Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-12-12
von swettzel on Politics.

DoilticS, hey Z asked Peter V on Siug, Oh MS
neiahbor Won SweitzeI, the Twelfth Ward
blacksmith, last evening, as he seated himself
beside him in sbierhaus.'
Il thinks much,' said Sweitzel giving bis
pipe long Whit.
Vel, vot You links p
i comes to der conclusion dat bolitics is
one big fool
:lAh!' exclaimed Pete, after taking draCg't
from his mug, show do YOU make him dat r
Ven, mine frep, l tell you replied SWEET
eel, after few whGs aud a drink, Il comes to
dish place ten year last evening by der Dutch
Almanic, nit mine bac,ssmit shop. l builds Al
fine little house, l poets up mine bellers, I.
makes mine fires, l gets plenty Of worg in,
and makes monish.'
sDat is goot,' remarked Pete, at the same
time demanding that the draind mugs be re-
filed.
q says that 1 made much friends, continued
Wilhelm, relighting his pipe. 'Der beeples all
sag Won Sweitzel bees a goot man, he blows
in der morning, he strikes in der night and he
mind his business. So dey spr4l,en to me
many times, and it makes me feel much goot
here, clapping his breast.
.Yaw, yaw, dat ish gooter,' remarked Pete.
who was an attentive listener.
Ven, it goes along dat way tree year. Tree?
Let me see, one ycarI make tree hooaerd tol-
Ter, der next tree hooarea and fifty, der next
foar hoonerd and swonzy, and der next five
hoondred to,l1r. Dat make five year, waen
old Nike der watchnan, who bees such bad
man, comes to me and he say
.Swietzel, what makes you work 50 hard p
| TO make monish' 1 tell him.
Il deiIs you how you make him quicker as
dat he say.
| Il ask him how, and den he tells me to go in
to boltics and get big office. 1 laugh at him,
ven he tells me dat Shake, der lawyer-dat
make such burty speeches about Faderland
bes going to run Tor Congress-, and Shake der
/ lawyer dels him to dell me. if | would go
among der beeples and dell them to vote mid
him all der while, he would put me in Won big
Office, where / make twenty tousanI tollars 9
year.
Twenty tousand mine Got!' exclaimed
| Pete thunderstrnck.
.Yaw, twenty Thousand. Well, By Shinks,
| I shust stop der strikin, and goes TO mine
friens, and all der Yarntins vote for Shake,
and Shake bees elected to der Congress-
Here, Mynhecr Won Sweitzel stopped, took
long draught of been. and fixing his eyes on
the hoo., pulled his pipe as if in deep thought.
Well, mine neighbor, said Pete. after wait
| ing a due length Of time tor him to resume,
swat you do den, eh p
| sWcu, ask Mike, der sFellhead watcaman,
for der Office, and he dells me gifts him de
next year. l waits till after der next krout
making time, and den l say again,
..Alike, ven win Shake give mo dat twenty
thousand tollar Office p
In two year, sura,' ne say, 'if you work for
for der barty.'
| Well, stop bowin' nit mine bellcrs and
| 1 blow two year for der party NIT mine mout.'
Two year nit yoGr mout p asked Pete in
astonishmept.
sYaw, two year. Den again / go to Mike
der swellhead watchman, and delIs him 1 wants
der twenty tousand tollar, and he dells me in
one more year gets him sure. 1 dinks he
| he fools me, yet l blow for the party another
year. and den vat you diuks7'
<Din!lsi Wy, you gets him twenty tousand
tollar p
eGits him, Py shinks Mike, der sweilhead
watchman, dells me 1 bes big fool, and dat
might go to der bad place, and eat sourkrout.
lie tell you dat ~
sYaw. Sure as my name bes Won Sweitzel.'
after you do der BLOWN nit your mout for
der barty p
! :Yaw.'
Mine Got vat you do den, mine neighbor y
/ Il makes fire in mine blacksmit shop, /
blows rny. own belIcrs again, heats mine own
iron, and strikes nit mine own hammer. !
/ say to nlineself,
wilhelm Won Sweitzel, bolitics bes hum
| bug and politicians bes bigger Won. Will
helm Won Sweitzel. do your own blowing and
| let politicians do ders!
| Neighbor Pete thought he had came to a
| wise conclusion and after wishing all sorts OF
bad luck to politicians, that class OF men whose
patriotism and integrity lie in their pocket.
/ they ordered all their mugs TO be again refill
ed, and changed the topic of conversation.
I
How TO CHOOSE HusBAND.-Never marry
a man till you have seen him eat. Let the
candidate fer your hand pass through the or
deal of eating soft boiled eggs. If he can dc
it and leave the table-spread, the napkin and
his shirt unspotted-take him. Try him next
with spare-rib. If he accomplishes this feat
/ without putting out one of his own eyes, ol
pitching the bones into your lap, name tht
wedding-day at once; he will do to tie te.
~ Cleanliness is virtue said mora
| \; in, III