Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1896 — An Amusing Story. [ARTICLE]

An Amusing Story.

A writer In tbe Cosmopolitan tell* the following amusing story at the expense of an English official: " I was once, she says, in my capacity of tourist visiting .Windsor Castle, and had a long conversation with a big, burly, bronzed old English soldier, who pointed out to me all the beauties of the surrounding country, and told me in what battles he had won his various ■decorations. While we were talking, a French woman came up to ud and said with painful effort: “Ees ett permeeted to viseet. Eton?” The soldier started at her, stolid and dumb. She repeated her question. ‘'The school, Eton, ees eet pttrmeeted that I may viseet?’’ SUU no answer, i volunteered a translation. His face broke'jnto smills. “Certainly, madam, certainly,” he said politely. “Airy hour yon please.” „nd then turning to me: “Amazing, isn’t it, the difficulty I have understanding these foreigners. Now, with you people from across the Atlantic I never have any trouble at all. Not a bit more than if you were English.” I said that it was very pleasant to feel that L eonid make myself Intelligible, and that there was without doubt a strong similarity in our tongues; and I went on my way rejoicing.