The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-20
1NDIANAPoLIS, June 70, 1901.
To S, HETsELGEssER, DR..


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Four removes of 80
SIS 50
bought a drag and chain for two dollars
more and capital cover of drlIl, made up
complete, for three dollars and thirty-five
cents. Nothing was then wanting 10 our Qutnt
rather extravagant. had first bought set
OF ordinary harness which, when brought to
horse Jockey friend Should be- able to Inspect
Ii and say that IL was complete, but the saddler
had no idea that an emigrant, who had bought
over and understand his own harness, and,
therefore, carried Ii back TO his shop-natural-
ly supposing that had intended to clap 1t on
the horses and drive away without payment.
had, therefore, to go to another tradesman,
and was seduced into purchasing very tidy
set OF new, light, wagon harnt IS, Tor which !
whip that emigrant ever hauled. 1t cost me
three dollars and a half, and was so proud of
and soon after had nay horses decked In their
new gear and harnessed to my new wagon,
that ! might try the whole In proper style
as L mounted the bench, which 1 had had
swung from side to side in front as driving
seat. L turned into the High street of Indian
apolis, and what a dash / cut! The horses
paved and pranced, and away we flew at
capital pace! They were stepping beautifully
together ana lifting high their fore legs, when
gentleman on horseback rode after and
stopped me.
II say, Stranger he cried, what viii you
sell them two horses for?"
tossed my head disdainfully and drove on;
but twice more before got TO the end o. the
Was stopped Dg the IN the Question
lighted. l had not thought WAGNER could
be so proud of his team!
Some of our boxes had need to be repaired,
and went for carpenter to the hotel. A ma
tive American came with his man. was
much struck with the manner and cleverness
with which he handled his tools. He had made
me new packing case, which had 10 be nailed
down, planned and fitted. In Europe four tools
Ssmmar > niane and = nair Of niScers. bere
one sufficed. He never thought OF using
gimlet, but struck the nails In, unerringly,
slit in this sufficed to draw out old nails with,
while the adZe itself answered the purpose OF
a plane: Inever saw carpenter get through
"But," said he, az reckon that you are not
British you have not the accent of the Irish
and Scotch, and you do net talk like the Eng
ltsh. What country do you come from?"
1--WE are English" replied; "all born and
raised, as you call IL. In England"
"ImPossible! You do not talk English like
"What is the difference?"
"You do not say 'ouse' and 'and' for house
and hand. All the children and all OF you
pronounce all these words like Americans, and
not as real English emlgrants pronounce
them. Their way Of speaking makes as al
English themselves"
/ had, Indeed, often heard the Americans
iauBneu al iOf saying SO, out now the matter
was explained. Ny carpenter repeated with
great accuracy various instances Of provincial
lsms and vulgarisms which he and all of them
had noticed, more less, in all the English
emgraDts who had come amongst them. See
Ing none of any other class, they naturally
supposed that all English people pronounced
the language In the same manner, and so
prided themselves upon the superiority of
American English. For, Notwithstanding the
disagreeable nasal tone ana drawing whine IN
which most of them speak, and notwithstand-
Ing few national phrases and the peculiar
use and pronunciation of certain words, 1t
must be admitted that the American people
| in general speak English without provincial
dialect or vulgarisms. Whence, in fact, could
| they acquire such, since ali the emigrants they
| see come from different parts OF England? The
| provincialisms Of the one neutralize those Of
| the other.
The wages Of a good journeyman carpenter
or smith here are from one to one and a half
| dollar per day, besides board. / paid my
| carpenter two dollar note, which, after few
hours, he brought back, saying that he could
not pass 1t; that people said 1t was forgery.