The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-05-31
French Canadian Dialect.

The curious dialect of the French
Canadian, who twists the personal
pronoun and refers to the female as
she" and a male rs ''she," is as famil-
lar to men on the lakes as the towns
along the Detroit and st. Clair rivers,
where the odd characters of lumber
woods fame are to be found in great
numbers. Capt. Frank Welcome, of
Buffalo, who was first officer on the
big passenger steamer North West last
season, received letter from Peter
La Champaign, who lives in AlcOnac,
Mich, and who, writing as he talks,
brings out the distinguished traits of
the French-Canadian character. The
letter, just as it was written, is print
ed herewith
AlgOnac Feb q 1895
Capt. Welcome Dear Sur | hope
you be aXuse me fe go write on you
cos liant got much quaint on you
but de rasen what rite on you for is
dis you no got won wimens and 60
Ak you if you can give him job to
so cook on your bote i mete Paul
SOcia de odder day and she tole me
yOn was gone to sale big bote dis
sumner and she say to me like dat you
rite Capt. Welcome she live on buHo
and you AK his fl eS got his cook and
fl he hant got it i bet you tomushrat
she give it n job Well told Paul i go
rite on you an hant got much educa-
shun but same tame can rite on YOU
wat want Now Coptin dis wimen
wat got heis good wan be bin cook
on de lumber wood tire fore liz wear an
al dem vans in de Humber wood she
say he is a good wan an he hant be-
long on no unDn Paul she say dat is
good wan on his favor and she say i
kin 90 on de hote to an ack lik deck
han on sam time. now Cop;in 60
AK you nudder fave you no got fore
children one OF it is girl an he can
help his mudder a good dels dis girl
wOt got he get terciene old on de
mex wan she got hate old an de third
wan he go fore old den got under
wan he got no old tol he Just come
last mite, but wen he git more old like
do oder vans we can help de old man
to.
now Coptin de favor wat 90 AK on
YOU Is dis kin fetch all my family on
de hotc ii kin got chanc to rent nv
plas css julie Paquet she tole me fl i
go on de bote an take al of it mich
me she 90 give me hate doler mont
for my plas an julie shes homes man
YOU no som mans wen YOU trus her
cars los for you but ant so an julie.
now Coptin | hope YOU gone civ me
that al dem favor wat | ak on YOU. I
no yool be glad wen we al cit on de
botc. Now coptin liant AK YOU wat
yon gon pay COS Paul she tol me
wen we liant belong on no unun we
kin hax al we like so gon trus on
You for dat
by gosh was come. mere freget som
thing mete by brudder law dis morn
ing and she say to me YOU 90 rite on
Coptln Welcome and say yes and
she say to me to AK You Fl you viii Civ
him job to go henginer on voor bote
maybe you liant got no quaint on him
wei l KIN tole you she was good was
she ben run trash masIien for tree yer
an she liant xii no body vet. all de
mans on Algnack talk good on her an
tole me to tel you she liant belong to
no unun to now coptin fl you want
TAX my brudder law for henginer on
kin rite on him dis way
Constant Pardee
Swan Greek
Michigan Stat
she will ct it quick cos she 60 on de
pos Office evry day cas- al dem clerk in
the pos Office on Swan Creek no her
now coptin so AK YOU agin to give
me al dem favor wat i ak on Won an
ii you do i kin com an sine contrc k
for de al of it. we'll tink i 90 stop
rite Is time to 60 to bid it Ten O'Clock
an dat little boy wat com las mite she
crying an mus go to look on her we
sen al our regard on you an hope yoor
iaaily is wei good mite writ as quick
as YOU cant to PETER LA CHAMPAGNE,