Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1916 — In Line, Men; Don’t Crowd. [ARTICLE]

In Line, Men; Don’t Crowd.

- A music teacher, recently arrived from the United States, was making herself generally useful, while learning the language in a mission school at Concepcion, Chile. Among her other duties, for which a knowledge of Spanish was not required, was playing the organ for the Spanish choir. Her stock of words was extremely limited, but she had already learned that one 'can frequently change an English into a Spanish word by the addition of a final “a” or “o.” That the rule was not altogether safe, she learned to the hysterical amusement of the choir. The music teacher had been helping the tenors through with their part in the anthem. The word “tenor” is the same in both languages. Then she wanted to have the basses try their part in a similar way. Although she was not quite sure about the word for “bass,” she took a chance on it and added the final “o.” Now it happens that the word is Spanish which is pronounced like “basso,” sounding, a as in base, means kisses. What she therefore said was; “Now the kisses, please one at a time.”—World Outlook.