| Show Te The Mexican Herald Language A few V days ago I was dining in one of the restaurants of the city At a table next to me sat a party consisting of a Frenchman a Geran German an Italian a couple of Mexicans and a S Scotsman The otman conversation turned upon n the to comparative mpa ra I beauty of language Each ohe of the p party contended that hi his own language I was the superior of al all other others The Ger German man mad based his contention upon the won von strength and of the German language and the virile virU character of is its thoughts and nd its literature The Frechman Frenchman claimed that the French lan Ian gage guage not only onh had haa nu no superior but no I eq equal ual in it Its ability to ex express press all l thO thoughts U accurately and wih with true beauty and a d depth of feeling I The Italian and one of the Mexicans each claimed on one beauty t tO which no other language could lay caim claim the beau I ty of sonorous sound The battle waxed hot between these two the batte Mexican maintaining that Sp had more true rue full vOwel sounds than an any other living I FInaly Finally both appealed appeal d the mater matter to the Scotsman who had contrary to the char characteristics act of his race not taken any part La In the discussion good bad or indifferent Sandy scratched his head fOI for a mo moment moment ment as s thoUgh reflecting deeply then he said All Ah we weSl l A dinna ken but wha be baith richt for ye to ken keit yer nine Ine wel weel But Bitt when i it comes to o vowel sounds a dinna ken ony e that k ken n coom n cop to thae Scotch A I 11 give gie jea ye a wee that tes wha A wad tel tell y ye yeA A man an anee e went Into a store In Dun kirk an a piece o coth cloth his fingers an his thumb an he said to the storekeeper Oo 00 And the t said Ay oo 00 A Aw V oo 00 sad said the mon monAy ono V U A Ay aW oo 00 anSwered t the V store keeper Aw a oo ask d the m mon monAy n I Ay awa aw a oo said the storekeeper Theres a business ca Carried rr On n I oU t te the use o 0 a single sound A dinna ken if either Italian or Spanish ot or any lher ither can eual equal th t The above story as told b by the Scots Scotsman man Is here given with the I ton or of the sounds of the words in preference preference to the Scotch spelling which might not be familiar to some of the readers The tr translation of the conversa conversation ton tion which took place between the mer iner merchant chant and his customer is as follows Wool oo V 5 i Yes wool ay oo 0 Al All wool aw 00 o oYes Yes aU hl wool ay aw awAll 00 I Al All one wool aw a oo Yes all one w oa aw a oo 00 I |
