The Osceola times., 1878-06-29
How hey Keep lean in France.

From Preutics Mulford Letter to tan Francisco
Bulletin
Every rose has its thorn. They NAV
be ornamental at a distance. but they
prick contoundedly W en- you sit dow u
IN them. Especially in looking tor and
setting lOdginss suitable for a matrimo.
nial pair in Paris who can speak nc
French. Because my French has en-.
tirely given out. | did know a little
french on coming here, but it wa.
French suitable only for the require
ments of bachelor II has broken
iown entirely under the double strain
and pressure put upon it. Before an
American or English bred woman can
,ccu-tom hersl to French life, she
NUT pass through period OF reproach
At the customs OF the country. When
this is over things may run along more
smoothly. The lillputian water pitchers
IN the chambers first arrest her atten-
ton. There are few water pitchers in
France holding over quart. The
landlord is sent for and request made
tor more commodious water pitcher.
An English or American family can't be
washed in a quart OF water. The land
lord OF lodgings by the month answers
with grin and shrug. That's all the
increased water privil. ge you'll get out
Of him. The chamber floor needs scrub
bing. The French dictionary is con.
suited for words suitable for "psil -
"soap" and r "scrubbing brush" The
inter prrts tion is conveyed to the land
lord. But they never scrub chamber
floors in France. They'll scrub court
yard, bridge, or dog. On the quays
ne may continually see men whose
business it is to scrub dogs in the river.
but never chamber foorp, They'll wax
your door. They'll wax over the old
tirt. and when the next deposit accum-
ulstes they'll wax that. Every time we
ndeavored to interpret "scrub," "pail "
"sosp' aud brush" to our landlord, he
went through a strange pantomime OF
kicking backward and forward with the
ght leg. That's all we could get out
of him BIT when scrubbing time, as
~e supposed it would he, came, the
Interpretation became plain. He meant
the waxing process. This required the
Use OF the landlords leg and bare foot
Yes. He kicked off one shoe and stock
ing, stepp'd on his hunk Of wax, grabbed
II with his toes and heel and waxed the
f,or thus rs easily a. il his right leg
mad been his right arm That's all thu
scrnbbing We could get out OF him. The
sst pensnce had been our washing, 1t
is necessary for business exact ness Il
make ont two lists, one in French and
one in Eng ish. Well, we made fearful
work Of it. We put shirts down for
drawers and vice versa. We sought In
vain the French name OF some srticle
And when the first washing came back
m nus more or less articles and the con
cpmitaDt fuss was raised, we had first the
l,ndlord, and then his wife, and finally
his son, all talking at once In sur room.
They burst in one after the other, with.
out ceremony. They talked and We
talked, with the usual unsstis 'actory
results when two parties converse in q
language which neither understands.
Finally, we sat dowa. and allowed the
French nsti~n to do all the talking. 1,
seemed rs II they would never stop.
had rather 60 with garments unwashed
than endure the ordeal of an aversg,
Frenchman explaining away an inform.
slity in q washing list. Because, al
such time, he endurrs for ever and ever