The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-02-02

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600; Russian, over 100000,
German, over 81, 600, 900, and Span
ish, over 100000, rank next.
California Language Made Him Mad
A gentleman who has but recently
returned from California was met
at the Weddell House yesterday.
He is an interesting conversation
alist and master of the Spanish
language. "The letter j. in Span
ish," said he, sis puzzler to those
who first attempt to learn the Ian
guage. l will tell you a story which
l read in California paper that
will illustrate this" The story ran
something as follows: "a few days
since a stranger from the uncon
verted wilds of the East, where
Mugwumpe1y was born and tender
feet attain their highest state of
sensitiveness, came out to Pasa-
dena to visit friend. While walk
ing along Fair Oaks avenue one
day he said to his friend:
"'There goes man / met at La
Junta,' giving the y it's natural
sound.
"SYou mean La Hunta, replied
his friend. That is a Spanish name,
and in all that language j takes
the sound of H."
"'I Is that so? Well, | must try
to catch on to that After stroll
ing along a short distance further
he asked:
Where are the caves Of La
Jolla, which l see so much about
in the papers?'
You should say La Hoya caves.
They are about three miles this
side of San Diego
Darn the language; it breaks
me all up. That's a pretty nice
house over there-that's ArmUo's
house, isn't it?' And again he gave
the j. it's proper pronunciation.
You mean the Armeho house.
Yes; it's a good one, too
Damsicha way of abusing the
English alphabet. | reckon, then,
that must be Hevene's store which
l stopped at in Los Angelcs?'
"' No, that is not a Spanish name.
| think it is French. However, it
is pronounced as spelled, Jevene.'
"' Well, how in Santa Fe is fel-
low going to tell what is Spanish
and what isn't? Why couldn't they
build their language on the original
plan?'
"Oh, you'll soon catch it. You
will find it safest to give the Span
ish pronunciation to nearly every
thing here
can hour later he sat down at
the table of the elegantly furnished
Carlton Hotel, and, scanning tho
bill of fare, the stranger said to the
waiter:
"'You may bring me nice huicy
piece of roast beef, some pigs howl
with caper sauce, some fricasseed
hack rabbit, some pork with apple
belly, some boiled potatoes with
currant ja-I mean currant HIM,
and, ah, some
''At this point the waiter swooned
and the guests in the room let out
a roar of laughter that gave tho
chandeliers the chills and fever.
This made the stranger mad and
he leaped to his feet like a crazy
man, took off his coat and threw
it down on the floor, stamped on
it and howled:
g. You fellows are trying to play
me for sucker, but, by the eternal,
you have struck the wrong snag.
l am disguised cyclone from 1lli-
noy, and can lick the whole crowd.
Spanish! / can sling more Span
ish in holy minute than Monte
yuma could in a whole year. Let
some idiot pull off his hacket and
hump into me, and the first time
hit him he will think he has tho
himhams. Spanish My name is
Jercmi-I mean Jeremiah Homes
from Jacksonville, Illinoy, and
when my dander's up I'm ravin'
hyena. You play me fora sucker,
but you mustn't nudge man by
his looks. Whoop! 60 round tho
hubilee. Somebody come out and
face me. Let some himcrow galoot
come to the front and criticise my
Spanish hargon.'
His friends got hold Of him
and took him from the room, and
as he went through the door he re.
marked:
"s l can take a hoke, but it makes
me mad for a lot of hackasses to
play me for a greeny.' cleveland
Leader.
Miss Myra is speaking to her
friend, Miss Jennie: "You are rich
are still young and attractive; why
don't you marry?" Because |
shall never marry a man | cannot
respect" Well?" Well, how
could respect the fool who would
marry me?"
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