The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-11-15
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
Better Known and Better Spoken in
Other Countries Than at Home.


The Scotchman in his. interesting en-
tertainment in our city on the Dist in
slant made the assertion that the Eng
llsh language is better known and bet
Ter spoken in other countries than at
nome. Strange as it may seem this is
true. The best English speakers cannot
pronounce the h or the in their proper
places. Charles Dickens gives the fol-
lowing amusing example of this defect
where he makes his high bred English
man sing: My arts hin the iylands
hand the brave hold hoax" for MY
hearts in the Highlands and the brave
Old oak An Englishman from Corn
wall could no more understand an Eng
hshman from Cumberland than he
could Chinaman; and the same is
true of person from Yorkshire, and
another from Kent. In the black eoun-
try, that is in Staffordshire and the
surrounding counties, the people have
invented a lingo of their own, which
no one outside the coieries and the
irOn works can understand any more
than they could Hebrew. The people of
Dublin go the nearest to speak English
as it is printed, than any other speak
ing communities After them come the
Scotch of Inverness and Edinburgh.
But every Scotchman is born with
bur in his glotis which no labor in after
lie can remove, and no matter how
refined his language may be, the r in
his throat betrays his nationality. This
truth was well illustrated by William
Murray, Lord Mansfield-who removed
TO London very early in life, and Ia
bored hard to get rid of his Scotch
tWang Wishing to be more English
than the English themselves, he resort
ed 10 all the roues and fashionable
gatherings. for which London was IA
nous in his day. But in going home
rather "fou' as his countrymen would
say he fell into a trench in Chelsea.
and for the life of him could not get
out. An Irishman passing and hearing
his groans stopped, and peering down
asked who was there"
Lord Mansfield" was the reply.
Help me out and I'll give you
guinea" The son of Erin hunted round
Till he got pole and piece of rope
and fixing the pole across the opening
tied the rope to it and also round his
l0rdship's waist and succeeded in get
ting him up. Now carry me home
said he and I'll give you half crown
$50 cents).
You offered me a guinea" said Pat,
TO take you out pay that and Wen
talk about carrying you home.
IN not pay you baubee" (penny),
NtA'|A Ills lDIQSLlD Iii j SNl AlNfliC.
Then you'll go back to where / gN
you," said the Irishman, and taking the
earl up in his arms he threw him into
the trench again.
Take me out, take me out and you
shall have your money"
No said Pat, and better than that,
tits two guineas you'll be after paying
before l touch you again"
Well, take me out and I'll pay you.
Youll pay me first, said Pat for
we have a saying in Ireland never trust
a Scotchman twice"
The money was paid and Pat took
him out again and saw him home. On
the way his lordship asked how did
You know ! was a Scotchman?"
Why a fool could tell that" said the
Irishman. Sure, no man would talk
about "baubee" but a Scotchman,
and faith the same fool would know
you by your Scotch brogue."
Lord Mansfield was one of the great
est judges England ever had, but it is
recorded of him that he never after the
incident of the trench had an Irishman
come before him to whom he did not
mete out the fullest penalty Of the
law. - Catholic Sentinel, Chippewa
Falls, Wis.