, 1877-10-28
Specimens of Foreign English.

tall the touristtowns abroad, British visitors
are much looked for; aud it is amusing 10 see the
| mode In which inscriptions and advertisements
| are drawn up in English, or what is supposed to
be English, for the sake Of riyctiug the atteu-
| ton Ct possible guests 0. customers belonging
to the "nation of shopkeepers." Many tourists
have taken copies Of these curiositics, which
have afterWard found their way into print in
various foru1s Hotels are famous for these
curosities; the variety Of language spoken ov
the visitors supplying reason Tor this. The
Drei Mohrcn {Thrce 31oors) Hotel at Ausburs,
has the following entry in the visitors book:
s.January 2s, 1916; His Grace Arthur Wellesley,
etc.; great honor arrived the beginning OF this
year to the Three Moors, this illustrfous warrior
whose glorious achievements, which, cradled il
India. hare filed Europe with his renown. de-
sceodcl in it." At the Trois Allies Hotel, Salz-
English visitors by the following announcement;
t'George Nclbeck bcgs leave to recommend his
hotel to the Three Allied, situated yis~a-ris Of
the birth home Of Mozart, which offers all COM
forts to the meancst charges"
The proposition sat and "to'' are great
stumbling blocks to such concocters Of English
sentences and phrases, the pronouns (which" "
and ;twho ~ not much less so. An hotel-keeper
at Rastadt bestowed great pains On an an~
nouncement which, with many Others, was exhibit
written has the honor Of informing the public
that he has made the acquisition Of the hotel to
the Savage we'll situated IN the middle Of the
CITY. He shall endeayor to do all duties which
gentlcmcn-trayelers can justly expect; and
invites them to please to convince themselves
of it by their kind lodgings at this house -
signed 1Rasn sineisem, before the tenant OF
the hotel to the Stork IN this city.a II the good
man had hit upon "SaTage Hotel " and "Stork
Hotel P" he would have been little more in-
tellieihlc. The circular Of an Italian host,
printed in four languages, discourses thus to
English visitors concerning the excellenccs Of the
hotel: siTorre di Londra, Verona (thc Old Inn |
Of London's Tower1, placed among the more
agreeable situation OF Vcrona's course, belong
decorum most indulgcnt to good things OF llle's |
eases, which are favored from every acts liable |
at inn same, with ait object that is concerned,
conyencncy of stage coaches, proper horses, but |
good forages and coach houses. Do oilers at |
iukecper the constant hope. to be honorcd from
great concouFse, where pollteness, good genius !
Of meats. round table, coffee-house, hackney |
coach, men servent Of place. swiftness Of service,
and moderation OF prices, shall arrive to at
complssh in Him all satisfaction, and at Sirs,
who will do the favor llonoring him with a very
assured kindncss.'' No doubt Sir Theodosius
took some pride in this composition. Tic card
OF an old inn at Paris some years ago contained
o'rlock;' and Of another. "The wines shall
leave you nothing to hope for" In IN hotel at
Mount sina on the fly-lenf Of the visitors book,
English travellers arc informed that i! Here in
too were inscribed all whose in the rule OF the
year come from different parts, different cities,
and countries pilgrims and travellers Of any
different rank and religion or profession, for
even also in our own OF memory, aeknowlcdg,-
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