Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-28
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SHORT STORIES FOR
EVENING HOURS
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Preparing for the Trip.

mademoiselle Will be there TO give us
our French lesson"
II didn't know you were studying
French" remarked Mrs. Binxley.
Yes. we've been taking lesson for
the last month. We sail July I, you
know"
Il should hardly think two months
of French would benefit you percept-
ibly." observed Mrs. Binxley
But We are getting on beautifully
returned her friend "Mademoiselle
is the dearest thing. How does she
work with us! She will carry a chair
out of the room. asking. in French Of
course, what am ! doing now?' And
we answer her, You take out the
chair. Then she will bring II back,
inquiring, What am I doing now ?
and we reply. You bring in the chair.
and SO on. George says she has car
ried out and brought back everything
In the room except the piano. It's a
lovely way to learn a language, for we
are not bothered with books"
N"You are not going to engage In the
business OF moving furniture while
you are abroad, are you?" asked Mrs.
Binxley.
"Of course not, but think OF all the
words We are adding to our French
vocabulary"
III you are anxious to study French
In that way. II seems to me Il would
be practical to have your teacher rep
resent dressmaker who has spoiled
garment for you to learn to express
In a few emphatic and incisive words
your In, tntlon to thrown the dress
back on her hands unless suitable
alterations are mnde."
But French dressmakers-m odistes
] suppose I should call them--never
make mistakes" suggested the caller.
Don't they?" exclaimed Mrs. Blink
ley III you could see princess
gown that bought In Paris. with a
back seam that started on the right
path. but was lured 10 one side, you
would think French modistes do make
misilts."
Then I shall ask mademoiselle
what to say when one wants changes
made In dress" said the caller. MY
dear. II you had studied the language
before you sailed you would have
saved yourself both money and vex-
alton"
I'VE had three months of French
before we went over" replied Mrs
Binxley. MY husband had studied
Latin in his youth. which he said was
great help to him in speaking
French. and he was quite proud OF his
ability in that line-before he went
to France, He hasn't mentioned II
since"
Didn't he know how TO make use
Of his knowledge?"
''Ile had perfect genius for saying
the wrong thing" declared Mrs Blink
ley. He got us into trouble more
than once. One night when we we're
travelling through the south OF France
Mr. Binxley went to the ticket Office
TO have our tickets vised when the
train stopped at Narbonne, l believe
II was. never did learn what he
said, but several OF the officials came
TO the window OF our compartment
ms angry AS so many hornets. and all
talking at once. thought OF the
way the French people acted during
their revolution. and my blood ran
cold"
How did II end?" asked the caller
There was little American wom-
an asleep In one corner OF our CON-
partment. who. awakened by the
noise, spoke French so rapidly for a
few minutes that she must have made
even those natives dizzy. She seem.
ed to have explained whatever II was
and they skunk away without another
word asked her what II was. but
she was grumpy and sleepy and moi
inclined to conversation"
Didn't you ask your husband whal
he had said to make those men sc
angry"
yes, but he did not seem to know
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words"
Il will have mademoiselle arrang,
n hypothetical argument with railwa,
officials" remarked the caller thought
| fully.
II would. advised Mrs. Binxley
and be sure to have her explain thu
difference between Jupe' and.
upon, for you Will needs the word
In shopping
This conversation reminds me o
a dream | had last night" said tn,
caller Il thought was In Parl
and that mademoiselle. dressed ms
tight-rope walker, was tripping gail,
over wire that reached from tn
Louvre to the Place de Ia Concorde
When she caught sight OF me sh
swung by one toe. calling out, 'Wha
am doing now?
Thousands OF people seemed to b
waiting for my answer. As did no
know the French word for swingln
and had forgotten the French wor
for toe, ! woke in great trepidation.
1T gets on ones nerves dreadful
to study foreign language"
II