The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-15

But he was the pride of 'er 'eart and took
that pleasure in seein Inn in lis uniform, as
Pm sure should be very sorry for to see
a boy Of mine in, as is Disagreement, and
can't a-bear the sight of them red breeches;
and as to beiD' sOger, it was nearly the death
of me when my Joe listed but the French
is different, thro' bein' a blood thirsty race;
and Mr.. Ditcher said as this poor old soul
seemed quite cut up when her sons time was
up as never settled down steady like, but
wouldn't take no pleasure in lis work. as were
cabinet-maker by trade; but, law, 'owever
can you expect any one to settle down to work
arter bein' a soer.
Well, this young feller he fell in love with
a very nice young ga as FER father wouldn't
'ear on it, and 'ad agreed as she was to marry
another party, as she didn't care nothink
| about; and the poor gal she took it so to art,
| as for to go and pison 'erself. And Mr..
Ditcher said as he should never forget that
young mans face the night as she died, as
was only four days ago; and he come into lis
| mothers shop, and kissed Ter, a-lookin'
ghastly white, and says, "Good night, mother"
She says, "Where are you agoin' tonight,
Antoine l''
He only says, ''To bed-to Sleep" and out he
| goes, but never went to bed, and only to lis
| long sleep, for he didn't come in to breakfast
in the mornin'; and then some one come and
| told the poor old lady, as the young gal, her
| afore.
Then she says ''My boy is dead too; know
| i'll know it, and if she didn't rush out of
the place, and went down to that Morg, but
there wasn't no body of her son there. But
she wouldn't give it up, but come again twice
that day, and the fust thing the next mOrnin',
without finding i'm, as was only brought in
just afore we went in to see it,. and that's 'ow
it were as we see Ter.
l do believe felt as much for that poor
soul as if she 'adn't been a foreigner, as 'er
poor, pale, distracted face 'aunted me; and l
says, when got 'Ome, as I'd never go to see
no more Morgs, and, before the week was out,
Mr.. Dichter told me as the poor old lady were
dead, and no doubt broken art, as Pm sure
it would be my death for to see boy of mine
a-layin' in that dreadful place, as l can't get
the sight out of my eyes night nor day.
And we see the 'ospital, as it looks like
pallis, and thousands of poor creeturs a-suf-
ferin' there, as is called Gods House; and so
it is, for comfortin' and relievin' them as is
afflicted, and Pm sure them good sisters as
muses. them day and night for love, is a
beautiful sight alone, and to think of any one
a-doin' on it all for strangers, as is a painful
duty by friend; and that quiet and nice in
their ways, as is sich comfort in sick room,
and not to be neglected as some of our sick,
as whatever can you expect when some of
them 'ospital muses. did used to be downright
wretches, as would rob and ill-use the sick,
as 'appened to poor Liza Burress many years
ago. as l remember, in 'ospital, as died ne
elected, and only found out thro' poor gal
as was in the same ward as told of their COINS
on; but there's some, Pm told, as is very
good and improvin' every day.
Miss Tredwell, she didn't seem for to care
about the 'ospital, and she says, 81 do be-
ieve, Mrs. Brown, as you're downright
reg'lar nuss."
the 'armY and you may be glad on my 'elp
yet afore you dies" and l walks on, and we
leaves the 'ospital; and l makes my obedi-
ence to one of them sisters, and says, 'It's
sorry am, mum, not for to be able to tell you
as thinks, you're hornament to your Sect"
as Mr.. Ditcher told 'er in French, and she
shook lands with me quite freely, as l felt
BY the time as we'd done that we
was regular done up, and glad
for to ketch 'buss as took us
to the Magalin; and there we met the others
as 'ad been elsewheres, and glad l was for to
ave good draught of beer and some cold
meat, for / can't stand the wish-wash wittles
and drink as the French lives on, as don't seem
to ave no strength in it, and some on it is
downright muck, for never shall forget bein'
persuaded for to taste snail, as 1 shouldn't
have knowed what it was to look at it all but
the shell.
Mr.. Ditcher, he was along with u.s. and said
as they was considered fine things for the
chest, as I'd got a nasty cold on myself so |
agreed as I'd ave some. 1t give me bit of
turn when they brought 'em, and little fork
a-purpose to pick 'em out with; and nasty
black stuff it looked as we did pick it out, and
we all agreed as we'd taste 'em together. So
Mr.. Ditcher, as is full of his fun and uncommon
good company, he says, "Now, "then, all
together" and we all put the bits as we 'ad
on our forks into our mouths simultaneous. /
never did taste nothink like it, and opes as l
never shall. didn't look at nobody else, but
rushes to the winder, and so did all the rest;
and it wasn't till we'd 'ad brandy round as
one on us could touch a bit more dinner; but
will say as them frogs as they eats is nice,
that delicate as you might think it was fine
small rabbit; not as they're things as l cares
about, nor yet about rabbits, partickler them
Ostend ones, as don't believe is rabbits at all
in my art.
never didn't taste no MICE as I'm sure I
| never should fancy, as must always be a faint
| smell, tho I've 'eard say thro' uncle of mine
| as 'ad been in Cheyney as them Chinee would
| eat puppy-dog pie and relish it, but good beef
and mutton is all as l cares about, with lamb
ana veal occasional for a change, tho | will
| say as you gets beautiful meat in France. tho
Irlghttul price, nearly two shillin's a-pound.
| as Is the reason as many is drove to mice and
irogs' Their vegetables, they're delicious.
but most parties wants bit of meat once
a-day. -D0''' OAiO0
Never shall forget the row as I 'ad at one
oi Ihem restorongs at the Exhibishun over
plt OF beef as they brought me that coarse and
| uhueroohe, quite soddened as | didn't fancy.