Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-14
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We'll, girls, you know l came back from
my grand European tour only last week,
and I'm sure you re perfectly dying to hear
all about it. 1t was just splendid, and of
course l couldn't help enjoying myself al
though one needs a good education and
fine taste in order to appreciate all the beau
ties of foreign travel. l was so glad that
had been educated at Madame Foatre's,
and knew French, logic, geometry, and all
the other things.
While we were crossing the Atlantic, ma
took the absurdest notion into her head
that perhaps I'd forgotten my French and
so she dunned me through all the rest of
the voyage to review my grammar and
phrase book, just as if we hadn't reviewed
and reviewed at school, until there wasn't
anything left of them.
told her it was a pretty pass things had
come to if a well educated American girl
couldn't party fronsy as well as those ig-
norant foreigners! "Why, il stands to rea-
son." said |, "that if I've studied anything
as much as I've studied that horrd old Fas-
quelle, ought to know il by this time. So,
now! And, besides, it would be simply
wasting precious moments that might be
better employed, and it's against my prin-
ciples to do th IT,"
Then appealed to her feelings as a moth
err, but that didn't do any good so again
resorted to argument.
snow ma" said J. tits entirely useless
for me to study that; and if it's entirely
useless of what use is it? Therefore, and
conversely, it's of no use at ALL
This contained all the force of logic and
geometry combined, and as she was con-
WINGED, call it a signal triumph of sci
ence.
She Immediately gave up, and acknowl-
edged, with smile, that this proved to her
conclusively the utter uselessness of my
studying French. ] don't see what she
smiled for, though; never smile when
I'm beaten in argument.
OF course we went through England he
fore going to France, and we found Lon
don to be quite large town-larger than
Boston, should judge. But then it isn't
near as nice as Boston. / should hate to
live there. And, anyway, England isn't
very interesting. The people all speak our
language little corrupted and when one
visits foreign countries one wants TO hear
foreign languages, or else what's the use of
studying French?
But we saw number of dukes and mar
qIises, and we crossed the Channel on the
same boat with a real, live, English noble
man, Lord Ferdinand Alfred Adophus
Fitz Clarence. He had pale blue eyes aud
yellow, mutton-chop whiskers, and wasn't
very handsome after all but then he had
such an aristocratic air! He belongs to one
of the best families, you know.
mentioned to him, carelessly, that we
were from Boston, and he raised his eye
glass like true scion of the British nobl-
ity, and observed, condescendingly:
"Ah! um hindeed yes-Shropshire r.
explained. mot Shropshire. but Bos-
ton, Massachusetts"
lie regarded me with an air of the most
aristocratic perplexity, and dreamily muir
INJURED, "Ah, indeed r.
YES" pursued, "Boston, Massachu-
setts-the metropolis of America. Pa is a
merchant there"
Him ha! Hamerica! Savages recev-
ing the benefit Of tradel Wonderful prog
ress of British civilization very crafty
ing, indeed, to ear that they ave shops"
But" said /, "Sir-that is, Lord Ferdi-
nand Alfred Adolphus-pa isn't shop
man. He's wholesale dealer-a real mer-
chant prince -
a ri lnr a; l.
of melancholy swept over his noble face.
princes reduced to serving in shop p
And then, Indignantly excaiming,
"Wretched result of a republican form of
government he turned on his heel and
strobe maiesIically away in his noble
wrath.
was sorry for the mistake he made, but
didn't have chance to explain, and now
suppose that I've left the impression among
all the British nobility that pa keeps lit
tie grocer's shop or something of that kind.
The idea Well, it's sad. but | can't help
it.
We went on to Paris and took rooms In
the most expensive hotel we could find,
for, you know, we are accustomed TO the
best society and the best of everything at
home.
We intended TO dress rs well as the finest;
so the first time we went TO break fast
wore my blue silk with the court train, and
ma her low-necked velvet, and ] assure
you we created sensation
didn't want 10 appear proud and reserv
ed, though, so entered into conversation
with dapper young Frenchman seated
near me. To put him at ease immedi lately,
/ said socially, "Parley-voo FronsyY"
"Certainement, mademoiselle," he repli-
ed, in sprightly manner; and to encour-
are him proceeded;