Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-23
VERY DUTCH.

"Weesatss, Mr.. Shon; how you does di.
morning ~
Putty better, how are you YOURSELF
''Goot Vot ist de newz 2''
''Oh, nothing; don't hear de newr now -
Ivy dausl''
''Vell, | don't run NIT de wire macheene no
more
"Mein himmel, w for you give up?"
"fdells you You know Shake Skifers un
Willy Rennet un PulIy Hickens, un all de
wire boys used to come down in my saloon after
de wires un drink segars un lager, un play
tominOes
''Yaw =
Veil, Won day Shake speaked to me, 'Shon,
w don you belong NIT de vires!' Wy for p
asked him. 1t maks you 80 better pizness,
he say"
$50 it dood''
"Nein, nein, be darn vot it dood?'
How
"Vell, / coed Won efenin NIT Shake down
TO de macheengine house, uH after dere vas a
needing, prOpozled me as to be a member
Shake he dells dem dat L vas a good weller, un
keeps so better lager, un gifts drust. Un
dey dakos fote. Shake he say dem all you
do be IN vavOr of my company vas to say yes,
un all dat don been in vavor of mine gom psny
and wants dcir heads poked to say Nc .
''Daus is right"
"Veil, nobody don't say no. so Shake he
dells me vas lected; den AK him vot shall
do init mipeself, un be say, 'Drest dc company
30 L dreats de company, un den gets de slate
un a marks down NIT de druSt next ira trick
To dem ALL un two tn Shake. Veil after We
drink somedime day goes home, and vas d
yireman."
dat night I COED to bed, un dreams all
night pOut houses on fire, un [ douyht [ vas
breaking the windows, un snlsshin de tiDgs un
ssin eferybOdy, un in de morning ven get uI
vines mineself lyin on de vlOor we're wallis
off "A la1u in min H..
Shake comes into my saloon, be dells me vas
yined witty cents, for don't been out of mine
house. 80 after leedle he splain to me Yot il
vas, dat must pay witty cents, so pays it,
un make up mine mind dat don't miss de
wires no more
"Daus vas pesser"
'Vell, de night before last dere vas q wire
In de Bowery, un L coed up NIT de macheen-
gine, un We gets to work. un de masheengine
plays on de wire, so den de foreman of de gom-
pany he comes TO me un he say, 'Shon, dere 8
woman In de upper story, you 20 up de ladder
un hand her out. So of gpsrs as gets in de
window, but dere vas no woman dare; looks
all arount, un calls for de woman, but she
don't come, so dinks better go out so soon
as can goes to de window un-mein Gott
in Himmel, de ladder vas gone puts out
mine head to call somebody to bring him back
but shust den a stream of water from de hose
gine coined right in mine vaee un drowd me
right on mine pack -
''Dunder un blitzen!"
'Ds water keeped comm, un de shmoke was
putty nigh drowned me too. L couldn't speak
for ven opened mine mout the water villed ii
up. Wrist l vas mad, den sheveared un den
/ getted skeert, un prayed. un at last feels
putty bad NIT mineself, un dinks vas dead
Shust den somebody shumpsd rite in dc middle
OF the vloor, un it vas Shake; he daked me up
10 ak me vat | vas doing dere, so feels
shamed, un 1 dells him / vas lookin rount to
save somebody, IN he say, You tam fool gone
along un save yourself So l vollered him
out, un dere vas de ladder; he putted his legs
arount it shlided down; den 1 dried to do
de same, but ven / comes down half de way,
mine legs cotehed one in de oder, un down
dumble, rite pom top de heads of pout dozen
wire rellers. proxies mine pack up so far as
mine boots. vas all over so plsck un blue
as blood color efer since, I'M / don't run nc
more with the macheegine"