Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-04-20
9 Grns 9itturs.
From the Cincinnati Times.
Won SWeitzel on Politics.

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links of politics. hey?' Asked Peter
Won Slug, Of his neighbor Won Sweitz-
ell, the Twelfth Ward blacksmith, last
evening. as he seated himself beside
him in a 'Bierhans.'
i links much said Sweitzel. CIV
ing his pipe long Whit.
We'll vot you tinks?'
Il comes to ter conclusion that poll
tics is one tam fool
'Ah!' exclaimed Pete, after taking
draught from his mug. how you
makes him dat?'
Veil mine frien' | tell you. replied
Sweltzel, after few whiffs and a
drink. Il comes TO dish blace ten
years last spring, by ter dctch Alma
mac, nit mine blacksmit shop. l
builds mine little house, puts up
mine bellers, Imakes mine fire, heats
mine iron, ! strikes nit mine ham
mer. ! gets plenty Of work in, and
makes moonish.'
Dat is goot, remarked Pete, at the
same time demanding that the drain
ed mugs be re6lled.'
Il say dat l make much friens. con-
tinued Wilhelm relighting his pipe
Der peobles all say. Won Sweitzel bes
a goot man. he blow in ter morning,
he strike in der night. and he mind
his business. So dey spraken to me
many times. and it makes me feel
mooch goot here,' slapping his breast.
'Yaw. yaw, dat ish gooter,' re-
marked Pete who was an attentive lis
tener.
Veil itgoes along dat way tree
year. Tree? Let me see, Won year
| / make tree hundred dollar, der next
tree hoondred and fifty-der next four
hoondred--der four hundred and fifty
and swonzy, and der next five hoon-
dred tollar. Dat make FIVE year
Veil / bes here when old Mike der
watchman, who bes such bad mon,
comes to me and say,-'Pete, vat
makes you work so hard? To make
moonish / dells him. Il dells you
how you make him quicker as dat, he
say, ask him how. an he tells me to
90 into bolitics an get a big Office.
laugh at him. when he dells me dat
Shake der Lawyer-vat makes such
burty speeches about der Faderland-
bes agoin' to run for der Congress.
dat shake der lawyer tells.him to tell
Inc. If would go among der beeples
and tell them 10 vote NIT him all der
vile ho void put me into ohe big Office,
where l makes twenty tousand dollar
a year.
Twenty tousandl mine GotP ex.
claimed Pete, thunderstruck.
'Yaw, twenty tousand! Well. by
by jinks | shust stops der blowen, and
/ stops der striken and goes to mine
friens and tells tenn all to vote fol
Shake ter lawyer. and ter Yarmans
vote for Shake, and Shakes bes elect.
ed TO der Congress
Here Mynhcer Won Sweitzel stop
ped. took n draught Of beer and fix
ing his eyes upon the floor, pulled his
pipe as il in deep thought.
well, l ask Mike. the swellhead
watchmen for der Office, and he tell.
me get him der next year. waits
ill after der next kraut making time
and den l say. Mike when will Shake
give me that twenty tousand dollar
ofiice?' In two year. sure. he say.
If you work for der barty.' Veil,
stop BLOWN my bellers agin, an
blow two years mine mount
Two years might your mout? ask
ed Pete in astonishment.
'Yaw, two year. Den again / e
to Mike, der swellhead watchman M
dell him der twenty thousand tollal
about, an he tells me in one more yea
gets him sure; dinks he fools m,
yet I blow for der party annuddel
year. and den vat you tinks?'
"Dinks? Wy you gets him twenty
tousand and tollar.'
'Gets him? Ply shinks, Mike. de-
swellhead yatchmans dells me ! pes,
won tam fool, an dat l might go I,
der bad place an eat sour kraut.'
lie tell you datY'
Il 'Yaw. Sure as my name Is Vor
ISweitzel.'
After you do der blowing NIT you
mout for dere partyT
'Yaw.'
Mine Coil vat you do den, m,
neighbor?'
4 makes o FIRE in my blacksmi
shop. blows mine own bellers again
| heats mine own iron, and | strike
mine own hammer. gay 10 mine
Wilhelm Won Sweitzel. politics bes
humbug. and politicians hes abigge
Won. Wilhelm Won Sweitzel. do you
oscn bio,cing an let poiiticians do ders
Neighbor Pete thought he come Il
n wise conclusion. and after wishin,
all sorts Of bad luck TO politicians, tha
class Of men whose patriotism and in
tegrity lies in their pocket. they OF
dered their mugs reflled. and chang
q ed the topic Of conversation.
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