Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-05
RE CounD TAKE 4 HoKE.
An Illinois Man Learning TO Talk
spanish in tho Jose Country Finds the
letter ..JN a Stumbling EIuck.

An Illinois Man Learning to Talk
Spanish in the Jose Country Finds the
letter -" Stumbling Block.
From the A15uqurqpe ". 81. D6aocrat.
A few days since stranger from the
unconverted wilds of the east, where
mugwumpery was born and tonderfeet at
tain their highest state Of effectiveness,
came out to Albuquerque to visit friend.
While walking along Railroad avenue he
said to his friend:
''There goes a man ] met up at La
Junts,' giving the -" the natural pro-
nunciation.
s'You mean La Hunta," the friend re-
piled. THAT is q Spanish name, and IN
TRAIT language IL takes the sound Of H.
rs that so? Well, L must Try TO catch
on to that
After strolling along short distance
farther he asked:
eWhere are these James springs OF
which see so much in the papersW
you should say Haymcss springs;
hey are over here in the mountains ABOUT
go miles"
Darn the language-it breaks me all
up. That's a pretty nice house over
Jherc-that Armije hOuse-lsn't ltt' and
again be gave the "j' its proper pronun-
CRtiOn.
you mean Armiho house; yes, it's
nice one. too"
"Damischa way Of abusing the English
alphabet. reckon, then, that must be
1Ae Hada Brothers store down the street
1herey'
mo, that is not a spanish name.
think il is French. However, IL is pro-
u0uuced as Spelled
"W ell, how in santa ITO is fellow gon'
10 tell what's Spanish and what isn't;
Why couldn't they build their language
accordn' to the original plans;'
ION. yOu'l soon catch on. l0u viii
u nd it safest 20 give the Spanish pronun-
citation to nearly everything here
An hour later they sat down al the Ia
Die of the san Felipe motel, and, after
scanning the bill oi fare. the stranger said
20 the waiter;
'You may bring me a nice. huicy piece
OF roast beet. some pigs howl. with caper
sauce. some fricaseed back rabbit. some
pork with apple belly, some boiled pOta-
toes, with the hsckets on-unsSun. you
knOw-some tarts with currant ja-l
mean curraut ham, and, az, some"
AT this point the waiter swooned and
the guests 10 the room let out roar OF
daughter that gave the chandeliers the
chills and fever. This made the stranger
mad and be ieaped 20 bis feet ike a crazy
man. took OF his coat and threw it down
on the floor, and stamped on it, and
hOWieQ:
you fellers are tryin' to play me for a
sucker, bat BY the eternal. you've struck
the wrong snag. :" Whoopeei q and he
jumped up aud slapped bis tsts) Pm
cestrovin' cyclone from Illinoy, an kin
lick the hull crowd, Spanish: | kin
sling more Spanish in a holy minute than
MOnteZuma could in a yearl Kin II
Wen, I should ehaculate that | kin! Let
some idiot pull Oh his hacket and hump
90 tlLS@r4n' me frst time | hit iYhe'll
mink be has the him-hamsi spanish!
On. [ guess mott Nv names Jeremi-l
mean Jeremiah Homes, from jackson
willie, lllinoy. an when my dander's up
I'm a rayin' hyena You PLAYED me for
n sucker, but you mustn't nudge man by
his looks. WhoOp, go sound the hubilee.
Somebody come out and face me. Let
some him-crow galoot come To the front
and criticise my Spanish hargonw
His friends got hold OF him and took
him from the room, and as he went
through the door he remarked:
4 kin take hOke, but by Hupiter, it
makes me mad for lot Of hackasses to
try to play me for greenyw