American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-11-26

Happily for us, however, most of their
depredations fall upon the country.
The EDITORS TABLE of KNIcKER-
BOOKER is the best remedy for the lilies
of which We have any Knowledge
Here are few extracts:
Hans Breitmann's Barty,
Hans Brei,mann gife barty--dey had
biapo blayin--l felldfin lofe nit a Metican
irau. Her name was Matilda Yane. She ma,
haar as prom as pretzel bun: lie eyes was
himmel blue and ven she looket iuto mine
dey shplit mine heart in two.
9 Hans .Breitmann gife barty-I vent dar
you'll pc pound. vaIzet mi, das Matilda
1ane-and vent shpbmen rount and roun,.
De Poo,iest lraulein in de house--she way.
, ed pout doc hundert pound.
Hans Brcitmann gife barty-I dells YOU
itcost him dear. Dey rollt in more as sew
en- kecks of foos, rate Lager Bier--und ven.
eler dey knocks dc shpicket in, do Deutsch.
ere lies cheer. I dinks dat SO vine barty
meier COON to a het dis year. "' 'E'ih
Hans Breitmann gifes bart,. Oar MI
vas souse und brouse.b Ven de sooper come
IN, de company did make DENSE YES 10 de
house. Dey ate dus Brot und Gensybroost.
die Bratwoorst and Braten fine, und wash
das Abendessen down nit four parrels of
Neckarwcln. t.q'fra rr4.,.t5,i ag f,,t
Hans eitmann gfe abarty. We all cot
troonk as bgs; poo mine mout to parrel
OF bier und shwaIlowed it up NIT schwigs:
und den kissed Matilda Yane, und den She
schiap me on do kop, und de company fight
mt daple legs de coonsta pie make COS
schIop. "an q RA0g 'Fa351f
Hans Breilmann gife a bary we're is dat
barry now? Where is de loiely golted cloudt
aai iioat on der mountains Prov? Vhe re is
dc hlmmelstrahlende sthern-de sthar Of de
spirits light--al gone'd away nit de Lager
Bier-avay in der Evigkeit." 's
That sketch came from a genius
wonder who wrote it Now read this. |
The editor Of the sCum5erzand Tele-
graph dropped in upon us at the Sane
tum by paper-prbXy the other morning
and mentioned to us, in the course of
an animated conversation, the following
extraordinary circumstance eFor sew
eral years, said he "a MOUSE has had
his home in my printing. office. He has
become very familiar with all hands,
and in broad daylight he can be seen
playing around the feet of the compo.
sitors, or dancing about the cases, as
little apprehensiyo seemingly of dan.
ger as if snugly safe in his nest. The
paste-cup is his delight; but he never
objects to bit of cake or fruit, with
which his admirers occasionally supply
HIM. lie is q most remarkable little
animal. A piece of cake puts him in
high glee, and when he has deyoured
1t, ne gets in corner and sings like
canary bird, his notes being sweet and
melodious. Sometimes he will sing for
an hour without intermssion. He is
general fayorite does what he pleases
with impunity; and is regarded as
sort of fixture in the Office Our con.
temporary added, that the said mouse
was SO tame that he would suffer his
person to be handled, without the least
show of fear. We said to him, (the
Editor, not the Modse,) THAT is, as
you observe, most extraordinary cir
cumstance. and if you had not seen it,
you would not have believed it?' He
replied immediately, with great frank
ness, that he would not. The following
observation, made by 'ourself, finish.
ed the conversation Under notice >
JUS So we have never seen the mouse
in question The editor was dumb.
founded, and wist not what to say.
Now here is aqucsti5n Of elongated
vcracity, which we would like to settle
to the satisfaction of both parties and
happily we have somo facilities for SO
doing. One of our hands worked in
the Office Of the Cumberland Tolc-
graph q few years since, and on being
Intercepted on this subject, he unhe.
sitatingly says, "therc was one mouse
in the Office when I worked there
On being asked, "did it sing" he be-
ing mute, could not answer satisfaci
torily. But we would respectfully sug-
gest to cold Knick." that when a
country editor can promptly substan>
tiate one.haH Of narrative, ne ought
to be believed, for it is moro than most
city editors can do And besides, it is
a well.known fact that there has been
many q singing 'rat in printing off.
ces, and why not singing mice 2 Do
not be so incrcdulous, friend 'Knick.'
I'D. Union.1
| Our readers have heard Of the &C.
complished Gothemite merchant who
said to his partner, as he was sprink-
ling sand upon the supersoription Of q