TI1E CONGO IN 1863. 
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I need hardly say that the speakers are foul-mouthed 
as the Anglo- African of S’a Leone and the “ English ” 
Coast ; they borrow the vilest words from foreign 
tongues ; a spade is called a spade with a witness, and 
feminine relatives are ever the subject of abuse ; a 
practice which, beginning in Europe with the Slav race, 
extends more or less throughout the Old World. I 
specify the Old World, because the so-called “ Indians ” 
of North and South America apparently ignore the 
A CONGO STATION. 
habit except where they have learned it from Southern 
Europe. Finally, cursing takes the place of swearing, 
the latter being confined, I believe, to the Scandinavians, 
the Teutons, and their allied races. 
Nothing can be more unpleasant than the Portuguese 
spoken by the Congoman. He transposes the letters 
lacking the proper sounds in his own tongue ; for instance, 
“ sinholo ” (sinyolo) is “ senhor ; ” “ munyele ” or “ min- 
yele ” is “ mulher ; ” “ 0 luo ” stands in lieu of “ 0 rio ” 
