The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-05-03
THE LETTER . SPANISH.
An Americans Lud!croos Attempt t,
Adopt Spanish Rules to the En-
gllsh Language.

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A gentleman who has but recently
returned from California was met at
the Weddell house yesterday. He is an
interesting conversationalist, and a
master of the Spanish language. 'The
letter j in Spanish said he, sis a
puzzler to those who first attempt to
learn the language. l will tell you a
story which l read in q California
paper that will illustrate this" The
story n something rs follows: "A
few days since n stranger from the un-
converted wilds of the East, where
mugwumpery was born and tender
feet attain their highest state Of sensi-
tiveness, came out from Pasadena to
visit a friend. While walking along
Fair Oaks avenue Il day he said to
his friend:
There goes a man l met at La
Junta,' giving the 'J'its natural sound.
You mean La Hunta,' replied his
friend. That is a Spanish name, and
in that language u takes the sound OF
n
ISIS that SOP Well, | must try to
catch on TO that After strolling along
a short distance further he asked:
"'Whcre are the ave of La Jolla
which | see so much about in the
papers?'
you should say La Hova caves.
They are about thrco miles this side OF
San Diego
Darn the language; it breaks NEAL
up. ''Ihats n pretty nice house owe
tllcre-that's Armijo's house, isn't it?
Aud again he gave the u its proper
pronunciation.
".You mean the Armeho house. Yes,
it's a good one, too
".Damsicha way of abusing the En-.
glish alphabet. / reckon, then, thai
must be Hevcnc's store which l stopped
at in Los Angelcsg'
"'No. that is not Il Spanish name.
think it is French, However, 1t is pro
nounced as spelled, Jevene.'
".Well, how in Santa Fe is q fellow
going to tell what is Spanish and whaI
isn'tp Why couldn't they build theil
language on the original plan"
ION, you'll soon catch it. Yo,
will find it safest to give the Spanisl
pronunciation TO nearly everything
here
IAN hour later he sat down at tn,
table of the elegantly furnished Carl
ton hotel and after scanning the bill
of fare. the stranger said to the waiter
"'You may bring me a nice hue,
piece of roast beef, some pigs how
with caper sauce, some fricasseed hacl
rabbit, some pork with apple belly
some boiled potatoes with current ia
| mean ham, and, ali, some-
"At this point the waiter swoonet
and the guests in the o let out
roar of laughter that gave the chande
Tiers the chiils and fever. This mad,
the stranger mad, and he leapcd to hi
feet like a crazy man, took off his Goa
and threw it down on the floor
stamped on it and howled:
"'You fellows are trying to play m,
for II sucker. but, by the eternal, yo,
have struck the wrong snag. ! am
disguised cyclone from Illinoy and cal
lick the whole crowd. Spanish? | cal
sling more Spanish in II holy nlinut
than Montczuma could in a whole year
Let some idiot pull off his hacket am
hump into me, and the first time | hi
him he will think he has the himhams
SPANISH My name is Jercmi--I mca,
Hercmiah Homes, from Jacksonville
llliuoy, and when my dander's UP In
Il ravin' hyena. You played me for
sucker, but you mustn't nudge a MAJ
by his looks. Whoop go around TIL
hubilee. Somebody come out and fac
me. Let some himcrow galoot com
to the front and criticise my Spanisl
hargon.
His friends got hold of him an
took him quito of the room, aud as Ii
went through the door he remarked:
81 al take Il hoke, but it make
me mad for n lot of hackasses to pla
me for Il greeny.' ~ IerelandL Leader.