Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-28
PETE WANTS A JOB.

Capt. Frank Welcome of Buffalo, who
was first officer on the big passenger
steamer North West last season, recently
received a letter from Pete La Cham.
paign, who lives in Algonac, Mich, and
who, writing as he talks, brings our the
distinguishing traits of the French Can
adam character. The letter, Just as it
was written, is printed herewith:
Capt. Welcome Dear Sur | hope YOU
be accuse me eef | 60 write on YOU eos
liant got much quaint on you hut de
rason what rite on You for is dis YOU no
got won wimens and go AK if YOU can
give him job to go cook on your bote
mete Paul Socia de oder day and She
told me you was gone to sale big bote
dis sumner and she say to me like dat YOU
write to Capt. Welcome she live on buno
and you AK him eff ees GOT his cook and
eff he haint got it i bet you to-mushrat
she give it Il job. Well tole Paul 90
write on you an hant got much
educatshm bur sam tam can rite on YOU
what / want. Now Coptin dis wimen
what got he is IA good won he bin cook
on the lumber wood tire four fiv wear an
al dem vans in de lumber wood She say
he Is ii good wan an he liant belong no
unun Paul she says dat is good wan on
his favor and she say can 90 on de bote
to an ack Xix dec han ON sam time. now
Coptin 90 AK you nudder favor YOU no
got fore chilren one of it is "A girl an he
can help his mudder a good dels dis girl
what / got he got terchene old and de
mex wan she got hate old an de third
wan he got fore old den got wan he got
no old to he Just come last mite but when
ln arif al la : In
can help de old man to
now Coptin de favor what 90 ak on
you is dis kin fetcL all my family on de
bote eff got chanc to rent my plaS COS
julie Paqurt she tote me eff 90 on de
bote an take al of it with me she Civ me
hate dollar mont for my plas an julie
she homes man you no some mans wen
you trus her cars loss for YOU but ant so
an julie. now COptin hope you gone
give me al dem favor wat i AK on YOU
no yool be glad wen we all git on de
bOte.
now Coptin i liant AK you wat YOU
gone pay cos Paul she tOle me wen we
liant belong on no unun we can haX all
we lik so go gon trus on you for dat.
by gosh was come mere treget some
ting met my brudder law dis morning
and she say 10 me you 90 rite on Coptin
"NN'ihN anu say ' N0 anu size say 10 ne
TO AK you eff you will give him Job to
90 hengineer on your bote may be you
liant got no quaint on him wei kin tol
you she was good wan She ben run trash
mashen for tree yer and she hapt xii no
body yet. all de mans on Algnack talk
good on her tole me to tel YOU she hant
belong to no unun so now coptin eff you
want take my brudder law for hengneer
you kin write on him dis way
Constant Paradee
Swan Creek
Michigan Stat
she will git it quick cos she go on de
pos Office every day cos al dem clerk in
the post Office on Swan Creek no her now
cOptain 90 AK you again to give me al
dem favor wat AK on you and eff you
do kin come an sine cOntrak for de al of
It, well tink go stop rite is time to 90
to bed it ten O'Clock an dat little boy wat
com last mite she acrying an mus go to
look on her we sen al our regard on YOU
an hope yoor family is wei good mite
write so quick as you cant to
PETER LA CHAMPAGNE.
Algnanac Michigan Stat.