The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-17

| AZ were hhgnsh, and beard, a-takln OF his
| dinner, come and 'elped us, and explained as
| we'd been and 'ad a lot of things supplement
taire, as they calls 'em, as means extras; but
! ne mace 'em take a-somethink off, but it was
| over four francs apiece, as is eavy price for
the rally Royal, and only what they charges
| anywhere for dinner of Paris, as we 'ad one
Gay ior treat, as is certainly good as French
dinners goes, as / don't think much on my
self and prefers jint and puddin' any day.
| didn't go but to one theayter, as was to
| see Cindsella, as wasn't bit like the English
story, tho you could see as that it were cribbed
from it, and of all the sights as ever did see,
1t was them gals dresses as danced, as wasn't
no dresses at all.
! We was up very Ugh, and the 'eat were
that dreadful, though noble theayter, and
| that full as you wouldn't believe as so many
! people could come to see SIGH foolishness as |
| didn't understand, and only come COS Mr.. Dit
cher said as we did ought to see fine spec
! taoles, as is what the French calls plays,
| as is their ignorance, and Miss Tredwell did
make me that wild, for she KEEP on a-larfn'
| as if she could understand the Jokes, and
| when you asked her what they'd said she
only told you foolshness as nobody couldn't
| lari at, as wasn't maniac outright and see
| as she didn't know no more than me what they
| was a-sayin', as is a mask of deceit all over.
| The next day we went to San Cloo and
| should ave looked very nice only I'd sent
| my white jacket to the wash, and the color as
| they sent it 'ome was outrageous, as they'd
been and washed it in dirty water and
| then blue bagged it to death--leastways that's
| what it looked like; and as to Browns shirts
and collars, they come that limp as there
wasn't no wear in 'em, and no wonder, for
they washes in cold water down by the river
side, as ! see them myself a-beatn' of the
| things to death, as is shameful and sich a
price as is enough to make any one stare.
But certingly we 'ad a very pleasant day
at San Cloo, as is a pretty place, and if was a
queen would Just suit me- as the waterworks
plays beautiful and not too far to go, and well
it wasn't, for tho lovely mornin', come over
a storm in the evenin as made Mrs. Wells
faint dead off, jest as we got in the train,
for we couldn't go 'ome in the chary- bang; and
Miss Tredwell kept a-'ollerin' to be put in a
cellar SO as she couldn't see it, as is down
right foolishness, as might find 'er out jest the
same there as in the hopen day, and says to
her, "There amt no cellars to be 'ad in a rail
way train,' where we was then, as didn't
pacify her, but turned out a fine night jest
arter we got 'ome. / never shall forget the
fright as | got one mornin as l was out
early a-takin' a walk near the Bore de Boulone.
Pm always pretty sharp a-lookin' out for
'Orses as come a-gallopin along the
footpath, downright disgraoeful. Well, l
was a-walkin' on and 'eard a fappin'
noise behind me, and party as were
a-scrapin' the road close by 'ollers out to me. l
looks round, and there was them two beastly
blacks a-trottin' after me on their camels, as
'ad broke loose from the Exposishun. The
path where | was walkin 'ad post on each
side, with a wooden bar at the top, as
couldn't get under, and as to lettin' them
beasts pass they was all over the place like,
so there wasn't nothink for it but to run, and
off set and 'eard a-shoutin' as was no doubt
some one a-'ollerin' to me as the camels was
comm, and on rushed and made for the first
! I i11f nc uac
far off, but bounds through it and come full
butt agin a old feller as were a-smokin
a pipe and sent i'm a-hyin' agin some
? iron railin's as it's a mercy he stopped me
! a-cOmin' agin or l should ave been reg 'lal
l doubled up-he certingly did go on tremendous
: a-making signs as I'd 'urt his feet. But as
t says, what is any one to do when wild beasts
is a-pursuin' em, and as is shame to be le
7 out like that with them savages on their backs
L as don't seem to AVE no power over them, al
: low should they ave as is as strong as hele
plants, tho no trunk to carry.
Z must say as l do like for to see them place
u in Paris where they looks arter the children
IS downtoquitein infants, while theirmothersi gon
to work, as they calls Craysh, and a AVERY gooC
thing too, tho must say as | wish as ever,
mother with a young child was able for t,
/ give 'er time to look arter it; but them goOC
7 sisters is that kind as they'd do anythink fo
y any one, and Pm sure the way as they look
e children as did ought to turn out well, anC
praps they will be better than them as 'av
gone before, as 'adn't them instructions.
st Talk about French dinners ! law, they'r
nothink; for if you wants to pay, go to som
of them English places, leastways one as m
- and Brown and Miss Tredwell went to the las
I, day as we was in Paris; for we was a-goin
IS 'ome by the night train, thro' its a-suitin
# Brown best, as 'ad to be 'ome by day
So | says, 'The train leaves at six O'Clock
y and Wen get bit dinner about four o'clock;
ir and / says, "the sea is a bilious thing, an
don't let's ave none of their French grease fC
10 to upset u.s."
So Brown says, ''What will you ave ?''
e So | says, ''I've 'eard speak of place clos
d on the Bully-wards, where you can get bit {
10 cold beef and drop of beer, English-like."
|, Well, Brown says, Gan right" So whe
r we'd been about and bought some trihes as
20 wanted for to take 'Ome, was that tired as
N says it must be near dinner time, and off W
goes to this ere place. as is certingly WEIR
r, nice to look at. Well all as we 'ad was b
q, of cold meat and steak, with some sparre
o. grass, and a few strawberries about the size
y peas, as is wonderful cheap. Miss Tredwe
Os she fanced drop of wine more than beer, br
b, we only 'ad hordinare as was good, and too
to arf bottle apiece with some bread an
s. butter and Pm blest if the bill didn't com
TO up to pretty near pound.
ht l says, "Whatever for !' But they couldn
Id speak no English; leastways waiter PR
it tended to as was a insolent beast, and quit
re | rude to me because / asked i'm to 'urry wit