The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-16

j says, II didn't 90 to do it,"
"Wel, them he says, 'no more on it, if
l was that tired with walkin' about
that pallis, and l was for TO 90 into
the gardings and see the grand hose
as they plays the water-works with
and there / see the old Frenchman and lis wife
as glsred at me.
Well, parties was a-rushin' all one side of
them fountings, so l says to Mrs. Archbutt,
| "Lets come this way, as no one else amt
a-goin' and jest then they took and turned the
water that strong, as the wind took, and it
! come slap over me and Mrs. Archbutt, and
/ 'arf drowned us.
She was in towerin' rage, and said as I'd
done il for the purpose, as Pm sure I'd got
quite as much on it as 'er, but she's been that
| cross-grained for ever so long, so she must get
pleased agin, and of she walked mutterin',
"Old fool"
We was a-goin' to dine at the Pally Royal.
So / says, 'We don't want only a bit of
lunch, so says to Miss Tredwell, as was
wall1n' alone thro' 'avin' 'ad words with
every one, "What would you like ?''
"Oh,' she says, "somethink light pastry
like" So we goes into pastrycook's shop
on our way to the train as we was a-wallIin' to
slow along with another lady as 'ad jined us
thro' bein' in the same 'ouse and a-talkin'
friendly.
We lad few small cakes and a glass of the
winergaTiest wine apiece as ever l tasted, and
if they didn't take and charge us 'arf-a-crown,
leastways three francs, as is the same thing
when you turns it into our money, as was a
downright swindle, and l wouldn't ave paid
it, only I'd given the young girl five-franc
piece, so in course she collared the lot.
couldn't make Ter understand much, but
/ KEEP on a-sayin' 'tflloo," as | knows is
French for thief and walks out of the shop, as
is a regular set of 'orse leeches everywhere.
It's downright dreadful the price of every
think, and Pm sure if it wasn't as Mr.. Cook
manages wonderful for parties, nobody couldn't
come to Paris at all, but things as Princes, and
even the Prince of Wales 'isself 'ad to look to
the money, and was drove to beer at the Ex-
hibishun,las in course is a thing as he'd look
down on in gen'ral way as beneath i'm.
Wersales is very unpleasant pavement
to walk on, and glad was for to get to the
train, where we met the others, and so got
back to Paris in good time, as is a blessin', for
/ can't a-bear that shown and scrougin' for to
get train, as am always afraid of bein'
pushed under the wheels, as would make short
work of any one,
must say as some of them picters about
battles is very grand, but you can see who
does the work. for there was the kings and
hemperors a-settin' quite easy on their losses,
and them poor sojers a-bein' killed all round,
and all got to say, more fools them
u
bring them no good, but make widders and
orphins, and you wouldn't ketch me a-fghtin',
not excep' any one was to come for to invade
us, and then I'd ave every man, woman, and
child turn to, cos that's fghtin in self-defense;
but to see them sojers a-rushin' on like wild
beasts to kill their feller-creaturs, is enough
to turn any one sick, and l wouldn't be in
their boots as orders it to be done, not for a
trife.
Them French dinners varies good deal,
and I'm sure as some of them as is cheapest
| is best, and a VERY nice dinner we got for
two francs and a-arf in the Pally Royal, as
amt dear when you comes to think, tho in
course the wine amt no great shakes, and re-
| quires you to take "petty ware" or two
arter it, as we did out in the gardngs. as is
very well, but it lad turned that chilly, l
may say cold, and there was Miss Tredwell, as
required all er warm shawl for erself, thro'
'owlin' with toothache. So says to the lady
as I'd made friends WITH ''This won't suit me,
l shall get 'ome." So she says, $50 shall l."
| "Ah," | says, 81 dare say your pas expectin'
you," for I'd see er about the place with old
man.
She says, "Thats my 'usband."
I says, "Oh, indeed" says, "Some parties
does look holder than their hages;n for didn't
know what to say, and felt as I'd put my foot
| in it.
So we left the rest on 'em, as said they was
| a-goln' somewheres; and of me and the lady
goes to ketch the 'buss by what they calls the
Bourse and 'ad to wait there some time,
thro' there bein' so many a-goin' At last we
was off, but not afore the rain begun; and as
to the cold, l was downright perishin'; and
them 'bussmen is that contrary, for if he
| didn't take us ever so far wrong, and we 'ad
| to walk 'ome at least mile in torrents of rain
and all as ! was fit for was bed, arter a cup of
'ot tea, as was the only thing as I'd relished
all day.
Brown he come in very late and said as
they'd all been for to see 'orsemanship, at
surB, as they calls it.
"Well," 1 says, "you're welcome to go for
me, as don't care about them things" But he
says as it were wonderful. We was fast asleep
as churches, as the sayin' is, and | was
a-dreamin' of fghtin with that old Frenchman
about Waterloo, and thought was ammerin'
| at lis 'ead, as sounded 'oller but when was
| woke up, there was somebody a-'ammerin'
| sOmewheres, so l listens attentive but didn't
care for to get out of bed; and as to Brown,
when l told i'm about it, he only says, "Let
'em 'ammer, as amt at our door," and goes
| off.
But in the mornin' we 'eard the reason as
they was a-'ammerin', for if Mrs. Archbutt
'adn't been and took the key of Miss Tired
| wells door into 'er room, so she couldn't get
in, and Miss Tredwell 'ad to set up in the
sally NANCY all night; and a pretty rage she
were in, for she declared as Mrs. Archbutt 'ad
done 1t for the purpose, thro' their 'avin'
quarrelled at the surk, as made Mrs. Archbutt
leave fqst; and when she got 'ome went and
nNI IL