The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-06-10
What They Were Talking About

What They Were Talking About
Our German fsllow-citizens are
away ahead of native Americans in one
respect. at least. They know how 10
talk. and they do it. When you fnd
the Jaws Of . Dutchman at rest, he 10
either asleep or dsad-if he 10 not talk.
ing his beer or listening to somebody
else. And when the other side has
the innings he helps things along by
throwing in more than enough gestures
and mods, and shakes. and winks, aud
"yaws" and pokes in the ribs to con-
vince most any reasonable person that
he 10 interested and doesn't intend to
allow q single word or idea to get
away. All GermAns-regsrdless OF
sex-are natural convsrsationslisfs,
aud the 6rst 10 yet to be found who
ever felt ut . loss for something to talk
about. Naturally social and gre
garious in their ways, they improve
every opportunity to exchange views
upon everything from cheese to immor-
tality, and got moro solid enjoy ment
ou. of nickls than anybody else can
charter with 81 bill.
A few evenings ago couple OF
Kentucky merchants, whom We will call
Gsasely and Swarkins. were sitting at
q table In and over the Rhine place OF
amusement, listening to the music. and
studying human nature through the
bottom of beer glass Around an
adjoining table was gathered Q party
of six or eight happy Germans talking
very rapidly and drinking very slowly.
"pd give a good deal" said Geasely.
"ifI could only understand German.
What dye s'pose those people are
talking about anyway. SamI There.
see the little man with the sharp chin.
/ tell you he's getting tired up-a regu-
lar Gatling gun on the talk, ain't he!
Wonder if they sin't getting enthused
over the May Festival The Dutch
oil dote on music, you know"
II think you're . little out. Tom. !"
responded Swarkins. ut would take
something . good deal more important
than music to make 'em fare up and
foam over like that. See 'em; there
they oil 60 at once, and the women are
talking twice % fast as the men. Even
the little girl has something to say
about it. and i should think by the
way the baby is jumping and spreading
it's mouth it wanted to have hand in
too. It's the Sunday business they re
worried about, surs's you live. II
can't be.politics. or the women wouldu't
take such IN interest, aud it Amt
comm onism. tor none Of 'em take any
stock in that. I'd give dollar to be .
Dutchmsn for two hours just watch
EN-"
The man with the sharp chin had
risen to his feet, making more noise
than . runaway milkcart, and throw
ing his arms around like windmill~in
q hurricane An old gentleman. toe
fat to breathe without hard work. was
jabbing his cane up and down. aud say
ing things that sounded awful. while
his nsighbor--a slim man with spec
tasles poking out in oil direc.
tious with the knob of his umbrellas.
pouring forth . stream Of words Of the
most frightful calioer. The women
were pounding ON the table with their
glasses, nodding their back hair loose
and occasionally shooting out sen
tence that seemed to tangls around and
trip up oil the others.
At this moment . strange gentleman
took 4 seat ut the table with the Ken.
tuckians, and ct once began aodding Ia
q knowing aud apprecistive manner.
"ror heavens sake, straneer." said
Gsssley, .'tsll W what these people are
% worked up about. Has soUebody
been murdered, or 10 the bell punch
going to take IN interest in the beer
business over here after thiG It'i
something awful. ! know, by the way
they carry on."
The stranger laughed and shook hi.
head.
From what can make out of their
siyns the sharpjawed one has dared the
big msn to 90 outside and fight it out:
Amt that about the way IL standss
inquired Swarkins.
.Ha. hs, hsl Not bit of it," said
the man appealed TO. They ain't mad
none of them
The deuce you sayr remarked Swsr-
kins. why. do you know I've been
looking for free fight for the last ten
minutes 1.-THE slim fellow seems aching
to eat somsbody up. Mo- Well. then.
what's the drift Of their gsb. anyway.
They are talking .bsut the figure in
the wall paper said the stranger
Some of them think it would look
h.star ~ the rcd WAS blue
Je-hos-a-phat. exclaimed Geas-
lev. .Well-Ill-be-sQusshed!, was
ali that Swsrkins had to say -Csnein-
nati Breakfast Table.
A dandy Of twenty-siK having been
termed On .'old bachelor" appealed %
an elderly gentleman to decide whether
he should be called old or not, givins
his age as twenty-six Said the elder