The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-01-25
Fix. "---A Communication from
Monsieur Bon Jean.

Monsieur Cooley Sare: viii you have xe com \
plaisance to tell me ze veritabla meaning Of ze8
leetle word Fix. lam etranger; bear re yord
fr used for many tings. not know precisement
vot he mean. Mons. Cooley, you sail tell me, sill
vous plat.
Icome here from Paris, chere Paris; brings
Won letare Of recommendation, vich present me to
Mons Jonson. Yer goot man, Mons. Jonson. He
come to my hotel, re Gerard House; he say to me,
You viii come viz me, at my house," So lie take
to his caribriolet my trunk all bring down, he tell
servant put re trun4 behind re cabrioet; re serv-
ant say, Yes, sare, fs him" ze servant put
him on re cabrolet, and tie him very hard.
| Zen say TO myself, "Ah, hal Fix! Iput him
down in my leetle note book.
FIx-to tie him very hard.
| Zen we go to Re house Of Mons. Jonson, grande
house in grande street; We govt Of re cabriolet;
two, tree servant come. Mons Jonson say to.
zem:
| "Take ze trunk up TO re apartment Of Mons.
Bon Jean"
Re servant say !" Xca,sar fix him.
Zen say; "Ahi! here is a nozare meaning, /
sail put him down::" Flx--to take ze trunk to re
apartment. Is s4
WhenI come to chambre, i find him very large
chambre! large! all ting. magnifque.
Iopen my trunk and make re toilet for dinner.
When go down stair ] hear one file de chambrs
say: Madame Jonson, is she in re aaloonf"
Nozare ons cay; St No, Mons. Jolivet s fixing
! her hair. ~
/ Ma, fol, tiripgl Now shall sac" SAY, zone
dame with her hair fix. "
Ven Madame come, she have re hair in re curls
beautiful! incroyable - So fixing, benesn to curl
re lsdy's hair.
/ Madame Jonson fine dame. Beautiful de grand
embonpoint! leetleto much embonpcint; wear re
robe Of black velvet wiz re diamond superb.
4 Many ladies aud gentIemens take re dinner viz
Mons. Jonson. One gentleman wish to toke re vim
4 viz Madame Jonson. BE servant not able to draw
re STOPPER out 20 decanter, Mons. Jonson say
\ "Give him to me, Jean, / fix him"
i He take &c decanter, give it one leete tap on se
tableand take re stopper out.
i Parblel ~ think 8 Fix shall put him in
my leete note book" Isl
Hs--to unloose, to take out re corke.
5. Saryant zen open re bottle Of champagne. and
ze cork bang' he fly out. Mons. Jonson's ieetle
{ boy he ask PA, what make him cork fly outs
4 Mons Jonson say: |" Re fixed rim ze yin!"
t,ss q 4s44 /.
Ma tot! Iput him down: .as
Fsr--to go off pop. SIS SIS
IS In re evening comes more Danes ct Aessieurs
II converse long time viz Madame Sonson. Yer,
fine lady, Of good tastel She like les Modes Pari
, siennes, re vine Parsiennes, le lace PariGenncs
re robe Of silk Parisiennes re bIouterie Pari
siennes re shoe, re glove re csrpert, re furniture
everything psrisieunes. Very sensible lady, Mad
| anne Johnson. II
I Zen her bracelet Of diamond come unelasp, an,
, catch in re lace sleeve Madame say: Mons
Bon Jean, have ze goodness to fix my bracelet.
Aaitoi fix. know not how to FIX him. Idis
t engage re bracelet | clasp him onse arm sh
) hold to me. Madame say Tank you. You f.
i him verly nicely
i SO ! sail put Sin my ieetle book
!. Ex--to clasp re bracelet.
a lean over re table near Madame sJonson som
! long time after, and hear ze servant cay; Mao
sme, ze supper s ready:
4 She say All ready! Z
: lt BE say Oui, madame, everything is fixed
! We Sc into re salle.a-matager, 6nd ze grand
entertainment. Superb Fix! IssalI put hi
i down! Isl s .ss
+ fsr--to serve. ze grandc entertainment
! ! BE next morning Monsieur Jonson invisena
50 to &c counting room viz him. On ze ysy he "a