Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
English in Foreign Dress.

dow. How did they spike it may be
guessed from the manner i'll which they
wrote It. sundry specimens of the Gal
ic-English current IN France in 1922
being preserved in the pages Of the Mir
TOR of that year. M. Oliver, the Houdln
of the. day, promised, IN his bills, to
perform an infinity Of the Legerde-
mains worthy to- exclte the curiosity of
spectators ) such as, the cut and
burnt handkerchieves who shall take up
their primitive forms, the watch thrown
up ct nailed against the wall by pistol
shot, the enchanted glass vine, the
handsome Elisha in her trlnck; and
some low automatons who will dance up
on a rope and sail do the most Difficult
tricks; concluding with a Pantasma-
CORY disposed in manner as Tot to
brighten the ladies. At a restaurant III
the Palais Royal, 'Macaroni not baked
sooner ready vast to be obtained and a
hair-dresser in the Rue st. Honore
sought to attract the wandering Briton
by proclaiming: Hear to cut off hare in
English Fashion, The proprietor of
the Montesquieu Baths issued card
notifying all it might concern: as for
brotbes, liquid OF any breakfast, and, In
one word, all other things relative to
the service Of the bathes, the Persons
will be so good as to direct themselves
to the servant bathers, who will satisfy
them with the greatest attention. The
public is invited not to search to dis
place the suckets and the swan necks,
In order to forbear the accidents which
may result of is, by not calling the SER
want bathers 10 his aid. The servant
bathers, in consequence Of having no
wages, desire the bathers do not forget
them. The last clause is plain Eng
lish enough"
The following story is told in one of
the books issued abroad for the students
in English:
ga lady, which was to dine, child to
her servant that she had not used but
ter enough. The girl, for the excuse
him selves, was bring a little cat Oh her
hand, and told that she came to take
him in the crime, finishing to eat the
two pounds Of butter who remain. The
N lady took immediately, the. cat was put
into the balances, it had not weighed
theat one and half pound"
A native petitioner for place in In
dia promised, If his petition were grant
ed, that he and his would ever cease to
pray to the humble Almighty to shower
his blessings upon their benefactor's
head; and a Punjah schoolmaster
proves how admirably he was qualified
for teaching the rising generation the
language of their ruler, by inditing the
following letter to an English gentle
man: ''HoN. SIR Il am most anxious
i toshear you are sick. I pray to God to
get you soon at in state Of
triumph. The climate is very good and
fproves unhealthy. Nc, deputy commits
+ sioHer complains ever for a want of eli
mate. IF you also come here, [ think
It will agree with your state. An ihfor-
nation. ,expectant OF reversionary re-
speeding your recovery stateis expected.
and I shall be thankful to you.
New York MiIlionaires and Their
CreedS.
A New York correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette writes although
the religious views Of any man are pc
culiarly and, [ may say, chiefly impor-
tant to himself, yet as men become
prominent for wealth or talent their
opinions become matters of interest.
William B. Aston is an Episcopalian.
The family originally was in the Lu-
theran connection, and John Jacob was q
leading member of the congregation
He loved to go where he could meet
with his own nation and indulge in q
conversation In German but as the
family became rich and desired better
standing their church relations were
changed. William has been for many
years an attendant at st. Bartholomew,
III Lafayette Square, near his former
residence. Last year he moved up to
Fifth avenue, In order to be near his
eldest son, and this impairs his facil-
ties in getting to church. 4. T. Stewart
:. is likewise an Episcopalian. Ex-Gov-
Morgan, is rector Of St. Thomas
Church, with salary Of $4,000 a year
The Ex-Governor is a member Of the
Brick Church, which also includes A.
Reno and other capitalists. You will
hardly find a poor man in the entire
congregation William E. Dodge goes
to the Madison Square Presbyterian
Church Com. Vanderbilt was, through
his first wife, connected with the Re-
formed Dutch Church. His second
wife attends on Deems, and thus the
Commodore is attached to the ministry
of the latter. The Commodore prefers
to have his religion done by proxy. His
son William has a pew in one of the
most fashinable churches, and he is oc-
casionally seen in it, Moses Ell. Grin
nell and Peter Cooper are connected
with Bellows church (Unitarian). The
Roosevelts are among the Reformed,
and SO are the Vermilye bankers. Bel
mont is Jew, but is seldom seen in
the synagogue. Charles O'Conor is a
Roman Catholic, and James Gordon
Bennett has a distant utilization with
the same church. The Macys, the
Willetts and the Delmonicos, all i'm
mensely rich, are French. James B.
Colgate (of the Wall street firm Of Ire
yer & Colgate is a Baptist He is esti-
mated at 1000, 900, and has given large
sums TO the efforts OF that respectable
denomination. The soap-boilers Col
gate are also Baptists.'
A Naked Bride.