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Show ENQLI8H AT FOREIGN HOTELS. Fearful and Wonderful Combinations That Are Formed. Many Boms of tho curious KngllBh of foreign hotel keepers hnvo been Riven to tho public. Among tho best 1b the talo of tho host of a well-known establishment In Qrccco, who wns wont to greet his guests In an effusive effu-sive mannor with: "What you pre-fare pre-fare n blf-tek or a chlck-hcn7" Their astonishment at tho mastery of the language was frequently deep-oned deep-oned when, upon their return to tho hotel a few hours later, thoy found nothing prepared. It was his only English sentence, and ho did not understand un-derstand a word of It. This, however, Is not qulto equal to the placard In the possession of a naval ofQcer Just returned from Kgypt. He procured It at a cafo chantant In Alexandria, It was printed In several languages and this Is the English part: "Evory of tho consummations of the coldness, ono plastro besides. Every of the claim to bo addressed directly of tho direction, During of tho repetitions repeti-tions the price of consummations to bo tho samo that In every tho other's coffee." With tho aid of tho parallel passages pas-sages In other languages tho meaning mean-ing Is found as follows: "All Iced drinks ono plastro extra. All complaints com-plaints Bhould bo mado nt tho ofllce Notwithstanding tho performnnco tho prices will bo the samo as those of other cafes." Stray Stories. |