The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1906-06-09
not wise to what's doing on the stage
Whats the natter" | says.


"Listen!" says Clara Jane.
I listened. In minute was next.
The trackwalkers on the stage were
talking Dago! Dago. mind you!
and me Just after putting on mourn
ing for my ten plunks!
oh! they're doing the trick In
French" l says. off.hand. 1ast as
though I paid my car.fare In French
every morning.
Say. l don't know enough about
French to find Paris on the map
honest, that's straight! But I'm think
ing OF my dear departed ten. SO
makes the play!
What are they saying now" says
the Proposition in Peaches.
cellar.
Bon gre de Ia tour be jee!" I
says. handing her the hottest accent
that was ever turned loose.
oh. John Henry" says my lady
friend. why, | didn't know you
could speak French! How lovelyl
What does II mean in English"
1T means" I says. that Sara -
handing calrdown to the old guy
that looks like cheese sandwich. She
says To him. See here! you've got
another bun on! How dare you trail
into my nat with your tide high
enough to noat q battleship?'"
That doesn't sound very poetical."
says the Extreme Limit.
1T isn't poeucai." I says. but it's
the goods. all right. Bon gre. that's
French for q bun. and de la tour
means the rest"
That was where I caught step with
my nnish.
had to translate everything that
was said on the stage. and I couldn't
even pronounce the name Of the piece
they were PLAYING.
When Bernhard addressed q lot OF
French superx used up 4 bunch Of
tickle your'fancy language that May
Irwin hands to her rib.racked audi
ences. and my lady friend stood for II.
When CoQuelin pushed out his chest
and jawed every one In sight. I threw
my whole soul into the translation
and handed my lady friend u line Of
talk that heard In . burlesque at
The New York. CoQuelin made an
awful hit with my lady friend. II I
could have remembered more Of those
good things Coqueiin would have
been aces with her ever after.
Before the nrst act was over had
q - H..~
rheumatism that ! read In an almanac.
and ! had CoQueiin reciting the
Charge Of the Light Brigade"
II was = hot evenlnx-for me!
Before the second act was halt
through ! went on my dip. I was
nutty from pit TO dome. had enough
bum French 10 my topknot to start
one Of those sit'bsek.hoId,tixht table
d'hote places. with wine a t0c.
grab.
II vas fierce.
But II was all OF when I Put sars
Into Mother Goose. That vas the
last camel. Ny lady friend wouldn't
stand for Il when told her that Bern.
hardt vas sayinx Odd Mother Hub
bard. she went TO the cupboard" She
thought ! was strinEinx her. I gusss
! WAS.
l told her that the Preach had gone
To my head. Clara Jane said I looked
pale. and hadn't We better 70 home:
she had enough. anyway!
IN bet she had. III bet four dol
lars my lady friend had ihr worst
play. bar none. that was ever adapted
from the French. That's what she
had. and ! had such . headache!
After We padded on home my lad,
friend said she didn't exactly under
stand the plot Of the play. but she'd
he Glad u got the book and road thl
rest Ut Il Ia Der.
Nc!-o6 to tho woods! Me!-Ss
the tall timber ill she wakes up! Nc
more Glad tidings from the Preach
for me. ny lady frtsad y the Whole
Output. but she'll have to gst ost a
her trance and take ~ without
mayonnaiss drcssins.
] vas . lobster 10 OF II ths same,
but IN aot pate Dc fois grss enough
70 stay there after ny feet ct cola
Your. % the srlddie.
JOHN HENKy.
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