, 1881-09-15
"ENGLISH SPOKEN"
How Tlbhitfs Tried to Worry Couple
pf Paris Snleahlcn.

of 1,nriB statesmen.
Il. II. f,oekta Paris Lsittr ~ Tnftto Hfdd<.
Tibbltts tried to worry one Of these l'ar1s-
Ian saleslMeM, and for oncu succeeded. liz
ssopled the party pronieiIading with lin OIL
tle Boulevard .les 1tat[cns ut jewelers.,
WHO displayed LII his window tho legentt,
"EAKllsl spoken." Tho "l:nglish spolsenn
III thB sliops Is good enough, As Il rute, 10 on
plalli tho nature and uuultty 0f the goods,
aud that Is all. Further, the EnElIssl-speak-
ing salesman hus nO m0re Idea Ut Englisl.
Than ha has Asliaitee. Tibbltts marched In
boldly, atul tho Notwithstanding l,lun Al}-
peared. l1e WINS II very wel-preservet, baltl-
hcadci NTH Of 81, nlld ut ilinl ITbbitts welit.
")o yon speak Engllsh:"
"Uul-yces, Afonslcur."
Tibhltts graspol hts hand enthusiastically.
ITS refreshing to meet ono Iii nstrango
lala who ca,s speak ono's own language"
"Yees, Monsieur"
well, what want to know Is, Is the
Chicago L. Northwestern llul1roal cutting
rates the saiHo rs tho other roads, and do
u9eS cntto Westorll.hou,itl passengers the
sais!c as fur Eastern, alltt 10 you iiave tho
feilotest laea that tho cutting will he kept up
Y! September wlien l rut,lrn, md dues the
ua!llllalt sn.tl M sieel,!ns1CA Company cut tile
va AN4ilUHtl
""Eh, Monsieur? XeuSo Watches"
49, lou tl0n't Iuftn understand nie. You
nee ul9 Pullman SleepinE.CAr Company; ts
qatte distinct fran tho railroad cunlpaules.
n.y. saa$ ons 'nay Sut rHtes without tho oii'eF'
ili9 bcwi!dcrcd Frencllnatl, who 8poko
English. stared III Il wild sort OF why, but
als p0llteness did llOi4iesert him:
:. E,ea ett ~ Wntcll, ~ diamond, 20"
i t|!ls l:api,a!n aid htticr wilo VI i'ayo q tessi
ss,iectel s,!c 10 I'LL the vacancies accustomed by
nia M MreSlsnations Of platt mud CoMkltng, nl!l
Al1llur going to bg tutl to I.Ap,lnln'a
.'d, s1.e, or,nte thDy both squalp, bal'g-np men,
""Will monsieur look Mt 70 goods?"
IN ,t,sn' ~ no. Is the Chicago & Northwestern
,,Iy " this time the Frcncl,nlan was out OF
paticilce.
,,.siM "iMtolls!eur tplks-wat you call 'lm:-alb,
CT ess's - wd,ei avy ot 70 t'ne to waste Esf It
xo' "sir,n replies ribblts, severely. "wl.en
s,s.aIl II'ts,illisv 'Engllsh spoken you sllou!t
~ H., ohi!'alest English, bo1tn-sto0lr" :,
h,I.o 10 lla4 succeeded this tin.e, and should
ata,e ta'e rested I'll fis laMrols. 1}Ut Tlbblttses
IL HI I,oM aMlWays oyerdo what they undertake..
III IT, 'Mt ns extracted ~ much amusement from
sg,u ss nfst eAuetl'asnt that ha tEiWl II oya!
niall sgia!ll tho next day. lie e,lterU,l II s{lnilai
ny" y t,,llu ,4llu commenced tho BnlnU thing.
Miiat want to know, IL the Chicago &
3,y,11'aWesterll 3,,1 s' IN tho ra!lroad wur, aud dc
{nna {TM sHihtpnsu tho cutting Ut rates will coll.
''.Is MIl ~ September. when return, antl-'
tL,ann anHIfed cannot tell you, sir. Il ID some
G.t,aG.l Gt1G 20 not keep tho run of. You l,nt
tn. t'sIf IMPLY at the. American EscI,ange VI
Fuatis', hlttiis III the best and clcarest American
h,Ixh;sf. hGxnsf. foor rlbbitts hasl fallen upon =
kmS,rIi. AMERICAN who wnH turning llis
~ sst"oo"afagc of Fgencl, tu account by serving
,axL,siy siis 81 Us '1 a Gowei htpsetf s..te a!t q
Ii III plaee: HAa narksl,ie1i Win BY chai,ct
r.fuauo M - o.il'stSo should be very Mlodest ullt
Srsas ~ shuot MRnIll Eyen NnpUtcon
l1' ~ ~ was. fought opo L4ttlq 3eo Ma4Y