Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-12-26
Yankee, French, Dutch and Irish.
IA DIALOGUE IN THE MARKET I

you Soiur to 10 Win theLl are frogs tueFe
in that are basket?
F+enehman-De frog? Wy, sare, viii
eat de frog.
Eishman-Ate him! what, ate tha,
sprawling divil. Of straddle-bug? I'd a,
soon put all ths ssrpnts that ST. Patrick
carried out of Ireland in bag, down tn,
throat iv me.
Eankee-You can't be in earnest now
Mounsser. You amt such pickerel as tC
bite at frog!
Frenehaan-Piekerelle Vat is dat you
call the pickerelle?
Hankee-A darued grea. long posed
fab, that We catch with frog bait.
F,enchman-Vat you tell me, sare ?
you bait de frog vid de fish? Mon Disu
you no understand de frog-you no taste,
no sense, no skill in do cuisine. Fish dc
bait vid de frog! Begsr!
Yankee-Fish the bait Why don't you
parleyvoo right eeud foremost
Lrishsan-Ay, ,cuisblamscree, why don't
ye put the cart before the horse AS | do I?
Dutchman-Ysw, minheer, Wy don't
you dalk gcos Enklish, like does?
Ya"kee-Dalk ha, ha, ha! you dalk
about dslkin? Why you can't no more
pronounce the English than wild Hop
pintot. You can't get your clumsy Dutch
tongue round the words Of civilized Ian
guase. Now, listen to me, Mounser French
man, and III teach you how it's done.
Du,chman-No, lissen to me, l under
shtsuts how to brouoaoshe de most brop-
psrest. comes from the fodder sid, Of
Enklsndt, and zure knows how do sphoko
de bure Enklisb.
Lishman-Is that reasonable sort iv q
raison DOW? By that same logic should
know how 10 spske English still bsttber,
for | kim from this side iv England, and
was niver across the Irish Channel since
WAS born, let alone before that And thin,
besides, me great grand mother wss .
schoolmasther, and my second cousin on
me neighbOr's side was praichsr ip.l the
bargain so Misther Mouusaure, I'm tn.
boy tha''!l taiche ye to spake lngli.h pro-
perly.
Fenehman-Ouil All speak de In
glesc-de Yankee, de Irish man, de Dush
man, all speak him bess, and all speak him
different begar! Now, "a, you call dis
Ishowing potato dis ponme de terre ?
Ydnkee-Tbss pun &c tar! Way,
Mounseer, l call that psm de tar potato.
Fnnohman-Oui. Now, sare, vat you
call him?
irishmaa-A paratic-a raal murphy
TO be sure.
Frenchmdn-Oui And now, sare, vat
you cal him?
Du.ch'naa-Wat l gals him? Wy, l
gals him bodado-and any WOOL might
know dat
Frenchman-Ha, hs, ha! begar! You
all call him different. You all speak the
true Inslese, and you no speak him ike.
Ha, La, hs begar!
Yunkcc-Well, Mounseer, now let me
ax you q question. What is this that |
have in my yaDd ?-[showing camel
Fenchman-Vat is dat? Wy, sare, dat
is-dat is-Sacre me no can ,irk-yst
you call do humme-de rascalle-vAt kill
A belle
EIakee-What killed bell?
FSenchman.-O Monsier-dat grand
rascalle-dat murd-da. knock down
Abello, vile he keep de sheep, de mouton.
Dutchma.-Oh, knows wat be means
now-he means Gain, de vurst murterer.
Fenchmaa-Oui-yes, sare-'tis one
Hankee-Righ., Mounseer, it isn't two
canes. Now what do you call it, you limb
Il old ireland +? you essence Of brOgue?
Lrishman-Pm IN sf.her calling it shell
allah i; and If you don't be aisy callin ill
names I'll be sfsher provin it to ye.
Dutchm0n-Now, shentlemsns don't
wight about wort. Hark do me. III
but you out one. Wat you gall dis ?
[Showing a quantity of curd with whey ]
Iishnaan-Och and isn't it bonuy
clspper, sure!
Yankee-You may call it what you
plsase-bus call it leopard milk.
Frenchmon-LOp ear milk Mon Dieu!
de Quakee milk ave dc earle hear val
vs say-Mon Dieu!
Dutchmon-Now you pes oil wrong
Dis, wat have in de nokkiu, Is shmsar
case.
Yankse-It's a dsrned queer case,
think. Why, you don't know the differ.
ence be,wixt tweealsdum and tweedledse
SO good-by to you.
Frenclman-De feedledum ha is 10 fee
ilsdce, bsssr Here enc Of the frog.
hopping out Of Monsters basket, be pur
sues bip.1 keehy de frog! q me pouvrs