The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-11-22
Won Sweitzel on Politics.

ofhis neighbor Won Sweitzel, the Twelft
Ward blacksmith, last evening as he sea-
ed himself beside him in 'Rierhaus7'
81 thinks much" said Sweitzel, givin
his pipe long Whit.
"Vell, vot you tinks!"
81 comes to der conclusion dat bolitic
is one big fool"
"Ahl.' exclaimed Pete, after taking
draught from his mug, show do 20,
make him datl"
"Vel, mine frien, tell you," replies
Sweitzel, after few whiffs and drink
81 comes to dish place ten years last eve
ming By der Dutch Almanac, NIT MINI
blacksmit shop. / builds fine little house
poots up mine bellers, 1 makes min,
! fire, heats mine iron, l strikes NIT min,
banner, | gets plenty of work in, ant
| make monish."
"Dat is goot," remarked Pete, at tn,
came time dem anding that the drained
mugs be re-flied.
II say that 1 made much friends,
continued Wilhelm, religh:ing bis pipe
"Der beeples all say, Won Sweitzel bee:
good man, he blows in der morning, he
strikes in der night, and he mind hi:
business. So dey spraken to me many
times, and it make me feel much gooi
here" slapping bis breast,
"Yaw, yaw, dat ish gooter," remarked
Pete, who was an attentive listener.
"Vel it goes long dat way tree year
Tree Let me see, one year l make tree
boodred tollar, der next tree hoondred
an fifty, der next four hoondred and
swonzy, and der next FIVE hoondered tol-
lar. Dat make FIVE year, when old Mike,
der watchman, who bees such bad man,
comes to me, and be says
'iSweitzel, what makes you work so
hardl'
"To make monish,' l tell him.
81 tells how youm axe him quicker as
dat, be say,
81 ask him how, an den be tells me to
60 into bolitics an get big Office. l laugh
at him, ven be tells me dat Shake, der
lawyer-rat make such burty speeches a.
bout Faderland-bees a-goin' to run for
Congress, and dat Shake der lawyer dells
him to dell me, if I would 60 among der
beeples and tell them to vote mid him
all der while, be would put me in Won
big Office, where l make twenty tousand
tollars year."
"Twenty tousand mine Got !" exclaim-
ed Pete, thunderstruck.
"Yaw, twenty tousand. Well, By shinks,
| shust stops der strikin', an goes to mine
frieus, an all der YARN ans vote for Shake,
an Shake bes elected to der Congress-"
Here Mynheer Won Sweitzel stopped,
took long draught of beer, aud fixing
his eyes on the floor, puffed bis pipe as
if in deep thought.
"Vell, mine neighbor," said Pete, after
waiting due length Of time for him to
resume, "vat you do den, eh?"
"Vell, l ask Mike, der swellhead
watchman, for der Office, an he dells me
| gets him de next year. l waits till af-
ter der next krout making time, an den
| say again,
Mike when will Shake give me dat
twenty toueanQ oolI2r oInceI
=" In two year, sure,' he say, if you
work for der barty.'
"Vell, l stop BLOWN nit mine bel
lers agin. an l blow two years for der
barty nit mine mout."
1.-TWO years nit your mout!" asked
Pete, in astoisbment.
"Yaw, two year. Den again I 60 to
Mike, der swell-head watchman, an dell
him der twenty tousand tollar about, an
he dells ME in won more year | gets him
sure. l dinks be fools me, yet | blow
for the party anudder year, an den, vat
you dinks?'
"Dinks! W, you gets him twenty
tousand tollarl"
"Gets him. Ply shinks! Mike, del
swell-head watchman, dells me | bees vor
big fool, an dat might go to der bad
place, an, eat sour krout."
"He tell you dat!"
"Yaw. Sure as my name bes Won
Sweitzel"
CATER you do der blowing NIT 20,
mout for der bartyl"
"Yaw."
"Mine Got! vat you do den, mine
neighbor?"
81 makes fire in mine blacksmit shop
| blows my own bellers again, | heats
mine own iron, and strikes NIT mine Owl
hammer. say to minesclf,
"' Wilhelm Won Sweitzel, bolities bel
a humbug and politicians bes Diggel
Won. Wilhelm Won Sweitzel, do yer owl
blowing and let politicians do dersr "
Neighbor Pete thought be had come t.
a wise conclusion, and after wishing al
sorts of bad luck to politicians, that class
of men whose patriotism and integrit.
lies in their pocket, they ordered thei
mugs to be again re-filled, and changed
the topic of conversation.
'Now'-'Now' is the constant syllable
ticking from the clock of time. Now il
.Lo x,otcbuord of tbn MICA tNayr' is th,