The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-01-22
The irIshu.ad u no spoke French.


wide wcfld ore wei Is is Roosis, Prussia
OF the Jarmsnt oceanl
c. Tut, you fool; its France.
p. Tare-an-ouns; do you tell me so; and
how do you know it's France. captain dear.
c., Because we were on the coast Of the
| Bay Of BIseay, when the vessel was wrecked.
| P. TrO,h, and was thiDkiu'so myself.
And now. captain jewel. il is | thst wishes
we had a gridiron. ,...,,. .. hoe ,-,f -.
C. Surely tou doh't intend 10 cat grid
iron, do you'll la. .asra s .aa.a
p. Ate a gridifonl bad luck to it! no.
But if we had q gfidiro6, We Could dress q
beeEsteak. ,...s .......l r..- ..., ....
c. Yes; but where's the beefstesk, Pat.
rickl r ,..,.r ,..-a.., ........rF lt-..
p. Sure, couldn't we cut it off the pork.
C.. / never thought of that. You are u
clever fellow, Patrick. Qaughing) -.
| p. There's many thrue word said in
joke, captain. And now, il you will go and
get the bit of pork that We snved from the
rack, I'll 60 to the house there beynnt, and
ak some Of them 10 lind me the loan OF a
gridiron. .r.r ss.te.. .sa..l.. ~ ay.. e..
C. But Patrick, this is France, and they
are all foreigners here. ..-. ..fg.s....a.... ...
P. Well, how do you know but N as
good q furriner myself as any of 'em. ss. 4.
c. What do you mean. Patrick7 s..,
P. Farley VOC frongsay! 4,a.r .g.l
c. Oh, you understand French then!
P. Troth and you may well say that, Cap
tain dear. = e.fr...r .....r,, ,..-..-, a -r-...
C. Well, Patrick, success to you. Be
civil to the foreigners. and will be back
with the pork in an instant. .f ...a-ei. .ia
(fIe goes out.) ,.i a.-s 7.f.-. .-a. slr
P. Ay. sure enough. I'll be civil to them;
for the Frinch are mighty p'lte intirely, and
I'll show Them I know what good manners
ia. Indeed, and here comes munseer him
sell, quite convaynient. Gas the French
mnn enters, Patrick takes off his hat, and
making low bow, says, God save you sir,
and oil your childer. fbeg your pardon for
the liberty / take, but its only being in dis
,ress in regard Of ateipg, that ! make bould
to throuble ye; and il you could lind me the
loan sfr a gridiron, I'd be intircly Obleeged
till ye. .sE.ss zt 4,...-5 n......--. ril :.
F. (staring at him,) Comment! -g
P, Indade, it's thrue for you. I'm tath.
cred to PAGES, and Sod knows J look quare
enough; but it's by raison Of the storm, that
dhruz US ashore Ist here, and we're, all
starvin'. ss..r, ..qs,--. ... ,.t ,.t-.,.,.-..
F. Je my t-=- (Prohoahced zhu meet.)
P. o! not at all! by no names! we have
plinty Of mate ourselves, and we'll dhress it,
if you'll be PLACED Vst to lind me the loan Of
gridiron, sir (Making low bow.)
F. Staring at him, but not understanding
a word. ID ..g...4. .ais..g. at+,s: .aaE.. p 5.,,.
P. I beg pardon, sir; but maybe, I'm un-
dher mistake;' thought l was in France,
sir. Amt you all furriners here!. Farley.
VOC frongsay. iaafaI s5gls s9na6r
F., Oui, monsieur srt ...s.e.-., q, Z F.. ..,
P. Thin, would you lind me the loan Of
gridiron. sirs aud you'll obleege me. .s 30.
r. Pardon, monsieur, pardon. "a. . 81.
P. (Angrily.) By my sowl, if il was you
in dis,hress, and if it was to ouid Ireland
you came, it's not only the gridiron they'd
give you. if you axed it, but something to
put on it. too, and dhrop Of drink into the
bargain. Can't you understand your own
language. (very slowly.) Parley--yoo---
frongsay -=rnnnsecr. .rgsss- r~ts;-ra7 al
F. ,Oui, monsieur; oui, monster, m mais-=---
| p. Thin, lind me The loan Of gridiron,
say, and; Bad scran TO you. ,.g gf,.gg,.,se
F. Growing and scraping Monsieur, je
ne l'en,end--(pronounced ,zhe ne long.
tone) va,K .r.r "a ga.taE }a sas.,rs
P. POOL! the diyil sweep yourself and
your long tongs! ! don't want a tongs at
all at all. Can't you listen to rason! .e.r,
F., Raison, oui, oui. monsieur. mais----
P. Thin lind me the loan of a gridiror
and hould your prate. (The Frenchmor
shakes his head. as if to. say he did not un'
defstand; but Patrick thinking be meant il
as refusal, says ina passion,) bad cess to
the likes o. you. Trolh. if you we're in my
country, ir'snot shata;wOy they'd use you,
The curse Of crows on. ye, you oaid sinner
The disil another word I ri say tilt ye. ,(The
Frenchman puts his hand on his heart ant
tries to express compassion on his counte
nance.) Well, I'll give you one chance
more, you ould thafe! Are you, a Christian
at all at all! Are you. a furriner that al
The world calls SO p'lite. Bad luck to you
DO you understand your mother tongue'--
Farley VOC frongssy! (very loudl Parle!
VOC frongsay! " = .' y
i F. Oui, monsieur. odi, oui. T" ''''s" '''9a
| p. Tin, thunder and turf ! will you lint
me the loan Of q gridiron. (The French
man shakes his head vehementy) Th
curse of the hungry be on yc, you ould ne
gardly villain; tie back Of my hand and th
sowl Of my fut till ye! May you want
gridiron yourself. yet; ana wherever I g
tits high and low. rich and poor, that shal
hear Of ii, and be banged til ye, you that
u the world, ta,s ,'a1-
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