The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
differs in considerable degree from
the English codes.

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the English codes.
There is one thing we can all learn
from the foreigner and that is his
untiring energy and zeal to master
anything, especially languages. You
will scarcely ever meet foreigner
who cannot at least speak tw O!
foreign languages while the percent
age of Englishmen who can speak
even one foreign tongue is indeed
small. Returning, however, to the
streets of Montpelier the scene which
greets the eye from sunrise till noon
is countless barrows and tents be-
longing to people selling their mer-
chandise which consists chiefly Of
vegetables, fruits and flowers. These
street vendors excel in shouting one
another down at the pitch of their
voices. They speak dialect called
Patois, which is a mixture of Span
ish, French and Italian. They are
all women sellers and are very ugly,
dirty and fat in appearance and have
any amount of repertoire which re-
minds one of the cab and omnibus
drivers in Paris and London. There
is only one kind of public garden in
Montpelier which is called the Jardin
des Plantes. 1t is not all bad and it's
chief attraction and beauty consists
in it's shadiness and shelter from all
winds. There are not many flowers
in il nor is the design of the garden
attractive.
In Montpelier there are only two
buildings of any importance-th b e
Court of Justice and the Museum.
Near them is the University which
is as old as the town itself. The Uni
versity is chiefly formedical students
and one sees students from all nations
there the majority of them b e i n g
Egyptians and Russians. The uni
versity only opens in October and
there is a course of lectures for
strangers, which ends in March.
There is small theatre and concert
hall in this town, but it is very sell
dom that firstrate operas or concerts
are heard here. Around the opera
house is an open place called the
Place de Comedie which is fl e d
with cafes and restaurants W b c b.
needless to say, are packed every
night till two a. m. One can well
imagine the select company that as
sembles here until the small hours
of the morning!
The churches here are very ugly
with the possible exception of the
Catholic churches) both inside n
outside. Sunday, however, is day
which is almost wholly given up to
amusements of one kind or another
Religion in Montpelieris onlya name
and the church services are empty
and dreary. One church boasts O
an organ, but it is said the organis
has little or no idea of playing-th.
one finger style represents the music
al display! There is an old saying
that Frenchmen are always very
polite and while this may be truel
of the large cities such as Paris ant
Marseilles it certainly is not so il
, Montpelier. When stranger arrive
in town the inhabitants will commen
+ and discuss loudly on his or her quail
fications, dress, appearance and star
o at visitors in an audacieus name
which is somewhat disconcerting t.
8 the fair sex. The FrAnchmen il
r Montpelier are medium height, je
8 black hair and eyes, very sallow com
/ plexion, a small imperial beard an
h pointed moustache. They wear YER
! tall hats and very long pointed shoe
: which give their feet the appearance
| of good measures. They are non
! of them handsome or goodlookine
: The Frenchwomen are small, stou1
q have large hips and figures, black hal
n and eyes an d sallow complexion
4 They dress very we'll, however, an
one rarely sees a dawdy or oldfasl
4 ioned Frenchw oman. The men an
= women alike are very fiippant i
- character and lead gay and O f e
IS doubtful lives. Of course, there al
e exceptions, but this is the impressio
e one gets when living among then
o reading the literature and hearin
them talk. Their children are n
= longer children after Is or Is year
h of age. They behave and talk lik
% grown up men and women and n
. longer enjoy childish games as Ems
. ish children do. They want to /
. amused not in that way.
4 AN ENGLISH LADY.
Is Paris, France.