The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-02
Number 1.
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Won Sw,i gel on Politics.
Mine neighhor. Wilhelm, vot you t'ink Of
poitcs. heyg' asked Peter Won Slug. of his
nelghbor Won Swestzel. the Twelfth Ward black
smith, last evening. ss he seated himself beside
him In "Bierhsus.
Il thinks much" said Sweitzel, giving his
pipe long Whit
well. yo, you t',nksa'
Il comes TO der conclusion dat politics is one
tam fool
.'Ah"' exclsimed Pete. after taking a draugh,
from his mug. how you makes him dass''
''Vell mine frien' sell you," replied Sweitzel.
after few whiffs and drink Il comes TO dish
blace ten years las; spring, by der detch Almanac
NIT mine blacksmit shop. l builds mine little
house, poots up mine bellers, makes mine fire.
l heats mine iron, strikes init mine hammer |
gets blenty of work in. and makes moonish."
Dat Is goot.' remarked Pete, at the same
time demanding tha. the drained mugs be refed.
Il say dat l make much friens." continued
Wilhelm, reiighting his pipe. Der beeples all
say, Won sweitzel bes goo: man, he blow in
der morning, he strike in der night. and he mind
his business. 50 dey spraken to me many times.
and IL makes me eel mooch goot here,'' slapping
his breast
"law. yaw, DAT ish gooter, remarked Pete,
who was attentive listener.
Vel il goes along dat WAY tree year. Tree
Let me see, Won year | make tree hoondIed toller,
der next tree hoondred an fity-der next four
hoondred-der next four hoodred and swonzv,
and der next i've hooudred toler. Dat makes
five yeer. Veil bes here five yeer. when old
Mike, der watchman. who bes such had mon,
comes TO me and he say,-'Pete vat make YOU
work so hard?' To make moonish.' dells him
i dels you how you makes him quicker dat
he say, | ask him how, an den he dells me 10 90
into boli,ics, on ge; big Office. l laugh at him,
when he dells me dat Shake, der lawyer-vat
makes such burty speeches about Faderland-
bes agon' to run for der Congress- and dat Shake
der lawyer dels him TO dell me, if l would go
among der beebles and dell them to vote mi, him
all der While he would put me into Won big office.
where l makes twenty tousand toller year"
Twenty t'ousand! mine Got" exclaimed,
Pete thunderstruck
"Yaw, twenty tousand Well, by shinks,
shust stops der blowen, an l stops der strikln'
an goes to mine friens. an tells 'em all to vote
for Shake der lawyer. an all der Yarmans vote
for Shake, and Shake bes elected to der Con
gres."
Here Mynheer Won Swei,zell stopped. took
long draught of beer. and fixing his eyes on the
floor pulled his pipe if in deep thought.
"Well, mine neighbor," said Pete, after wait
ing due length of time for him to resume. swat
you do den. hey?''
'.yen l ask Mike. der swellhead watchman
for der Office an he dells me gets him der next
year. l waits till after der next krout- maxim
time, an den say again. Mike, when viii Shake
give me dat twenty t'ousand tollar ofice?' In
two year. sure, he say. If you work for der bary
Veil, l stop blowin' nit mine bellers agin, an
Iblow two years for der barty nit mine mout.''
'Two year NIT your mout'?' asked Pete in
astonishment
"Yaw, two year. DEN again I 60 to Mike
der swellhead watchmans. an dell him der twenty
tousand toar about, an he dels me in won more
year | gets him sure; dnks he fools me. yet |
blow for der party anudder year, an den, vat you
dinks?''
"Dinks9 Wy, you gets him twenty fousand
toller?''
"Gets him?" Py shinks, Mike, der schwellhead
vatchments dells me pese Won tam fool, an dat
might so to der bad place, an cat sour -krout' -
Gle tell you dat?''
"Yaw. Sure my name bes Won Switzel''
''After you do der blowing NIT your mout for
der bar,y?''
"Yaw''
mine Got! vat you do den. mine neighbor?"
Il makes FIRE in mine black smit shop,
blows mine own bellers again, heats mine own
iron, an strikes NIT mine own hammer. Izay
to mineself, "Willhelm Won Sweitzel, bolitics bes
humbug. and politicians bes a bigger Won.
Wilhelm Won Sweitzel do your o,cn Ho,cing, and
let der politicians do dersi''
Neighbor Pete thought he had como to a wise
conclusion, and after wishing all sorts Of bad luck
to politicians, that class Of men whose patriotism
and integrity lies in their pocket, they ordered
their mugs to be again rcfled, and changed the
topic of conversation.