I've eard Mrs.Sitdowns hencored in it at Common Garden and Doory Lane in the ight of her poplarity you know.

By the boye, hall the hactin in Amareka is werry orrid.

You're honely in the hinfancy of the istoryonic hart you know; your performers never haspirate the haitch in sich vords for instance as hink and hoats, and leave out the _w_ in wice wanity you know; and make nothink of homittin the _k_ in somethink." There is much more in the same style, but, perhaps, this may suffice.

I have given this passage chiefly because it affords an example of the manner in which the generality of Americans are accustomed to speak of English pronunciation and phraseology.
It must be remembered, however, here and every where, that this phrase, "the Americans," does not include the instructed and travelled portion of the community.
It would be absurd to swell my little volumes with extracts in proof of the veracity of their contents, but having spoken of the taste of their lighter works, and also of the general tone of manners, I cannot forbear inserting a page from an American annual (The Token), which purports to give a scene from fashionable life.

It is part of a dialogue between a young lady of the "highest standing" and her "tutor," who is moreover her lover, though not yet acknowledged.
"And so you wo'nt tell me," said she, "what has come over you, and why you look as grave and sensible as a Dictionary, when, by general consent, even mine, 'motley's the only wear ?'" '"Am I so grave, Miss Blair ?" '"Are you so grave, Miss Blair?
One would think I had not got my lesson today.