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Frenchmen you remember the line about Paris, the Court, the World, etc. -I recollect well, by the way, a sign in that city which ran thus: "Hotel l'Univers et des Etats Unis"; and as Paris IS the universe to a Frenchman, of course the United States are outside of it. "See Naples and then die." It is quite as bad with smaller places.
Max O'Rell, on the other hand, writes: "L'habitant du Nord-est des Etats Unis, le Yankee, diffère autant de l'Americain de l'Ouest et du Midi que l'Anglais diffère de l'Allemand ou de l'Espagnol." On this point I find myself far more in accord with the French than with the British observer, though, perhaps, M. Blouët rather overstates his case.
It had been found at about two o'clock in the morning by some printers from the office of the Courier des Etats Unis, who, in coming from their work, had heard cries of distress and hurried to the rescue. As they drew near they saw a man spring away from something huddled on the sidewalk, and plunge into the shadows of the night, running from them at full speed.
It's squat-right, chiefly." The mocking Waters leaped one over the other, chuckling and chattering profanely. "In that hundred Jenkins, a tinker, with one dog unis canis holds, by the Grace of God and a habit he has of working hard, unam hidam a large potato patch. Charmin' fellow, Jenkins. Friend of ours.
"I avail myself of this occasion to renew to your Excellency the assurance of my most distinguished consideration. "Légation des Etats Unis d'Amérique,}
Briand speaks in the name of all "les gouvernements alliés unis pour la défense et la liberté des peuples." Briand's second declaration, dated January 10, 1917, is even more fundamentally important. It is a collective note of reply to President Wilson, delivered in the name of all the Allies to the United States Ambassador. The principles therein established are very clearly enunciated.
This was done by Dr. James Brown Scott and the draft was approved and prepared for signature. On the morning of June 28, the same day on which the Treaty of Versailles was signed, the protective treaty with France was signed at the President's residence in the Place des Etats Unis by M. Clemenceau and M. Pichon for the French Republic and by President Wilson and myself for the United States, Mr.
"I will only add that, should you succeed in effecting this object, you will render a very acceptable service to all the friends of science in America. "I remain, dear sir, with high consideration, your obedient, faithful servant, "To R. P. FLENIKEN, ESQ., Chargé d'Affaires of the United States of America at Copenhagen." "Légation des Etats Unis d'Amérique,}
Jean Todd, colonel et Grand Judge civil pour les États Unis"; Todd's title having suffered a change and exaltation in their memories. They granted one another about fifteen thousand square miles of land round the Wabash; each member of the court in turn absenting himself for the day on which his associates granted him his share.
On this subject let me remark that there are Americans abroad in Italy who have actually forgotten their mother tongue in three months forgot it in France. They can not even write their address in English in a hotel register. I append these evidences, which I copied verbatim from the register of a hotel in a certain Italian city: "John P. Whitcomb, Etats Unis. "Wm.
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