him?
Dutchman-Wat l gals him2 Wy, l
gals him abodado-and any WOOL might
know dat. 20
FFenchman-Ha, ha, ha! begar! You
all call him different. You all speak dc
true lnglese, and you no speak him like.
LA, ha, ha begar
Iankcc--'Wcll, Moanseer, now let me Ak
you question. What is this that have
in my hand ?-[showing a cane
FrenchmanEz Vat is dat? Wy, sare, dat
is--dat is-dat is--Sacre mo no can tink
vat you call de homme-de rascalle-
vat kill A-belle : s..
Yankce-What killed 1 belle =?
Frenchman-Oui, Monsieur-dat grand
rascalle-dat murdrdat knock down A.
belle, vile he keep do sheep, de mouton.
Dutchman-Oh, I knows what he means
now-he means Gain, de vurst murterer.
Frenchmah- oni-yes, sare, It's one
Yankec-Right, Mounseer, it isn't tyo
canes; Now, what do you call it, you limb
Of old Ireland you essence of brogue 2
Irishman-Im afther calling it shela-
lah and, by J-4s, if you don't be aisy
calliasilE names, I'll be aftherproyin it to ye.
Datehman-Now, shentlemans, don't
wight about wort. Hark do me. I'll but
you out one. Wat you gall dis Tshowing
a quantity Of curd with whey.1
Irishman-Och and isn't It bonny clap
per, surea
= Yankee-vYou may call it what you
please but I call it'iopperd milk.
Frenchman-Lope ear milk! Mon Dieu!
de Yankee Milk ave dc ear-he hear vat
Eve say-Mon Dieu
.Dutchman-Now, you pes all wrong
De, wall have in do nokkiu, is shmea,
case. f'S4 "a
sYaskee--Its darned queer case, I tlipk
Why, you don't know the difference betwiixi
tyeedledum and tweedledee. So good Bye
toyyou.
Ffenchman-D feedledum be is no. fee
dledee, begar! [HeM one Of the frogs
hopping out of Mohsieur's basket, he p1r
suesihjm.] Kesh de frogl o me ponvrs
frog c, me grand fricassel He scape-r
he run away-begar
Irishman-Och and isn't Chat quar-
: noR, thatsaaiyin sthraddle bug should Sur
AWAY B6iore he's cooked and ate ah, all, a
4 all 74theungrateful sarpint l.. ST. Patricl
EEpresatge me from all frogs and ,tosds an,
, lother snakes as: long as I live. And sc
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