“Tafia always tells the truth.”[129]--[_Louisiana._]
[129] _Tafia_ is the rum extracted from sugar-cane. “_In vino
veritas_.”
306. Tambou tini grand train pace endidans li vide. (Le tambour va [lit:
tient] grand train parcequ’il est vide en dedans.)
“The drum makes a great fuss because it is empty
inside.”[130]--[_Trinidad._]
[130] In Louisiana Creole, _faire di-train_ is commonly used in the
sense of making a great noise, a big fuss. An old negro-servant might
often be heard reproving the children of the house in some such
fashion as this:--“_Ga!--pouki tapé fait tou di-train la?--Toulé
pé?--pas fait tou di-train mo di toi!_” (“Here, what are you making
all that noise for?--are you going to keep quiet?--musn’t make so much
noise, I tell you!”)
307. Tampée ka gagnen malhèrs ka doublons pas sa gueri. (Un ‘tampée’
achète des malheurs que les doublons ne peuveut pas guerir.)
“A penny buys troubles that doubloons cannot cure.”--[_Trinidad._]