The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-13
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dam; Think | astonished him from the way
| he started,
Wrestled also with French ct restaurant
Saw sign, .Deietster I'm frnnc fifteen cen
times a eentlme here Is o purely imaginary
djatHer of one franc fifteen eentlmes, which
| In English is eleven pence ha'penny. In Amer.
| lean twenty.three cents. Entered restaurant
| Lady behind counter bowed and spoke TO me
Bowed also and spoke. Don't know what she
Pointed up stairs. Up stairs | went. Found
long table full of French ut breakfast. They
breakfast here at Il o'clock. Sat down
Waiter approached. talking French.
Suppose he. was giving me O bill Of
I waited. Waiter opened on me again. Couldn't
make out word. Not the French pronuncia-
ton Of. East Haddam. Finally dropped on
word, or rather q ,sQund-it seemed to
say "Marengo.' Had heard. Of Marengo,
him TO. bring me some. "Oa Mdrengo."
Waiter brought Marenge. Turned out to be
veal stewed with gravy and potatoes. Very
good. Made 1t last as long as possible Didn't
know, what else g, call for, Couldn't help eat.
Ing 1t ell up. Plate empty. Waiter opened
on me again. Told him to bring some
more Marengo. Frenchman opposite smiled
Think must have called for another plate
of Mere AHbot. Ogeratic dish. Made me blush
Go think Of 1t. Vowed, If ever / got home
IL
teacher at East Haddam and lick him. Ate
up second plate of Mere Angot. Waiter again.
Trembled. Felt myself guy Waiter
poured and drenched me with French
Caught finally at another word" pomnes de
te,re' lpotatoesl "Qti" Bring potatoes TO
any extent; peck, a bushel, O barrel. Waiter
brought potatoes mashed. Ate a plateful of
mashed potatoes. French breakfast. Deieemer
a Ia fourchette. Made potatoes last as long
"a 81 nj Ia
waiter with new. kind Of French Might as
we'll have been q frog croalslng at me for all
could make out. Why can't they leave a
space between their words and not run them
lasses2 Asked waiter In English to repeat
his observation. Don't know whether he did
or not. At all events, he said something. He
said q good deal. The idea of Frenchman's
talking at all without saying good deal s
said "no" or yes" In the world with
out adding few words by way of
explanation, Grabbed at another word In
walters verbal bill of fare "Fromager' Eyes,
bring cheese, any amount-a pound, q caker
Waiter still remained and talked. Why2
Found out afterwards from friend. France
owns and makes about forty kinds Of cheese.
Cheese all cream, cheese half cream, cheese
In pancakes, cheese soft, cheese hard, cheese
green, cheese blue, cheese white, cheese yell
low, cheese which won't hold together, cheese
cheese which don't. This man, this walt,
or, wanted to know In his unintelligIble
French which variety I'd have. Told him to
bring, simply, "Fromugei Fromugel Fromugel
Sdc-r-r-ep Which he did-Sac-r-r-red and
brought frontage. Wound up on bread and
cheese. Got out somehow. Wanted to pay
bill TO waiter. He pointed down stairs.
Couldn't find "down stairs. Didn't know
how to ask for ''down stairs" Never was In
such misery In all my born days. Waiter
found mo pilotad mo down afaira Paid INV
bill to lady at the door. She said something
to me on leaving. Replied, "Ottt. Madame"
Don't think 1t was appropriate. Saw her
smile. Was glad TO get out.