Evening journal., 1892-12-06

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Il have recently come to regard her
as my bitter enemy. said uncle Thought
fully, Though we seem to be getting
along 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 a baked bluelish
beautiful to look upon There isn't
any lemon with it, said uncle. Il want
some lemon"
Il don't know how you are going to
get it," said Alan.
There's lemonade here in the die
tionary," said uncle, consulting his
book, "but lemon is probably an en-
tirely different word, and don't think
lemonade would be very good on blue
fsh, even if she knew how to make it.
III have to go without it,"
There was a ring at the basement
doorbell, and Marie was head as size
walked through the hall. Then there
was q 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 a detour through
the kitchen and appeared in the dining
room. "Ein mann" she said.
81 knew that, said uncle. "Who is
he? VIE is ter? What does he want?"
"Was." asked Marie.
"Who is he? Is it a beggar, a-what's
that word Alan? You know that comic
opera"
"Pinaforeg" asked Alan.
"Pinafore? No, what an ideal Der
Bay something -Bettelstudent Ist er
Elm bettelstudent-or bettel, l 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.
LAS usual, he remarked, ''this knife
is too dull to cut custard. She's got tc
sharpen it.
"Well, how on earth are you going to
tell hers' asked Alan. 81 don't know
what sharpen is"
'I'l 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 isl 'Scharfen.
You tell her to 'scharfen' the knife"
whats 'dullF I've got to know that
too"
"'Dullg Let's see. It's any one of
half dozen things Try 'abstumpfen.
That's the longest Of the lot.
knife is 'messer, said Alan. ~ re-
member that, but I've forgotten whether
it's masculine or feminine. III compro-
mise on 'das, which is neuter Marie,
das messer is-what's that word-ab-
stumpfen-das messer ist zu abstump.
en-abstumpfen. Seeg hacking at the
roast as he spoke. Z" 'Scharfen du'-l
know that grammar is off, but starving
men can't talk grammatically- 'scharfer
/ du das-das messer-scharfen- YER
stehnT
Maria looked 'doubtfully from Allan
to his uncle and then asked:
"Was haben sic gesagtg"
"What did tell your groaned uncle
That's Just what she says to me, and
talk the very best kind of German L
her. III get along with the knife som,
way Aus gehen, ," and again Maria was
shooed out Of the room.
''Have you stopped drinking claret al
dinner, uncless asked Alan, as h,
Strengthened out a ragged slice Of bee
on his plate.
IL have stopped doing everything
ever did" said uncle. Il don't dare {,
ask for anything, and l can't go dowI
into the cellar for the claret, becaus,
there is a spring lock on the door, and il
shut myself in Wos-haben-sie-gesag
wouldn't know enough to let me out.
tried TO ask her for some mustard tn,
other dag and she didn't understand
Then said it was hot-meaning O
course the stuff 1 wanted-and sh,
opened the window. | shook my hea,
and said hot-or 'heizs'-over and owe
again and pointed to my mouth. ShI
thought for moment and then disap
pealed. heard her banging away a
the refrigerator, and pretty soon shl
came in with bowl of cracked ice.
tell you, Alan, that girl will drive m
crazy
"Why wouldn't it be a good schem
for MS Go teach her English.'
Teach her English, Good heavens
we can't teach her anything. l shudde
at the thought of speaking to her. Say
how would you like to have some ic
cream tonighG'
"Tiptop But there isn't any in tia
house. and we couldn't make her under
stand if we tried TO send her out fo
some"
Shed probably bring back soap Nc
when we finish this we win just sneal
out-l think we can get out without he
showing it--and well go down to Man
haitian Beach and finish our dinner ther
with ice cream and coffee.
"But what shall we do about break
fasts We've got TO tell her about that.
"We1l stay down there all night an
get breakfast there in the morning
And, by the way, don't think it hardl
fair that you. vacation should be spoiled
and | think you had better 90 back {
New Jersey tomorrow. IN get alon
some way till your mother returns
How uncle got along may be under
stood from this extract from the lette