The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-13


called Rum accordin, 'and VERY dne ruins they
certnply 10; yet was very glad to get on to
PARIS tbro' my things bein' sent thro, and 'adn't
q change OF nothln' for to sleep in, as amt /
pleasant in foreign land It's VERY well for
Brown, as got shaved in the moTnin'; but law,
. / DIDN'T feel like myself.
OF all the ram as ever did see, 1t came down
all The way to Paris, as is thro green helds; aud
you wouldn't think foreign parts not to look at
'em; and when we got to Paris, you never did
the crowds hghtin' Tor to get cab was won
derlul TO see.
Talk OF French politeness, I'm sure that's
rubbish, for the way as they pushed and showed
about was downright English, and as to- them
porters they didn't mind nothing as | said.
They was certinglY very perlite over my
luggage, and well they might oe, for 'adnt
nothin' smuggled; and they asked me If I'd any
YES" says, ~ can declare as they're my
lawful property"
Says the Interpreter, 'They don't mean that"
l says, ''What do they meanY
Why he says, "anythtng for duty" .
says 'In course not, and shouldn't say SO
] lad; let 'em find it."
/ DO think we was over a 'our a-waitin' for
that cab, and got one at last; and 'adn't TO go
VERY lar to where we was a-gon TO stop, as is
ome as Mr.. Cook 'ad provided, and a
mercy too, for of all the charges never
did as Mrs. Archbutt met friend as
told her they was chargn' 'art crown
for a cup of tea as wasn't drinkable, tho 1t did
ought to be, for the price is somehink frlghttnl;
and Pm sure would be worth anyoue's while tor
pay more than tour shlllin's nowadays, as Is a
Ugh price, and not to be lad decent tor three
times the money in Paris.
was glad for to get cup OF tea any'oW when
/ got to where we was a-going', and fell in with
the others as 'ad come on, and dead beat they
was, as is only nat'ral; and there was that Miss
Treadwell a-howlin' with the tOoth-ache, and
Mrs. Paine, she'd been and lost all 'er things, as
made Paine go on any 'ow than was becomin' OF
a Cbristshun.
As TO Mrs. Wells, she's one of them poor
torp he of oh iq a Un a .nnini
and did ought TO ave stopped at 'Ome; and as to
Wells, he amt no more teelin' than coobler's
lapstOne, the sayin' is; and 'er always
a-cryni as he didn' love her, and quite bothered
me aboard the steamer, asayn' as he did used
| once TO doat on the ground as she walked on
aiore she lost Ter eye, as certingly is blemish,
but not one to set man agin lis lawful wife; for
| ] do believe as Brown would love me all the
same, and praps more, If my 'ead was to be
| knocked off tomorrow, as is one OF them back
| bone characters as never changes till you
| dies, as is what call true-arted man, tho
| rough temper, and will speak is mind and
| very nigh Give man a 'ot-un at the railway as
was ashoyin' OF i'm about too free, as it's a duty
not for to let them French trample you under
foot, and theyd glory in, no doubt, but will have
their work cut out to do it; leastways, that's
| what thinks.
don't think as ever 1 did feel more fresher
than when started for to see that Exhibition,
| and lad words with Miss Tredwell a-correctin'
| of me. and sayn' as it were EXposishun.
'Well," l says, Il shouldn't think OF settin'
| knows my way about, p'raps, as well as you,
| though l never was at boardin' school
| in France" she KEEP on a-blowin' about,
| and asayin' as er acceDs was quite ParishioG,
and yet, whenever she did open er mouth, there
! wasn't soul as understood Ter. and that obsti-
nate as would ave she were right, tho aperient
! to every one as she were wrong all over, and
| made 'erself that ridiculous with the 'buss man
over the fare as takes your money as soon as
! ever you gets in, but she says, "Nong payez
oncor Jammy," but lad pretty soon to, or out
hni1 IN faA har ia1 oil III 1YN1t
seem for to care about the English, as, no doubt,
| many French can't a-bear em as lad, praps, their
| own relations prisoners, same as them as made
| them little straw boxes and things as my dear
mother lad one on Ter own self as they made
| poor things, and no wonder as must ave lad the
time lang 'eavy on their ands 'cos, when young
woman, my dear mother lived ladys maid with q
officers lady as lad the charge on 'em, and told
me as Ter art bled for 'em, and so did her mis-
susses partikler for one grey-headed old party
as were Count, or something and was always
a-frettin' and a-takn' on, and that kind lady did
used to speak to i'm gentle like, and lis poor old
French eyes would fill up with tears, but, bless
you, that proud as they dursnt offer i'm not
pinch of snuff as favor, but at last let out
as he'd got daughter was a-dyin', as he'd
| give lis Lie for TO see once more; and he
did, too, for that officers lady she never
rested till she got him changed for somebody
else, and I've 'eard mother say ss lis daughter
| got quite well, and growed lusty 6gger, and
come over to England with Ter pa in long gold
earrings, and Ter air done in bows, with bis
| So l always feels tor them French, for who
| knows as they mayn't some on 'em be prisoners
| now, same as they did used TO be, shet up till
| the n OBJ bust in, burnt the Pastiles, and found
! one as was foolish in lis 'ead, as no doubt, too
| much on 'em would make any one, as Is faint
smelln things, and don't 'old with 'em not
even for a sick-room, as little fresh hair wont
never do no 'arm in.
I'm sure, talk of the tower of Babylond, it
couldn't ave been nothink to that Exhibition,
as Is reg'lar confusion of everything, and all
| worked by steam-ingins as is a-goin' like mad
all around you, for all the world like the sausage
| machine as / well remembers near Shoreditch
| Church, as caught the man as made em by the
apron, and if he hadn't lad the presence of mind
| for TO un0o the little brass 'art as fastened it
behind, he'd ave been sausagemeat in a mint,
and no one never the wiser, as IN course they
| wouldn't for clean apron wouldn't give no
taste, leastways not as could be unwholesome.
| l must say as it's downright wonderful
'owever they could ave got the things together,
and all a-Workin' away, as l see them myself
a-makin' soap with the naked eye; not as Pm
one to stand a-starin without a-encouragiDg the
performance, as considers mean; and Pm sure
cake Of soap is a thing as always comes in
useful, parbkler in France, where they amt
much given to usin' on it; for it's thing as you
never do see in bedroom, and for that matter
the Washin' things don't seem made for
| use; not but what I've seen I'm quite as use
less in England and will say as them
French beds is beautiful clean down to
the mattress, as I'm there's many
q one in EaglaDd as the tiCkin' on won't bear
the daylight, and amt never changed from
years end TO years end; and to washn'
the blankets, why, there was old Mrs Mandy as
lived next door to me at Stepney, she quite
blew me up tor avin' my blankets washed, as
G hn co 1apN 81, NI,,,.,