The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-01-13

languages il we only knew IT,
Miss Blank It Is known Is accustomed TO s.y
Many queer things in q very queer way
But Of all her mistakes, the absurdest and oldest
Occurred when she called French molis,4 modest"
THE HUMOROUS VEIN.
An individual i told OF As doing business 80
one Of the markets, who is down o. customers
who don't speak properly. What's eggs this
morning." SAYS a customer Eggs of course"
says the dealer. "ShO" says the customer, get
ting up his fnry, " what Tor egg-?' Money,
sir, money or good indorsed credit" SAYS the
dealer. Don't you understand the English Ian
guage - says the customer. "Not a. you mix
it aud mingle it, l don't" replied the dealer.
What-is-the-p price per dozen for -
your-eggs ~ All, now you talk" saws the
dealer. sixteen cents per dozen is the price,
sir" They traded. But il appears that another
who, on asking whats eggs this morning :"
was answered, "eggs of course responded,
" well am glad Of that for the last ! got Of
you we're hall chickens"
A Dutchman had two pigs-a large one and
small one. The smallest being the Oldest, he
was trying 10 explain 10 customer, sad did 10
in this wise The little pig Is the biggest"
Upon which his vrOw, assuming to correct him,
said You will excuse him, he no speak as
good English as me-he 20 mean the little pig
is the biggest. but de young ltd, pig IL de
oldest"
In Dutch translation Of Addison's Cato, tie
words Plato, thou reasoness well" are rem
dcrcd Just so, you are very right, Mayn.
heer Plato"
"The dear little things" said an old nurse OF
her mistresss twin children "one looks so
much like both, you can't tell tother from
which,"
The contradictions Of pronunciation in the ter
nination ough," are amusingy displayed in
the following lines;
Wife make me some dumplings OF dough
They're better than meal for my cough
Pray & es Ct! them rs PgRrtsfh PgRrts heavy s I Or tough
Now must be Off TO my plough.
And the BOYS (when they had enough
/ Must keep the flies of with a bOIgh.
While the old mare drinks Al the trough
report Of prize fight must DC a very inter-
esting thing for a foreigner 20 translate. very
simple report OF fight in which some game y
individual mounted the ladder OF fame from the
area of the prze-ring By a certain number o!
grounds" tells Us that the coIGbatan,s struck
each other with the maSleys and buuches OF
fves upon the head, the But, the cone, the cOnk,
the canister, the uoddle, the mug, the knowl.
edge-box, the nose, the sneezer, the snOrer, the
snuffer, the suuff-tray, the nozzle, TIC mazz ard,
the eyes, the ogles, she optics, the peppers, the
mouth, the kisser, the whistler the OratoF-trap
drawing the blood, the claret, the ruby, the
crimson, the home brewed, the gravy aud IN
several instances knocked the unfortunate knock
er of his pins, bis pegs bis stumps and bis ioul-
dston, to say nothing Of boring, febing him and
sending him 70 grass Who wants the bet:
So it must be interesting to a foreigner who
relies on his dictionary, to hear talk Of " dead
beats" small potatoes, few in a bill, - bully
boys" "bg thing aud things tha, one " can
see The initials " .. h. which means "Ol
Korsect," are at least twenty years I'D.
INGENIOUS USE OF LANGUAGES.
Let US notice some Of the ingenious thing
that can be done with tie language. Tie rep
: etition OF the same class OF rhymes Is qsit,
common, but tho following epis,le may be read
able:
MADAM:
Most worthy q estimation after iong eonsi-aFA'.oa
And much meditation. of the great reputation,
You possess my admiration, AMI II such obavation
Is worthy Of observation and can obtain ns1erat Ca
It viii be asgrantizatioa bsy0un1 al caic-ia.1a
Of yours, SANS DIssHULTATI0X.
perused your oration with much delI5e-a;lor
i And little CONSERVATION. at the great irfatlatoa
{ fyour week Imagination % show such veuerlto1.
And serious contemplation. suppose your animation
Was the fruit OF recreation or ht spr rng from osent-
ton
To display your education BY odd enumeration.
Or rather multiplication Of words q the same ts-u-i
tor
Though sgrsst varA;.on is each respective Ellaez
ton.
Not without disputaton, your laborols application
To tedious an occupation. deserves cor1c1-l1a:cn,
!. And thinking imitation as-11csut graz at1csil5n,
l Am. without hesitation,
J. Yours, NARY MODERATION.
Palindromes, or lines tha. read the same back
ward AID forward, are frequent in Latin @
Greek, but it is quite difficult 10 construct ther
in Engsh. The lawyers mot,o. 81 naip,n
' iDmE,,iS," Is good specimen Of Latin one
II The best in English IS Adams first Observable
:. TO Eve MADAM I'm Adam The one by Tal
lor, the water poet, Lewd did I've aad ev
8 did dvel, lacks completeness in two points.
I. Here is sentence Of thirty-two words whic
9 some ingenious child has constructed with j1i
oi the ietteJs found 10 the word maiden, 80 la,
IS maiden, mean man named Ned Dean. and VI
a dis, mad dame, made me mend die and din
d and mind mine in a dim den IN Maine"