Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-12-05

which a foreign student of that perplexing
language, the English, struggles to express
his thought, are as curious and droll as the
effort is praiseworthy.
A Mr.. Mookerjee, teacher of history in the
Shambazar, India, highgrade English school,
has been writing book, from which these
few choice samples of his literary skill are
extracted: "The selection in Justice
Mookeriee was most judicious and tip-top."
1t is well known that boys cannot bear
the sight of any one of them sitting
still or busy with his books when they
themselves are to jump over the moon"
81 have heard from a gentleman who was
one of his farm-fellows that little Moo
kerjee never had snip-snap with any of
his college boys" From an examination
paper in English History was taken this
answer to the question "Who was Crom-
we'll" Cromwell was bad man who
slew his king with repeated beheadings
and on his death bed was heard to exclaim:
'Oh, Cromwell, CROMWELL Had 1 but
served my God as 1 served my king, he
would not have deserted me in my gray
hairs"
The author of this work is now prepar-
ing another volumn on "The Effects of
English Education Upon the Native
Mind,"a subject with which he seems
amply qualified to deal, both by profession
and experience.
But very "judicious and tip-tcp" are the
words in which the native manager of q
railroad company in Madras rebuked a
European subordinate for being to free
with violent or profane forms of speech.
The sentences of his letter are labored, but
dignifed, and the idea is an excellent one
1t is hereby commended to all those who
have need of it. Dear Sir-It is with ex-
treme regret that have to bring to your
notice that observed very unprofessional
conduct on your part this morning. l allude
to the abusive language you used to the
drivers and others. This I consider an
unwarrantable assumption of my duties
and functions, and 1 may say rights and
privileges. Should you wish to abuse any
of our employees, think it will be best to
do it in future in regular form, and beg
to point out what 1 consider this to be.
You will please submit to me the form of
oath you wish to use, when, if it meets
my approval, 1 shall refer the same to the
directors, and in the course of few weeks
their decision will be known. Perhaps, to
save time, it might be as well for you to
submit a list of expletives generally in use
by you, and can then at once refer those
to which object to the directors for their
decision. But, pending that, you
will please understand that all
swearing at drivers and others engaged in
the traffic arrangements in which you may
wish to indulge must be done in writing,
and through me. By adopting this course
you will perceive how much responsibility
you will save yourself, and how very much
the business of the company will be ex-
pedited and its interests promoted"
Evidently the effect of English educa-
ton upon this particular native mind is
shown, not so much, perhaps, in his ap-
probation of the privileges and responsi-
bilities of his position, as in his compre-
hension of the fact that Red Tape is most
powerful influence in retarding undesira-
BILE arrangements.
And if red tape could only be used, by
the roll, for tieing up unruly tongues,
and all the swearing done in writing, if at
all, how smoothly and quietly, and COM
fortably, might run some of the wheels
of the worlds work and duty!
HILARY.