Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-08-08
Won Sweitzel on Politics.

Mine neighbor, Wilhelm. vot you t'ink of
bolitics hey 2 asked Peter Won Slug, of
his neighbor Won Sweitzel, the Twelfth
Ward Blacksmith, last evening, as he seated
himself beside him in a Bierhaus.'
thinks much said Sweitzel, giving his
pipe long Whit.
Vell vot you thinks?
l comes to der conclusion dat politics is
one big fool
J All 7 exclaimed Pete. after taking
draught from his mug, how you make him
dat 2
Vellamine frien' I tell you. replied
Sweitzel, aftera few whifp and drink, I
''eOmes tGtdish place teny bars evening,
by der dutch Almanac, MT mine blacksmit
shop. | builds fine little house, I poots up
mine bellers, | makes mine fire, | heats
mine iron, | strikes NIT mine hammer,
gets benty Of work in, and I makes moon.
ish.'
Dat is goot,' remarked Pete, at the same
time demanding that the drained mugs be
re-flled
say that I make much friends con,
tinued Wilhelm, relighting his pipe. Der
beeples all say, Ven Sweitzel bes goot
man, he blow in der morning, he strikes in
der night, and he mind his business. So
dey spraken to me many times, and it make
me feel mooch goot here slapping his breast.
Yaw, yaw, dat ish gooter, remarked
Pete, who was an attentive listener.
We'll it goes along dat way tree year.
Tree ? Let me see, Won year I make tree
hoondred toller, der next tree hoondred an
ffty-der next four hoondred--der next
four hoondred and swonzy, and der mex. five
hoondred toller. Dat makes five yeer.-
Vel bes here FIVE yeer, when old Mike, der
walchman who bes such bad man, come to
me, ard he say Pete, vot makes you work
so hard ? TO make monish, dels him.
L dells you how you makes him quicker
as dat he say, | ask him how an den he
dells me to go into bolitics, an get big Of
fee. laugh at him, zen he delIs me dat
Shake, der lawyer-vat makes such burty
speeches about FaderIand- agoin' to
run for der Congress, and dat Shake der
lawyer dells him to dell me, if | would 90
among der beebles and dell them to vote
nit him all der While, he would put me into
Won big Office, where l makes twenty t'ous-
and toller year.
Twenty t'ousand, mine Got exclaimed
Pete, thunderstruck
Yaw, twenty t'ousand. Well, by shinks,
shust stops der blowen', an I stops der
strikin', an goes to mine friens an all der
Yarmans vote for Shake, and Shake bes
elected to der Congress-
took long aFa0ghE Of D6sr,e retnedlln d nkfg kstfgrA5 nd
eyes on the floor puffed his pipe as if in deep
thought.
Veil, mine neighbor,' said Pete, after
wai,ing due length of time for him to re-
sumo, vat you do, den, hey?
well, [ ask Mike, der swelhead watch
man for der Office, an he dells me get!
him der next year. l waits till after del
next krout-mazing time, an den sa again
Mike, when will Shake give me dat twenty
t'ousand toller Office :? In two year, sure,
he say, if you work for der barty.' Veil
stop BLOWN NIT mine bellers agin', an
blow two years for der barty NIT mine mout
Two year nit your mout'? asked Pet
in astonishment
'Yaw, two year. Den again l go t
Mike, der swellhead watchmans, an del
him der twenty t'ousand toller about, an
he dells me in won more year | gets hir
sure. | dinks he fools me, yet [ blow fo
der barty anudder year. an den, vat 20
dinks I?
'Dinks w you gets him twenty t'ou
and toller 2
Gets him p Py shinks, Mike, der swell
head watchmen dells me pese Won big foo
an dat [ might 60 to der bad place, an CT
sour krout.'
He tell you dat?'
Yaw. Sure as my name bes Vor Swi
EEL
After you do der blowing NIT your MOI
for der barty?'
'Yaw.'
Mine Got vat you do den, mine neigl
Dor 2
L makes a fire in mine blacksmit shop,
blows mine own bellers again, heats mil
own iron, and strikes NIT mine own har
+ mer. | say to mineself, Wilhelm "
( Sweitzel, boitics bes humbug, and boli
: clans bes bigger Won. Wilhelm VI
Sweitzel, do your oUn 6lowins, and let b
4 iticidnS do ders p
Il Nelghbor Pete thought he had come to
S wise conclusion, and after wishing all sol
10 of had luck to politicians. that class Of M
"a pocket, they ordered their mugs 10 De ag'
y reflIed, and changed the topic OF conVer
\ ton,
. THE Editor of the Sandusky Regis
- says that young gent lately called at !
+ + house of the girl he is after, where he
- - the following conversation with the Ii
@ce re- servant girl: !,
Ge ';e Gent with a sweet SMILEY. Is \
~ - W at home
Biddy-(scratohing her head)-Shf
{{e Gent-(Twirling his hat and trying
Snl look killing.) Is She engaged
p Biddy-Engaged, is 1t! fal'n y
les, no can't say sir; but she kissed MIR. Y
me me last evening as if she'd never seen the
ort ont of him, and its engaged that D lave
,rA. are, sir. l.
pre- pre- The last seen of the young man. he
'ood ~ eengaging' passage to Toledo Wnere
pol. naa the choler@.
lead An editor down East gives the folio
notice tour purse is lost The nm
requested to return it; being careiul