New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-11-15
a Funny Plaraseinonger.

n NJ corresp ondent of the Boston Transcript gives
an account Of q worthy Able of Lisbon, who, pity
ing THE embarrassments OF travellers who could
speak English only At Curra, undertookt to tit them
with some convenient forms and parts Of speech.
The difficulty WAS, he was Ignorant OF their vef-.
Aacllar vet by means OF q French manual OF con-
rsation and French and English dictionary, he
Meist W work IN good faith. The result may easily
abc mag gined. Not knowing the grammar Of one
and TRANSMITTING literally as he could the
\ Porting guese phrase through the French idion, a
series of expressions were produced which Mrs.
Malaprop or Dame Partngton might vainly emu
Afe II sd happened that this { Nova Guia da Con-
vefsaca6 fell into the hands of an American gen
tIaman not nnknoWn to fame, either in literary or
naval circles and for whole invalid winter III Paris
he amused his friends with the blunders of the poor
Abte. The book proved more funny than Joe
4filler Every one must have A copy; and the first
eElifion8was soon exhausted-the best OF the joke
being that the attered author imagined the sudden
demaDdfor his book arose from a recognition of its
literary merits. Here are q few specimens OF the
Abbeas English
sssst Have YOU understand what he says?, q Dress
your hairs. Z These apricots and these peaches
4 n8ke ne and TO come water in month"; " That is
= comedy too much pleasant & Tell me, it can
! opes know y: 4 The spring have not had this
4 VEN: n He does me some kicks /" He is
Y drowned 81 debts. G It wants put again glass at
NV watch z q He il commendable SO much by
Siia 4 birth that by # merit Never Ihave heard
nv II Il 4 have twenty years age !. have
q pains an to conceive me. z shall accustom him
S0a III have dropped the candle. ~ have
tl)e shivering Iam catched cold in the brain.
young man rarely & Il Take that boy and whip
3 am TO much 4 Speak atlow voicesn II can't
have that who with diificulty.u "speak nnre-
serEed, tell II whole that you know. !, !" That may
dead Il lie you. = = How will you that we may
gn ~ tn couch or on foot? 4 I. During finish that
letter q Your razors are them well Y g Are
y0a d great deal Of customers? . g shall forget
nothing whit can to merit your attention.
" s. 1here We are near the cathedral we will first
him in outside, after we shall so in there for to
look the Interior This seems me mellow.
y " the arsenal the spectacles' hall, the custom
house, and the Purse (Exchange.9n g Your pis-
tolls are its loads & Once Ihaye failed it my
gun have miss fire. e My vessel is armed in man
otswar, 4 have vigiant and courageous equipage,
and the aInmunitions don't want Inc its ~ IL do
me extremely better since have leave the town
for to deliver me at the agricultural s'What is
there III news literature & /. shall you neat also
your mouth and you could care entertain ii clean.
"a will take glass Of brandy at the cherries
(eherfy brandy.'')
Imagine Portuguese lady OF gentlemen conf
IDENTIFY sporting this lingo in English society," 1t is
nothing, however, to the Abbe's epistoiatory
Efforts, which are too long to be quoted; nor are
the Anglicised anecdotes less extraordinary. We
have room only for d few of the proverbs Faln.
lar as they are, will require much ingenuity to
recognize them; & The necessity don't know the
Ian. q s' The walls have haarsayf' ssHe throw
tie dust to eyes . The hands are to itch Ia
hiln.A That make TO come water in mouth. I.
q 10 DO come the water TO the mill. The idle
ness il the beginning Of all the viees.' I. 4 horse
given don't look him in the tooth.'' /" Take the
occasion BY the liairs" g 10 make of the neees
sity the virtue. & 1t is better be single as bad
company II wants to speak Of the rope in the
house Of y hanged.'' z He il beggar as a church
rat 2 ss Qf the hand 10 mouth one lose often the
soup. 70 come back at their muttons.- .sTa
hnd the magpc TO nest