Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-10


cordially, "That's good"
"You make you everything in Ger
man, said Alan; "but / suppose ] ought
10 have said, mach dup"
Eyes, that's so. It's always 'du' to
children and interiors"
"Or intimate friends" added Alan.
II don't suppose Marie is our intimate
friend"
II have recently come to regard her
a. my bitter enemy" said uncle thought
fully, Though we seem to be getting
ltlong all right"
Alan rang the bell again, which
seemed to alarm his uncle, but the boy
pointed to the soup plates and they were
removed. Then came baked bluefsh
beautiful to look upon. "There isn't
any lemon with it, said uncle. 81 want
some lemon"
II don't know how you are going to
get it," said Alan.
There's lemonade here in the die
book, ''but lemon is probably an en-
tirely different word, and don't think
lemonade would be very good ON blue
fish, even If she knew how to make it.
I'll have to go without it,"
There was ring at the basement
doorbell, and Marie was heard as she
walked through the hall. Then there
was colloquy in which somebody with
an Irish brogue seemed to be figuring.
Uncle and Alan dropped their forks and
waited results. Presently the door was
closed; Marie made detour through
the kitchen and appeared in the dining
room. "Ein Manu." she said.
81 knew that" said uncle. "Who is
he? VIE is ter? What does he want?"
"Was?' asked Marie.
"Who is he? LIS it q beggar, a--what's
that word Alan? You know that comic
OPERA"
"PinaforeY' asked Alan.
"Pinafore? No, what an idea! Der
Bay something-Bettelstu Ist er
Elm bettelstudent--or bettel, mean"
''Ich verstehe nicht,' said Marie.
''Of course you DON'T" cried uncle.
"You don't understand anything. That
will do. Aus gehen." And uncle waved
his napkin like woman shooing hens.
Marie fed, while uncle took up the
carving knife and started to carve
.'As usual" he remarked, "this knife
is too dull to cut custard. She's got to
sharpen it,"
"Well, how on earth are you going to
tell herr" asked Alan. 81 don't know |
what sharpen is"
"I'll find it, said his uncle, opening
the dictionary. "Just ring that bell"
Marie appeared and waited while un-
Gle ran over the leaves, muttering to |
himself. "Ah, here it is! 'Scharfen.'
You tell her to 'scharfen' the knife"
Whats 'dullY I've got to know that
too"
"'DullY Lets see. It's any one OF |
half dozen things. Try 'abstumpfen.'
That's the longest of the lot.
sKnife is lnesser,' said Alan. 81 re-
that, but I've forgotten whether
it's masculine or feminine. I'll compro-
mise on 'das,' which is neuter. Marie,
das messer is.-what's that word--ab-
messer ist zu abstump-
en--abstumpfen. See? hacking at the
roast as he spoke. 'Scharfen du'-I |
know that grammar is off, but starving
men can't talk grammatically- 'scharfen
du das---das --scharfen--du ver-
Maria looked doubtfully from Allan
to his uncle and then asked:
"Was haben sic gesagtY
"What did tell your" groaned uncle.
That's just what she says to me, and 1
talk the very best kind Of German to
her. I'll get along with the knife some
way. Aus gehen,'" and again Maria was
shooed out of the room.
'.Have YOU stopped drinking claret at
dinner, uncley asked Alan, as he
out ragged slice of beef
On his plate.
81 have stopped doing everything /
sver did, said uncle. ~ don't dare to
ask for anything, and l can't go down
INTO the cellar for the claret because
here is spring lock on the door, and If
shut myself in Wos-haben-sie-gesag
know enough 10 let me out.
iried to ask her for some mustard the
,ther day and she didn't understand.
Then said it was hot-meaning of
course the stuff | wanted-and she
opened the window. / shook my head
md said hot--or 'heizs'--over and over
again and pointed to my mouth. She
hought for moment aud then disap-
,eared. heard her banging away at
he refrigerator, and pretty soon she
anne In with bowl of cracked ice. /
ell you, Alan, that girl will drive me-
razy."
"Why wouldn't 1t be a good scheme
or us TO teach her Englishy'
Teach her English! Good heavens,
ve can't teach her anything. Ishudder
i the thought of speaking to her. Say,
low would you like to have some ice
ream tonight?"
'Tiptop. But there isn't any in the
louse, and we couldn't make her under
tand IL we tried TO send her out for
ome."
''Shod probably bring back soap. No. Il
When we finish this we will just sneak
ut--I think we can get out without her
moving it---and we1l go down 10 Man
attan Beach and finish our dinner there
With ice cream and coffee"
''But what shall we do about break
astY We've got TO tell her about that
"We'll stay down there all night and [
'et breakfast there In the morning.
And, by the way, don't think il hardly
air that Your vacation should be spoiled,
nd think you had better 40 back 10
Sew Jersey tomorrow. III get along
ome way till your mother returns"