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Show Znellsli line! tuner ; I'.'.isrnfirres. As a language Lngiiju ).- cerrainlv dj-reef, dj-reef, in the wav mat it is not given to the rise of polite paraphrase. Y o remember re-member a notice m three languages tit-fixed tit-fixed to tho door of a saloon on board a mail Eteamer. Iu English, the passengers passen-gers were forbuloen to do someimng we forget the exact nature of the veto, but it was curt to the last degree. Iu f-pamsa. "Senores the passengers vvoro requested " not to commit the same offense. of-fense. In Portuguese. "The grace of senhores the passengers were prayed not to-" etc. Alter all tho meaning was much the same, and tlifi English version bad at least tne advantage of being the shortest. It is this peremptory tone which lias perhaps given English its placa m the proverbial classification as the language of dogs. "Spanish.- savs tne provei o, "one talks to tne gods: - m truth, it is almost high flown enough for the upper regions, but we may note thai the proverb was Spanish m origin. -Italian, one talks to one's friends." One can be eltistvelv warm in Italian and vet have: a ring ot sincerity. Frencn is capable of Birch minute variety of endearments and cajolements that the wanting sincerity sin-cerity is never missed. --German, to one s horse. " and if he neigns in answer an-swer he answers, wo Mtppose, in nood German. -And English, to a dog: WkIL it is a fact that dogs understand English better tiian anv other tongue. We are not disposed to quarrel villi tnat provera. London boectator. |