Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-08-23
Dutch English.

Dutch English.
The following amusing account Of the
examination Of Dutchman in Philadel-
phia we clip from the Pennsylvania:
Jacob Feltzger, middle-aged gentle
man of Teutonic derivation--his apparel
well incrusted with dry mud, and his hat
looking like a collapsed steamboat cylin-
der, with the top blown off-was brought
up on complaint Of dry-goods man, for
stealing piece Of corduroy at worth 81.
.Moyor.-Do you .fushtay English,
Feltzger?
Prisoner.-Yaw, talks him foost rate.
.Mayor.-Do you know what 'steal'
means?
Pris.-Yaw, him is iron what is made
hard.
Mayor. That il one kind Of steal, but
not what.I mean. Do you understand
this: How came you to stesl that cordn-
royp
Pris.-Because mine breaches was
hicks goot; not have nothing fit for 60 to
church.
Mayor.-Does it take thirty yards Of
stuff to make you pair Of breechesp
Pris.-faw, der SCHNEIDER must have
some for cabbage, and toder what's left
might do for mien fraw-ven gifts mar
ried. Dat will make her bettygote.
Mayor.-I see you're man Of FORE
sight ] but don't you know that this way
ofgetting bfeechss and petticoats is against
the law?
Pris.--I hicks cares tam apout der
law3 washn't horned upon der Yankee
law. Use a Dutchman
Mayor.-Have you any friends that will
be your bail?
Pris.--Henty Of friends and more tan
suppose you want; dey come and
schwear what say and git me clear.
.Mayor.-We don't want them to swear:
we want them to give security for your
appearance at court. You confess you
stole the corduroy, and there IS no occa.
sion for any body to swear it.
Pris.--Ah hs! You find out / not tel
any lie.-Deutchman never do anything
vat b 'shamed to tell. Yaw, / did Sc
steal der stuff; but know where l stole
him, and wash going off to steal der mon
ey, like an honest man, and den COON bacl
and pay for him.
Mayor.--Where are your friends!
Will they come and 60 your ball?
Pris.--O yaw, dey all conceive, fou1
hundred, suppose you send for dem. Bu
dey all in Shermany. Dare you fine mine
| cousins.
.Mayor.-1'm afraid these relations are
too distant to be Of any use to you. Make
out his mittimus.
So Feltzger was committed for trial.
The DRusKARD's DEArH.-The las
number of the Lift in Lovsil, published
in that city, thus describes the death 0
Elias Messenger, Hotel keeper, and ;
man we have known for many years -
On the morning Of the day of his death
he first entered his bar, poured out nearly
a tumbler full Of gin, (that is, what he ha:
been selling for gin) and drank it clear
Shortly after he went into fit, from
| which he never came out only to go into
another and another. A terrible day i
| was TO MIN MS queries were neart-rend'
ing his body writhed like coiling SER
pent his countenance was more like 9
monster than human being; his mouth
was drawn back from ear to ear he liter.
ally chewed his own tongue TO pieces, and
the blood spirited from his mouth and nose
at every breath. Three men held him
upon his dying bed ; thus did he close the
drama Of his life. No one cared for him
except fond and loving wife-his own
household would not witness his death
nor did they mourn his loss. No friends
surrounded him to console him in his ter.
rible agonies-no tear but a wife's wa.
shed for him. Great God; what death.
bed for man that might have been be.
loved and respected by the whole city
His body was put in coffin, and convey
ed to Fitchburg in wagon, but mourne'
followed it his wife went BY the way O
the cars. Whether there was funera
ceremony in Fitchburg we know not
In this case was the proverb fulfilled
"the way of the transgressor Is hard.
"The wicked shall not 60 unpublished.