Wichita eagle., 1889-01-29
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d Man Who Tried TO Adopt Spanish Rule.
TO English

| a Man Who Tried TO Adopt Spanish Eufes
TO English.
| A gentleman who has but recently returned
! from California was met al the Wesideu
| house yesterday He is an interesting con
versationalist. and "A master Of the Spanish
| language. "The letter - Ia Spanish. - said
| be, ''is puzzler 10 those who first attempt 20
| learn the language / viii tell you "a story
which read in n California paper that viii
| illustrate this" Tho story ran something rs
| follows "a few days since a stranger from
| the unconverted wilds OF the east, where
| mugwumpery was born and tenderfeet attain
their highest state Of selIsitiyeness. came Out
| 20 Pasadena to visit u friend While walking
along Fair Oaks Avenue one day hs said 10
! bis friend:
There goes r,nn / met at Ia Junta,'
| giving the y its natural sound
"'Y on mean la Hunta, repliei his friend
| That il a Spanish name. and in thst Ian
| guage ~" takes the sound Of III -
Is that sol Wei. ] must try 10 catch on
to that After strolling along short dis
lance further be asked:
"'Where are the caves of La Joila, which
see 50 much about In the paperSi
You should say La Hoya caves They
are about three miles this side Of San Diego
Darn the language. IL breaks me all up.
That's pretty nice house over there-that's
Armijo's house, isn't itr And again be gave
the u its proper pronunciation
You mean the Arfneho house. Yes: It's
a good one, too
+" 'Darnsicha way Of abusing the EnxiIA
alphabet | reckon, then. that must be
Hevenc's store which / stopped at In Los
Angelcsf
"'No, that h not Spanish name. think
IL Is French. However, II Is pronounced ~
spelled, Jevene.'
well, how Ia Santa Re Is a fellow going
30 tell what is Spanish and what isnti Why
couldn't they build their language en- the
original planf
"'Oh, youu soon catch H. You viii find
It safest 70 give the Spanisa pronunciation 70
Yearly everything here
An hour later be sa: dos~n e. TIE table q
the elegantly furrished Carlton hotsl, and,
after scanning the bIlI Of fare. the stranger
said 20 TIE waiter;
lyon may bring ne rice h1icy pseo. q
roast beef. sosas plg's bowl with esper sauce.
some fricssseed hack rabbi, seine pork with
sppis belly. s11ss boslsd potatoes With cur
rant ja--I mean errrant ham. xnS, eli,
son1e'
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