ON THE USE OF FOREIGN TONGUES.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5101, 23 May 1885, Page 4

ON THE USE OF FOREIGN TONGUES.

11 If Brudder Shindig Watkins am in de hail to-night, he will please step dis way," said Brother Gardner, as everybody except Bed rock Taylor drew in bis feet and ceased coughing. -Brother Watkins made his way to the president's desk, with a look.of keen expectancy on his face. ~ "Brudder Watkins," continued the President, " I now want to spoke to you individually. On seberal occashuns I has heard you wind up an observashun wid cum dig solis., Has you got any diggin'todbF' " N—no, sah." "Ain't gwitHß to dig a celler or a well ?" "No Bah."."Doyou know anyone named Solis?" "I reckon not, sah," " Den why did you call on Solis lo c«me an' dig?" "I dunno." "Urn! on odder occasions, Brudder Watkins, I has heard you speak of aqua pura. Has you much of a winter's stock on hand?" " I—l—no, sah." ." Dai's too bad ! I war' gwine to buy a- ton or so of you. All out, eh ? Now, Brudder Watkins, what did you mean one day last week when- you' told Giveadam Jones dat you felt en dishabille?" "I doan remember, sah." "Doar/eh!" Doan' happen to have any en dishabille in your pocket tonight, do you ? " " No, sah.'.' " Dats sad—werry sad ! At de oyster pa'ty de odder ebenin' you told de widder Call forth dat you nebber went out nights widoufc your similia similibus c'urantur wid you. How many times does it shoot, Brudder Wat» kins?" " I—l dunno, sah." "Which pocket do you carry it in ? " " None of em." "Brudder Watkins, look me in de left.eye ! Do man.who has looked in at de back dooh of a college am not spesbu'iily called upon •t» give de fack away, An', too, de English langwidge am so plain an easy dat anybody kin make hisself under* stood without breakin' his back. When de President of a Republic like dis sends fo'th an annual message ia sich simple English dat skule boys kin swallow ebery word, dar hain't much call fur de like of us to-stand on the hind platform of a street kyar and call out *Ad interim amicus humani generis ante bellum comme je fus!' We know it widout his givin' hisself awny. Take yer seat, Brudder Watkins, an' let me hope that you'll hencefo'th use de langwidge of de kentry in impar tin' de infnrmashuo dat you wen£ to bed with cold feet and got op with a backache." '